Food And Drink

Food and Drink is used in the replenishment of Hunger and Thirst. It is one of the categories of Items in The Long Dark. In general, 'raw' meat, and low quality foods (30% or lower quality, with higher probability while under 20%), carry a chance of Food Poisoning. Cooking raw meat eliminates this risk at the cost of some loss of calories. Once cooked, meat lowers in quality over time and then again increases a risk of Food Poisoning if quality lowers enough. Storing meat outside is one way to preserve it for longer periods of time. Every drink, except water, supplies some Hunger and some foods quench thirst.

List of Food

Name	Weight(kg)	Calories	Cal/kg	Canned	Additional Effect
Bear Meat (Raw)	1.00	900	0900	-	Chance of Food Poisoning
Bear Meat (Cooked)	1.00	900	0900	-	-
Beef Jerky	0.10	350	3500	-	Increase Thirst
Candy Bar	0.10	250	2500	-	-
Cat Tail Stalk	0.05	150	3000	-	Never degrades
Coho Salmon (Raw)	variable	variable	variable	-	Chance of Food Poisoning
Coho Salmon (Cooked)	variable	variable	variable	-	-
Condensed Milk	0.25	750	3000	x	Reduces Thirst
Dog Food	0.30	500	1667	x	Chance of Food Poisoning
Energy Bar	0.10	500	5000	-	-
Granola Bar	0.10	300	3000	-	-
Lake Whitefish (Raw)	variable	variable	variable	-	Chance of Food Poisoning
Lake Whitefish (Cooked)	variable	variable	variable	-	-
Military-Grade MRE	0.50	1750	3500	-	-
Moose Meat (Raw)	1.00	900	0900	-	Chance of Food poisoning
Moose Meat (Cooked)	1.00	900	0900	-	-
Peanut Butter	0.50	900	1800	-	-
Pinnacle Peaches (Cold)	0.50	450	0900	x	Slightly reduces Thirst
Pinnacle Peaches (Hot)	0.50	450	0900	x	Slightly reduces Thirst and Cold
Pork and Beans (Cold)	0.25	600	2400	x	-
Pork and Beans (Hot)	0.25	600	2400	x	Reduces Cold
Rabbit meat (Raw)	1.00	500	0500	-	Chance of Food Poisoning
Rabbit meat (Cooked)	1.00	450	0450	-	-
Rainbow Trout (Raw)	variable	variable	variable	-	Chance of Food Poisoning
Rainbow Trout (Cooked)	variable	380 - 385	variable	-	Small variance in Cal/KG. (Sample size 5)
Salty Crackers	0.10	600	6000	-	Increases Thirst
Smallmouth Bass (Raw)	variable	variable	variable	-	-
Smallmouth Bass (Cooked)	variable	variable	variable	-	-
Tomato Soup (Cold)	0.25	300	1200	x	-
Tomato Soup (Hot)	0.25	300	1200	-	Reduces Cold
Tin of Sardines	0.10	300	3000	-	Slight chance of Food Poisoning and slightly increases Thirst
Venison (Raw)	1.00	900	0900	-	Chance of Food Poisoning
Venison (Cooked)	1.00	800	0800	-	-
Wolf Meat (Raw)	1.00	800	0800	-	Chance of Food Poisoning
Wolf Meat (Cooked)	1.00	700	0700	-	-

List of Drinks

Name	Calories	Cal/kg	Effect
Potable Water	0	0	-
Unsafe Water	0	0	Chance of Dysentery
Orange Soda	250	1000	-
Grape Soda	250	1000	-
Summit Soda	250	1000	-
Herbal Tea	100	1000	Reduces Cold, increases Condition regeneration
Reishi Tea	100	1000	Reduces Cold, used as antibiotics
Rose Hip Tea	100	1000	Reduces Cold, used as painkillers
Birch Bark Tea	100	1000	Reduces Cold, increases Condition regeneration
Coffee	100	1000	Reduces Cold and Fatigue

Notes

• Any food with a low condition, indicated with either the "Mouldy" or "Banged Up" prefix, has a small chance of causing Food poisoning.Drinks will never cause food poisoning, although Unsafe Water can cause dysentery.
• Any food that is heated up will lose its warmth within ten minutes and become cold. Although the prepared item can still be eaten with no loss of calories, it will not reduce loss of warmth like it does with being eaten hot. Any cold item may be heated again.
• As of update v.344, almost all food will affect the player's thirst
  • Salty Crackers and Beef Jerky will greatly make the player more thirsty.
  • Pork and Beans, Granola Bar, Candy Bar, Peanut Butter and all meat and fish will slightly make the player more thirsty.
  • Energy Bar and Cat Tail Stalk will not affect the player's thirst.
  • Military-Grade MRE, Dog Food, and a Tin of Sardines will make the player slightly less thirsty.
  • Condensed Milk, Pinnacle Peaches,Tomato Soup, and all beverages will make the player greatly less thirsty.

See also

• Items