English translation of ""Quark"" - "Quark (similar to Greek yogurt, fresh cheese product)"

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181 months ago

tigkit asked this question:

Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	"Quark"
Context:	Yes, I know what Quark is but in translating a book for anglophones which is related to nutrition and things like "curd" will not make sense to them. Any ideas?

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181 months ago

Uta Haubold wrote:

white cheese

My comment:

is very common

181 months ago

Christine C. wrote:

Quark (similar to Greek yogurt, fresh cheese product)

My comment:

Quark is actually gaining in popularity in the US, mostly in the north eastern part of the country (Vermont etc.). I have actually seen Quark in American magazines and the substitute of Greek Yoghurt is always suggested if one cannot find Quark.
Wikipedia suggests curd cheese or cottage cheese but neither one is really correct.
I would leave "Quark" and then add in parentheses (similar to Greek yoghurt/cottage cheese) etc.

My references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_%28cheese%29
http://germanfood.about.com/od/preparedfoods/a/quark.htm

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181 months ago

Christine C. wrote:

farmer's cheese / quark

My comment:

both formulations are possible; funnily enough "quark" is also used in English; however, I also know people in England describing the German "Quark" in English with "cream cheese"
I hope this is of some help!

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