Breadcrumbs or bread crumbs (regional variants: breading, crispies) are small particles of dry or very dry bread, which are used for breading foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, and adding inexpensive bulk to meatloaves and similar dishes. A crouton is a small piece of dry or fried bread, often seasoned, that is used to add texture and flavour to salads, notably the Caesar salad, and in soups. ... Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ... A crouton is a small piece of dry or fried bread, often seasoned, that is used to add texture and flavour to salads, notably the Caesar salad, and in soups. ... In cooking, a casserole (from the French for stew pan) is a dish consisting of tough cuts of meat, poultry or game stewed in liquid with vegetables and flavourings. ... In cooking, stuffing, also known as dressing, is usually a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item. ... Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... In cooking, thickening is the process of increasing the viscosity of a liquid either by reduction, or by the addition of a thickening agent, typically containing starch. ... Beef Stew A stew is a common dish made of vegetables and meat cooked in some sort of broth or sauce. ... A meatloaf with a tomato topping. ...

Dry breadcrumbs are made from very dry bread, often baked or toasted to remove all remaining moisture, and often have a sandy or even powdery texture. They make for a crisp and crunchy coating for fried foods. The bread used to make soft or fresh bread crumbs is not quite as dry, so the crumbs are larger and produce a softer coating, crust, or stuffing. Bread crumbs are most easily produced by processing slices of bread in a food processor, using a steel blade to make coarse crumbs, or a grating blade to make fine crumbs. A cheese grater or similar tool will also do. A food processor is a kitchen appliance used to facilitate various repetitive tasks in the process of preparation of food. ... This article is about The Cheese Grater, the newspaper. ...

In the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel two young children attempt to mark their trail by leaving breadcrumbs on their path. Gretel tricks the witch Hansel and Gretel (German: Hänsel und Gretel) is a fairy tale of Germanic origin, collected by the Brothers Grimm. ...

See also

• Crouton
• Breading
• Panko