List of crackers facts for kids

Water biscuits are made with just flour and water. They are thin and crunchy, great with cheese or wine.

Have you ever crunched on a crispy cracker? Crackers are yummy baked snacks, often made from grain and flour. They are usually flat, crunchy, and come in many shapes like circles or squares. In places like the United Kingdom, they are sometimes called savory biscuits. Crackers are often made in big batches, so there are plenty for everyone!

Types of Crackers

Crackers come in many different kinds, each with its own special taste and texture. Some are plain, while others are sweet or salty.

Animal crackers are shaped like animals you might see at a zoo or circus.

Here are some popular types of crackers:

• Animal crackers: These fun crackers are shaped like animals, often from a zoo or circus.
• Bath Oliver: A simple, dry cracker from England.
• Cream cracker: A light and flaky cracker, often eaten with cheese.
• Crispbread: A very thin and crunchy cracker, popular in Nordic countries.
• Cuban cracker: A plain cracker, often served with coffee.
• Cheese cracker: Crackers baked with cheese flavor.
• Graham cracker: A sweet cracker, often used for s'mores.
• Hardtack: A very hard, plain cracker that lasts a long time.
• Matzo: A flat, unleavened bread eaten during Passover.
• Oatcake: A cracker made from oats, popular in Scotland.
• Oyster cracker: Small, round crackers often served with soup.
• Rice cracker: Crackers made from rice.
• Saltine cracker: A thin, square, salty cracker.
• Water biscuit: A simple cracker made with just flour and water.

Popular Cracker Brands

Many companies make their own famous crackers. You might recognize some of these names from your local grocery store!

Triscuit crackers are made from whole wheat.

TUC crackers are a popular savory snack.

Ritz Crackers are known for their buttery taste.

Here are some well-known cracker brands:

• Arnott's Shapes: Popular savory crackers from Australia.
• Better Cheddars: Cheese-flavored crackers.
• Carr's: A brand known for its fancy crackers.
• Cheddars: Another type of cheese cracker.
• Cheese Nips: Small, square cheese crackers.
• Cheez-Itz: Crunchy, square cheese crackers.
• Club Crackers: Buttery, flaky crackers.
• Goldfish: Small, fish-shaped crackers.
• Ritz Crackers: Famous buttery, round crackers.
• Ryvita: A brand of crispbread.
• Triscuit: Square crackers made from shredded whole wheat.
• TUC: A popular savory cracker brand.
• Wasabröd: A Swedish brand known for crispbread.
• Wheat Thins: Thin, whole-grain crackers.

Rice Crackers Explained

Rice crackers are a special type of cracker made from rice. They are very popular in many parts of Asia.

Arare are small Japanese rice crackers, often flavored with soy sauce.

• Rengginang: A thick, round rice cracker from Indonesia.
• Senbei: A common type of Japanese rice cracker, often savory.

Japanese Rice Crackers

In Japan, rice crackers are called beika. They come in many shapes, sizes, and flavors.

• Arare: Small, bite-sized Japanese rice crackers.
• Bakauke: A crescent-shaped Japanese rice cracker.
• Kaki no tane: Small, crescent-shaped rice crackers often mixed with peanuts.
• Senbei: Larger, savory Japanese rice crackers.

See Also

• Cheese and crackers
• List of baked goods
• List of cookies
• List of breads