Hungarian Goulash ethnic comfort food

Hungarian Goulash:  An ethnic comfort food! Where's the beef? Well, it just might be in the Hungarian Goulash! Do you remember having stew as a child? I hope you liked it! It sure seems like I used to have lots of stew when I was younger. Think of this as stew, Hungarian style -- that's Hungarian Goulash.

Goulash - Gulyás in Hungarian - originates from the word "gulya" meaning herd of cattle or "cowherd". Well, I guess that translation is a good thing since when you think of a cow, you think of beef. You know, I just thought about the word Gulyás -- that was actually the last name of my godmother -- really!! Want to know more about Hungarian Goulash and how to make it? You'll need to check out my article, Hungarian Goulash, to find out!

BTW ... The picture shown is a Hungarian dish of goulash that was actually "Made in Hungary," "shot in Hungary," and finally "eaten in Hungary!" I took that picture in May, 2004 when we were visiting Hungary and Romania.

Stuffed Cabbage Comfort Food

Stuffed Cabbage:  A Comfort Food from my childhood! Stuffed Cabbage is a delicious comfort food that has carried over to my adult life.  It's cabbage leaves stuffed with meat -- beef, lamb or pork -- along with spices and rice!

One of my fondest food memories growing up is watching my grandmother Julia Nagy make Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls ... and then, of course, eating it! She had a "secret ingredient" that made her cabbage rolls the best I've ever had!

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe : Jaguar Julie Secret Ingredients
Copyright Julie Ann Brady

Cabbage leaves are stuffed with the filling and are then baked, simmered or steamed in a covered pot and generally eaten warm, often accompanied with a sauce. The sauce varies widely by cuisine. We usually ate them with homemade mashed potatoes with the "gravy" or "sauce" poured over the potatoes. Yumm, Yumm. This ethnic comfort food was always better the next day, or the day after that.

If you want to know about that "secret ingredient," you'll need to read my article on Stuffed Cabbage : The Best Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Ever to find out. In this lens, you'll find out how to make stuffed cabbage or find a restaurant where you can have some authentic Stuffed Cabbage!