Cracker (food)

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For other uses, please see Cracker (disambiguation).

A Cheez-It cracker.

A cracker is a dry, thin, crispy, and savory biscuit that developed from military hardtack and nautical ship biscuits.

The holes in crackers are called "docking" holes. The holes are placed in the dough to stop air pockets from forming in the cracker while baking.

Crackers are most often savory and salted rather than sweet. They sometimes have cheese or spices as ingredients, or even chicken stock.

Brands including Captain's Wafers, Club Crackers, Town House Crackers, and Ritz Crackers are used spread with cheese, pâté, or mousse.

Saltine and oyster crackers are often used in or served with soup.

Mock apple pie is made from Ritz (or similar) crackers and vinegar.

Animal crackers are often argued to be a hard cookie and not a real cracker; however, the manner in which animal crackers are made (layered dough) classifies them as crackers.

Graham crackers are also eaten as a cookie, although they were invented for their supposed health benefits.

A popular snack is crackers with Cheese as a topping.

See also

Wheat Ritz Crackers in Canadian packaging.