Cream cracker

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A cream cracker is a flat, usually square savoury biscuit. They are similar to a matzo although typically they are thicker and approximately 8 cm square. They are made from wheat flour and yeast, and are commonly served with cheese or other savoury topping such as Marmite or Vegemite. They are also very good just with butter or margarine or even au naturel. They are highly popular in the United Kingdom. The most famous cream cracker manufacturer is Jacob's. Each Jacob's cracker contains 34 kcal.

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The Guinness Book of World Records states that Ambrose Mendy consumed three crackers in 34.78 seconds in 2005. Consuming multiple crackers in a short space of time is extremely difficult due to the lack of moisture.
"Cream cracker" is rhyming slang for "knacker", as in "I'm cream-crackered" (= I'm exhausted). In Ireland "Knacker" or "Creamer" is synonymous with Skanger.
The animated character Wallace always eats his cheese on Jacob's cream crackers (identifiable by their distinctive orange packaging).