Bagelgate 2.0: New Jersey Takes Aim At St. Louis Style Bagel

NEW JERSEY — The great bagel debate is back, and New Jersey still has the St. Louis style bagel squarely in their sights.

@NJGov, the Twitter account of the state of New Jersey, now infamous on the platform for its meme-heavy approach, has reignited the "Bagelgate" discussion.

my plans 2020 pic.twitter.com/UdrgzP6hFy
— New Jersey (@NJGov) May 20, 2020

The origins of Bagelgate date back to March 2019, when Twitter user Alek Krautmann happily shared the news he had introduced his coworkers to the St. Louis style bagel. The photo of the bagels, which are bread sliced, gained immediate ire, and even national news attention.

Today I introduced my coworkers to the St Louis secret of ordering bagels bread sliced. It was a hit! pic.twitter.com/XNGbljtpYz
— Alek Krautmann (@AlekKrautmann) March 26, 2019

Now, the discussion is back, and people are just as unhappy about the non-traditional bagel cut as they were a year ago. The City on Minneapolis Twitter account called the bagel cut "a travesty".

But mainly, people seemed incensed that the photos had reappeared on their timeline at all.

"Why would you tweet this oh my god," wrote one user. "I'm offended by the picture on the right," wrote another.

The people of St. Louis, however, won't yield in their dedication to the unique bagel cut.

2020 and St. Louis is using AllThe CreamCheese

We don't see the problem here. pic.twitter.com/EuYLnpp43u
— City of St Louis EM (@CityEMA) May 20, 2020