Crackers (pastries)

A typical selection of crackers

Cracker [ ˈkɾɛ.kɐ ] ( listen ^?^/^I ) are thin, crispy, dry biscuit-like savory biscuits that originally developed from ship's biscuits and hard biscuits . The term was taken from English into German (local pronunciation [ ˈkræ.kər ], listening ^?^/^I ).

Composition and consumption

Crackers contain table salt , and some types also contain cheese or spices as additional ingredients .

They are finger food and are either eaten unchanged, topped as canapés or with a dip . Crackers are also served as an accompaniment to wine , beer, and cheese .

literature

Duncan Manley: Biscuit, Cracker, and Cookie Recipes for the Food Industry. Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition. Woodhead, 2001. ISBN 9788184735444 .

Web links

Commons : Cracker - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Entry “Cracker” in the Duden , accessed on February 11, 2017.
^ Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm : German Dictionary . 5th volume. Entry “Krachelchen”, there: “Cracker, Schiffszwieback; regional: Knappkuchen ”. Page 1916. by S. Hirzel, Leipzig, 1873.
^ Solon Robinson: Facts for farmers as well as for the family circle. [in German in the USA] Section XXVII: Hygiene, preparation of food for the sick. Page 415. AJ Johnson, New York , 1868.
^ Rachel Bell Maiden, Lucina Smith Wakefield: The Canape Book. Literary Licensing, 2013. ISBN 9781258568733 .

[1] Entry “Cracker” in the Duden , accessed on February 11, 2017.

[2] Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm : German Dictionary . 5th volume. Entry “Krachelchen”, there: “Cracker, Schiffszwieback; regional: Knappkuchen ”. Page 1916. by S. Hirzel, Leipzig, 1873.

[3] Solon Robinson: Facts for farmers as well as for the family circle. [in German in the USA] Section XXVII: Hygiene, preparation of food for the sick. Page 415. AJ Johnson, New York , 1868.

[4] Rachel Bell Maiden, Lucina Smith Wakefield: The Canape Book. Literary Licensing, 2013. ISBN 9781258568733 .