Ever eaten quark? No,
not the elementary particle defined by physicists to be a fundamental
constituent of matter (although by that definition, I suppose the answer is
clearly yes). I refer instead to the
dairy product used in German-speaking countries to prepare a variety of dishes, including
cheese cake. Or at least they call it
cheese cake. Talk about false
advertising. Think cheese cake made with
chalk. A quark derived cheese cake looks
exactly like New York style cheesecake but will desiccate your mouth as it sucks
all of the moisture from your body. It’s
not that it tastes bad, only that if you’re expecting real cheese cake it’s
like a slap in the face. Not surprisingly,
Starbucks sells the real thing here.
Oh what a great description. Of course as Swiss I prefer the tartness of the Quark over Cream Cheese, but I totally get it. My mouth puckers as I read this. =D
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