*This video is getting a lot of spam advertising various mind altering substances* - The format and behaviour of the spam is exactly identical to the spam coming from fake hackers you may have seen me scambait in other videos. My assumption (and I suggest yours) is that these are all scammers who will just take your money and run.

5:48 Another very important reason for using a basket is because it's just more fun. There's something very pleasant about harvesting small items and placing them in a wickerwork basket.

"you happy?" "NO!" *continues digging the ground ferociously*

Hey just wanted to say thanks for all the lovely videos like these. I find them so peaceful and relaxing. Finding joy in the small things in life is so important ❤️ 🇳🇿

i do envy the skills you've acquired over the years

I was just thinking how delicious the pasta and meatballs was looking, and starting to salivate as Mike said it was looking a bit beige. Beige can be absolutely scrummy. Who knew.

What a lucky girl Jenny is. A lovely walk in the woods and then gets taken home and has her dinner cooked for her!

Eva is such a quirky girl. I love her! I love these foraging videos so much and really needed it today. I ran out of my antidepressants and today is a really bad day for me, so thank you for uploading this treat. Gets me out of my headspace and gives me something else to focus on and feel at peace.

When you called that Mushroom a 'thicc boi' I lost it 😅 Very funny! But also a very interesting and fun video. I live in a very rural area out in the sticks and mushrooms are an abundance around here. I'm just getting into foraging and your videos are a massive help! Thank you Shrimp, keep up the hard work !

Atomic Shrimp surely does know his audience very well, he knows how enjoyable these foraging in nature videos are. Especially to me, they are so relaxing and actually, because of him, I do tend to cook with mushrooms and try different recipes a lot more often than I did before knowing this channel.

"hey, you're getting soil in my mushroom basket" I don't know why that made me chuckle

You predicted a good year for the fungi with the dry summer and now some rain. I'm delighted, and not in the least bit surprised, that you were correct. If I had more experience I'd be out for a forage today myself. Perhaps next year.

These mushroom videos really make you come across as fun gi

Loved the ‘Will it blend’ callback. “Don’t breathe this”. Really enjoy your small references to internet culture, always brings a smile to my face.

Reminds me of my childhood living in Poland. Each year we used to forage for mushrooms. Still love it to this day. Great use of those mushrooms by the way

That tip about the silica gel's been really useful. I've got a few of those lovely old coffee jars in various sizes.

You threw away my favourite part of the parasoll mushroom 😆. I always eat the ring raw. It has loads of flavour and a very nice texture. You are right in not cooking it, because it would just disappear, but next time just shove it in your mouth while picking the mushroom. It's a very nice little treat. The parasoll mushroom is my overall favourite mushroom. I just fry the flat caps whole in butter and cut it into "pizzaslices" at the table. I love both the flavour and the texture of them. Very delicate as you said 👍

When I picked parasol mushrooms with my parents we'd just dip the whole head in milk and egg mixture, cover them in breadcrumbs and fry them like a steak or a fillet. I highly recommend that for the ones that had a chance to open their parasol fully.

In the 50s, my Grandad was out picking mushrooms in rural Leicestershire, he would have been 12 ish. While he was out tramping, a police car pulled up and two coppers asked what he was doing. "Picking mushrooms" he told them honestly. The got out, collected him and put him into the back of their car. One swift clip around the earhole later: "Don't lie to us, you're the one who's been stealing chickens!" They thought, at that time, no one in their right mind would use a sack to pick mushrooms as a basket was the only sensible way to carry them. He pled his case in the back of their car as his mum was using the basket at the time tending to her allotment and that he had no choice but to use the sack that they normally used for fruit picking. They did eventually let him go but from hearing that story at a young age, I've understood it to be taboo to pick mushrooms using anything other than a wicker basket

I didn't know Eva was a truffle hunting dog! She seems to be doing her best to find some.

