Pastitsio Vs. Lasagne; Known The Difference Between The Two Dishes

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Pastitsio Vs. Lasagne

The former is a Greek dish and the latter is an Italian dish and both look quite similar. However, they’re both different, here’s how!

Tubular Pasta is used for Pastitsio while Lasagne uses Flat Sheet Pasta.

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1. Pasta Type

Pastitsio has three layers, while Lasagne generally has nine layers or even more.

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2. Number Of Layers

The Greek delicacy has a more firm structure and the Italish dish is less firm.

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3. Structure

Pastitsio has Bechamel for the cream layer while Lasagne can use multiple options, like Bechamel, Mozzarella or even Ricotta.

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4. Cream Layer

The filling for Pastitsio is meat sauce while Lasagne has Radicchio, eggplant or even ragu bolognese.

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5. Filling For The Dish

The Greek dish has no other variation while the Italian one has several of them!

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6. What About The Variation?

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So, when do you plan to try these two delectable dishes?