Step 1. Prepare the dough

• Mix the water, flour and salt in a bowl. Knead the dough by hand (or with a food processor fitted with a dough hook) until it is completely smooth and all the pieces are gone.

• You can test whether the dough is good by taking a piece and pulling it out into a square. When it becomes so thin, without tearing, that it allows light to pass through, the dough is good. If the dough is too heavy, you can let it rest for 20 minutes in a bowl with a tea towel over it, so that it becomes lighter to knead.

• Divide the dough into 24 to 28 equal pieces and shape them into small slippers (approximately the shape of a pickle).

• Brush a layer of oil on each piece of dough so they don't stick together.

• Then place the pieces of dough on a plate or bowl and cover it with a layer of plastic foil. Let the dough rest for at least an hour, but no longer than two hours. In the meantime, continue with steps 2 and 3. Still have time left after that? In the meantime, read Willem's story about Chinese food culture !

Step 2. Prepare the sauce

• Mix the dark vinegar and soy sauce together and set aside.

• Make more sauce if you want to add more afterwards to taste. (Note: the ratio is always 3 parts dark vinegar and 2 parts soy sauce).

Step 3. Prepare the spice mix and vegetables

• Grate the garlic and ginger. Cut the spring onion into small rings.

• Grind the chili flakes, sechuan pepper, chili powder and cumin finely in a mortar.

• Mix the garlic, ginger and herbs together and set aside.

• Chop the vegetables of your choice (bok choy, baby romaine lettuce or spinach) into large pieces, place in a large bowl and set aside.

Step 4. Make the noodles

• Watch this video for an example of the next steps .

• Bring a large pot of water to the boil

• Sprinkle the counter with flour (or oil) so that the noodles do not stick to the counter.

• Place a sheet of dough on the counter and use a rolling pin to roll the sheet slightly flat until it is approximately 1 cm thick. You will be left with a flat oval pancake.

• Tip: Take a chopstick and place it lengthwise on the dough. Press the chopstick in firmly. You do this so that you can easily pull the noodle apart later.

• Grab the ends of the dough and pound the center piece on the counter several times. You will notice that the dough becomes longer and thinner. Once the dough has been formed into a long noodle, pull the two noodles apart (through the chopstick-made groove).

• Immediately throw the noodles into the boiling water and let it cook for 1 to 2 minutes. When the noodles are ready, grab the noodles with tongs and add them to the bowl with vegetables.

• Repeat the steps until all the dough balls have been shaped into cooked noodles.

Step 5. Prepare the Biang Biang Noodles

• Place 6-8 tablespoons of oil in a small pan on the stove over low heat.

• Add the dark vinegar and soy sauce sauce and the prepared spice mix to the cooked noodles and vegetables.

• When the oil is hot (and it starts to smoke a bit), add it to the bowl with noodles, vegetables, sauce and herbs. Please note: this may crackle.

• Mix everything well and serve the Biang Biang Noodles in a large soup bowl.