Matsutake Soup

For this recipe I had the vital help of Mi ho Uchida and her husband, Michiya, a Japanese couple living in London. Miho helped me get to know a great deal more about Japanese food, my knowledge previously being limited to sushi, sashimi and tempura. (I find it fascinating to discover details of other food cultures, which have been enjoyed for centuries.) They helped me even more when Michiya came back from Japan. He had been instructed to bring back some fresh matsutake, which were used in