They became ubiquitous in the Soviet Union, and today curd snacks remain popular in the former Soviet Union, such as the Baltic states, Russia and Ukraine, as well as in some former Soviet-aligned ones, such as Hungary (Túró Rudi), Poland, Romania and Mongolia.

The formed bars then pass through the so-called 'glaze waterfall' that coats them in chocolate or another type of glaze.

[2] The mass production of curd snacks began in the 1950s in the Soviet Union and they quickly gained popularity.

[5] In 2013, Estonia set the world record for the biggest curd snack, which weighed 537 kilograms.

Some popular curd snack brands include Kārums from Latvia, Nykštukas, Magija and Pasaka from Lithuania.