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What is Xi’an Meatball Hulatang?
Xi’an’s thick, peppery breakfast soup with halal beef or lamb meatballs and vegetables.
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Flavor profile
Peppery · Savory · Warming
Xi’an’s thick, peppery breakfast soup with halal beef or lamb meatballs and vegetables.
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Key ingredients
Beef or lamb meatballs, beef or mutton broth, potatoes, cabbage, carrots or beans, pepper and starch.
This is a food guide, not a recipe. Ingredients and preparation vary between cooks, shops and cities.
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How it is usually made
Meatballs and vegetables are simmered in seasoned broth, which is thickened before serving. This Xi’an Muslim-quarter style is distinct from Henan hulatang, which commonly uses wheat gluten and shredded ingredients.
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Origin and food culture
Xi’an meatball hulatang belongs to the city’s Hui Muslim breakfast tradition. It should be distinguished from Henan hulatang, which has a different ingredient structure and seasoning profile.
The Xi’an bowl centers on halal beef or lamb meatballs and chunky vegetables in a peppery, starch-thickened broth, commonly eaten with bread in the morning.