Once upon a time, when athletes in Ancient Greece started competing in rigorous events at Olympic Games, slices of cheesecakes were made, which basically contained the three basic ingredients: cheese, wheat flour and sweetener. They pounded all the ingredients together until it attained a paste-like consistency. They baked the mixture, cooled and served to provide athletes with the energy they need to compete. This was known as the birth of the cheesecake.
The Roman Empire then conquered Greece and acquired the divine treat and spread it throughout Europe and any territory they occupied. Since then, the basic cheese, flour and sweetener, was replaced with whatever ingredient native to the land that adopted the cheesecake recipe. The usual white Greek cheese was replaced by ricotta and mascarpone by the Italians, Neufchatel by the French, quark cheese by the Germans and cream cheese by the Americans. Eventually, this monumental event in culinary history paved the way for several different styles in creating the cheesecake.
The European Cheesecake
The Europeans were the first to adopt the cheesecake recipe. They were also the first to apply several variations...
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