Quark (dairy product) then known as "syrniki". In Latvia, quark is eaten savory mixed with sour cream and scallions on rye bread or with potatoes. In desserts, quark is commonly baked into "biezpiena plātsmaize", a crusted sheet cake baked with or without raisins. A sweetened treat "biezpiena sieriņš" (small curd cheese) is made of small sweetened blocks of quark dipped in chocolate. Estonian Quark is evaluated on olfaction, vision, taste, after taste, and texture and is distributed nationally as well as to nearby regions. Although common in continental Europe, manufacturing of quark is rare in the Americas. A few dairies manufacture it, such
Quark (dairy product) "Magerquark" is often used for baking or is eaten as breakfast with a side of fruit or muesli, "Sahnequark" also forms the basis of a large number of quark desserts (called when homemade or when sold in German.). Much like yoghurts in some parts of the world, these foods mostly come with fruit flavoring ("Früchtequark", fruit quark), sometimes with vanilla and are often also simply referred to as quark. One common use for the quark is in making cheesecake called "Käsekuchen" or "Quarkkuchen" in Germany. Quark cheesecake is called "Topfenkuchen" in Austria. The "Quarktorte" in Switzerland may be equivalent, though