Pastitsada

Pastitsada (Greek: Παστιτσάδα) is a Greek dish. Often associated with the island of Corfu, where it is a traditional Sunday dinner, it is sometimes called pastitsada Korfiatiki.[1]

Pastitsada
Alternative namesPastitsada Korfiatiki
TypeCasserole dish
Region or stateCorfu
Associated national cuisineGreece
Main ingredientsSpicy veal, beef or poultry and macaroni
Ingredients generally usedOlive oil, onions, garlic, salt, black pepper, white wine, vinegar, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, tomatoes, butter, kefalotyri or Parmesan


A casserole dish, traditional pastitsada recipe features spicy veal, beef or poultry[2] and macaroni, as well olive oil, minced onions, sliced garlic cloves, salt and ground black pepper, white wine, vinegar, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, fresh or canned tomatoes, butter, and grated kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese.[1] Other versions of pastitsada features spicy braised beef or rooster as the meat, served with pasta and red sauce.[3] The dish shows Italian influences.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. Vilma Chantiles, Food of Greece: Cooking, Folkways, and Travel in the Mainland and Islands of Greece (Simon & Schuster, 1992), p. 143.
  2. "How to Travel to the Greek Islands". Travel + Leisure. January 11, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. Greek Islands (Lonely Planet, 2010), 6th ed., p. 60.
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