Uncle Tetsu’s Cheesecake came to Vancouver last year and everyone went crazy over it. By that I mean that people would line up for hours to buy one of these little guys. There was a limit on how many you could buy at once because so many people wanted them. Uncle Tetsu’s Cheesecake first originated in Furuoka, Japan and has been popping up all over the globe since.
I first encountered Uncle Tetsu’s Cheesecake while I was living in Taiwan. It wasn’t as hyped up over there because they had other Japanese cheesecake shops as well. Another thing is that in Taiwan they had cheese tarts and chocolate versions of the cheesecakes. They don’t have those options here in Vancouve thoughr. Because of this, I wasn’t too interested in it when it first opened here.
Uncle Tetsu’s cheesecake
As I mentioned, they don’t have too many options here so what do they have? They have the original Japanese cheesecakes, honey madelines and rusks for you to choose from but people usually only go for the cheesecakes.
So what makes Uncle Tetsu’s cheesecakes so amazing that people would line up hour for? Well, they use simple ingredients and only use quality butter, cream cheese and eggs! Their cheesecakes are sold at one size at $12 each. What sets Japanese cheesecakes apart from other cheesecake varieties is that it doesn’t have a crust and it’s light and fluffy in the middle making it very enjoyable to eat.
After trying some of the cheesecake, I can see why people are so excited about it but it’s not something I would line up for hours to get a hold of. I’ve actually made Japanese cheesecake before and maybe I enjoy it more because it’s homemade but if baking isn’t your forte, getting to from Uncle Tetsu’s is a great option. If there isn’t an Uncle Tetsu’s near you, here’s my recipe for Japanese cheesecake here.