This traditional Hungarian food is about 300 years old. Originally, the Hungarian goulash was the food of poor shepherds.

Shepherd in Hungarian language is “gulyás" that is why we call this type of food goulash (made by “gulyás"). Mainly it made from red meat like beef, lamb, and pork. Later on, as this food reached the high society they have made goulash also from wild meats e.g. wild boar, deer, rabbit and so on.

Nowadays, we are cooking goulash from different types of meats. In my family, the most common is to make goulash from beef or chicken.
The most traditional Hungarian goulash made from beef. The main ingredients are meat, onion and paprika. It is worth to mention that the more goulash you cook, the better it is.