Poll: Cheesecake pie or cake?

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Simalacrum

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PureChaos said:
i'm surprised no-one has brought up the Jaffacake (it is officially a cake, by the way)
i think its cause Jaffa Cakes only exist in England (i think) but REALLY? i never knew that lol
 

Incompl te

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Well lets see, the cake is a lie, the cake is also a pie. Therefore, the pie is a lie.

To decide between chicken and egg, we must first find which came first.

As that will never happen i declare this post as:

/thread
 

Flap Jack452

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Dkozza said:
Well lets see, the cake is a lie, the cake is also a pie. Therefore, the pie is a lie.

To decide between chicken and egg, we must first find which came first.

As that will never happen i declare this post as:

/thread
Your logic is undeniable.
 

300lb. Samoan

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Flap Jack452 said:
Dkozza said:
Well lets see, the cake is a lie, the cake is also a pie. Therefore, the pie is a lie.

To decide between chicken and egg, we must first find which came first.

As that will never happen i declare this post as:

/thread
Your logic is undeniable.
NO - THE PIE IS A FAKE
 

Ryuzaki

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RagnorakTres said:
No. A cheesecake is a pie. Specifically, a custard pie. It is exactly the same as key lime pie (which is almost as delicious). Alton Brown did a whole show about it. This man is a professional chef. Will you doubt his word?
It doesn't have any pastry in it; therefore it is not a pie. This is more a case of definition, not culinary skill, so I think I can doubt this chef's word.
It has a biscuit bottom layer, not a pastry one.
Not sure if it is a cake though.
I think a cake needs to contain flour.
 

ModReap

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you park in a drive way and you drive in a parkway

by this logic ( and the reason that it looks more like a pie to me)

the cheesecake is a pie
 

RagnorakTres

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Ryuzaki said:
RagnorakTres said:
No. A cheesecake is a pie. Specifically, a custard pie. It is exactly the same as key lime pie (which is almost as delicious). Alton Brown did a whole show about it. This man is a professional chef. Will you doubt his word?
It doesn't have any pastry in it; therefore it is not a pie. This is more a case of definition, not culinary skill, so I think I can doubt this chef's word.
It has a biscuit bottom layer, not a pastry one.
Not sure if it is a cake though.
I think a cake needs to contain flour.
Custard pies are traditionally biscuit bottomed, not pastry bottomed.
And Alton Brown is more than a simple chef, he is a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, and an awesome guy. Never doubt his word on anything. He's like the less-vitriolic younger brother of Yahtzee, just focused on food rather than games. If you ever get the shot, watch "Good Eats." It's his 30 minute show in which he examines one food in-depth. I think foodnetwork.com has videos of them, but I don't know for sure.
 

Ryuzaki

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RagnorakTres said:
Ryuzaki said:
RagnorakTres said:
No. A cheesecake is a pie. Specifically, a custard pie. It is exactly the same as key lime pie (which is almost as delicious). Alton Brown did a whole show about it. This man is a professional chef. Will you doubt his word?
It doesn't have any pastry in it; therefore it is not a pie. This is more a case of definition, not culinary skill, so I think I can doubt this chef's word.
It has a biscuit bottom layer, not a pastry one.
Not sure if it is a cake though.
I think a cake needs to contain flour.
Custard pies are traditionally biscuit bottomed, not pastry bottomed.
And Alton Brown is more than a simple chef, he is a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, and an awesome guy. Never doubt his word on anything. He's like the less-vitriolic younger brother of Yahtzee, just focused on food rather than games. If you ever get the shot, watch "Good Eats." It's his 30 minute show in which he examines one food in-depth. I think foodnetwork.com has videos of them, but I don't know for sure.
I don't think its on in the UK, but I'll take a look at the website.
I'll take your word then that it is a pie, but I've already voted I'm afraid.
 

PureChaos

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Simalacrum said:
PureChaos said:
i'm surprised no-one has brought up the Jaffacake (it is officially a cake, by the way)
i think its cause Jaffa Cakes only exist in England (i think) but REALLY? i never knew that lol
don't they have Jaffa Cakes in the USA? i've never really checked. they proved it was a cake on the basis that when a biscuit goes off it goes soft whereas when a cake goes off it goes hard and when a Jaffa Cake goes off it goes hard. therefore, it is a cake.
 

Levziemuch

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I have never even considered this...and now that i do..../brain explosion!!! you sir just shattered my sense of reality!