Snail noodles are very rich in ingredients, the main ingredients of snail noodles are rice noodles and snails. Though there are many side dishes, such as fried bean curd, sour bamboo shoots, sauerkraut, pork spine, bok choy, and lettuce. There are many toppings, salt, MSG, pepper, pickled peppers, spicy oil, sesame oil and a host of other ingredients.

Some places also like to add some braised flavors to their conch chowder, such as stewed chicken claws, stewed pig's trotters, stewed chicken legs, stewed duck legs, and stewed eggs. It is these delicious stews that add a lot of flavor and interest and soul to the conch chowder.