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'The best guide to gathering and eating wild mushrooms there has ever been' Independent
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He gives plenty of vital tips about identifying different species and how not to poison yourself.
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135 of 137 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My wife had a mushroom epiphany last year when stood in the middle of a wood in the Chilterns surrounded by all sorts of Fungi: If we were able to tell which was deadly poisonous and which deliciously edible, we could pick away to our hearts content, dash home and make soups and pātés and all sorts of mushroomy things for weeks to come! As it was, we didn't know a toadstall from a chanterelle and returned home empty-handed, but therein resolved to investigate what guidebooks were on offer. We were rather disappointed by the rather earnest, flatly-written books we found, often with rather dated illustrations or an absence of recipes (surely the point of cooking them is eating them!) and absolutely no sense of the fun and excitement that might be had foraging for your dinner of an autumn afternoon. So we never got around to it. But as this autumn approaches, we were reminded of the coming mushroom season by the Guardian's River Cottage Mushroom guide (bascially a little taster of the book itself) and immediately realised that the handbook was just what we were looking for. And so it arrived in the post full of lovely pictures, concise descriptions and brilliant recipes all bound together by John Wright's strangely humourous writing style (parts are actually laugh-out-loud funny.) We went out to Hampstead Heath yesterday and immediately found a good hoard with which which we made some fantastic mushroom tart. We're hoping it will become a regular jaunt over the coming months and it's all thanks to this great little book.
54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have long been interested in edible fungi, and have always wanted to eat what I have foraged. One thing stood in my way, would I die?
I bought a book on mushrooms, hurried home to read it, only to find out that it was far from reassuring. I have repeated this several times, each book raising more questions than it answered. There always seemed to be room for error, and after all, you don't want to make an error!
I finally bought John Wright's book, it is far and away the best and most thorough book I have read, and he does it in a pleasant and funny manner.
I have since picked and eaten some mushrooms, and am yet not dead! Hooray!
I bought a book on mushrooms, hurried home to read it, only to find out that it was far from reassuring. I have repeated this several times, each book raising more questions than it answered. There always seemed to be room for error, and after all, you don't want to make an error!
I finally bought John Wright's book, it is far and away the best and most thorough book I have read, and he does it in a pleasant and funny manner.
I have since picked and eaten some mushrooms, and am yet not dead! Hooray!
53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was attracted by the cover of this handy sized guide to mushrooms and was even more impressed by the content. It has inspired me to overcome my fear of making a fatal error and try mushroom hunting. The photographs alone are wonderful. The text is informative, amusing(definately lol!) and full of fascinating historical, medical and fungal facts. The detailed descriptions of individual species make me feel quite confident about identification and the selection of tempting-sounding recipes which follow add to the appeal of this useful and attractive book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Beautiful Pictures
Bought this for my Uncle - photographs excellent. Delicious recipes. Easy to read. Clear. Probably the best book on mushrooms that I've seen. Well worth buying.
Published 1 month ago by Lisa
wild mushroom guide-book
I am fond of picking musrooms and I've done it in Poland as well as in Sweden. The book helped me to get familiar with species available in UK and makes me more confident I can... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anna
The most friendly yet practical guide around
This book makes mushroom foraging as easy as safety allows. No it doesn't have the biggest selection of fungus when compared to other books but really, if it's not in here it's not... Read more
Published 3 months ago by listenclear
a superb read!
This is one of the best fungi books out there! As with all RC books it is witty and informative, not the most concise book on the subject but still a cracking good book for the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by beretta
mushroom foraging
i have had several mushroom books but this is the best so far i would recomend it as the price was good and for a beginner its a good first book A+
Published 4 months ago by D. Davies
Does the job!
Bought as a present. Nice quality good looking hardback, small enough to carry in a big pocket. Great for taking on walks and identifying mushrooms, very clear pictures and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Woodby
Mushrooms: River Cottage Handbook No.1
Bought as part of a Christmas present. Recipient is thrilled with this book and it has rarely left his side. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Donna Massie
Not mushroom for error - sorry!
What a great little guide this is - nicely bound hardback with a professional looking cover and a wealth of information for amateur mycologists and budding self-sufficients. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
mushroom book
excellent starter book for the novice mushroom picker, its got excellent pictures and descriptions etc, and its funny to read, recommended for the starter novice mushroom picker
Published 6 months ago by wendy
wonderful guide
I've found this a wonderful companion on my mushroom hunts. It's informative, funny and gives the right level of caution to the amateur hunter, without scaring them to death. Read more
Published 6 months ago by petero
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