Now I know why all cheesecakes I’ve tried in the USA tasted awful.
Basque? That ought to be in there. Had one in Barcelona that was amazing. Tried to make one at home and it just seemed flat compared to the Spanish one.
Gâteau Basque? Basque is a ethnic group in north spain.
Gâteau basque and Basque cheesecake are different cakes. The first rather comes from the French part and the second rather comes from the Spanish part (Basque: euskal gazta-tarta, Spanish: tarta de queso vasca).
Basque cheesecake
Gâteau basque (usually with cream filling, sometimes with local black cherry jam)
If anyone goes to the French Basques country, I highly recommend buying the ones from Maison Gastellou, both the cream version and the cherry version are marvelous.
I’ll take two of each please.
Yes. I know.
German here 👋 When I ate my first American Cheesecake in the US I actually thought that something was wrong with it and I let the others at my table which were all Americans taste as well. They all said it was alright. It was pure sweet and almost inedible for my German cheese cake taste. I never ate one after that experience 😅
I went to the US in the early '90s, I tried a McDonalds to see if it tasted the same as an Australian version, i couldn’t eat it, I had one bite… went wtf, again, gagged a little and gave up, the bun was toxic sweet. i initially assumed it was a joke that staff had played, putting sugar on the burger becase of my accent or something but no that’s just how sweet it tastes apparently
That same influence in The Philippines, the bread there is mostly inedible, so sweet, similarly pastas etc
Quark cheese had been known to spontaneously pop in and out of existence with its anti-quark cheese counterpart, at which point the collide and annihilate each other in an intense burst of radiation.
Kasekuchen looks so good
I want one now, it looks delicious
The Tourteau au Fromage certainly deserves a mention IMO.
You’re missing basque style
Sweden would like to join the chat
I tried this and was gravely disappointed 😔
You should try Hälsinge ostkaka instead.
Just put it in my mouth.
The whole point here is: NO RAISINS!
Who’s putting raisins in a cheesecake…?
Monsters
How about pineapple?
I have tried the German and New York and they were both good in different ways.
that polish shit looks like it fucks
You missed one of the most famous styles? Basque Cheesecake
Swedish cheesecake anyone? Preferably Hälsinge cheesecake.
Baked cheese curd with cream and cloud berries. To die for.
The Japanese one looks amazing
In my experience, Japanese baking tends to look perfect but fall very short on flavor and texture.
They also generally like things less sweet and less rich (i.e. butter, cream) than westerners and cheese is not even worth the calories.
It sounds like you’ve only tried the baked goods from the konbini. Yeah, Famima baumkuchen is gonna require a beverage to help it go down.
But go to an actual bake shop in Japan, and they take as much pride in their craft as anyone else in Japan. There’s a reason the Japanese have earned a reputation for excellence.
Also, while you’re correct about Japanese desserts being less sweet, that’s part of the reason I like it. It isn’t as nauseatingly sweet as the stuff in the US, which loads everything with sugar. Japanese cuisine in general is about subtle, delicate, balanced flavors, not overpowering your taste buds.
Even in Europe, desserts are more balanced. In America, it’s like you’d think the sugar lobby was entrenched in politics or something, with how ubiquitously everything is over-sugared.
Japanese confectionary has two distinct lineages, wagashi which are the traditional Japanese sweets produced without sugar or chocolate, and modern confectionary which is western-influenced.
Personally I dislike wagashi (mostly) but love modern Japanese sweets, because it feels like they’ve taken famous desserts from around the world and made them just that little bit lighter and airier, which is very much to my taste.
Do the pancakes count? Because they have the beat pancakes in the world.
It is. I never though a cake could be this dense and yet light and it actually wobble on your plate. The flavor is very reminiscent of another cheesecake with a twist on the texture.
I do love a proper Käsekuchen but dislike the crust, so seeing one that’s all cake and no crust intrigues me.
It is. Don’t let the haters fool you.
It doesn’t taste like much. Fluffy sugary bread.
