Crispbread

flat and dry type of bread or cracker

Crispbread[1][a] is a flat and dry type of bread or cracker made mostly of rye flour. Crispbreads are very light. They stay fresh for a very long time because they are so dry. Crispbread is a staple food. [2] it used to be called a poor man's diet.

Crispbread
Swedish crispbread.
Alternative namesHard bread
TypeBread
Place of originSweden
Region or stateNordic countries
Main ingredientsRye flour, salt, water
Crispbread in England with butter, cheese, egg and tomato.

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Different types and shapes of commercial crispbread:

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  1. Swedish: knäckebröd (sv, lit.'crack bread'), hårt bröd/hårdbröd (lit.'hard bread'), spisbröd (lit.'stove bread') or knäcke; Danish: knækbrød; Norwegian: knekkebrød; Finnish: näkkileipä or näkkäri; Estonian: näkileib; Icelandic: hrökkbrauð; Faroese: knekkbreyð; German: Knäckebrot (de) or Knäcke; Low German: Knackbrood.

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