Hungarian Goulash is a dish made with beef stew meat (usually chuck roast). It includes root vegetables in either a soup or stew that is seasoned with Hungarian sweet paprika or hot paprika. American Goulash is the poor man's version of this classic dish that is made with ground beef, tomato sauce, spices, and elbow macaroni. It's a very thick soup, which is just about the only thing it has in common with the Hungarian version.