Hartkeks

Hartkeks are a type of biscuit popular in Mikitivity. Hartkeks, which literally translate to hard crackers in English, are baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats usually used in biscuit production. They are thin, hard and brittle, and usually served with cheeses such as Brig Cheese or Hafenkase and beer.

Originally hartkeks were much thicker and baked in late fall to be eaten over the course of the cold winters in Mikitivity. The hard crackers would not deteriorate or spoil over the course of the long winters. The crackers evolved into today's thinner forms in the late 19th century as bakeries started making more and more of the crackers to support the nation's growing population.