cracker crumbs

Thân thiện

The toddler leaves a trail of cracker crumbs on the kitchen floor.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Crumbs of crackers: Small, broken pieces of crackers, typically produced by crushing or crumbling dry, crisp baked goods.
   • Used especially for coating or thickening: This term specifically refers to cracker crumbs employed as a culinary ingredient, primarily to create a crispy outer layer on foods before frying or baking, or to add bulk and texture to mixtures like stuffings or meatballs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The recipe calls for cracker crumbs to coat the chicken cutlets before frying.
  • She used cracker crumbs as a thickener for the soup instead of flour.

Advanced Usage

• As a standard culinary ingredient: "Cracker crumbs" is a standard term in recipes, often used interchangeably with or as an alternative to breadcrumbs.
  • For a gluten-free option, you can substitute breadcrumbs with cracker crumbs.

Variants and Related Words

• Breadcrumbs (n): A similar dry, granular product made from bread, used for the same purposes.
• Crumb (n): A small fragment of bread, cake, or cracker.
• Panko (n): A type of Japanese breadcrumb with a coarser, flakier texture, used for coating.

Synonyms

• Crushed crackers: A more descriptive phrase for the same ingredient.
• Cracker meal: A more finely ground version of cracker crumbs.

Notes on Meaning

• The term is almost exclusively used in a culinary context. It refers not just to any accidental crumbs from eating a cracker, but to the ingredient prepared intentionally for cooking.
• It is a compound noun where "cracker" specifies the type of "crumbs." The primary meaning is the collective noun for these crumbs as an ingredient.

Học thuật

Noun

1. crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening