All About Moussaka
Moussaka is a traditional dish that comes from the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It is eggplantbased. As both Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, moussaka can be prepared in numerous ways. This is because every country in the Middle East and the Mediterranean has their own unique style of making moussaka even more tasty and delicious. However, every recipe has the same set of basic ingredients. The basic recipe includes eggplant, an array of vegetable and ground meat. These set of vegetables usually consist of onions, tomatoes and pepper. No matter what type of recipe and how moussaka is made, it is best served hot all the time.
Moussaka comes from the Balkan and the Middle Eastern regions of the world. It is mostly associated with Turkish and Greek food although other countries in the Middle East and the Mediterranean also serve this dish. It is a traditional dish that every country in the said regions has different recipes. Other countries that serve this traditional food aside from Turkey and Greece are Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania and Bosnia. The geographical region wherein moussaka comes from affects the way it is prepared.
Moussaka types vary depending on the country or region they are made. The Greek moussaka is a louboutin uk type of dish that combines layers of tomato and eggplant with red meat or ground lamb. It is then topped with white sauce. After this, it is baked with vegetables and served with vegetables as well. On the other hand, the Turkish version of moussaka consists of eggplant along with ground meat that is saut?ed with peppers, tomatoes and onions. Another type and version of moussaka is served cold. This type is very popular in Arab countries. Moussaka is made as a salad, which louboutin outlet uk are composed of the traditional ingredients that are found in moussaka recipes.
To fully understand the features of this Mediterranean food, you must consider the christian louboutin uk Greek version as it is the most widely, known recipe of moussaka. In this type of moussaka dish, the bottom layer of the eggplant has been christian louboutin outlet uk diced and sliced as well as saut?ed with no other oil but olive oil. The second layer is red meat or ground lamb that is mixed christian louboutin outlet with a variety of spices such as black pepper, cinnamon and salt along with hers such as thyme and bay leaf. The sauce on top is made of eggs and other ingredients. This white sauce also has a cheese flavor.
Although the exact origin of this Mediterranean food is unknown, there is a speculation that it originated christian louboutin wedding shoes uk in the 1200s from a slightly similar dish called "maghmuma". The Greek people made this dish with eggplant when the Arabs introduced the eggplant to the Greeks. Costa
