Northeast Italy
Thick stews similar to "pörkölt" and the original cattlemen stew are popular throughout almost all the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire, from Northeast Italy to the Carpathians. Like "pörkölt," these stews are generally served with boiled or mashed potato, polenta, dumplings (e.g. "nokedli", or "galuska"), spätzle or, alternatively, as a stand-alone dish with bread. Romani people have their own version of goulash.