PRESENTER: This evening we're delighted to welcome Dan Beagle, who's just written a book on looking for and finding food in the wild.

主持人：很高兴今晚我们迎来了丹·比戈尔，他刚刚写了一本在野外寻找美食的书。

He's going to tell us everything we need to know about picking wild mushrooms.

他会告诉我们关于采摘野生蘑菇需要知道的一切知识。

DAN: Thank you very much.

丹：感谢您的介绍。

Well, I need to start by talking about safety.

我要先谈谈采食蘑菇的安全性。

You really need to know what you're doing because some mushrooms are extremely poisonous.

大家真的需要了解自己在做什么，因为有些蘑菇有剧毒。

Having said that, once you know what to look for, it's really worth doing for the amazing variety of mushrooms available – which you can't get in the shops.

话虽如此，一旦你知道要寻找什么蘑菇，这还是很值得去做的，因为那里有种类繁多的蘑菇，在商店里买不到的。

But of course, you have to be very careful and that's why I always say you should never consume mushrooms picked by friends or neighbours – always remember that some poisonous mushrooms look very similar to edible ones and it's easy for people to get confused.

当然，话虽如此，你必须非常小心。这就是为什么我总是说永远不要食用朋友或邻居采摘的蘑菇。要一直记得有些有毒的蘑菇看起来与可食用的蘑菇非常相似，人们很容易弄混。

The other thing to avoid is mushrooms growing beside busy roads for obvious reasons.

另一件要避免的是采摘繁华道路旁边生长的蘑菇，原因嘛，大家懂得都懂。

But nothing beats the taste of freshly picked mushrooms – don't forget that the ones in the shops are often several days old and past their best.

然而，新鲜采摘的蘑菇的味道是无可比拟的。别忘了，商店里的蘑菇通常已经放了几天，而且已经过了最佳赏味时间。

There are certain ideas about wild mushrooms that it's important to be aware of.

了解有关野生蘑菇的一些信息很重要。

Don't listen to people who tell you that it's only OK to eat mushrooms that are pale or dull – this is completely untrue.

有些人告诉你只能吃白色或者浅颜色的蘑菇。别信这些话因为这是完全错误的。

Some edible mushrooms are bright red, for example.

例如，一些可食用的蘑菇是鲜红色的。

Personally, I prefer mushrooms cooked but it won't do you any harm to eat them uncooked in salads – it's not necessary to peel them.

就个人而言，我更喜欢煮熟的蘑菇。但把生蘑菇加到沙拉中也可以，蘑菇不需要去皮。

Another thing you should remember is that you can't tell if a mushroom is safe to eat by its smell – some of the most deadly mushrooms have no smell and taste quite nice, apparently.

你应该记住的另一件事是，你无法通过气味判断蘑菇是否可以安全食用。显然，一些最致命的蘑菇没有气味，但味道却相当不错。

Finally, just because deer or squirrels eat a particular mushroom doesn't mean that you can.

最后，就因为鹿或松鼠能吃某些蘑菇并不意味着你也能吃。