Some of these bake in a water bath until they wobble, others go into a scorching oven and come out nearly black on top. Cream cheese, ricotta, quark, goat's cheese and curd all get a turn.
1New York-style cheesecakeA dense, tall baked cheesecake built on cream cheese, often with sour cream or heavy cream, set on a graham cracker crust.
2Basque burnt cheesecakeA crustless cheesecake baked at high heat until the top turns dark brown, created at La Viña in San Sebastián by chef Santiago Rivera.
3Japanese soufflé cheesecakeAlso called cotton cheesecake, it folds whipped egg whites into the batter and bakes in a water bath for a light, wobbly crumb.
4Italian ricotta cheesecakeMade with ricotta instead of cream cheese, usually flavoured with citrus zest, giving a lighter and slightly grainy filling.
5German KäsekuchenGermany's cheesecake, made with quark rather than cream cheese and usually baked on a shortcrust base.
6Polish sernikPoland's baked cheesecake made from twaróg, a fresh farmer's cheese, often with raisins, a crumble top or a chocolate glaze.
7No-bake cheesecakeA cheesecake that sets in the refrigerator instead of the oven, with a cream cheese filling lightened by whipped cream or held by gelatin over a crumb base.
8Chicago-style cheesecakeA cheesecake baked firm at the edges and creamy inside, made famous by Eli's Cheesecake, which debuted at the first Taste of Chicago in 1980.
9Swedish ostkakaA Swedish dessert made by curdling milk with rennet and baking it with eggs and cream, traditionally served warm with jam and whipped cream.
10Corsican fiadoneA crustless Corsican cheesecake made with brocciu cheese, eggs, sugar and lemon zest.
11Tourteau fromagerA cake from the Poitou region of France made with fresh goat's cheese and baked until its domed top turns black.
12Rákóczi túrósA Hungarian cake of sweet túró curd cheese on a shortcrust base, topped with a meringue lattice and apricot jam, named after Budapest pastry chef János Rákóczi.
Photo credits
- New York-style cheesecake — Thriving Vegetarian, CC BY 2.0
- Basque burnt cheesecake — Stolbovsky, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Italian ricotta cheesecake — [puamelia], CC BY-SA 2.0
- German Käsekuchen — 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Polish sernik — Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- No-bake cheesecake — Kui-Doraku (talk), CC BY 3.0
- Chicago-style cheesecake — ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Swedish ostkaka — Frugan, CC BY 2.0
- Tourteau fromager — Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rákóczi túrós — Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0
