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Nov 8, 2005 22:05
19 yrs ago
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German term

Speisequark

Non-PRO German to English Marketing Food & Drink
it's on the back of a dr. oetker mix for a srawberry quark
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 farmer's cheese
3 +5 quark
3 +2 US or UK audience?
4 creme fraiche
2 More on quark
Change log

Nov 8, 2005 22:11: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "speisequark" to "Speisequark" , "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"

Discussion

Ken Cox Nov 8, 2005:
Are you looking for a translation, or do you just want to know what it is?

Proposed translations

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7 mins
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farmer's cheese

if you need an English translation .....

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Note added at 17 mins (2005-11-08 22:23:19 GMT)
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I agree with Kim and Hermann that "quark" is in common use these days .....
Peer comment(s):
neutral Armorel Young : this needs to be the right ingredient for a recipe - if you went to a UK supermarket and asked for "farmer's cheese" you wouldn't end up with quark
4 mins
I agree Armorel and "quark cheese" is what would be required but how do you explain the difference between "Quark" and "Speisequark" in English?
agree Michael Rose : "cottage cheese" is the closest thing to quark you can get in the US
10 mins
thx Michael :-)
agree Nancy Arrowsmith : cottage cheese does not come close, farmer's cheese includes Mexican panela, etc. Quark still totally unknown here in this part of US.
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I think you may be right. I need the translation and closest ingredient for the US translation. What do I do?"
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5 mins

quark

sold at least here in the UK as quark

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-11-08 22:12:14 GMT)
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quark cheese

... 250 grams Quark cheese. 120 grams sugar ... Gradually beat in the whipping cream, the Quark cheese, sugar, lemon juice (use only ripe lemons, green lemons prevent ...
abcfarmsindia.com/recipe1.html
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Quark | TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary
... quark n 1: hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six ... texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet [syn: quark cheese ...
www.tutorgig.co.uk/dict.jsp?keywords=Quark
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MotherNature.com - Quark
Quark is a soft, spreadable German cream cheese with a tangy flavor. It is available in textures that range from creamy and spreadable to firm. ... Quark cheese can be enjoyed as a spread on crusty breads and bagels, or as a dessert cheese ... Quark cheese can be used as a spread on crusty breads and ...
Peer comment(s):
agree Kim Metzger : Or quark cheese wouldn't be bad.
1 min
cheers, Kim - just added the cheese
agree David Hollywood : still looking for some way to get the "Speise-" aspect across ....
15 mins
maybe "cooking quark" - but I think they are all to eat and maybe for cosmetic purposes ;-)
agree Susanne Rindlisbacher : In der Schweiz unterscheidet man Rahmquark und Speisequark (weniger fetthaltig)
40 mins
thanks Susanne - here it would be quark light or normal quark - only appeared on the shelves within the last ten years :-)
agree Aniello Scognamiglio (X) : In Germany Magerquark (<10% fat) and Sahnequark (<50% fat). Here it says "regular quark" or "farmer's cheese": "http://www.onlinewoerterbuecher.de/index.php
1 hr
Cheers, I think shoppers here don't have all these figures in their head ;-))
agree Jonathan MacKerron : as if there was such a thing as non-edible quark....
9 hrs
Yes, why worry about the Speise ... ;-))
neutral Steven Sidore : so that we're clear, this term is largely unknown in the US except in the mid-west. Doesn't make it any less right for the UK, though.
10 hrs
Thanks,it was also completely unknown in the UK till a few years ago, appeared in supermarkets almost at the same time as Riccotta and Mascepone. And there is no harm keeping the original name rather than putting the closest equivalent.
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7 mins

More on quark

I agree entirely with Hermann, but wanted to add this info.

quark (cheese)
Quark cheese can be enjoyed as a spread on crusty breads and bagels, or as a dessert cheese.
Quark is a soft, spreadable German cream cheese with a tangy flavor. It is available in textures that range from creamy and spreadable to firm.

http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Food_Guide/Quark.htm

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/161234

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23 mins

US or UK audience?

"Quark" may be known as such in Britain, but very few have ever heard of it in the US. Another option might be "curds", and several dicos suggest cottage cheese, but I strongly disagree with that one. They also suggest "farmer's cheese", which really means nothing to me, or "white cheese", which IMO is too broad to really be of any use.

Here are some interesting links:

From http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/CU/CURD.html

Curd is a dairy product obtained by coagulating (curdling) milk with rennet or an edible acidic substance such as lemon juice and draining off the whey.

Curd is also known in certain regions as cottage cheese, quark or paneer (the latter by definition being curdled with lemon juice, thus qualifying as a vegetarian food).


That also jives quite well with this Wikipedia description of "quark":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(food)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Norbert Hermann : Brits didn't know it either until very recently, so let the Amis learn something new from us for a change :-)
13 mins
HAR! That'll be the day ... ; )
agree Nicole Schnell : Try to find it here in the US! Can be substituted with Riccotta or cream cheese. Not macht erfinderisch.
3 hrs
Thanks, Nicole -- no kidding! Ricotta is MUCH closer than cottage cheese, which is "lumpy", even if small curd. I think cream cheese is too thick/heavy, although the light/fat-free variety (ick!) may come a bit closer.
agree Nancy Arrowsmith : Hermann, try asking somebody at the dairy counter in a US supermarket - NO CLUE!
16 hrs
Thanks, Nancy, but I think the same would apply to "farmer's cheese" -- or am I mistaken there?
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22 hrs

creme fraiche

I translated a couple of cookery books earlier in the year and this is what was used for quark as it is now widely available in UK whereas obtaining something labelled "quark" is still very hit and miss.
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