Goulash

Goulash
Goulash cooking in a bogrács (traditional Hungarian cauldron)
Alternative namesGulash / Gulyás / Gulaš
TypeSoup or stew
Place of originHungary
Region or stateCentral Europe
Balkans
Serving temperaturehot
Main ingredientsMeat, stock, noodles, vegetables (especially potatoes), paprika, spices
Other informationSzoky Konyhaja

Goulash (Hungarian: gulyás) is a soup or stew of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika[1] and other spices.[2] Originating in Hungary, goulash is a common meal predominantly eaten in Central Europe but also in other parts of Europe. It is one of the national dishes of Hungary and a symbol of the country.[3][4][5]

Its origins may be traced back as far as the 10th century to stews eaten by Hungarian shepherds.[6] At that time, the cooked and flavored meat was dried with the help of the sun and packed into bags produced from sheep's stomachs, needing only water to make it into a meal.[6] Earlier versions of goulash did not include paprika, as it was not introduced to Europe until the 16th century.

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  2. ^ Gundel, Karoly (1992). Gundel's Hungarian cookbook. Budapest: Corvina. p. 20. ISBN 963-13-3600-X. OCLC 32227400.
  3. ^ Gil Marks, Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, John Wiley & Sons, 2010, p. 234
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  5. ^ "Top 10 National Dishes -- National Geographic". Travel. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, Britannica Educational Publishing, 2013, p. 94