Food is a consumable item that replenishes the player's food, water, or energy meters. There are many food items, ranging from foraged berries to complex dishes prepared at a Cooking Stove or Cooking Table. New recipes are unlocked in the Cooking 1, Cooking 2, Cooking 3, Cooking 4, Canning 1, and Recreation 1 technology trees.
Some food items provide helpful buffs to the player when consumed. Not all items are safe to eat, and provide debuffs such as Nausea or Toxins. Eating too much will cause a debuff followed by nausea. Not eating or drinking enough will cause Hunger or Thirst, which slowly damage health.
Other than canned food, food will eventually go bad and turn into Rot. Food can be kept fresh longer by storing it in a Primitive Fridge, Small Fridge, Large Fridge, or Freezer. Food that is about to rot has a chance to cause Nausea when consumed.
Different food items and ingredients can be obtained through foraging, farming, hunting, and fishing. Additionally, food and drink items may be found in Food Crates in Ruins.
List of Foods and Ingredients[ | ]
Raw Foods[ | ]
Fishing[ | ]
Red Fish Fillet
White Fish Fillet
Foraging[ | ]
Orange Berries
Red Berries
Violet Berries
Banana
Pineapple
Yucca
Durian
Sugar
Penny Bun
Coffee Berries
Cactus Flesh
Waterbulb Fruit
Rustshroom
Pink Mushroom
Hunting[ | ]
Raw Meat
Raw Insect Meat
Animal Eggs
Animal Fat
Farmed Food[ | ]
Bell Pepper
Carrot
Chili Pepper
Corn
Cucumber
Milkmelon
Potato
Rice
Tomato
Wheat Grains
Raw Spices
Prepared Food[ | ]
Campfire[ | ]
Fire-Charred Yucca
Roasted Mushrooms
Fire-Charred meat
Cooking Table[ | ]
Vegetable Salad
Fruit Salad
Pickled Cucumbers
Improvised MRE
Sandwich
Cup Of Coffee
Cactus Drink
Sushi
Onigiri
Milk
Cheese
Cooking Oil
Wheat Flour
Dough
Uncooked Pasta
Cooking Stove[ | ]
Boiled Eggs
Fried Eggs
Coffee Beans
Fried Yucca
Roasted Meat
Roasted Fish
Fried Insect Meat
Grilled Corn
Berry Jam
Bread Loaf
Meat And Mushrooms Stew
Berry Pie
Grilled Carrots
Carbonara
Hot Chili Beans
Potato Baked With Meat
Salt
Ukha
Pineapple Pizza
Taco Con Carne
Canned Food[ | ]
Canned Beans
Canned Fish
Canned Meat
Canned Mixed Meat
Soft Drink
Energy Drink
Herbal Drink
Fermentation Barrel[ | ]
Beer
Wine
Vodka
Tincture
Tequila
Liquor
Drying Cabinet[ | ]
Jerky
Salami
Spices
Dried Fish
Miscellaneous[ | ]
Bottle With Pure Water
Bottle With Salt Water
Bottle With Stale Water
MRE
Food Comparison[ | ]
Food ItemSmall | Tier | Fullness+ | Quenched+ | Stamina+ | Healthy+ | Hearty+ | Savory+ | Energy+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berry Jam |
2 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Berry Pie |
3 | 35 | 5 | 25 | 40 | |||
Boiled Eggs |
2 | 10 | 0 | |||||
Bread Loaf |
2 | 15 | 0 | 25 | ||||
Cactus Drink |
3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 10 | |||
Canned Beans |
4 | 25 | 0 | |||||
Canned Meat |
4 | 25 | 0 | |||||
Carbonara |
4 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 10 | ||
Cheese |
3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | ||||
Cooked Rice |
2 | 6 | 0 | |||||
Cup Of Coffee |
2 | 10 | 40 | |||||
Dried Fish |
2 | 10 | -5 | |||||
French Fries |
3 | 20 | 0 | |||||
Fried Eggs |
1 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Fried Yucca |
2 | 10 | 0 | |||||
Fruit Salad |
1 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 25 | |||
Grilled Carrots |
3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||
Grilled Corn |
2 | 9 | 0 | |||||
Hot Chili Beans |
4 | 32 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 10 | ||
Jerky |
1 | 15 | -10 | |||||
Meat And Mushrooms Stew |
3 | 40 | 5 | 50 | 60 | |||
Milk |
3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | ||||
Onigiri |
3 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 15 | |||
Pickled Cucumbers |
1 | 8 | 1 | |||||
Pineapple Pizza |
4 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 40 | |||
Potato Baked With Meat |
2 | 23 | 0 | |||||
Roasted Fish |
2 | 20 | 0 | |||||
Roasted Meat |
1 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Salami |
3 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||
Sandwich |
3 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 20 | |||
Sushi |
4 | 15 | 0 | 20 | ||||
Taco Con Carne |
4 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 15 | |||
Ukha |
4 | 20 | 10 | 40 | ||||
Vegetable Salad |
1 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 30 |
Food ItemSmalls that Need to be Added to the Above Table[ | ]
Food ItemSmall | Tier | Fullness+ | Quenched+ | Stamina+ | Healthy+ | Hearty+ | Savory+ | Energy+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canned Fish |
4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Canned Mixed Meat |
4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Energy Drink |
4 | 3 | 25 | 100 | 40 | |||
Herbal Drink *Toxins -5 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 30 | ||||
Soft Drink |
4 | 3 | 25 | 25 | ||||
- These items were not added with incomplete information, because it could be misleading, or cause the sorting to break.
Maximizing Buffs[ | ]
Because of the limit to the amount of food eaten before nausea, choosing a combination of foods that have high buff percentages and low full percentages is the best way to get multiple buffs for long amounts of time. For example, eating 3 Carbonaras will certainly get you above 100% full but will only net you 100% hearty and 30% savory buffs.
A good combination for buffs is drink 3 coffee (100% Energy buff), then 8-10 cactus drink (+24-30% Full, +80-100% healthy buff), then 2-3 Sushi (+30-45% Full, +40-60% Savory buff), for a total of 54-75% food. You can then safely eat one Meat and Mushroom Stew for +40 food and +60% Hearty buff, or possibly 2 Carbonara for 100% Hearty, up to 80% savory, and nausea.
Totals:
100% Energy
80-100% healthy
60-80% Savory
60-100% Hearty
94-174% Fullness, possible nausea