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BorisGrishenko1985 t1_j48coix wrote

Reply to comment by BorisGrishenko1985 in American Chop Suey by Simmyphila

My folks moved here from Ohio so I’m sure thats why we called it goulash. Lots of Hungarian influence out there.

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Alldamage t1_j48ijor wrote

Grew up in Maine. Mom grew up in Maine. Always called goulash. Didn’t know about American Chop Suey until I went to college in Mass. Funny how names change. Wonder if goulash lost its name due to sounding Russian, and the Soviet scare, like how Russian Salad dressing turning Thousand Island dressing

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IamSauerKraut t1_j492ktt wrote

My extended F-C family has been making ACS since shortly after some returned from serving in Korea. Long a staple among the older set; less so among the younger who think it is for poor people.

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sspif t1_j4ari9w wrote

Hungarians would fight you if they ever heard you call chop suey goulash.

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BorisGrishenko1985 t1_j4bjdxs wrote

Haha isn’t goulash a Hungarian dish?

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sspif t1_j4brbqt wrote

Yes, that’s the point. But actual goulash doesn’t resemble American chop suey at all. Not even a little bit.

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BorisGrishenko1985 t1_j4bvjbn wrote

Sorry to ruffle your Hungarian feathers. After a quick google search it seems that they aren’t that far off in some cases but assuming you are Hungarian I’ll roll with it.

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