Origin Of Cheesecake - It's Older Than You Think

Have you ever wondered about the origin of1872 with American dairymen, who were said to
cheesecake? Well, I did and the information that Ibe trying to recreate French Neufchatel cheese.
found was amazing.Instead of recreating it, they happened upon a
If you thought that cheesecake was a recentformula that was more richer and creamier. Their
creation, then you're wrong. The origin of thecreation: cream cheese.
cake is believed to have originated in ancientHowever, in 1912 James Kraft developed a his
Greece. History has the first recorded mention ofown method to pasteurize cheese, in which other
cheesecake, as being served to the athletesdairy product manufacturers soon adopted and
during the first Olympic Games held in 776 BC.offered as cream cheese.
The recipe consisted of crushed cheese, wheatHowever, the origin of cheesecake being made
flour and one egg. It's not quite the recipe ofwith cream cheese has been credited to Arnold
modern cakes today, but a cheesecake none theReuben, owner of the legendary Turf Restaurant
less.at 49th and Broadway in New York City.
Their first introduction into Western Europe andLegend has it that he was served a cheese pie
Great Britain was said to have come from theby a friend, which he immediately fell in love with.
conquering Roman armies and by 1000 AD wasNot satisfied with his friend's recipe, he began to
said to be flourishing throughout all of Europe.develop his own. Once perfected, he eventually
The origin of cheesecake in the Americas wasbegan to serve it at his restaurant. The
brought over by the immigrants. However, theircheesecake was said to have become quickly
version relied on cottage cheese to make thepopular with his patrons.
cake.And the rest as they say is history.
As for the modern version, it's creation began in