Recipe- hot and sour soup

This dish, a meal in a bowl, is nearly always my Chinese takeaway order, and this home version below has worked well. It's 'sposed to be good for your health if you have a cold, and it does indeed clear the sinuses. I keep tissues closeby when eating it.

Hot and sour soup

Base:
Minced garlic and ginger, sauteed
Miso stock
Glug of rice wine vinegar
White pepper (for a slow burn)

Substance: (simmered for 3-5 mins)
Bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, matchsticked
Chinese black fungus, soaked
Wood ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced
Green veg- peas/bok choi/sea vegetables/cabbage
Tofu, chunked
***Carnivorous additions:
Char sui pork, julienned
Baby shrimp

Finishing:
Shoyu to palate
Splash of loose cornstarch paste, stirred in till slightly viscous
***Ovolactarian addition:
Beaten, dropped egg; allowed to settle

Garnish:
Spring onion slices
Dash of sesame oil
Toasted sesame seeds