Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for shiitake pho with crispy leeks

Shiitake mushrooms bring both texture and a rich, savoury flavour to the classic Vietnamese noodle soupThere’s a whole world of mushrooms out there and, much like wine, we can all probably name a handful of them. Unlike wine, however, there are no dedicated menus rhapsodising about their various flavours. This might be because of the dangers associated with fungi: pick and eat the wrong mushroom, and you’re dead, we’re taught as children. Sadly, this has done nothing to he