Tag: moussaka

What did I tell you? Moussaka makes for a great lunch

Moussaka lunch box

After this lunch, my man told me my moussaka is glorious and it’s the best one he ate in his entire life. I thought it was one of the nicest things he ‘s ever told me and I blushed. Funny how after these maaaany years together I still blush and giggle (inside my head, of course, I don’t giggle in real life). For me, it has officially became the most romantic dish 🙂

How I achieved this expression of love? One portion moussaka, lots of real sour-cream (from the Polish shop), topped with fresh chives. One piece of Romanian maturated cheese and a colorful salad. As easy as that!

Romanian Moussaka: my grandma’s recipe

Looking back, I think I started loving moussaka simply because I was fascinated by it’s exotic name. Growing up in small, provincial town in the (almost) middle of nowhere, we didn’t have many fancy or exotic things around. Proving the point, I was about 6 when I ate my first banana: I hated it 🙂

But back to our moussaka. You’ll find a variety of recipes across Eastern Europe and while the Greeks and the Turks are still probably fighting over who created this amazing dish, I’m gonna share with you my grandma recipe. Most likely the best one out there.

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