Dish · 4 kitchens in 3 cities
Goulash
Beef stewed with paprika and onion — the Hungarian gulyás and the Viennese and Czech versions it inspired.
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In Budapest
Vörösboros marhapörkölt
Frici Papa Kifőzdéje · Terézváros · ~Ft 5,500 pp
Marhapörkölt, beef stewed slowly with paprika and red wine. Portions are generous, so a starch on the side is all it needs.
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Gulyás
Stand25 Bisztró · Krisztinaváros · ~Ft 16,000 pp
Gulyás, the Hungarian beef soup with paprika, slow-simmered and finished with a little lemon peel: one small, deliberate change to a dish most kitchens never touch.
In Prague
Pivovarský guláš z hovězího krku
U Slovanské lípy · Žižkov (Tachovské náměstí) · ~Kč 320 pp
Beer-hall goulash, beef stew, of beef neck under red onion and fresh chilli, with dumpling and homemade potato pancakes. To share beside the svíčková.
In Vienna
Rindsgulasch
Duspara · Margareten · ~€55 pp
Beef goulash with boiled potatoes
Rindsgulasch, beef stewed slowly with onion and paprika, with salt potatoes. When it's on the card, the first thing we ask for.