sernik

plural serniks

1. countableuncountableA baked Polish type of cheesecake that uses twaróg and is based more on eggs and butter, without cream or sour cream.

   Poles enjoy sweets that reflect Austrian and Czech influence—strudels, sweet breads, and serniks (cheesecakes).

   2014 July 29, Timothy G. Roufs, Kathleen Smyth Roufs, “Poland”, in Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, pages 271–272

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   The Kitchen's homemade desserts, such as its excellent chocolate cake or almond sernik (a Polish cheesecake), are worth stretching the budget for, too.

   2008 October 2, Tony Naylor, “Top 10 budget places to eat in Manchester”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2015

   She is now the first port of call for newcomers, welcoming them with a slice of sernik and a hard dose of reality.

   2011 February 2, Alfred Hickling, “Quicksand – review”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2021

   Suddenly a man with whom I’d only drunk the Frenchest of wine around tables spread with the Frenchest of cheeses was showing off a recipe for a different kind of cheese—sweet sernik, his grandmother’s cheesecake, simple and plain, translated to French and adapted to the available fresh French cheeses for her family.

   2025 October 14, Laurel Kratochvila, “Viennese Cheesecake: Sernik Wiedeński”, in Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN