Bun bo Hue is, according to Anthony Bourdain, "the greatest soup 汤 tāng in the world". Among the ingredients 配 料 pèi liào for this soup noodle are

- beef 牛肉 niú ròu
- crab meat dumplings 蟹 肉饺子 xiè ròu jiǎo zi
- soup boiled with mixed bones, fermented shrimp paste, spices and lemon grass
- pig's foot 猪 脚 zhū jiǎo
- blood cake
- cilantro 胡荽叶 hú suī yè
- mung bean sprouts 胡 荽叶 hú suī yè