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K,

Pecorino has a lot more flavor than Parmesan. Yes, Wegman's carries Locatelli.

The idea of spicing up the bechamel is excellent.

Tim

I made this recipe last week. Forewarned that it might be a bit bland, I added twice the amount of oregano to the meat sauce and used my strongest cinnamon. I added some nutmeg to the bechamel and used a pretty free hand with the pepper all around (not that I don't usually). It was plenty salty enough.

It was good, certainly not as spicy as lasagna, but much better than the gluey mess I remember from the first time I ever tried pastitsio. I thought the cinnamon threw it a bit off-balance, but it was just right when I warmed some up the next day. I think next time I make this, I'll make the sauce the day before and let it sit in the fridge to come together a bit flavor-wise.