Banmian(板麵) is a popular Chinese noodle dish, consisting of handmade noodles served in soup.
The name banmian (board/block noodle) came from the Hakka's method of cutting the noodle into straight strands using a wooden block as ruler.
t consists of egg noodles served in a flavorful soup, often with some type of meat or fish, vegetables and various spices. The base of the entire meal is a soup, so there are numerous variations in ingredients, stocks and noodle shapes. In many instances, the completed soup is topped with an egg that is cooked in the hot liquid above the noodles.
