Chandi Vark/German Silver PaperChandi Vark German Silver Paper 150 Leaves About this item: Vark, also called varak (also silver leaf, German paper), is any leaf composed of pure metals, typically silver but sometimes gold, used on south Asian sweets The silver is edible, though flavorless. Varak is made by pounding silver into sheets, a few micrometers thick, typically 0. 2 0. 8 microm. The sheets are typically backed with paper for support, this paper is peeled away before use. It