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    Opinion: UNESCO, consider the bagel

    NPR's Scott Simon praises the humble bagel as an American cultural icon.
    by Scott Simon Jan 07, 2023 1 minute
    Bagels are displayed for sale at a Manhattan grocery store on August 6, 2010 in New York City.

    An urbane French friend taunted me recently.

    "UNESCO has declared the French Baguette on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage products," he said. "But not the American bagel. This must upset you, n'est-ce pas?"

    N'est-ce yes.

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