Comments by "Seven Proxies" (@sevenproxies4255) on "The Unbeatable Ships Biscuit" video.

There is a type of traditional bread made here in Sweden that shares a few properties of ships biscuit. It's called "Knäckebröd" (Crisp bread) and is still enjoyed today at swedish breakfast and dinner tables. It's a pretty thin slice of bread that's also very dry so it can be stored for months without going bad so long as it's kept away from moisture. In modern grocery stores they are normally shipped being cut into rectangular pieces, but hundreds of years ago they were shaped into big circular discs with a hole in the center. This shape had a purpose where you could thread several discs of bread onto a wooden dowel, and the dowel would be mounted high up in a kitchen to prevent rats or mice near the fireplace so the vermin couldn't reach it and the heat from the hearth would ensure that the bread was kept dry and good to eat for a very long time.
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This old dough technique reminds me of traditional methods of making yoghurt. In much the same way they'd keep an amount of old yoghurt to use for the next batch, which meant that for every dairy farm the bacteria culture involved would be unique and also had an impact on how the yoghurt would taste.
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@crosisofborg5524 If you would like to try it out, then you should be able to find Knäckebröd in IKEA stores outside of Sweden. So if you happen to be going to shop for furniture, pick up a package and try it out with some butter on top. My personal favourite topping is slices of fresh cucumber, but it goes well with cheese, various vegetables, paté or whatever you can think of. Also, while not the most common thing in Sweden, you can also eat it as a slightly healther variant of a chocolate bar by spreading nutella and peanut butter on it. 🙂
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