Hot and Sour Soup

Name: Hot and Sour Soup
Ingredients: 4 dried black mushrooms; 1/4 Cup dried black fungus; 100 Grams lean pork, cut into strips; 2 Teaspoons salt; 1/2 Teaspoon cornstarch (cornflour); 200 Grams firm tofu, drained; 1/2 Teaspoon granulated sugar; 2/3 Cups sliced bamboo shoots, drained; 2 Tablespoons water chestnut flour or cornstarch (cornflour); 1 egg, beaten; 5 Tablespoons red vinegar; 1/2 Tablespoon ground white pepper; 1 Teaspoon sesame oil; 2 Cups cooked egg or rice noodles (optional); cilantro (coriander), to garnish (optional)