People On Twitter Are Freaking Out About ‘St. Louis’ Style Bagels Sliced Like Bread


@AlekKrautmann on Twitter

Social media is many things to many people, but it’s mostly a place to argue about food. Is a hot dog a sandwich? Should you put peas on guacamole? Should you boycott Chick-fil-A? These are just a few of the things you’ve probably seen people yell about online, and you might have a strong opinion about all of the above as well.

The latest food thing to get angry about is “St. Louis Style” bagels, which I personally had no idea even existed. On Monday, Alek Krautmann tweeted out a picture of some bagels he bought from Panera Bread that were pre-sliced. But the cut did not dissect the bagel into two. Instead, it was pre-sliced like a loaf of bread.

That tweet got a lot of attention by Wednesday, with thousands of people reacting in horror at what is apparently “St. Louis style” bagels. Seriously, people were outraged by this.

https://twitter.com/KenJac/status/1110917046253113344

https://twitter.com/daveanthony/status/1110939861983223808

https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1110921689037189121

https://twitter.com/danieljpowell/status/1110967501293346819

A number of people pointed out this is just a really cheap way to feed a lot of people in an office with not a lot of food.

This led to a number of people sharing satirical “St. Louis style” dishes of their own, mostly involving ketchup.

https://twitter.com/JasonSterlacci/status/1110956273632198657

https://twitter.com/Crawf33/status/1110934826096492544

https://twitter.com/HaverOfOpinions/status/1110919069140742145

Panera reached out and offered the poor guy free bagels, sliced however he likes. But something seriously strange is happening with food in St. Louis. It’s still somehow not as controversial as the way Britta from Community pronounces “bagel.,” though.