Zwieback () is a form of rusk from German cuisine eaten throughout Europe. It is a type of crisp, sweetened bread, made with eggs and baked twice. It originated in East Prussia. According to Fabian Scheidler, Albrecht von Wallenstein invented Zwieback to feed his mercenary army during the Thirty Years' War.Fabian Scheidler, The End of the Megamachine: A Brief History of a Failing Civilization, Washington: Zero Books, 2020, p. 103. Scheidler references Robert Rebitsch, Wallenstein: Biographie eines Machtmenschen, Vienna, 2010, p. 132. Zwieback is commonly used to feed teething babies and as the first solid food for patients with an upset stomach.
The name comes from German ('two') or ('twi-', 'two-'), and , meaning 'to bake'.Health Information About Zwieback Zwieback hence literally translates to 'twice-baked'. Names for similar types of rusk in other cultures have parallel derivations, including French and Italian (), the Slovene ('baked over ordinary' or 'overbaked') and the Serbo-Croatian ( 'twice', 'baked').
See also
Biscotti Brandt (company) Melba toast
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