Bread-Sliced Bagels: Terrible Or Terrific?

A picture of bagels sliced in a...unique way has taken the internet by storm, and has left many New Yorker's with a bad taste in their mouths.

Alex Krautmann bought bagels from Panera and brought them to his office for his co-workers. He introduced them to the "St. Louis secret" of having the bagels sliced like bread.

Reactions to Krautmann's photo were very strong. Many people felt that slicing bagels that was was a travesty. Krautmann defended the practice, though, saying that it gives more surface area for spreading cream cheese.

Even in these divided, hyper-partisan times, slicing bagels like bread seemed to be something that Democrats and Republicans alike could come together against.

Even the police got involved.

But Krautmann did find at least one supporter.

What do you think about bread-sliced bagels? Are they a novel way to eat bagels, or a crime against a regional delicacy? Let us know in the comments.