Here was a piece of trivia that was sometimes reliable and sometimes not: wild mushrooms could generally be distinguished by their appearance, and brightly colored ones might be poisonous. Of course, not every wild mushroom could be classified this way. Some with very plain coloring could actually be highly toxic, such as certain white amanitas. Eat those, and you could pretty much start celebrating your death anniversary.
"Mr. Giovanni, these are Viridian Mushrooms, a specialty of our Viridian City. They taste great," the vegetable seller said cheerfully, having clearly recognized Giovanni. Heath stood to one side and watched.
Viridian Mushrooms were wild mushrooms Heath had never seen before, but they certainly looked distinctive. With wild mushrooms this brightly colored, he had no idea what the first person to try them had been thinking. Heath felt he probably would not dare take a bite himself.
Following Mr. Giovanni around the Vegetable Market, Heath saw quite a few interesting wild mushrooms, while Giovanni bought plenty of ingredients. Heath took a look; they were almost all wild mushrooms. It seemed Mr. Giovanni was planning to prepare an entire wild mushroom banquet.
Heath did not disturb Giovanni. There were relatively few ways to prepare wild mushrooms, since they tasted so good that even cooking them haphazardly could produce a delicious potful. What mattered was choosing mushrooms that were either nontoxic or poisonous but edible once thoroughly cooked. Otherwise, that delicious mouthful of wild mushrooms might become the last memory of someone's life.
Heath returned to his food truck with a smile. He set its destination to Guchiyan Mental Hospital, then turned around and began making breakfast for his Pokémon. Today, he made the very ordinary combination of soy milk and fried dough sticks, though in the Pokémon world, it could be considered a relatively