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(Victor Sack) wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > Victor, dollink, do you know anything about "crema" (I've no clue about
> > the spelling) -- something that is an integral ingredient in Hungarian
> > gulyas and the reason it (gulyas) cant be made like the real deal in
> > Budapest? Maybe comes in a tube?

>
> I rather suspect it is gulyáskrém, either csipös (spicy) or csemege
> (mild). If so, it is a spice mix paste, a convenience product, which
> indeed often enough comes in a tube. If you want to try it, it is
> easily found online, even in the USA (look for "goulash cream"). If
> someone actually told you it is necessary to produce authentic gulyás,
> please tell that person to go enjoy him- or herself at a certain place
> believed to be supernaturally hot. In any case, there are no
> ingredients in any of the authentic actual gulyás versions that couldn't
> be found elsewhere. Here is a list of what is commonly found in a true
> gulyás:

(snips)
>
> Victor

Thanks, Bubba. I'll pass the info along.


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