Hot Oil-Seared Biang-Biang Noodles

In Xi’an, a traditional street vendor will always have a pot of boiling water for noodles and a pot of oil kept right below smoking point, just so they can make this dish. In fact, this is the most old-school way to prepare biang-biang noodles. You know how a burger is just a burger? Biang-biang noodles are just this—fresh hand-ripped strands topped with fragrant aromatics and spices, doused in the aforementioned hot oil, and quickly tossed to coat. Slurp it up fast, bowl in o