Pastitsada (Greek: Παστιτσάδα) is a Greek dish consisting of pasta topped with meat braised in a spicy tomato-based sauce.
Often associated with the island of Corfu, where it is a traditional Sunday dinner, it is sometimes called pastitsada Korfiatiki.
[1] The name comes from the Venetian pastizzada (standard Italian pasticciata) lit.
'something messed up',[2] which is used for a large variety of Italian braised meat dishes, generally served with polenta, mashed potatoes, or pasta.
[3][4] Pastitsada is based on veal, beef or poultry[5] cooked in fresh or canned tomatoes, olive oil, minced onions, garlic, salt, black pepper, white wine, vinegar, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, butter and served over pasta.