Biang Biang Noodles Cooking Experience
Overview
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3 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
In this 3 hours tour, you will have a whole experience of living like a local in this old city. Follow your local expert, you will dive deeper in the local market and know a variety of spices and ingredients, and even utensils for cooking. After the market visiting, you will get to an off-the-beaten courtyard and sip a cup of green tea and enjoy a tranquil time. Following that will be a life-long memory of Biang Biang Noodles Cooking experience. You will learn how to make flour dough, how to pull the flour strips and how to make the delicious sauces. At the end of the tour, you will get the recipe for the dish and a certificate issued by us.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Your local expert will meet you at Sa Jin Qiao Subway Station Exit B of Line 1 at assigned time and you will stop by a local market first. In the hustling and bustling market, you will see multifarious vegetables and seasoning fruits neatly stacked, spices stored in old bags, fresh meats hung on walls, and other food ingredients on sale. Replete with local morning market culture, you will go to a quiet private courtyard nearby the City Wall. Welcomed by our staff, you will be served with a cup of fresh green tea to relax a little.Today’s main dish will be this unique noodles. You will prepare the flour dough first by mixing the water and flour in a certain ratio. Then press the dough into round flat shape and cut it into strips. Now comes the most important part, pull the strips into long thin noodles. This requires a lot of strength and technique. Finishing the pulling, the noodles are ready for boiling. Cover the boiled noodles with prepared sauces and pour hot oil on it, a bowl of Biang Biang Noodles is done! You will enjoy what you have made, which can be quite fulfilling. After the meal, you will be served with fruits or local snacks as desserts. The tour draws to the end.
Sample Menu
main
Biang Biang Noodles
What‘s Included
Lunch/dinner, depending on which option you choose.
Snacks
English-speaking tour guide service fee.
Private transportation
Gratuities
Options
Cooking Class for Lunch/Dinner
Duration: 3 hours
Making Biang Biang Noodles: Start with a market exploration, the tour will continue as a cooking experience and end with a delicious meal made by you.
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Incredible noodle making experience
P213LXericd,Jun 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a private market tour and noodle making class with Michael 常. It was incredible! I usually live in Guangzhou and have wanted to learn to make homemade noodles, but haven't had the opportunity. Biang biang was the perfect kind of noodle to learn because they use simple ingredients and the wide flat shape makes them easy to make by hand without breaking. Michael took us to the market where we picked out all the ingredients for the meal. He is very knowledge and his English is perfect. He taught us how to make the noodles, the sauce, and two side dishes. The whole time we were able to ask him all the questions we could think of about the food in Xi'an. The noodles were delicious. By my 6th noodle I had the hang of it. Afterwards Michael gave us recommendations for the best way to visit the terracotta army, and for several places to eat on Xi'an. I am so glad I booked this early in my trip! I can't recommend highly enough.
Michael started our day...
Samuel D,Mar 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Michael started our day with a trip to the local street markets to obtain some produce as well as learn about a few of the more unusual items for sale! Following this we had a fun experience creating our own dish under his expert guidance before tucking into our well deserved lunch. If you enjoy doing something a little different during your time in Xi’an then I’d highly recommend giving this experience ago.
Biang biang noodle making class
cajeziorski,Apr 6, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lily and Michael were so accommodating in this class! There aren’t too many tourists to Xi’an at the moment, so they invited me to their house. Michael met me in town and took me to the local market to buy ingredients, then we went to their house, where I learned to make biang biang noodles. They also prepared some other dishes (spinach noodles, century eggs, and a pork jelly dish) for me to try. They were so friendly, and I will definitely try to make the noodles again! I would definitely recommend to anyone coming to Xi’an who enjoys food!
Fun noodle making in great setting
888staceye,Dec 18, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My boyfriend came to visit me in China where I live (I am American). We took the noodle making class. We were the only two people which made it a nice fun experience with Lily and the chef at the restaurant. Beautiful restaurant and great experience making and then eating what we made. Lily was warm and accommodating even when I needed to adjust our times to meet and leave. Would highly recommend.
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