A hard, dry biscuit or twice-baked bread, similar to a rusk, traditionally made to last long periods without spoiling.
From Old French 'biscuit,' literally meaning 'twice cooked' (bis = twice, cuit = cooked). The 'biscot' variant represents an older or regional form of this word referring to the double-baking process.
Medieval sailors and soldiers could keep biscots for months or even years—they were so hard they had to be soaked in water or coffee before eating, making them the original military meal-ready-to-eat.
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