malatang

/ˈmɑ.ləˌtɑŋ/

Etymology

From Mandarin 麻辣燙/麻辣烫 (málàtàng).

noun

  1. A hot, spicy soup of meat and vegetables, commonly eaten as a street food in China.“Korean crab is small, that's all there is to it, but the red-pepper soup it's cooked in is like Chinese malatang. Meaning it burns you both ways and somehow you're thankful for the pain.”