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	'''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]].		'''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]].<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulatang English Wikipedia: Hulatang]</ref><ref name="em">[https://eastmoment.com/chinese-food/henan-cuisine/ East Moment: Henan cuisine breakfast notes]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== 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.		Body is viscous and spoon-coating; heat comes mainly from '''black pepper''' and a spice blend rather than chili alone, though chili oil is sometimes added at the table. Soft texture cue: gluten strands (面筋), vermicelli, daylily buds, wood ear, and meat bits float in a peppery broth that should taste warming and aromatic, not thin like clear consommé.<ref name="wp"></ref> Soft aroma cue: pepper and spice hit first, then savory stock. Soft regional cue: Kaifeng and other cities keep local variants, including beef- or lamb-leaning broth styles; Xiaoyaozhen (Xiaoyao Town, Xihua County, Zhoukou) is widely cited as a famous style name travelers look for.<ref name="em"></ref> Keep distinct from Sichuan [[Malatang]] (chili-forward street boil) and from clear northern meat soups without the starch body.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== 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.		Starch slurry or gluten-wash starch; black pepper and mixed spices; salt; aromatics; optional gluten tufts, vermicelli, daylily, wood ear, beef or mutton, and chili oil finish. Soft craft overview: build a seasoned broth, thicken, add mix-ins, finish pepper-hot—overview only, not a recipe. Soft breakfast kit: often sold beside fried flatbreads, steamed buns, or Kaifeng-style fried buns for dunking. Related [[Henan Food]] snacks include [[Daokou Braised Chicken]] and noodle neighbors such as [[Huimian]].

	== History and culture ==		== 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~~.		Documented across Henan street breakfast culture as an everyday morning bowl rather than a banquet showpiece. Soft style geography: Xiaoyaozhen hulatang is repeatedly named in Chinese and English food writing as a reference style that spread with migrants and breakfast chains; Kaifeng locals also claim distinctive house versions paired with other dawn snacks.<ref name="wp"></ref><ref name="em"></ref> Soft etymology cue: the name points to pepper (胡椒) and pungency (辣) more than to a single chili cultivar. Soft folk origin tales exist in local marketing and should stay soft without a firm inventorship date. Soft travel memory: People's Daily–style regional food features describe steaming bowls at dawn markets as a Henan identity marker—cultural reportage, not shop advertising. Soft naming: English menus may say "peppery soup," "Henan spicy soup," or simply "hulatang."

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	~~Hot~~ for breakfast, often with flatbread. See [[Henan Food]] and [[Daokou Braised Chicken]].		Served hot for breakfast or late-night snack, often with flatbread for dipping. Soft variation: beef vs lamb stock; gluten-heavy vs vermicelli-heavy bowls; mild pepper vs heavy spice; Xiaoyaozhen-labeled shops vs Kaifeng house styles. Soft pairing: fried dough or buns; contrast with clearer soups and with [[Huimian]]. Soft diaspora note: Henan restaurants outside the province sometimes list it as a hometown breakfast. See [[Henan Food]] and [[Daokou Braised Chicken]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Daokou Braised Chicken]]		* [[Daokou Braised Chicken]]
	* [[Huimian]]		* [[Huimian]]
			* [[Malatang]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

			== References ==
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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Hulatang.jpg
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| alternate_name = Peppery soup; Henan hulatang; 胡辣汤
| pinyin = Húlà tāng
| type = Thick soup
| course = Breakfast / snack
| country = China
| region = Henan
| other = Pepper-forward thickened breakfast soup
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'''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]].

== See also ==

* [[Henan Food]]
* [[Daokou Braised Chicken]]
* [[Huimian]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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