Baklava is the dish most people think Greek dessert. Baklava is a perennial favorite, a classic Greek pastry made with flaky phyllo dough that is layered with a cinnamon-spiced nut filling, and bathed in sweet syrup. It's crunchy and sweet and very decadent. Recipes are known to be passed down from generation to generation in different families, with slight variations in some ingredients used.
Be sure to check out one of the best Baklava recipes around here:
http://greekfood.about.com/od/phyllopastriesbaklava/r/Baklava-Classic-Phyllo-Pastry-With-Walnuts-And-Almonds.htm
Pastitsio is a Greek and Mediterranean baked pasta dish including ground beef and bechamel sauce in its best-known form.
The typical Greek version has a bottom layer that is bucatini or other tubular pasta, with cheese and egg as a binder; a middle layer of ground beef, veal or lamb with tomato and cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice; another layer of pasta: and a top layer of sauce, varying from an egg-based custard to a flour-based Bechamel or a Bechamel with cheese. Grated cheese is often sprinkled on top. Pastitsio is a common dish, and is often served as a main course, with a salad.
A link to a classic Greek pastitsio recipe can be found here: http://realgreekrecipes.blogspot.com.au/2008/11/greek-pastichio.html