It's truly been an exceptional year for Penny Buns where I live too (Scotland). Never seen a crop like it. I carry mine in a backpack and have filled it about 5 times so far, while still leaving plenty to age and spore. Of course, we get the same chew marks on the caps and on some of the stems too, but I trim them all off, just in case they are the result of mice (which poop and pee everywhere). I usually dry my mushrooms and pack them into jars. But this year I'm pre-cooking them with salt, soy sauce and stock cubes (Oxo 'vegan' beef and chicken flavour) and then freezing them in 2 litre ex- ice cream tubs. I've also turned some of the Penny Buns into mushroom pate as well (because I'm not going to pay nearly £3 for a teeny-weeny little tub of mushroom pate any more). Penny Buns make great pate and, with a bit of the above flavouring, plus smoked paprika and cornstarch for thickening, taste exactly like the supermarket stuff. I remove the pores from the mushrooms beforehand as these made it a bit slushy. I have started to pick a few Russulas that I'm absolutely certain of now. The one called Charcoal Burner occurs occasionally in local woodlands, and there are some nice yellow ones about. I did nibble at one of the really dark purple red ones - and it really is as hot as the books warn. I'll not be doing that again. We've had less in the way of Hen/Chicken-of-the-woods, Chanterelles, Stump Puffballs and Beefsteak Fungus this year, which the family really like. So I think the dry weather might have affected all of those. However, there's promise of a very exceptional crop of Wood Hedgehogs just emerging, whole troupes of them, which I have never seen before. Looking forward to those! I can well understand the wariness around the Amanita family. We have loads around here, and I have eaten a False Death Cap once (by accident - and that really shook me up once I went through the identification book yet again, and realised my mistake). It was delicious, by the way, like roasted chestnuts! We see lots of The Blusher, Griselles, False Death Cap (obviously) but also a heck of a lot of all the nasties. I do pick the Fly Agaric from time to time and place pieces of the caps around Birch trees in my garden together with kitchen scraps from the Penny Buns. This is because some mycologists are beginning to suspect they might have some sort of mutual relationship, since they are often found growing together in the wild. I do have one successful Fly Agaric/Birch Bolete pairing around my oldest Birch (15 years old), and I have other Boletes growing around other Birch trees (the Fly Agaric taking longer to start fruiting).

I am absolutely working my keister off right now trying to get my house in order so that when I'm ready, I'll be able to live in the rolling, green hills of the absolutely beautiful English countryside. Every time you share one of these videos with us I just can't help but feel this sense of longing and yearning to be exactly where you are doing exactly what you are doing. I've only had the privilege and rapturous pleasure of visiting there twice; once with school as a kid and once again much older, and I did have just the best time ever.

I can only hope to be as energetic as Eva is while she's digging those holes lol

This is the earliest I've caught a shrimp video. Love everything about this channel, thanks for all the hard work and amazing content!

It's inspiring to see someone behave so thoughtfully and deliberately. Thanks!

"Mushroom dust, don't breathe this" made me actually laugh out loud, because I was thinking the exactly the same thing at the time .

❤ I was thinking; ‘why doesn’t Mike have a tv show to share all his content?’ Then I thought the tv production would lose the honesty of the content and try and change it…keep up the good work Mike, love all your content so much ❤️❤️❤️

What a delightful video, thank you! I grew up in a small town and every autumn we would go to the forest looking for mushrooms - i'd usually go with my grandparents, but my parents and aunt would sometimes come along too... We'd also look for berries since we have lots of those growing as well :) I don't even like eating mushrooms that much, but the process of looking for them was really fun. I live in a bigger city now and I rather miss it.

First time I saw a mushroom ring some years ago, was a huge one, I was so fascinated, it was so interesting to me that they did that completely naturally

So called ''mushrooming'' is very popular in my country, so I am glad someone makes videos on the topic :)

I like that you not only showed the picking but also included the preparing, cooking and eating. Nice video!

