The best cheesecake in the world… probably contains sake

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Food writer Emiko Davies makes a ricotta cheesecake that may be the best introduction to the use of sake as an ingredient in cooking. It may also be the best cheesecake you ever eat. 

The recipe appears in Davies’ new book The Japanese Pantry (Smith Street Books), which looks at seven essentials of Japanese cuisine including miso, soy sauce and sesame. As well as…