| If you think that cheesecake is cheesecake, then | | | | Then there is Chicago style cheesecake. This is |
| you're either not a baker or have been living | | | | another cream cheese version that has been |
| under a rock for your whole life. There are more | | | | made popular by Eli's Cheesecake. This style of |
| kinds of cheesecake than Carter has liver pills, and | | | | cream cheese cake is firm on the outside and |
| he's got plenty of them to go around. We're not | | | | creamy inside. People from Chicago claim there is |
| going to cover every type and style of | | | | none better. Naturally. |
| cheesecake in this article but just try to give you | | | | Pennsylvania Dutch style cheesecake gets its |
| some idea of why a cheesecake is not just a | | | | taste from a tangy kind of cottage cheese. This |
| cheesecake. | | | | cheese has larger curds and less water content. |
| Cheesecake is one of the most common and | | | | This type of cottage cheese is called pot or |
| popular desserts in the world today. It is also one | | | | farmer's cheese. |
| of the oldest made from a dairy product other | | | | Sour cream cheesecake is said to have come |
| than milk. Cheesecakes can be made of ricotta | | | | from the United States some time in the mid |
| cheese, havarti, quark, twaróg, or more | | | | 20th century. It still used cream cheese but no |
| usually, cream cheese. Other ingredients such as | | | | heavy cream in the recipe. It is mostly used for |
| sugar, eggs, cream and fruit are often mixed in, | | | | making cheesecakes that are outside of the New |
| too. This is the reason why there are so many | | | | York style. It can actually be frozen for short |
| types of cheesecakes because the number of | | | | periods of time without ruining the texture. |
| recipes you can come up with are virtually | | | | Roman style cheesecake uses honey and a |
| unlimited. | | | | ricotta-like cheese along with flour and is |
| So what styles of cheesecakes are there? Below | | | | traditionally shaped into loaves. Some recipes use |
| are just a few with a brief description of each. | | | | bay leaves as a preservative. It is still baked in |
| There is the good old American style cheese | | | | certain areas of Rome that kept cooking |
| cake. These are usually made from cream | | | | traditions after the fall of Rome. |
| cheese, which was invented in 1872. After James | | | | French style cheesecakes are very light. They |
| Kraft invented this type of cheese, it became the | | | | use gelatin as the main binding ingredient and are |
| top product for making cheesecake in America. | | | | usually only about 1 to 2 inches in height. This |
| New York style cheese cake is a little different. It | | | | cheesecake gets its light texture from a cheese |
| also uses cream cheese but relies on heavy | | | | found in the outdoor markets in the south of |
| cream, eggs, and egg yolks in addition to the | | | | France and in fine pastry shops in Paris. |
| cream cheese to add a richness and smooth | | | | This list is by no means exhaustive, but it will give |
| consistency. New York style cheesecake is also | | | | you a good start on your search for the |
| called Jewish style cheesecake. It's baked in a | | | | cheesecake that YOU think is the best. |
| special 5 to 6 inch spring form pan. | | | | |