Greece

Signature Dish: Moussaka (Layered Eggplant and Meat Casserole)
Moussaka and pastitsio are 20th-century creations shaped by French cuisine, representing Greece's 'refined' urban food. They blend Ottoman/Middle Eastern traditions with French techniques (béchamel). Soutzoukakia represent Asia Minor refugee dishes after 1922. Together, these dishes show Greece's culinary synthesis of local, Ottoman, and French influences.

Recipes from Greece