When I saw that goulash is a possible Dish of the Quarter, it seemed fitting to share this 2015 article.
In 2014, Robb Walsh visited Leipzig, Germany, and surrounding areas, and chased down a “goulash canon” that was serving chili con carne!
In Prague, he ate goulash - his take on the recipe is here.
That recipe later made it into his 2015 The Chili Cookbook, and the Houston Chronicle interviewed him and included that recipe in the article (plus recipes for homemade chili powder, Cincinnati chili, lobster chili, and the chili con carne served at his now-closed El Real restaurant). From the article:
During a trip to Prague he learned that Czech goulash is actually Hungarian “cowboy soup.” Gulyas (goulash) in Hungarian means “cowboy,” named for cowboys who herded cattle on the Great Hungarian Plain in the 19th century. The link between Hungarian goulash and Texas chili is the cowboy cultures where cattle-drive meals were made with meat and peppers. The connection grows even stronger, Walsh uncovered, in that the production of commercial paprika powder inspired German immigrant William Gebhardt to create an ancho chile powder in New Braunfels in 1899. Gebhardt’s Eagle Brand Chili Powder, made with ancho chile, cumin and oregano, eventually became so popular and prevalent that it “standardized the flavor of chili con carne across the country,” Walsh writes.
