Dried brown rice pho noodles • tender beef (300 g) • beef tendon (200 g) • scallions • Fresh herbs: dill, Thai basil, rice paddy herb, etc • beef bones (1 kg) • White wine and coarse salt for prepping bones • water (3 liters), rinsed to reduce chlorine • Seasonings: rock sugar, fish sauce, salt, MSG • Pho spices: cinnamon stick, black cardamom, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, cloves, star anise, fennel seeds, dried tangerine peel • large onion or 2 small onions • shallots •