American chop suey: Like it or lump it?

[BurtWorm]

[MissMillie]

1. I like it

but these days it does not like me.

[BurtWorm]

2. I'm sorry to hear that.

Is it the ground beef or the green peppers?

[MissMillie]

6. neither

it's the pasta

[Danmel]

3. What is it?

Never heard of it- what is it?

[BurtWorm]

4. It used to be a staple of hot lunch

It's macaroni, ground beef, tomato sauce, onions and green peppers.

[MissMillie]

8. In my family recipe

it's not tomato sauce, but just diced tomatoes.

Oh yeah, you forgot the garlic.

[UdoKier]

12. Sounds okay. Always thought it was Chinese.

nt

[sir_captain]

14. There is nothing Chinese

about Chop Suey.

[Cobalt Violet]

5. Like it only with meat substitute and whole wheat elbows.

:9

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. Looks like goulash to me.

Yum!

[da_chimperor]

11. I know a very proud Hungarian who would be horrified to hear you say that

;)

[Beware the Beast Man]

13. Heheheh...okay, how about Hamburger Helper?

Besides, Chef Boy-ar-dee is only the finest of Italian foods! ;)

[da_chimperor]

17. I know a group of Italians who would probably kick your ass for that

I won't tell them, I promise! :D

[skygazer]

9. We called it goulash

And yes, I love it. I make it with ground turkey now, though. No more beef for me.

[BurtWorm]

10. Wow! A regional variation!

In what part of the country is it called goulash? In Maine it was called American chop suey.

[skygazer]

15. My mom always called it goulash

She was Italian so I don't know if that has anything to do with it and we lived in Vermont so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I knew people who called it American Chop Suey which never made a lot of sense to me because it's too long a name for one thing and looks nothing like chop suey for another. However, I believe goulash is a Hungarian stew of some sort so that makes just as little sense.

Have I confused you yet? :evilgrin:

My mother in law called the same dish "Elbows" which was pretty simple and descriptive. She lived in Rhode Island but was French Canadian.

[BurtWorm]

16. You're right. It makes no sense, whether faux chinois or faux Hungarian.

:crazy:

Let alone French Canadian.