Pumpernickel is a coarse, close-textured dark bread made with rye, without the added mixture of wheat flour. Our German Pumpernickel Bread has no chemical additives or coloring - just rye, water, and salt! It can be served instead of crackers with cheese, or topped with vegetable spreads, cheese spreads, patés, cured meats and smoked fish. The dense, slightly sour taste makes it a perfect foil to smoked salmon with a dollop of crème fraiche or clotted cream.