Cheesecake....is it a cake or a pie?

[James Fabiano]

??

[Mozenrath]

More of a pie, though honestly, I think of it as its own thing, since it's not really quite like either as I tend to understand them.

Still, cakes don't have a crust, it's a pie.

[BlackoutCreature]

Alton Brown says it's pie. I defer to his judgement in this matter.

[Push R Truth]

Cheesecake is to good to be lowered to a cake or pie status. Cheesecake is Cheesecake.

[Fundertaker]

May 17, 2019 7:31:11 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Still, cakes don't have a crust, it's a pie.

Someone never ate an Oreo Cake.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Crumb crust, filled with what is essentially a custard and baked.

That's definitely not a f***ing cake.

Yeah it has cake in the name. And Boston Creme Pie has pie in the name but is a cake. That doesn't matter.

Hell, pie or giant custard tart would be a better question.

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

"the third option"

IT HAS NO PEERS

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

It is delicious.

[No Longer a Produceman]

Who cares? Just f****** eat it.

[ERON]

It's a pie, but cheesecake sounds better than cheese pie. Just like a starfish isn't really a fish, but it sounds better than star echinoderm.

[romanstylesiii]

for the people voting for "Pie"...HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PIE BEFORE??

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

May 17, 2019 12:18:18 GMT -5 romanstylesiii said:

for the people voting for "Pie"...HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PIE BEFORE??

Cheesecake



Pumpkin Pie




Let's take a look at this cake, which is a sugary bread sort of thing that isn't like a f***ing cheesecake at all






If it is cake vs pie, it is definitely more of a pie.

If it is pie vs tort vs flan you've got more to talk about.

It isn't cake though.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

May 17, 2019 12:17:09 GMT -5 ERON said:

It's a pie, but cheesecake sounds better than cheese pie. Just like a starfish isn't really a fish, but it sounds better than star echinoderm.

It was originally more bready, with yeast. There are ancient Greek cheesecake recipies, the English term cheesecake was first used in the 1400s, but modern cheesecake dates to the 1700s.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Wikipedia

Classification

Ironically, modern cheesecake is not usually classified as a cake, despite the name. People who classify it as a torte point to the presence of many eggs, which are the sole source of leavening, as a key factor. For others, the overall structure, with the separate crust, the soft filling, and the absence of flour, is compelling evidence that it is a custard pie.[13] Other sources identify it as a flan or tart.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesecake

[Brandon Walsh is Insane.]

Clearly, it's a pir.

[BlackoutCreature]

I've had more cakey type Cheesecakes, for example Taiwanese Bouncy Cheesecakes, but the type of Cheesecakes that are traditionally served in the US are definitely pies.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

May 17, 2019 13:21:26 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

I've had more cakey type Cheesecakes, for example Taiwanese Bouncy Cheesecakes, but the type of Cheesecakes that are traditionally served in the US are definitely pies.

Oh yeah if we're going around the word looking at what "cheesecake" means in different cultures the answer gets to be a bit different.

[salz4life]

Never actually thought about it..... yeah, it's probably more of a pie than a cake.

[Zombie Mod]

Dean Winchester?

[Bad Moon]

Neither. It's a golacchi.