Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g
Most crackers are a plate. This one answers back. The long ferment leaves a lactic edge and a savoury wheat depth underneath, which means a mild cheese simply disappears against it, so build with something strong, aged or blue, and cut the slice thinner than instinct says. It is a wheat cracker and contains gluten, so it is out for anyone avoiding it. Two packs is the format for eating them yourself, badly, standing at the counter, and still having a good one left for the board.
Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, in brief.
Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g is two sealed ninety gram packs of the brand's sourdough crackers, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the everyday pack from a premium maker.
The sourdough ferment is the point anywhere in this range: a faint lactic tang and a savoury depth that let the cracker be eaten plain. Open one pack and leave the other sealed, and the second is still perfect a fortnight later.
A sourdough ferment takes time and it leaves something behind: a faint lactic tang and a savoury depth underneath the wheat that a fast yeasted dough does not develop. That is what lets a Peter's Yard cracker be eaten plain, which is not something you would do with a matzo or a crackerbread.
Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below.
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The Story Behind Peter's Yard
Peter's Yard is a British maker of Swedish-style sourdough crispbread, and the range is built on that one idea rather than on breadth. The company uses crispbread, cracker and flatbread as names for different formats, and the current pack is what tells you which one you have; we do not assume that two names in the range mean the same thing inside. What is consistent is that the bake is the point.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
What You Are Actually Buying
- Weight: two packs of ninety grams, which is one hundred and eighty grams in total by our own calculation from the stated pack size.
- Two sealed packs: the second one keeps its snap in the cupboard while you eat the first, which is a real advantage for a cracker of this kind.
- Contains gluten: it is a wheat sourdough cracker and is not suitable for a coeliac diet.
- What it is not: not a workhorse cracker for soup, not a neutral base for a formal board, and not the prettiest thing in the range to put in front of guests. It is the sensible buy.
Ideal Serving Conditions
The twin pack is easier to keep than a single large pack, and that is not a small point. Open one, leave the other sealed, and the second is still exactly as it left the bakery when you get to it a fortnight later. Keep both away from the kettle and out of a humid cupboard, reseal the opened one properly, and do not leave it out on a board overnight after a dinner; a sourdough cracker loses its snap long before it loses its tang, so a soft one still tastes right while being no good to eat.
The Cheeseboard Serve
- Put some out plain: this is one of the very few crackers on our shelf worth eating undressed, and a board is the place to show it.
- Less cheese than usual: the base has a voice here, so a thinner slice of a strong aged cheese or a blue reads better than a thick one.
- No butter: it flattens the tang rather than lifting it. Butter belongs on the plainest crackers, where there is empty space for it.
- Something sharp alongside: pickled walnuts, a fruit chutney or a quince paste. Sourdough and acidity agree with each other.
The Everyday and Tea Tray Serve
- This is the pack to eat casually: the small smart packs are for occasions; this one is for Tuesday.
- With a strong black tea: the tang and the tannin meet properly, and it is a better afternoon plate than a sweet biscuit when you do not want sugar.
- Smoked fish and soft cheese: the Nordic build this style of cracker grew up with, and it needs nothing else.
- Keep the second pack for the board: if you are having people over later in the month, the sealed one will be better on the night than an opened one will.
Getting It Right with a Hot Drink
- Pairing: strong black tea, a plain breakfast blend, or black coffee. The savoury depth gives the drink something to meet.
- Avoid: sweetened milky coffees and dessert teas, which put sugar against a lactic tang and make both read oddly.
- Dunking: no. It is savoury, dry and unsweetened, and dunking wastes a cracker that is worth tasting on its own.
- Storage: one open, one sealed, both away from steam. It is the easiest pack in the range to keep well.
- Best with: a cheeseboard, smoked fish, a glass of something dry, or an ordinary afternoon.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Peter's Yard
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
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The taste profile
How does it compare
Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g is the pack to eat casually rather than the one to put in front of guests. Five builds below: the everyday plate, smoked fish and soft cheese, a sharp cheese pairing, the second-pack board for later in the month, and sourdough shards over a salad.
Made with this tea
The Everyday Plate
How to make The Everyday Plate with Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers.
- 4 Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers
- A wedge of strong aged cheese
- Half an apple
- 1 mug of strong black tea
- Open one 90g pack and leave the second sealed. That is the whole logic of the format.
- Eat the first cracker plain, before you put anything on it, so you know what you are working with.
- Cut the cheese thinner than you would for a plain cracker, because both halves are talking here.
- Leave the butter alone. It flattens the tang rather than lifting it.
