At the table
Let a small portion cool before eating; the inside may be hotter than the surface.
Contains wheat. Sesame and peanuts may be present; the thick soup is served hot.
Pepper gives the soup its pungency; chili may be added in some recipes or as a topping. Meat and spice mixtures vary.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
The soup can use beef or other meat in bone broth, with varying spice mixtures. Some preparations add dried daylily buds that have been rehydrated and cut into sections.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory and peppery
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Thick broth with chewy gluten.
- How it’s made
- Simmer bone broth and seasonings, then cook the meat and other ingredients into a thick soup.
The soup can use beef or other meat in bone broth, with varying spice mixtures. Some preparations add dried daylily buds that have been rehydrated and cut into sections.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Henan.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有逍遥镇胡辣汤吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A town’s early breakfast that traveled with Henan migrants
In Xiaoyao Town, the local rush for peppery soup begins soon after 5 a.m.; visitors often arrive closer to midday. Water-fried buns and fried dough snacks share the table with the thick bowl. From the 1970s, people from Xiaoyao carried the soup-making tradition to other cities and opened breakfast stalls, turning a local morning meal into a taste of home for many Henan people living away.