Moussaka is considered to be Arabic in origin, the word itself being a derivative of Arabic musaqqâ. It is a regional dish made and enjoyed by Turkey, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

The dish we now recognise as moussaka seems to have come into being ... are an addition from the Greek region of Macedonia, while Athens-born-and-bred food writer Carolina Doriti includes them ...

Macedonian moussaka has no eggplant and no béchamel ... and Dejan was only too happy to explain each dish and give his recommendations. Be sure to try the Tavche Gravce ($4.99), a hearty baked ...

With its layers of potato, eggplant, tomatoey lamb sauce, and silky béchamel, Greece’s most famous dish has irresistible appeal. In fact, when it’s carefully made, moussaka is one of the best ...

I used to think moussaka was just one thing: the classic Greek dish that layers eggplant, potatoes, ground meat and tomato sauce under a bubbling top of bechamel. And while I’ve certainly seen ...

And if you look a little more closely at some of Greece’s best loved dishes -- moussaka (eggplant and lamb casserole), pastitsio (pasta, cheese and meat casserole) and yiouvetsi (meat ...