June 22,2023
By Sonakshi Kandhari
A cheesecake seems like a new-age thing, but it dates back to 2000 B.C. In fact, during the world’s first Olympic games, cheesecake was served to athletes after the completion of the game because it refuelled their energy. If these facts have got your mouth watering, keep reading to discover the 7 delectable cheesecakes that you absolutely have to try.
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Arnold Reuben was the brainchild behind iconic American sandwiches that were served in his restaurants, Reuben’s Restaurant and Delicatessen and The Turf. He is also responsible for creating the New York Cheesecake. Reuben tasted a cheese pie made of farmer's cheese and tried to recreate the recipe. He swapped farmer's cheese with cream cheese, and voila, the New York Cheesecake was made!
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Having been around since the 1600s, this is not your ordinary cheesecake. There's one ingredient that sets this cheesecake apart - buttermilk, which is most commonly found in the German kitchen. Along with this, eggs and sugar are whipped together on a pastry base. At times, you even find one with a topping of fruits or berries.
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This cheesecake is purple because of an ingredient called ube, whose sweetness beats a sweet potato's flavour too. Its preparation involves boiling and mashing the ube’s tuber, and the outcome is called ube halaya. The same is mixed with cream cheese, condensed milk and vanilla. This is served on a cookie crust, and your purple cheesecake is good to go.
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It is burned, but digging into it could be one of your most delightful experiences. Burnt brown on the outside, it is soft on the inside. This burnt texture comes from having been baked at high temperatures, but only until it remains soft in the middle. Full-fat cream cheese, eggs, corn flour and sugar are its ingredients. This cake looks and tastes fantastic.
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Its other names, 'souffle cheesecake' and 'cotton cheesecake' , are sure to tempt you. This cake is a cross between German and American cheesecake. The Japanese chef, Tomotaro Kuzono, returned from Germany and made his own lighter version of the cheesecake. A unique aspect of this cheesecake is that it is baked in a bain-marie.
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This cheesecake has a glorious history attached to it. In the 17th century, King Jan III Sobieski defeated the Turks in his battle against Vienna and brought this recipe back with him. Made using curd cheese and on a crumbly base, sometimes this cheesecake is even served with a topping of raisins and chocolate. Be sure to taste one from a Polish supermarket. It is an integral part of Christmas celebrations.
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This desert is the definition of all things good. It is made with unsalted cheese, which is sweetened with sugar syrup and served between two layers of undercooked dough. Kaymak (Turkish clotted cream) is an optional ingredient. Garnished with pistachios and made tangy with lemon syrup, a bite of it is not good enough to satiate your cravings.
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