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| | Tigers & Strawberries » Making Moussaka |
 | | For those who have never had moussaka, it is generally considered to be a Greek dish, though, in truth, there are versions of it from Turkey, and the Balkan states as well. |
 | | Meg–the way I was first exposed to good moussaka, the nutmeg was in the bechamel, and in the tomato/meat sauce was cinnamon and a touch of cloves. |
 | | If you must have much cheese, make pastitsio!” She was adamant about this, and so, in all of my years of eating moussaka, that is how I have always preferred it–with only a bit of cheese to flavor the bechamel and make a nice crusty browned layer on top of the puffy, creamy bechamel. |
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