Displays are common throughout the world and are the focal point of many cultural and religious celebrations. Fireworks were invented in ancient China in the 12th century to scare away evil spirits, as a natural extension of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China of gunpowder.
Gouda (/ËÉ¡aÊdÉ/, [ËÉ£ÊuÌ¯daË] ( listen) or /ËÉ¡uËdÉ/; Dutch: Goudse kaas, meaning cheese from Gouda) is a Dutch yellow cheese made from cow's milk. It is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands. One of the most popular cheeses worldwide, the name is used today as a general term for a variety of similar cheese produced in the traditional Dutch manner, as well as the Dutch original.
American goulash, is an American comfort food dish, similar to American chop suey. American goulash is usually referred to in the midwestern and southern United States as simply goulash. In the Inland Northwest around Spokane, it is a common school and home dish simply called macaroni hamburger and tomato. As a descendant, of sorts, of Hungarian goulash, the only real connection seems to be the name, and the inclusion of beef and paprika.