Henan cuisine

thumb|upright|Aspic with chicken and eggs Aspic () or meat jelly is a savoury gelatin made with a meat stock or broth, set in a mold to encase other ingredients. These often include pieces of meat, seafood, vegetable, or eggs. Aspic is also sometimes referred to as aspic gelée or aspic jelly. In its simplest form, aspic is essentially a gelatinous version of conventional soup.

sour soup of Chinese cuisine

thumb|upright|A crab-roe tang bao of the Jiangsu style

Hulatang, also known as hot pepper soup or spicy soup, is a Chinese traditional soup originating in Henan Province that became popularized in both Henan and Shaanxi Province. Chinese immigrants have introduced it to the United States, where it is known as "spicy soup". It can be divided into two different versions in Henan: Xiaoyaozhen version (from a town near Zhoukou City) and Beiwudu version. As its nameliterally the characters 'pepper' + 'capsicum/chilli' + 'soup'implies, capsicum and black pepper are put into the broth made by beef soup.

Native cooking styles of the Henan province in China