A soldier is a thin strip of toasted bread, reminiscent of a soldier on parade. The shape lends itself to dipping into a soft-boiled egg that has had the top removed.
Soldiers are called mouillettes in French, but also Apprête, mouillons, piquettes in French Normand and lichettes in Lorraine Franconian.
In 2005, The Daily Telegraph reported the invention of a device for cutting bread into soldiers. Shaped cutters to produce soldiers shaped like human soldiers are also available.