[Sca-cooks] Goulash- was Regional dishes... OOP

[Phlip]

Brighid skrev, in response to Stefan's question:

> > What is your definition of "goulosh"?
>
>
> I could have sworn that he had this discussion earlier this year, but
> maybe it was another list.  The original goulash is a Hungarian beef
> stew, made with chunks of meat, seasoned with paprika, and not
> containing pasta.  "American Goulash" (sometimes shortened to
> "Goulash") is a dish of macaroni and tomatoes and ground beef.  In
> some parts of the country (such as New Hampshire, where my
> husband was raised) it is called "American Chop Suey").
>
> Gorgeous, being a chefly type, expected Hungarian goulash.

Well, me being me, and very curious, I've been discussing this thread with
Paul Buell. It seems that the "original" goulash may not only be a Mongol
word, but a Mongol dish, different from both things described about. Paul'd
reserching the etymology, and the ingredients, now.

Phlip