Chapter 119: Food available only when it snows
"Onion?" Farfetch'd looked at Heath with interest. What Heath said obviously aroused Farfetch'd's interest, while Zoroark looked at Heath with disgust. She could tell at a glance that Heath was making excuses.
But Heath didn't care whether Zoroark saw through him or not. After washing up and having breakfast, Heath pushed open the door of the dining car with his Pokémon.
"In this season, you can generally find a lot of... um... ice particles in the wild." After Heath pushed open the door of the dining car, he originally planned to say that he could see a lot of wild mushrooms, but he didn't expect that as soon as he opened the door, Heath saw a vast expanse of white.
Heath opened his mouth. What was this? Didn't the weather forecast yesterday say that only some areas would experience a drop in temperature and snow today? How come it was like he was suddenly in the three northeastern provinces in winter?
Heath closed the door subconsciously. Just as he opened the door, he felt a chill running through his body, which made him shiver uncontrollably. He felt that he was not wearing enough.
"I'm not going! It's too cold!" Zoroya quickly ran into the room, but was pulled out by Heath.
Charmander followed Heath with a serious look on his face. Through Zoroark's reluctant translation, Heath understood Charmander's thoughts. Charmander felt that the cold weather was also a kind of spiritual and will training, so it planned to accompany Heath.
The Farfetch'd was happily making a snowman in the snow, so fast that Heath didn't even notice when the Farfetch'd slipped away.
After changing into thick clothes, Zoroya got into Heath's clothes, leaving only his small head sticking out. Heath looked at Zoroya helplessly, but still pushed open the door and left his dining car.
"It's snowing so heavily." Heath rubbed his hands. It rarely snows in Changqing City. After all, it rarely snows in big cities, not to mention that Changqing City is a city close to the south.
So it was really the first time that Heath saw such heavy snow, and Farfetch'd had already built a snowman and was looking at Heath proudly.
However, it is a problem to find food in such heavy snow. Fortunately, Heath carries a food identifier with him. As long as it is used properly, he should be able to find an edible food.
Heath walked into the woods with his Pokémon. The soft snow became solid under Heath's feet, making a slight sound. The woods were quiet and beautiful after the snow. Heath could even see icicles hanging from the trees.
"Trainer, is there really any food in this weather?" Zoroark asked doubtfully. Heath scratched his head. He was not very clear either.
The ground was covered with snow, and the grass underneath was all covered. Only some slightly taller plants were visible. They all looked the same, and Heath had never seen these plants before, which made him a little embarrassed.
"Ah~" Charmander suddenly cried out. Heath turned his head and saw that the flame on Charmander's tail melted some snow in one place, and the snow on the tree fell and hit Charmander's head.
Heath walked over with a helpless look on his face, rubbed Charmander's head, and asked Charmander if he wanted to go back to the Poké Ball. After all, the weather was still a little too cold for Charmander.
But Charmander still shook his head, and then followed Heath in high spirits.
"What is this?" Heath looked at Charmander helplessly, and then he keenly noticed that there was something white behind Charmander.
Heath curiously reached out his hand to dig away the snow on the ground, and then he saw a white wild mushroom. The shape of it looked like a snowflake, which was very beautiful. Heath was a little surprised, because he had never seen this kind of wild mushroom before.
Heath took out his food identifier. Although it could only be used once a day, Heath still wanted to see what this thing was.
[Snow mushrooms only appear in the forest after snowfall. They are poisonous but edible. They need to be thoroughly cooked before eating. They are delicious, but the temperature of dishes made with snow mushrooms is very low, so it is recommended to cook them thoroughly.]
Heath was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that he would be able to see such a unique mushroom. It seems that this mushroom is also a specialty of the Pokémon world. After all, there was no such mushroom in his previous life.
"It's poisonous, but can it be eaten after being cooked?" Heath's expression was a little strange. He remembered a kind of wild mushroom he had eaten in his previous life.
The scientific name of that wild mushroom is Boletus, and Heath generally calls it "Green on the Hand". It is a wild mushroom that tastes good but is poisonous. It is called "Green on the Hand" because the cross-section of this thing will turn green when it touches the hand.
It is a kind of edible wild mushroom that people in Yunnan Province particularly like. Of course, there are people poisoned by it every year. After all, the green mushroom is poisonous, but it will not be poisonous after being thoroughly cooked.
However, when you eat the leftover green onion the next day, you have to stir-fry it again. You cannot heat it in a microwave oven, as it is toxic and will cause hallucinations after eating it, which is very dangerous.
Although there are often people sharing their personal stories on the Internet, saying that they were poisoned after eating wild mushrooms, and saw villains and all kinds of strange things, many people think that wild mushrooms are harmless, but this is completely survivor bias.
Those who were poisoned after eating wild mushrooms and could not be saved did not have the opportunity to come forward and tell their stories.
This is just like some high-altitude equipment or rock climbing equipment that rarely receive bad reviews. After all, those who want to give bad reviews may not be able to do so.
So after seeing this snow mushroom, Heath thought of the green-green lily in his previous life. However, the good news is that Heath has found an edible ingredient. The bad news is that Heath has never cooked this before, so he has to figure it out.
"Zorua, ask everyone to find this kind of mushroom. When you find it, bring it to me and I will study how to make it." Heath shouted to Zoroa, while Zoroa was looking in another direction with a look of surprise.
"What's wrong?" Heath asked in confusion, then looked in the direction where Zoroark was looking, and then he saw a huge white figure. The other party seemed to have noticed Heath's gaze and quickly disappeared.
Heath stared blankly in that direction. What was that huge white figure?
With that quick glance just now, and given that it was just a white forest, Heath really didn't see clearly what the huge white figure was, but he felt that it was a shy or alert Pokémon.
"Could this be the white Pokémon mentioned in the legendary clues?" Heath was a little excited.
