Over 4,000 years ago in the fifth century BC,The ancient Greeks, made the earliest known rudimentary cheesecakes, consisting of patties of fresh cheese pounded smooth with flour and honey and cooked on an earthenware griddle. In late medieval Europe, cheesecake reemerged in tart form with a pastry base

It’s called cheesecake because cheesecake is generally unleavened and usually has a crust—whether that crust is baked or not—it’s is really a form of pie. Most baked cheesecakes use a custard base for filling comprised of milk, eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla or other flavorings. A traditional cheesecake is a lesson of simplicity. While there are many different variations of cheesecakes, there are a few basic types of cheesecakes, including: New York-style cheesecake. Chicago-style cheesecake. Traditional or classic cheesecake

Made with just three simple ingredients; cream cheese, sugar and eggs, it’s one of the more popular styles of cheesecake. Not just limited to cream cheese, different countries and places have their own spin on tradition, often using ricotta, mascarpone and quark.

Plenty of flavours found within cheesecake and crust as it is a no bake cake, varity of flavours can be added with fancy toping such as:
Petite Blueberry Cheesecakes
Lemon Bar Cheesecake
Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cheesecake
Banana Pudding Cheesecake
Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake
Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecake
Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
Oreo Cheesecake