5:00 you're gettin soil in the mushroom basket!!!!! I loled so hard at that omg

Thank you for making relaxing and educational videos I love watching foraging one’s !

"hey, you're getting soil in my mushroom basket" nearly fell off my chair with laughter.

5:48 your basket looks lovely, it gives personality to the video, makes you seem more friendly and it also makes it easier for us to see the mushrooms you picked up, and being able to see it progressively filling up is very enjoyable

I love seeing Eva so excited about digging up rocks, bless her socks. Always good to see love for the varieties of fungi in the English woodlands, as well. I think a lot of people don't realise how diverse our local wildlife is!

Because of you, I'm now being quite mindful whilst out and about. For the first time in my life, I've spent the year looking around spotting forageable plants, fruits, and mushrooms. I've been careful with the mushroom side of things, and have only picked for consumption, the very common agaricus mushrooms. That said, I've furnished myself with a couple of good reference books with good clear photos. My partner is dismayed when we go for walks as I do the "look at that" and "here, smell this" thing all the time now

For those who can't be bothered with a dehydrator, I have very successfully used my regular fan oven to dry mushrooms and beef jerky, just turn your oven on as low as it can go (probably 50°C) and leave the oven door slightly ajar, I've stuck a pencil in the door creating a small gap for the air to circulate and just dry your thinly sliced mushrooms on racks.

Thank you kind purveyor and savior of the wonderful mushroom! It's been a horrible week in my life and the sound of your voice is keeping me going!

Foraging really is a great family day out. Even for Eva - whatever it is she is foraging for. Love her 🥰

Beige-a-mel sauce! Nice video

I love the basket with the mushrooms. It looks so cosy and reminds me of autumn.

I keep silica gel packs for the same reason. I dry them in the dehydrator before use to maximise their effect. The last week has been excellent for foraging here in Chester.

I'm glad I'm not the only person who says Hello to beetles! 🍄thicc boi! 😆

Hi there , I am from the European country and mushrooming is very popular here and ofcourse we do use the baskets to carry mushrooms or buckets never bags !!! What a lovely mushrooms you got. Blashers are very tasty. Parasol mushrooms are delicious if you cook this way : use the cap and coat with biten egg then with dry bread crumbs and fry it just like schnitzel that is the best way to eat parasol mushrooms.

4:48 Eva always cracks me up lmao

16:09 Needed to rewind briefly to confirm I really had just heard the words "thicc boi" come out of Mike's mouth

I appreciate how casually educational your videos are 😄

Ava is such a cute little thing and so lucky to get to roam the woods with her parents

what a great way to start my Sunday, an AS video and it has Eva in it

Takes a real man to sport a wicker basket. Ceps and a lot of other species have been prolific in the NW of England this year. Happy hunting, be safe and pick only what YOU KNOW to be correct. Nice vid Shrimp.

I’m fascinated by what you can do after a walk in nature. Educational and entertaining. Thank you!

I still remember eating battered Parasol back in my childhood in the 70s in Germany. heavenly

I love this. Nature is a really fun and beautiful creation. Unfortunately fewer and fewer people get to experience it as we become more "modern"

When I'm eating pasta of any kind, I like to grate halloumi cheese (the smallest size of grater) on top and this gives your dish an extra level of saltiness and flavour! Give it a try next time 😊

Rubescens is a pretty good amanita to start with if you’re apprehensive about the genus, it can only really be confused with the panther cap, but the red blushing distinguishes it quite easily. Very common and very tasty too. Amanita muscaria is pretty much unmistakable and can be made completely edible by preparing it properly. That usually puts people off but really it’s no more dangerous than cooking chicken.

I admire your creativity cooking with such unusual ingredients. This seems another delicious meal.

Ah, a cup of coffee and an Atomic Shrimp foraging video - The best way to start the day! :-)

Eva is a grand dog, really enjoy seeing her with you having a good time just being a dog. Love you and Jenny of course and your varied content is most enjoyable. Mr Shrimp would you show us some recipes using mushroom powder, completely new to me. that’s really a grand dog.

