pastitsio

/ pæsˈtɪtsɪəʊ /

noun

1. a Greek dish consisting of minced meat and macaroni topped with béchamel sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastitsio¹

C20: from Modern Greek

Example Sentences

Tom Kiradjieff used the same sauce to modify a traditional dish — speculated to have been pastitsio, moussaka or saltsa kima — and "chili spaghetti" was born.

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"It's not that different than Detroit-style coney sauce or things you see in Western New York. I grew up eating pastitsio and only recently realized how similar it is to Cincinnati chili, spice-wise."

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Tselementes added an egg yolk to the traditional recipe, modernizing recipes for dishes like moussaka and pastitsio.

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One of Melanie's first attempts led to this vegetarian pastitsio.

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To my mother-in-law, a Greek-American through and through, dishes like moussaka, soutzoukakia, and pastitsio are made with meat.

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