Which country does goulash come from?

It's from Hungary. I remember my wife cooking it for her mother and step-father once. Knowing that her step-father wouldn't eat anything with a foreign name she told him it was stew. When he had finished eating he described it as the best stew he had ever eaten.

hi keithold it is me the master i have an answer for you here below
Goulash is originally from hungary but now it is spread throughout the world and i love it :))) mmmm goulash lol

That makes me hungary. It's from hungry.

Speaking of which, a garden centre near where I used to live used to have a sign which read "Do not feed the fish, they are not hungary". I used to love that fish and I once asked if they had any fish that WERE Hungarian, I just got a blank look though

Eastern Europe is a meat-and-potatoes kind of place. Hungarian meat and potatoes, however, are better than the ones in the surrounding countries as they’re spicier—paprika, black pepper and onions are essential ingredients in just about any Hungarian dish.

Goulash is the Eastern European dish most recognized by foreigners, and if you don’t try some while you’re in Hungary you wasted a trip. It originated in Hungary, and Hungarians still do it best. Most restaurants have a few different kinds of goulash, a different meat used for each – you probably won’t find a vegetarian one, though.

The meat here is often fattier than what you might be used to. Hungarians, like Indians, try to use every part of the animal. Tripe, for example (soup made from cow or pig intestines), is a common dish here and can be found in just about every restaurant in Hungary. Goose liver is also considered a delicacy – it’s so soft that you can spread it on bread, often with salt and pepper added. Try the lamb brain soup, too, you won’t regret it.

Menus at restaurants here tell you exactly how many grams each dish weighs. With fish, this can affect the price – it’s priced by gram, with the price for the average fish listed in the column. Don’t be surprised if your fish ends up costing more than you expected, if today’s catch was a bit fatter than your normal fish. The cost of meat dishes occasionally varies, too, depending on how big whatever they had laying around was. Don’t be afraid to ask if you have any questions about your total – waiters here won’t roll their eyes and storm off like in Slovakia. Fish here are usually served whole, fins, eyes and all. There’s a technique for eating them without getting all the bones in your fork, you’d be advised to learn it.

Restaurants in Budapest and other tourist spots sometimes have the menu in German and/or English as well as Hungarian. A 10-15% tip for the waiter is usual, although a minority of places include a service charge in the bill. Be generous, unless the service is truly atrocious – a dollar or two goes a lot further for them.

Gypsy musicians often come through restaurants where there are customers with money. They’ll surround each table individually and play too loud for anyone at the table to talk for a minute or two, then expect a tip. Just give them 100 florints or so, no matter how pissed off you are at being interrupted without asking for it or how much you hate accordions. It’s not worth an argument. Always keep in mind, even if you’re poor back home you’re rich here.

This isn’t the country for vegetarians. In a traditional Hungarian restaurant, there won’t be much for them except fried cheese and fried mushrooms. Lately, though, Italian food has been growing more popular, and there are plenty of Italian dishes without meat. The pizza in most of Eastern Europe is awful, but it’s surprisingly good at some restaurants here.

Breakfast in Hungary, like elsewhere on the Continent, usually consists of rolls with various cold cuts and spreads. Although both cheese and meat are usual, cheese cold cuts predominate more strongly here than further west. Eggs are popular too, always hard-boiled. You won’t find them any other way on the Continent, fried and scrambled eggs are an Anglo-Saxon thing.

Tea is always drunk without milk. Hungarians, and many other Continentals, think the English and Irish are lunatics for taking milk in theirs. Coffee is a lot more popular than tea. Traditionally, Hungarians liked their coffee strong and black, although western tastes are starting to catch on.

If you order bottled water, there’s a chance you’ll get tap water in an old bottle instead. There’s a law saying that drinks have to be served with the top on, to prevent this, but not enough people bother to complain to make much of a difference.

Chile? Oh no that's something else.

Hungary! I'm 1/4 Hungarian and I make a mean goulash :) Care to try some? lol!

Hungary and Romania

i thought a goulash was a shoe :P

Hi Keith

I have a recipe called "Hungarian Goulash" so I would assume it's from Hungary.

It's called Hungarian Goulash isn't it?

Goulash is great, not use where its from thoguh

Hungary...now I'm hungry for some goulash.

Hungary

MrSkinny:
No offence, but you are terribly wrong.

"Goulash" is the English pronunciation of the Hungarian word "Gulyas" (Gulyás) which means "herdsman" as this type of food was originally popular amongst them.

CEOCASS:
Detailed description, though not very accurate :P

Hungary.

It is Austro-Hungarian and came to the west before WW1, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire existed.

Goulash originated in the northwest provincial area of the former european country of Yugoslavia. This area was known as Goulandrow, and the chefs actually used whips to lash out at aged sides of beef. This process softened and texturized the meat that was originally used in the preparation of a stew that earned the moniker Goul- Lash, which was then shortened in time to Goulash.