MoussakaOrigin: Greece(GR)First attested: 1920–1950

Moussaka

The Greek national casserole of eggplant, meat, and béchamel.

Greek moussaka combines fried or roasted eggplant layers with a spiced meat sauce (lamb or beef) and a thick, cheese-topped béchamel. The dish is baked until the top turns golden brown. Regional variants exist across the Balkans, Levant, and Egypt.

Regional variants

Turkish Moussaka (Musakka)
A Turkish variant, often lighter, sometimes without béchamel, using green peppers and tomatoes.
Attributed to: Anonymous

Ingredients

Preparation

Simmering

45 min· 2

Brown the minced lamb with onion and garlic. Add tomatoes, cinnamon, and a pinch of allspice. Simmer 30 minutes until thickened.

Baking

60 min· 3

Layer fried eggplant slices and the meat sauce in a baking dish. Pour béchamel on top, sprinkle with kefalotyri. Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes until golden.

Sources

Claim: Moussaka is a dish popular in Greece, the Balkans, and the Levant.
Wikipedia. (2024). Moussaka. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussaka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoussakaReliability: secondary

Gallery

A Greek moussaka fresh from the oven, golden béchamel on top.— Photo by test seedCC-BY-SA-4.0

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