LOCAL FOOD GUIDE

Beiwudu Hulatang Peppery Soup 北舞渡胡辣汤

Beiwudu Hulatang Peppery Soup is featured among the local specialties of Henan.

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Beiwudu Hulatang Peppery Soup (北舞渡胡辣汤) is a local soup tradition of Beiwudu (北舞渡) in Wuyang County (舞阳县), Luohe (漯河). Beef and mutton versions are both made there. Xinhua describes meat aromas rising with the fragrance of pepper, while local food historian Jia Guangxing (贾广兴) characterizes the style as moderately spicy and gentle on the palate.

Breakfast and beyond

Soup shops line the town’s streets, including businesses run by the Shan (闪), Ding (丁), Li (李) and Wan (宛) families. Packaged versions can also be taken home.

A trading town’s soup

The town was a transport junction during the Ming and Qing dynasties, when pepper and other spices were distributed through its river trade. Xinhua connects the soup’s local development with boatmen needing a filling, quick meal. Shan Guoyu (闪国雨) dates his own family’s business to 1879; earlier generations sold soup from carts at markets before later opening breakfast shops.

AI illustration: A bowl of thick pepper soup with gluten and vegetables.
AI illustration · AI 示意图（菜式参考，非实拍） · 胡辣汤 — A general serving example; recipes and presentation vary.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-09-26

Sources & reading

Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-26. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.