Haddekuche

Haddekuche is a traditional biscuit made in Frankfurt, Hesse; Rhenish Hesse; and other parts of South Hessen, Germany. It closesly resembles a diamond-shaped gingerbread with a diamond-themed pattern imprinted on the biscuit itself. The word "Haddekuche" is Hessian dialect for Standard German harter Kuchen meaning "hard cake". This is most likely because it tends to dry relatively quickly and then become very hard. Haddekuche has often been made and produced in Frankfurt by pretzel vendors that roam the Apfelwein bars in the city (primarily in Sachsenhausen, Heddernheim, and Niederursel) and other parts of the region, but availability of the biscuit has diminished considerably over the years and some claim the biscuit has almost gone extinct. One of the few bakeries left selling the biscuit claims they only sell 30 of them a month across two branches, mostly to tourists.

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