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Do you put tomato sauce in your pastitsio?

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mastichas09

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I recently had a pastitsio that I thought was delicious, so I asked for the recipe.

I was surprised that there was some tomato sauce in it! My family never did that.

So, I made it according to the recipe, and I loved it - but I am still not 100% sure if I would have liked it better without the tomato sauce (the way my family makes it).

I am curious - how do you guys feel about putting tomato sauce in your pastitsio?
 
Was the tomato sauce on the pasta or just in the meat? I use a small can of tomato paste in the meat, and a bit of cinnamon, but no tomato sauce on pasta.

There are regional variations in just about all Greek cooking. If you enjoy it with tomato sauce, than do it. If you prefer it without, do it that way. The whole purpose of food is for you and your family to enjoy it. LOL.

I assure you no matter how you make it there will be no "pastitsio police" showing up at your door. Enjoy it the way you all like it.
 
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We cook the ground beef in the tomato sauce, but when we are in our village we make our village's version of pastitsio which is completely different than what you'd get in the rest of Greece... it has no ground beef in it or tomato sauce
 
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ellinasgolfer0320 said:
We cook the ground beef in the tomato sauce, but when we are in our village we make our village's version of pastitsio which is completely different than what you'd get in the rest of Greece... it has no ground beef in it or tomato sauce
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How is it different? I am intrigued!
 
Luana said:
Was the tomato sauce on the pasta or just in the meat? I use a small can of tomato paste in the meat, and a bit of cinnamon, but no tomato sauce on pasta.

There are regional variations in just about all Greek cooking. If you enjoy it with tomato sauce, than do it. If you prefer it without, do it that way. The whole purpose of food is for you and your family to enjoy it. LOL.

I assure you no matter how you make it there will be no "pastitsio police" showing up at your door. Enjoy it the way you all like it.
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The tomato paste was in the ground meat and there was a little bit of cinnamon flavor in it! I love that you said there will be no pastitsio police hahaha. That hit home, because I have been paranoid that a family member would find out I changed the family recipe a little bit and then yell at me LOL.
 
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