please tell your yia yia i love her, and thank you. i miss mine so much! i wish i was old enough to have been able to learn from her. she passed when i was young and i found so many things i have such a passion for that she also did. Yiayia's are the best! Thank you for sharing her and her recipe with us
I am dating a Greek man and want to learn how to make Pastitsio & have watched sooo many videos… and I have never laughed so hard!!! The water and pasta boiling… 😂😂 You remind me of my grandma 🥹 ο θεός να σε έχει καλά 🙏🏼
She is beyond precious, I am just a Southern (antique) girl in the USA. We have totally different recipes for all fried foods, cornbread, vegetables , casseroles & certainly deserts. It just depends on the region where you are from. I imagine the same for Greeks. I love this recipe & add cinnamon, nutmeg, Greek oregno, bay leaf to my version. I am vegetarian & adapt all recipes to my needs. I think that to accept all versions of a classic recipe is most respectful. I love her heritage & ways of preparing a dish for her loved ones. Heartwarming & admired. Thanks for sharing.
Yiayia is so cute. I make pasta in a similar way. I boil the water, add the pasta and turn off the fire. Cover the pot and check the done status after 1 minute after the length of time recommended then add the number minutes based on the doness.
I'm Greek and I have cooked pastitsio a few times. I would say that too much butter has been used and more herbs could be used such as cinnamon, paprika, and nutmeg. But, in any case, I'll try to make your version and see how it tastes.
I didn't see her add any spices or herbs. I always put a little cinnamon, and a dash of cloves and nutmeg and some chopped parsley in mine. I also layer it. I have never seen it not layered.
