jam on top and eat them on the side of a beverage or a fruit soup. Rusks are known in Sweden at least since the 16th century. Rusks were provisions in the military units and on ships. Back then they could also be crushed with a hammer and the crumbs ended up in svagdricka, beer and soup. Turkey In Turkish, rusk is called peksimet. "Pek" stands for solid, tight, or durable in Turkish and "simet/simit" is an Arabic word [سميد] meaning bread, or flour. Another name is galeta, a loanword from Catalan. United States In the US, commonly available types of rusk include melba toast and croutons, which are sold packaged in grocery stores, and biscotti, which is found both at grocery stores and coffee shops. See also Milk toast, some modern store-bought forms of which strongly resemble rusks with slight flavouring and sweeteners. List of bread dishes References Breads Biscuits South African cuisine Dutch cuisine Finnish cuisine Twice-baked goods de:Zwieback