The word gulyas originally meant only "herdsman," but over time the dish became gulyashus goulash meat - that is to say, a meat dish that was prepared by herdsmen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference

Today, gulyas refers both to the herdsmen, and to the soup.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference

Because gulyas is a national dish, it is difficult to find the definitive recipe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Cookbook Challenge # 12 - Gulyas] Reference

She made Hungarian cakes — dobos torte and the like, and they served her gulyas at lunch time.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Magyar Venus]

What peaked my interest in the recipe, was that I thought of gulyas goulash as more like a stew.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference

Here in Estonia, gulyas or guljašš, as it is known here is cooked as a stew, to be served with potatoes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Cookbook Challenge # 12 - Gulyas] Reference

People always get confused when somebody offers a 'authentic' recipe for a gulyas, as that would be the soupy version.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Cookbook Challenge # 12 - Gulyas] Reference

Onions provide the background notes so essential to the range of gulyas and porkolt dishes that are famous not only in Hungary but worldwide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference

The gulyas was really outstanding and the satsivi sauce is just really tasty and interesting...there are so many more recipes that tempt me in this book.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Cookbook Challenge # 16 - Chicken Satsivi] Reference

Part stew, part soup, goulash a spicy beef dish originally from Hungary gulyas were herdsmen, I have learned but found throughout central and eastern Europe, notably those parts that once comprised Austro-Hungarian Empire.    From Wordnik.com.  [goulash | smitten kitchen] Reference

There are, however, the markings that define a gulyas: green peppers, caraway seeds, and loads of paprika, which gives it not only heat and sweetness, but the famous scarlet gorgeousness for which the dish is internationally recognized.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Cookbook Challenge # 12 - Gulyas] Reference

And that is how I have known gulyas, too, but I wanted something more substantial - and also something that would fit with the WCC :-p The best thing about this soup for me was the discovery of good paprika and caraway...now I want to make caraway rolls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Cookbook Challenge # 12 - Gulyas] Reference

At the end of the 19th century, there was heightened awareness and interest in the Hungarian national identity, which led to gulyas leaving the herdsmen, where it was eaten with wooden spoons from a shared kettle, to the manor houses, where it became highly fashionable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference

And while the Gourmet recipe isn’t really gulyas, it sure looks good!.    From Wordnik.com.  [goulash | smitten kitchen] Reference

"In Hungarian, the word gulyas means 'herdsman.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [I is for Innocent]