As we are now in the peak season for mushroom picking, it is always useful to have some reminders about the pleasures and dangers of the pursuit.
Irish mycophagist Bill O’Dea recommends familiarising yourself with the lovely edible varieties available in ireland, but also making sure you know the toxic ones too.
Go for Ceps, chanterelles, parasol and puffballs - great to eat, and easy to identify. But look out too for amanitas, poison pie, funeral bells and the yellow stainer - common varieties that can sicken or even kill you.
The best bet as ever is to get on to a fungi foray led by an expert, who can show you what is good and what is not. As one fungiphile recently said to Stalker - if you learn only one or
