Fun Food Friday – A little bit Quarky

I have decided that Friday is going to be food day on the blog, where I will explore a new and exciting food…or an old and exciting one…or maybe even an old and boring one eaten a new way…  (Well, maybe not every Friday, once school starts again we’ll see if I can keep up with a regular post!)  You might think I spelled quirky wrong in my title, but it’s actually just a quirky way to introduce today’s food:  Quark Cheese!!!!  Now, if you are like me, you are sitting there saying, what on earth is Quark Cheese?  The same question was asked by myself only a few weeks ago when my market buddy and I entered the farmers market and were looking to purchase some yogurt.  The same farmer was also selling this Quark cheese.  Being the shy person I am, I probably would go through my whole life wondering, but luckily for me my market buddy has no such shyness and not only inquired about it but bought some too!  Well, that appealed to my adventurous side and so today when we were at the market I also purchased some.  I wasn’t sure what to expect – when I opened the container it kind of reminded me of what ricotta cheese looks like, but when you put a spoon in it, it’s a lot thicker.  We had fresh berries for dessert tonight, which I like to eat with some nice thick balkan yogurt and honey.  Alas, the farmer was out of balkan this week so I was out of luck.  So…better now than never, I tried it with a few spoonfuls of quark mixed with honey.  Well – I’m hooked!  It was a little like eating cheese cake with berries on it (only it’s good for you).  Too good to be true?  Maybe.  It meets all of my personal requirements for good food – there are only 3 ingredients, I can pronounce them all, it is made locally from organic ingredients, and as a bonus, I can even talk to the farmer!  (She says it is good spread on bagels like cream cheese, or used for dip mixes instead of sour cream).    Answers.com had a lot to say about Quark, you can check it out here.    You can also make your own quark at home – sounds pretty easy, I might give this a try some day!  The instructions are here.  So…if you give Quark a try, or you already love quark and have a great recipe for it, or if you make your own quark, let me know in the comments.  We can all be “quarky” together!

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