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Who doesn't love Cheesecake? It is a great choice of dessert for many occasions.
We are blessed to have the variety of cheesecakes that we have today. We can chose anything from new york cheesecake, to a chocolate cheesecake, to many different types of fruit cheesecake.
The more complex cheesecakes include German chocolate, cinnamon swirl, and berry wild cheesecake. But there are many more.
What many people don't know is that this dessert was just as popular at the time it was originally created, even been offered to appease the gods.
With the knowledge and discoveries we've made today, the history of the cheesecake can be traced back 2000 years.
We do not know what these cheesecakes had been called at that time, but we do know they were served to Olympians in the original Olympic games held in 776 BC on the Isle of Delos.
Often served in smaller sizes than today's, the Greeks viewed this dessert as a good source of energy for the athletes.
The Romans eventually did conquer the Greeks, and with the conquest, they adopted much of their culture. They began to implement this dessert in their own diet, calling it placenta (also called Libum).
The earliest manuscript we have for the Roman placenta was written in the first century B.C. by the Roman politician Marcus Porcius Cato.
The simple recipe was:
Libum to be made as follows: 2 pounds cheese well crushed in a mortar; when it is well crushed, add in 1 pound bread-wheat flour or, if you want it to be lighter, just 1/2 a pound, to be mixed with the cheese.
Add one egg and mix all together well. Make a loaf of this, with the leaves under it, and cook slowly in a hot fire under a brick.
Romans often offered food to household and temple gods.
There were thousands of gods. Some of the bigger ones were Jupiter, Janus, Pomona, Consus, Ops, and Saturn. Each god had their individual roles.
The Roman believed their success in life relied upon these gods. This led them to lay down many sacrifices.
Although we love our cheesecakes today, we cannot compare with the Romans who used this dessert to appease the gods and bring favor upon themselves. - 27105
Who doesn't love Cheesecake? It is a great choice of dessert for many occasions.
We are blessed to have the variety of cheesecakes that we have today. We can chose anything from new york cheesecake, to a chocolate cheesecake, to many different types of fruit cheesecake.
The more complex cheesecakes include German chocolate, cinnamon swirl, and berry wild cheesecake. But there are many more.
What many people don't know is that this dessert was just as popular at the time it was originally created, even been offered to appease the gods.
With the knowledge and discoveries we've made today, the history of the cheesecake can be traced back 2000 years.
We do not know what these cheesecakes had been called at that time, but we do know they were served to Olympians in the original Olympic games held in 776 BC on the Isle of Delos.
Often served in smaller sizes than today's, the Greeks viewed this dessert as a good source of energy for the athletes.
The Romans eventually did conquer the Greeks, and with the conquest, they adopted much of their culture. They began to implement this dessert in their own diet, calling it placenta (also called Libum).
The earliest manuscript we have for the Roman placenta was written in the first century B.C. by the Roman politician Marcus Porcius Cato.
The simple recipe was:
Libum to be made as follows: 2 pounds cheese well crushed in a mortar; when it is well crushed, add in 1 pound bread-wheat flour or, if you want it to be lighter, just 1/2 a pound, to be mixed with the cheese.
Add one egg and mix all together well. Make a loaf of this, with the leaves under it, and cook slowly in a hot fire under a brick.
Romans often offered food to household and temple gods.
There were thousands of gods. Some of the bigger ones were Jupiter, Janus, Pomona, Consus, Ops, and Saturn. Each god had their individual roles.
The Roman believed their success in life relied upon these gods. This led them to lay down many sacrifices.
Although we love our cheesecakes today, we cannot compare with the Romans who used this dessert to appease the gods and bring favor upon themselves. - 27105
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