That tiny porcini you found is perfect size man!!! The small buttons have the absolute best texture and flavor. I pick those in a heart beat. Noble of you to leave them to grow though

I followed this tutorial today, and for some reason everyone keeps telling me I'm getting the wrong date? I think mushroom dish has teleported me to Slaughter Valley.

Atomic Shrimp, where you come for the foraging and cooking, but you stay for the cute dog!

The cinematography and gentle narration is food for the soul. As much as the foraged commestibles are food for the body!

Eva reminds me of a dog I had when I was a kid....the dog would go nuts scraping at a sunken brick or stone, and could easily spend 30 minutes or more trying to free it. She'd come up for air with her mouth black from the soil she'd disturbed, as some of the scraping was done with her mouth as well as her paws. Crazy dog.

Your so cool Mr. Shrimp, ty for the lovely video.

We've had such a wonderful year for mushrooms up here on Northern Norway so I've been looking forward to seeing your mushroom foraging video a lot!

I wish I had more time in life to explore food more like you, your videos never fail to impress me. Work and economy just take up too much time of my life and will continue to do for at least 25-30 more years. Cheers and thanks for yet another excellent video!

what a wonderful video. your foraging videos are so comforting. thank you for sharing so much with us

"Don't breathe this!" *takes a big sniff*

Shrimp is such a fun guy!

Just watched video and subscribed immediately loved it. Simply put good advice on selecting and staying safe. The cooking idea the end was great too. From forest floor to plate in one swoop. Going look for some more of your stuff right now. I'm just beginning my foraging journey. Thank you

Eva has a special obsession with rocks - it’s adorable

Omg the jar idea with the holes and silica IS GENIUS!!!! I am so going to do this for so many things!!

Yummy! Thanks for taking me back to my chilhood. My great uncle used to take me mushroom hunting in the 1960s.

Using a basket instead of a bag to forage also increases the whimsy levels by about 99%. It provides those comfy, rustic vibes that I enjoy about the foraging vids in particular. That mushroom and meatball mixture looked really tasty all on its own. Reminded me of a leek and meatball soup I made once, which was hands down the tastiest thing I ever made. Never made it again because it was a tad on the expensive side and a lot of work, but it was delicious. Maybe I'll make a pasta like that soon, might be good for reheated meals when I'm on campus all day.

These mushroom foraging and cooking ones are my favourite. Thank you, Shrimp.

I'm not much of a mushroom fan, but the trip through the woods was awesome and the pasta dish you made looks delicious.

What an amazingly spectacular basket of mushrooms. I've never seen a basket of mushrooms like that. I've never even seen a basket of mushrooms. We've lived a good distance from rural, semi rural, or undeveloped land a while now, but I never saw such huge mushrooms as plentiful and so absolutely beautiful as those anywhere around where I come from. The largest I've seen are chanterelles, but it's very dry, unless you're along a river or creek of which there are few. I would guess by the sound of it I'm not the only one who's never seen a basket of mushrooms. At least I get why a basket is perfect for delicate foods and flowers or other specimens and stuff. Wow, all the lush mosses and the pretty ferns all over the place are just so beautiful. The dog is a crackup, playing with her own rock. I wonder what she'd do if she hit a truffle while digging furiously burying and unburying her rock.🤔😄 That must've been delicious!!!

Hearing you call a mushrooms a 'thick boy' was wonderful and silly!

Same situation here in Northern California. Super good chanterelle and lobster season thus far. I also use silica in my mason jars!

This is why atomic shrimp is the best youtuber

Good Job Mr. Shrimp, I love your pride in eating slightly nibbled mushrooms without washing them. Good on you! Have a good week, see you next Friday!

