Is Pastichio considered to be Greek or Italian?
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at
1:49 am
I always assumed it to be Greek, but was one day talking to my aunt who told me it might be Italian, because Italians are the ones who play around alot with Macaroni typed stuff. Anyone know for sure?
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Pastichio is Greek, sometimes referred to as Greek lasagna.
No, pastitsio is Greek. One clue is that it usually calls for lamb as an ingredient. Besides, there were people playing around with noodles in China way before the Italians created their fabulous cuisine.
Pistacia Vera is the edible variety of pistachio grown in warm, dry climates around the world, even in California. The pistachio tree is an evergreen native to Asia, and the very word traces the fruit’s origin. The English word pistachio comes to us from the Old Italian pistaccio ("pistacchio" in modern Italian), from the Greek pistakion, which in turn derives from an Old Persian word.
Pastichio is definitely a Greek dish and a very good one if made right.
It’s 100% Greek!
Pistachio is used throughout Persian cuisine. It’s not exclusively Mediterranean in origin.
A GREEK DISH OF GROUND LAMB OR BEEF, PASTA, AND BECHAMEL SAUCE