Tasteless desserts on the buffet

[golfadj]

It's not NY cheesecake. It's Italian cheesecake and contains ricotta, which is much lighter than cream cheese.

I like it :)

 

But also something else other than ricotta that makes it not worth eating.

[SamGoodyTwoShoes]

It's not NY cheesecake. It's Italian cheesecake and contains ricotta, which is much lighter than cream cheese.

I like it :)

 

It is tasty.

[halos]

But also something else other than ricotta that makes it not worth eating.

It's been over a year and a half since I sailed CCL but the last time I was in the steak house (twice on our last CCL cruise) I loved it.....brought it back to the cabin with me and each time, ate it for 3 days :eek:

Edited January 1, 2014 by halos

[golfadj]

It's been over a year and a half since I sailed CCL but the last time I was in the steak house (twice on our last CCL cruise) I loved it.....brought it back to the cabin with me and each time, ate it for 3 days :eek:

 

I must say my first love is NY style cheesecake and the one in the steakhouse is almost passable.

 

But just think if you do come back to CCL more cheesecake for you as you are more than welcome to my share. lol

[cwestbrook]

I agree that the buffet desserts look great but are tasteless. They need to add SUGAR!!

 

And use butter, real eggs and good vanilla instead of shortening, fake eggs and fake vanilla. Makes a huge difference.

Edited January 1, 2014 by cwestbrook

[golfadj]

And use butter, real eggs and good vanilla instead of shortening, fake eggs and fake vanilla. Makes a huge difference.

 

That would sure help.

[going2cruz]

Has anybody else noticed this? They look great, but, are tasteless. Am I grabbing the wrong desserts from the buffet? Is this just a European (or somewhere else) thing? Maybe I eat way too many Milky Ways...lol.

 

They've been sugarless for a decade now:D

[Oak Hill Cruisers]

RCI serves nice cookies and eclairs in the Diamond/Concierge lounges in the afternoon. Yummy but ruins MDR appetite.

 

On repositioning and B2B cruises, you gotta go for the fruit plate over the sugary confections lest you look like Frank Barone sitting down with unbuckled belt and pants.

Edited January 1, 2014 by Oak Hill Cruisers
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[miched]

I have not found any of the deserts on any cruise line to be worth eating for the calories involve as none of them taste as good as they look and Carnival has the worst.

 

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[JustCruiseMe]

It is tasty.

I wish I knew how to make it because we loved it.

[halos]

I must say my first love is NY style cheesecake and the one in the steakhouse is almost passable.

 

But just think if you do come back to CCL more cheesecake for you as you are more than welcome to my share. lol

 

LOL...nah, if I need cheesecake, I can make it myself....and I do make NY style :)

[golfadj]

LOL...nah, if I need cheesecake, I can make it myself....and I do make NY style :)

 

Do miss having good NY style cheesecake from the thousands of diners in the NY area.

[SamGoodyTwoShoes]

I wish I knew how to make it because we loved it.

 

Perhaps it is in one of the Carnival cookbooks or maybe John Heald posted a recipe.

 

I prefer to let others do the cooking and cleaning so just book another Carnival cruise when in need of a serious cheesecake fix. :)

[SamGoodyTwoShoes]

Perhaps they still have the recipe?

 

http://cruiseforums.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1817501

[oncruisecontrol]

Agree 100%! I have no idea how they can make something look so good and be so tasteless! It baffles the mind! :eek:

I think that they must be using cheap flavorings such as imitation vanilla instead of real vanilla extract.

[Keith Esposito]

I think that they must be using cheap flavorings such as imitation vanilla instead of real vanilla extract.

 

Probably using institutional recipes for the ease of multiplication and menu planning. Too bad this usually results in everything tasting the same as most of the recipes use a common base mixture.

 

Think about this for a second.

 

Sunday. Roasted turkey dinner

Monday. Fresh turkey sandwiches

Tuesday. Turkey pot pie

Wednesday. Turkey noodle soup.