Places, Traditions and Discoveries · Drawing 18
Montréal bagels
Bagels are part of Montréal's food traditions. Dough is shaped into rings before it is prepared for baking.
Look together
Can you draw a big ring in the air?
An idea to try
Roll modelling dough into a rope and join its ends to make a ring. Compare it with a flattened ball.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Bagels are part of Montréal's culinary landscape. St-Viateur bakery, founded in 1957, describes bagels rolled by hand and baked in a wood-fired oven. This is one example of Montréal craftsmanship among the businesses and people who prepare this ring-shaped bread.
The drawing focuses on shaping: a length of dough becomes a closed form with a hole in the centre. Invite your child to follow the outline with a finger. Compare a ring with a solid disc and ask what would need to change to turn one into the other. No food preparation is needed.
Sources and context
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Source review: 2026-09-12. Illustrations simplify places and scenes; they are not historical documents.