11:16 Shrimp: "You happy?" Eva: *YEA*

That kind of forest seems like a dream to go mushroom foraging in. I would much prefer this over walking through hip-length thick grasses and ferns, trying to see anything in that

I was umming and arring about going to the woods this weekend but this has convinced me to choose adventure over chores :)

Nice boletuses. I love mushroom picking.

The meatballs and mushroom sauce look absolutely delicious! Just a hint for making the sauce. Once you've cooked your butter and flour roux, take the pan off the heat and add your liquid a little at a time, stirring constantly. Once all the liquid is encorporated, return the pan to the heat. You'll have a velvety smooth sauce this way and no lumps.

I appreciate the “Will it Blend?” reference. Very nice video as always good sir. Thank you for the free entertainment and for the wonderful knowledge you share.

This video is just what I needed this morning while I'm off sick with covid. Relaxing and informative 😌 I think mushrooms are so beautiful and fascinating

lovely video! loved the drrying process and the recipe, was a pleasant surprise. Thank you!

Boletes practically grow in my backyard in northern Wisconsin, USA. Actually found a Hen of the Woods next to an oak tree in my yard yesterday.

For keeping your mushrooms dry, silica gel is not really ideal, since unless it has been freshly regenerated (by heating in the oven to over 200 degrees C for several hours), the rate of moisture absorption is actually quite low - and even when it is fresh, the rate of absorption starts out fairly high but drops off exponentially. A much better drying agent to use is calcium chloride, since it has a high rate of moisture absorption which remains consistent, and even when it has absorbed enough moisture to dissolve itself, it will still continue absorbing more, albeit at a slightly reduced rate. Plus it is non-toxic, or at least no more toxic than ordinary table salt. Anyway, I would recommend wrapping a few spoonfuls of calcium chloride crystals in some tissue or kitchen roll, secure with a rubber band, and put the parcel into that little receptacle in the jar lid. Provided the lid still makes a reasonably airtight seal, it will keep your dried mushrooms dry almost indefinitely. You can also use the same stuff for drying out small quantities of mushrooms (thinly sliced) or herbs: Put about 1 cm depth of crystals into the bottom of a large jam jar, add a scrunched up wad of tissue paper on top to act as a spacer, and then a few more layers of kitchen roll on top of that. Fill the rest of the space loosely with the material to be dried, and screw the lid on tight. This should absorb all the moisture from the mushroom or plant material in a few weeks (possibly less), without using any heat or power at all. Unlike silica gel, the calcium chloride crystals are not easily regenerated since it requires heating to over 600 degrees C to completely drive all the water back off. So it's much more cost-effective to just use them until they dissolve themselves in the moisture they absorb (this is a property known as deliquescence), and then wash them down the sink. They are so cheap that this really isn't a problem.

love mushroom powder!! I also make tomato powder. the difference in dishes!

Fake pulled pork using mushroom stalks…got to be called Pulled Stalk!

I was taken mushroom foraging in the New Forest for the first time when I was around 12. I was somewhat mushroom-averse at the time, but after trying the chanterelles, hedgehog fungus and ceps that we found, I discovered that I actually really like them. I'm far from an expert but there are a fair few I'm confident in identifying, and always keep my eyes open during a walk in the woods for tasty treats! Black trumpets are my favourite, but they're really difficult to spot.

As many years I've been wild foraging for and for as many guided talks, walks or videos and vlogs i watch on mushrooms, they are definitely the one thing i still can't trust myself to pick. Great video Mr Shrimp. Nature certainly is bountiful. I still myself have apples growing from my garden tree that are too high to pick.

Oh that looks so good!!! A creamy sauce with mushrooms, pork meatballs, onions and such, broth flavor… seems perfection!!! ❤

Looks delicious 😋Nature, activity and food - I just like that combination. Keep putting up that good content 👍

I just found a couple cauliflower mushrooms (East Coast USA)! I've been hunting for decades, and finally found my first ones! Going out for Craterellus species today.

"Mushroom dust, don't breathe this." Hell yeah.