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 (technical festival) workshops, there were also informal workshops on poker and Aviation origami. In the spirit of true curiosity, Quark 2014 came up with Celesticon. One thing learned after three millennia, thousands of telescopes, millions of pictures, endless hours of analysis, and studying uncountable stars – we only know a fraction of what is out there. An interesting informative session on the cosmos drew lots of curious enthusiasts. Quark 2014 also witnessed an expansion in the number of competitive events. Events such as TechQuilla, Papertoss and Lazer Dart were introduced for the first time. These off-beat, non conventional events were well attended.