Pastitsio

Pastítsio, Greek pasta casserole

Pastitsio ( Greek παστίτσιο pasˈtitsçɔ from Italian pasticcio < folk Latin pasticium < Latin pasta ) is a typical casserole dish in Greek cuisine and comes from the Ionian Islands .

Along with moussaka, pastitsio is one of the most famous Greek casserole dishes. In its most common form, it consists of a layer of tubular pasta with some grated kefalotyri . Put a layer of minced meat on top , covered with another layer of maccheroni and cheese. The top layer is a bechamel sauce sprinkled with kefalotyri .

See also

• Lasagna , a dish similar in preparation to Italian cuisine

literature

• Marianthi Milona (author); Werner Stapelfeldt (Ed.): Greece. Greek specialties. Könemann Verlag, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-8290-7422-0 , p. 108.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Γεώργιος Μπαμπινιώτης (Georgios Babiniotis): Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας (Lexicon of the Modern Greek Language) . Β 'Έκδοση edition. Κέντρο Λεξικολογίας, 2005, ISBN 960-86190-1-7 , p. 1354 .