Hulatang
|
Hulatang
|
Hulatang (Simplified Chinese: 胡辣汤; Traditional Chinese: 胡辣湯; Pinyin: Húlà tāng), often translated as peppery soup, is a Henan breakfast soup thickened with starch and seasoned assertively with black pepper (胡椒)—a morning staple across central China and a signature of Henan Food.
Characteristics
Body is viscous; heat comes mainly from pepper rather than chili alone; gluten strands, vermicelli, or meat bits may appear. Kaifeng and other cities have local variants including lamb-broth styles.
Ingredients (overview)
Starch slurry or gluten-wash starch, pepper, salt, aromatics, optional gluten tufts, vermicelli, daylily, wood ear, or meat. Chili oil is sometimes added but classic emphasis is pepper.
History and culture
Documented across Henan street breakfast culture and listed among Yu-cuisine snacks with items such as Daokou Braised Chicken on regional food pages.
Serving and variations
Hot for breakfast, often with flatbread. See Henan Food and Daokou Braised Chicken.