Learn the Hole Truth About Bagels on the Food: Fact or Fiction? Premiere

Host Michael McKean, as seen on Cooking Channel’s Food: Fact or Fiction?, Season 2.

Host Michael McKean, as seen on Cooking Channel’s Food: Fact or Fiction?, Season 2.

Photo by: Tyler Golden ©© 2016, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Tyler Golden, © 2016, Cooking Channel, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

On the Season 2 premiere of Food: Fact or Fiction?, host Michael McKean brought bagels, doughnuts and other treats to court for an important question: "Do you swear to tell the truth, the hole truth and nothing but the truth?" Actually, he just learned the history of baked goods with middles missing, including why New York City bagels are so good, whether doughnuts helped end a war and what makes Bundt cakes important. Check out the full episode streaming for free below, and watch Food: Fact or Fiction? on Mondays at 10pm ET on Cooking Channel.

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