Lasagna on This Day in History

This day in history: Today is National Lasagna Day. Lasagna originated in Naples, Italy in the Middle Ages. The word “lasagna” referred to the pot in which the food was cooked. It is thought that the word “lasagna” is derived from the Greek word for "chamber pot." It is possible to make lasagna in the dish washer. All you have to do is put the ingredients together in a dish, cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil, then use the heated dry and sanitize cycle on your dishwasher to cook the lasagna. The most expensive lasagna is the $100 'Diamond and Gold' Lasagna at Portofino. This particular lasagna is stuffed with porcini mushrooms, Iberico ham and Prosciutto di Parma as well as 24-month-aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, buffalo mozzarella and Kobe Bolognese and is topped with Alfredo sauce infused with foie gras. However, the most famous lasagna in the world is John Chandler's Lasagna, a Texas lasagna described as "an artery-clogging tower of sweet Italian sausage, ground beef and ricotta cheese."