On Jan 12, 10:05*am, Mike Muth > wrote:
> A Moose in Love > wrote:
>
> > Recently, there was a bit of an argument over whether a certain dish
> > was in reality a Goulash.
> > Goulash is a Hungarian dish. *There is a dish which is very different,
> > which is referred to as American Goulash. *These recipes are similar
> > to the recipe that JH put up yesterday.
> >http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...oulash,FF.html
> > example:
> > {
> > AMERICAN GOULASH
>
> <snip>
> I'd never heard of "American Goulash" before, nor had I seen Goulash made
> with ground beef. *I haven't had what is called "Hungarian Goulash" either,
> despite having some Hungarian friends.
>
> The Goulasch to which I am accustomed is the German recipe, not as spicy as
> the Hungarian (from what I hear), but still pretty tasty. *And, no cheese.
>
> I notice that at least some Americans like to put corn (maize for non
> Americans) in their Goulasch.

Where my family is from, corn is called kukuruz.

>*My German friends and relatives won't.
> There is an attitude in many places that maize is for animals, not people..
> That is slowly changing in Germany as corn on the cob has made an
> appearance in stores. *Still, corn is far from being the staple it is in
> the US.

Years ago, in Malaysia, we walked past a woman boiling up corn for
sale by the side of the road. So corn caught on sooner some places
than others. Even so, popcorn is ubiquitous in German movie theaters,
where one has a choice of sweet or salty.