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The gulyás is the traditional mounted cattle-herdsman of
The gulyás is the traditional mounted cattle-herdsman of Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
. The gulyás tradition is associated with the Hungarian puszta
The Hungarian Puszta () is a temperate grassland biome of the Alföld or Great Hungarian Plain. It is an exclave of the Eurasian Steppe, and lies mainly around the River Tisza in the eastern part of Hungary, as well as in the western part of t ...
and with the Hungarian Grey or Hungarian Steppe breed of Podolic cattle, hu, Magyar szürke szarvasmarha, now considered a meat breed but formerly used as oxen. ''Gulyás'' is the origin of the word ''goulash
Goulash ( hu, gulyás) is a soup or stew of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices. Originating in Hungary, goulash is a common meal predominantly eaten in Central Europe but also in other parts of Europe. It is one of the n ...
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See also
* Csikós * Betyárs * Hajduk (soldiers)References
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