In 1313 the town was taken by Saru Khan and became the capital of the Turcoman emirate of that name. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5 Various. Toward the close of the ninth century the emirate began to break under the strain of constant war.
Moussaka (Arabic: ÙØ³ÙØ¹Ø©ââ, /muËËsÉËkÉ/, /ËmuËsÉËkÉË/ or /ËmuËsÉËËkÉË/) is an eggplant- (aubergine) or potato-based dish, often including ground meat, in the Levant, Middle East, and Balkans, with many local and regional variations. In Greece, the dish is layered and typically served hot.
Tomatoes were just starting to be part of the Greek cuisine in the 1920s, and in early recipes they were not yet used in sauces. The version of moussaka I make is loosely based on my mother's recipe, to which I have added a layer of fried peppers. It is more like a gratin, as it was probably like this in the old days.