The mee sua thickens the soup and makes for a natural lip balm effect with every slurp. The herbal flavour is strong enough yet not too overwhelming, which I think is not easy to find in Singapore. It's usually too peppery or too bland or too "gelat", hence I find this rather balanced for my taste, even better than the famous Seng Kee's in my humble opinion. The kidneys are also cooked to perfect doneness. A claypot of kidney or pork ribs mee sua comes at an affordable $4.50 price tag. However I found that the braised pig trotters too lean and tough for my liking.