The history of cheesecake

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Not so long ago in our country do not even have any idea what a cheesecake, and the emergence of this delicacy, we should be obliged to the first chefs to foreigners who flocked to this country in the post-Soviet period, although in Europe and America, and probably in the worldIt was widely known dessert.


Its history is deeply rooted in the era of ancient Greece.There is evidence that they treated the participants of the first Olympic Games in 776 BC.From Greece over time it gradually migrated to Ancient Rome.There is evidence that labor Cato the Elder - De Agri Cultura «on Agriculture" There are two kinds of recipes of dishes served for religious ceremonies - «Libum» and «Placenta», and so the latter is very similar to today's cheesecake.Due to the expansion of the Roman legionaries, they spread and took root across Europe.Centuries later, with the European colonizers, and it fell to the United States and throughout the world.

Cream cheese - cream cheese.It was invented in 1872 by American milkman William Lawrence of Chester, NY.NY.He got his chance, through trial and error, trying to copy the French cheese Neufchatel.Cheese liked the public, and in 1880 started its mass production under the trademark of Empire Company.He gave the name of the cheese PHILADELPHIA Brand Cream Sheese, and by which he is known until now.



In 1903, his company was bought by the Phoenix Cheese Company of New York, and in 1928 had the giant food industry Kraft Foods, in turn, "wins" the brand itself.

There are several types of cheesecakes:

In the countries of the British Commonwealth foundation cheesecake made from chopped crushed crackers or biscuits, and baked, and a mixture of berries or fruit and pour the gelatin to form skrepoeniya.

Italy using ricotta cheese or mascarpone, our available for sale, with the addition of vanilla extract and candied fruit sometimes.

France cheesecake made from Neufchatel cheese and pour on top of a light berry-fruit gelatin.

In Belgium and the Netherlands are covered bittersweet chocolate and sprinkle with crumbled biscuits flavored Spekulaas.If

- cheesecake in Brazilian, its top covered with jelly or jam Guava.

not sweet cheesecake can serve as an appetizer or to accompany salads.

as a base and can serve the usual sponge cake, if, for example, is not at hand or dry cracker biscuits.

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