Article: Traditional Greek dishes create noble meals: Best-loved entrees are complex yet easy to make

Greek cuisine, so often characterized as kind of, you know, "Mediterranean," is a unique blend of ancient, Byzantine, Baltic, Turkish and Venetian influences.

And if you look a little more closely at some of Greece's best loved dishes - moussaka (eggplant and lamb casserole) and "pastitsio" (pasta, cheese and meat casserole), seemingly homey baked melanges - you'll discover the descendants of noble, even royal dishes. Although they're as easy to make as mac 'n' cheese, the complex, layered creations were originally served for Sunday dinners and special occasions.

Moussaka, almost a cliche as a Greek standard, is actually a relatively new "national" dish, arriving on the Greek mainland only ...

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