Moussaka at room temperature. In the Arab countries it is usually eaten cold or hot depending on the country. The English name for moussaka has Arabic origin "musaqqa‘a" (), literally 'that which is fed liquid'. It was reborrowed from Greek "" () and from other Balkan languages, all of which borrowed the word from Ottoman. The word is first attested in English in 1862, written "mùzàkkà". Most versions are based primarily on sautéed aubergine (eggplant) and tomato, usually with minced meat, mostly lamb. However, the Greek version includes layers of meat and eggplant topped with a Béchamel ("white") sauce, and baked.
Dog meat of dog meat is illegal, farmers are allowed to slaughter dogs for personal consumption. The favorite type of meat comes from a dog related to the Rottweiler and consumed as "Mostbröckli", a form of marinated meat. Animals are slaughtered by butchers and either shot or bludgeoned. In his 1979 book "Unmentionable Cuisine", Calvin Schwabe described a Swiss dog meat recipe "gedörrtes Hundefleisch" served as paper-thin slices, as well as smoked dog ham, "Hundeschinken", which is prepared by salting and drying raw dog meat. It is illegal in Switzerland to commercially produce food made from dog meat. Although in most states