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Suddenly, an ordinary bowl of soup is dressed up to party. All photography by Melody Lan.
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Product Reviews / Main Nibbles / BreadstuffsGoing Crackers: Gorgeous Biscuits
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 Dr. Kracker’s Klassic 3-Seed organic whole wheat cracker is also available in a spelt version. |
We previously reviewed the entire Dr. Kracker line of organic wheat and spelt-free crackers. Five varieties of cracker—all this good-looking—vary by the grain, seed mix and whether there’s cheese in the dough. There’s also a muesli stick with dried fruit and an old-fashioned graham cracker. Dr. Kracker is carried by fine retailers nationwide, including Whole Foods Markets and Wild Oats, and can be purchased online via the links in our review.
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Taralli are the traditional, ring-shaped biscuits of the Puglia region of Southern Italy. Every town in Puglia offers its own version. They are first boiled, then baked, sos that they crunch like a pretzel—but they taste like a wine cracker. These imported, all-natural treats are made of wheat flour plus 27% extra virgin olive oil and 25% white wine. There are two flavors: Rosemary and Mediterranean, seasoned with onions, oregano, tomato and anchovies. There’s nothing fishy about these biscuits, however—just spectacular flavor. Use it a snack cracker, for dipping (it’s natural sweetness would go well with honey mustard), or serve it with hard or soft cheeses. Taralli also make delicious croutons for soups or salads.
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 Taralli from the Puglia region of Italy are imported by O & Co. |
 Cuisine Perel Grape Leaf Dipping Crackers: Regular (top) and Pesto (bottom). |
Cuisine Perel’s grape leaf dipping crackers, shaped like grape leaves, are available in regular (top) and Pesto (basil & garlic). Decorative and delicious, they’re impressive at cocktail parties, for hors d’oeuvres, for dipping or simply for munching. As palate-cleansers at wine tastings, they’re a delight.
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The San-J brand makes rice crackers is in a variety of flavors, from shrimp to wasabi. They can be found at supermarkets, health food stores and Asian markets from coast to coast. With Black Sesame Rice Crackers, wholesome brown rice is used. The crackers are handsome and dramatic, a rich coffee brown color, dotted with tiny black and white sesame seeds and glistening from a coating of tamari. The complex flavors are tart and nutty from the sesame. They’re very crunchy, and blend well with western flavors as well as Asian ones.
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 San-J Black Sesame Rice Crackers. |
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Sunflower Shaped Crackers take their name literally—the petals bend up, providing a little bowl to hold crab salad, jam or whatever you’d like to add. They’re perfect just by themselves, of course. These charmers can make any day more sunny. Serve them at tea parties, as treats for the kids or for any special occasion, and everyone will be delighted. Certified kosher by the Orthodox Union
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Starr Ridge Hors D’Oeuvre Crackers don’t look as flashy as the others in our selection, but they are among the best-tasting crackers in the country. The hand-crafted crackers work in any context, with flavors so well-conceived they hold their own with any cracker in the land. Click on links to purchase
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 Red Onion, Pistachios & Asiago Cheese cracker. |
Crackers need never be dull again!
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