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You haven't had a good bagel, or a fresh one. Sounds like you're eating grocery store or brand name.
Bagels are something that can only be done right at a bakery that knows that they are doing.
That is what all the bagel worshippers keep saying. I've tried fresh bagels, bagels from bakeries, bagels from holy bagel. They all ended up in the bin after one bite followed by a desperate search for any liquid to bring moisture back in my mouth.
I mean I can understand of you don't like bagels, tastes vary. But your assessment of them as dry makes no sense to me. They are no drier than a baguette or most other crusty, non-whole grain breads.
like i dont know how one(op) can say its dry compared to donuts when one is boiled in water, then baked(bagels) while donuts are litterally deep fried, which is a dehydration process.
bagels are denser yes, but dense doesnt necessarily mean its dry
Well the moisture level of the dough might start out different, so even after deep frying they could wind up moister. But I don't think I could judge the dryness of donuts (either kind) to bagels because the texture is so different.
Maybe that's the crux of the thing: it's hard to separate different elements of texture. Bagels are denser than most crusty breads too and maybe OP is reading that as dryness.
Was anything on the bagel, was it toasted? That could make a big difference.
A toasted everything bagel with cream cheese, sliced onion, and sliced tomato is amazing and definitely far from dry.
Pickled onion
What about fresh onion, pickled capers?