#full disclosure I did all my research in a 30min google search

[oreoambitions]

North America is the only place that I’ve ever seen/ heard of Graham crackers

So it turns out that Graham Crackers were born out of a religious austerity movement in the United States during the 1800s and were intended to replace more decadent sweet foods. They're named for Sylvester Graham - though he did not invent them - who believed the temperance movement did not go far enough and that God did not want us to have nice things. Interesting fellow. So that explains why the Graham Cracker is pretty much a North American thing.

Religious and austerity movements in US History are super interesting - related to the rise of international sports so I read a lot about them while I was writing my thesis - and I'm kind of surprised I haven't heard of this guy before now! Or maybe I did and have forgotten in the chaos that has ensued since graduation. Anyway. History is fascinating!