 Pompe aux grattons, a type of crackling bread from central France | |
| Type | Bread |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States, France |
| Region or state | Southern United States, Bourbonnais |
| Main ingredients | Cornmeal or flour, cracklings |
Bread flavored with cracklings is found in several cuisines:
Crackling bread is mentioned in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. It is the narrator Scout's favorite snack. Calpurnia, the family's cook, prepared it for Scout after her first day at school. "It was not often that she made crackling bread, she said she never had time, but with both of us at school today had been an easy one for her. She knew I loved crackling bread." Calpurnia and Scout had had an argument during lunch and to try to repair the bond between them she made crackling bread.[3]