What you'll end up with: A very good ordinary plate, which is what buying the twin pack is for. Save the smart packs for the table.
Smoked Fish and Soft Cheese
How to make Smoked Fish and Soft Cheese with Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers.
- 6 Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers
- 120g smoked salmon or smoked mackerel
- 100g soft cheese or creme fraiche
- 1 lemon
- Dill and black pepper
- Spread a thin layer of soft cheese, no more than five minutes before eating.
- Drape the fish loosely rather than laying it flat, so it sits high and does not press moisture into the base.
- Finish with lemon zest, a squeeze of juice, dill and plenty of pepper.
- Serve at once, with cold beer or a dry white beside it.
What you'll end up with: The Nordic pairing this style of cracker grew up with, where the tang in the base does half the work.
Sharp Cheese, Sharp Fruit
How to make Sharp Cheese, Sharp Fruit with Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers.
- 4 Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers
- A blue cheese or a hard sheep cheese
- Quince paste or a fruit chutney
- Pickled walnuts, if you have them
- Keep both layers thin. Two long finishes fighting each other is the one way to get this wrong.
- Build cheese first, fruit second, and nothing after that.
- Add a pickled walnut on the side rather than on top, so the acid arrives separately.
- Pour a dry sherry or a strong black tea, both of which meet the tang properly.
What you'll end up with: Three sharp things agreeing with each other, on a base that is doing more than holding them up.
The Second Pack Board
How to make The Second Pack Board with Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers.
- The unopened 90g pack
- Three cheeses, one of them strong
- Chutney and pickled walnuts
- Grapes and thin apple
- Keep the second pack sealed for the night rather than opening both at once. It will be better on the day than an opened one.
- Put some crackers out plain and undressed, which is the point of buying this brand.
- Assemble nothing in advance. Cheese puts moisture into a cracker within minutes.
- Add a cheaper plain cracker alongside if you are feeding more than four, so the sourdough goes to the strong cheeses.
What you'll end up with: A board with a proper cracker on it.
Sourdough Shards over a Salad
How to make Sourdough Shards over a Salad with Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers.
- 3 Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers
- Olive oil and lemon
- Tomatoes, cucumber and red onion
- Parsley and mint
- Salt and pepper
- Break the crackers into rough shards with your hands rather than crushing them.
- Dress the salad first and let it stand five minutes so the juices are in the bowl before the bread goes in.
- Fold the shards through at the last moment and keep some on top for the crunch.
- Serve immediately. This is a salad that gets worse by the minute rather than better.
What you'll end up with: Something close to a fattoush, and the best use for the pieces left at the bottom of an open pack.
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Typical values per 100g, as published | Per 100g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 367 kcal |
| Fat | 2.8g |
| of which saturates | 1.2g |
| Carbohydrate | 69g |
| of which sugars | 4g |
| Fibre | 8.1g |
| Protein | 13g |
| Salt | 1.6g |
Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains wheat and rye (gluten) and milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
Ingredients, as published for this barcode: Milk, rye flour, wheat flour, sourdough 11.5% (rye flour, water), wholewheat flour, honey, salt, yeast.
Ingredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.
| Component | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Two sealed 90g packs | 2 packs of 90g, stated in the pack size; 180g in total by our own calculation | The reason to buy this format. The second pack keeps its snap in the cupboard while the first is being eaten. |
Pack: Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g; two sealed 90g packs of sourdough crackers. Store both away from steam, reseal the opened one properly and leave the second sealed until you need it. Read the net weight, the cracker count, the ingredient list, the allergen advice and the best-before date off the current UK pack.
Characterising components shown. Sourdough describes how the dough is raised; it is not a certification and it is not a health claim. The 180g total is our own calculation from the stated 2x90g pack size. The sensory placements are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.
Sourcing & blend. Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g is made by Peter's Yard, a British maker of Swedish-style sourdough crispbread whose range is built on that single idea rather than on breadth. The company uses crispbread, cracker and flatbread as names for different formats, and the current pack is what tells you which one you have; we do not assume that two names in the range mean the same thing inside. What is consistent is that the bake is the point.
What's in Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g, and what isn't:
- In: sourdough wheat crackers in two sealed 90g packs, with a gentle lactic tang and restrained salt.
- Contains gluten: it is a wheat sourdough cracker and is not suitable for a coeliac diet.
- No health claim: sourdough is a method of raising dough. We make no digestive, nutritional or dietary claim for it at all.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Peter's Yard Original Sourdough Crackers, 90g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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