Bialys

While you can hardly move for bagels, Polish bialys, named not after a character in The Producers but after Bialystok near Poland's north east border, are a rarity. They are baked without prior boiling, and their indent only goes half way through.

Bagel City, 12119 Rockville Pike, 301 231 8080, sells them, as does Bagel Buddies & New York Deli, Fair Lakes Shopping Center, 13081 Fair Lakes Blvd, Fairfax, 703 631 8700. Or mail order them from http://www.bialysandbagels.com.