Sweet Paprika drying in an open shed
Translations: Mind the Gate! and Biting Dog
Traveling in Hungary one sees goulash on the menu of probably all Hungarian style restaurants. Before we left Budapest we had a fine example of what is a true goulash. It's not what my Mom cooked and served us as children from her Betty Crocker cookbook which was basically ground beef, onions, macaroni noodles, and tomatoes baked in the oven with cheddar cheese on top. I guess that was sort of a homemade precursor to Hamburger Helper! A fond comfort food memory, but not what Hungarians would claim as their own. A Hungarian goulash is more of a stew and always has sweet paprika as a primary spice.
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