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Oh, it can be quite tasty. My objection is the It, especially when they just call it goulash, without a qualifier. It does have other names, so when I have made it, I didn't call it goulash.
That concoction of macaroni, ground beef, and canned tomatoes was usually called "chili mac" in our house when I was growing up, although it didn't have much to do with chili. I loved it myself. Very budget friendly.
 
That concoction of macaroni, ground beef, and canned tomatoes was usually called "chili mac" in our house when I was growing up, although it didn't have much to do with chili. I loved it myself. Very budget friendly.

My dad called it Macaroni and Hamburg, therefore that was its official name in our home. Sloppy joes were called Hamburg BBQ. Hamburgers were also called Hamburgs. Away from the house, I called them hamburgers (or burgers) like everyone else on the planet. :ROFLMAO:

CD
 
Some parts of America call it American Chop Suey. Don't know why.

American goulash, IIRC, was something moms used to make to feed a family on a budget. I liked it, and even my mom couldn't ruin it. Very filling, too.

C
Don't forget "Johnny Marzetti".
 
To add to all the confusion - I always understood Goulash actually meant stew - but now see it means herdsman and Goulash, (no translation.) Perhaps it originated as a herdman's stew.

I never heard of the expression Ground Beef until learning to grocery shop on my own. No matter what the dish it was called Hamburger meat.
also don't remember ever hearing about American Goulash or American Chop Suey until recently. When I did hear about 'American' Goulash I never dreamed it was ground beef instead of chunks of meat. Thought they just added or didn't add something like the paprika!
 
I never heard of the expression Ground Beef until learning to grocery shop on my own. No matter what the dish it was called Hamburger meat.
Not to continue beating this poor dead horse (or cow)...

My dad was a butcher, so he was always very specific when it came to cuts of meat. In his mind, a "hamburger" was something that was made from ground beef, not the product itself. But I have heard people sometimes refer to ground beef as hamburger.
 
Hamburger Helper anyone?
;):chef:

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Not to continue beating this poor dead horse (or cow)...

My dad was a butcher, so he was always very specific when it came to cuts of meat. In his mind, a "hamburger" was something that was made from ground beef, not the product itself. But I have heard people sometimes refer to ground beef as hamburger.
I never understood people calling ground beef hamburger. My mom called it chop meat. She worked in a little grocery/market meat dept. and that's what they called it in the back. But the label said ground beef. I sometimes do say chop meat, but I usually say ground beef.
 
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When it first came out in the grocer's I was struggling on how to feed the kids with an extremely limited budget. I was so excited to see this I thought "Hurrah! Many of my problems solved!" Only ever bought two packages. Thought I had messed up the first one but the 2nd one was just as bad. The Salt content was enough to make you gag. Never bought it again. Early mid-70's?
 
Had any of my family worked in a grocers I'm sure we would have done the same. Growing up, ground beef was only really used to make hamburgers. Never really had it with anything else that I can think of. We didn't even really have hamburgers until the 60's and I can honestly say I don't rember mom ever making them. It was something I only really started having when going to the A&W 'with the gang' or when BBQ's came into popularity.
 
Some parts of America call it American Chop Suey. Don't know why.

American goulash, IIRC, was something moms used to make to feed a family on a budget. I liked it, and even my mom couldn't ruin it. Very filling, too.

CD
We call it American Chop Suey. Other names I can think of off hand: Slumgullion, Johnny Marietta, Beefaroni.
 
Dragn', didn't you have meatloaf made with ground beef? We didn't get hamburgers often. We got meatloaf more often. I can't really think of anything else my mum made with ground beef. We didn't get spaghetti or macaroni. I do remember my mum making her own egg noodles, but I don't remember what she used them with. I remember her making very simple egg noodles to drop into broth. They were sort of a cross between a thin crepe and a very thin omelette. Then she rolled them up and sliced them into noodles.
 
We must have but I don't remember. LOL strange the things I remember and other stuff is a complete blank.
Probably mentioned this before. Mom made the most amazing hash with left-over roast. Those famous meat grinders that would take your finger if you pushed too far. I've never been able to duplicate it.
 
Again, in my dad's house, ground beef in any form, cooked in any way, was "Hamburg." Make it into patties, cook it, and put it on a bun... those were Hamburgs. You made meatloaf with a a big pile of Hamburg. Salisbury steaks, made with Hamburg. Meatballs, round Hamburgs.

I have no idea why.

CD
 
Again, in my dad's house, ground beef in any form, cooked in any way, was "Hamburg." Make it into patties, cook it, and put it on a bun... those were Hamburgs. You made meatloaf with a a big pile of Hamburg. Salisbury steaks, made with Hamburg. Meatballs, round Hamburgs.

I have no idea why.

CD
Your dad sounds like the original Hamburgler. :ROFLMAO:
 
At home, ground beef was ground up beef, and hamburger is something shaped in a patty and placed on a bun.
I kind of wonder if “Hungarian” Goulash is perhaps using a redundant word?
I’ve never heard of any other nationality being used when referring to goulash.
I have a humorous story about this. My bestie's very sassy friend was coming for dinner where I was cooking. No one would say what they wanted. She said, "What can I do to help?" I replied she could tell me what she wanted for dinner. She exclaimed, "GOULASH!" I said, "American or Hungarian?" Total silence. Then she said, "Up...flip a coin?"

American Goulash it was. :giggle:

Hamburger Helper anyone?
Dragn....Hamburger never needs helped. ;)
 
Oh right, I don't actually remember my mum buying ground beef. I won't say she never did, but it probably would have been from a butcher, not a supermarket. I remember her grinding the meat in one of those hand crank meat griners. It got attached to the pull out bread board that mid century kitchens usually had.
 
It got attached to the pull out bread board that mid century kitchens usually had.
and they should bring them back - I missed mine when I redid the kitchen. That project opened my eyes to a lot of the stupidity of "upgrading" one's kitchen. Worse thing I ever did - on a par with selling the farm.
 

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