Another day, another London
lunch recommendation – this time for under a fiver, and from the colourful East
End location of Brick Lane.
The area, once-upon-a time,
had a thriving Jewish community, and whilst today the local vicinity is far
more multicultural with foods from almost every nationality available within a
two mile radius, some lasting treasures remain.
Within two doors of each
other along Brick Lane stand Beigel Shop and Beigel Bake a pair of
Jewish bakeries selling a multitude of delicious pastries, challah bread, and
of course the beigel, or bagel as it’s more commonly known.
What they both have in
common on a typical week day lunchtime, is a queue out of the door, plus an
almost intoxicatingly delicious aroma that seems to envelope your senses as you
creep slowly towards the front of the line. I have no complaint with either,
but for my bagel of choice, the classic salt beef, I rather think Beigel Shop has the
edge.
Priced at around £4.50, the
deliciously salty, juicy and melt-in-the mouth beef brisket filling is one of
the most satisfying I have tried – and the low cost proves you don’t need to
head to Mishkin’s or any of the other new
trendy, and perhaps slightly overpriced venues to enjoy this traditional tasty
treat.
The original accompaniments
of mustard and sliced gherkins, are still, in my personal opinion, the best and
having tried this type of beigel from many, many sources – the Beigel Shop is definitely
up there as a must-try place. The salt beef is always piled in generously and
it works as a particularly good hangover cure!
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