I just went down to my local Asian market and the nice folks there steered me in the right direction. This soup is great, but I also added about twice the amount of vinegar, and a little more white pepper. I omitted the sugar, since I had some rice wine vinegar, which contains sweeteners already. I cut a leftover pork chop into strips instead of using ground pork. I had purchased a big package of fresh shiitakes at the Asian mart and used most of them in another recipe, but put the last handful in a paper bag in the fridge. When I took them out, they had dried nicely. My husband, sick with the flu, is very happy right now!

Reviewed On: Jan. 26, 2009