Good Food

[CMNJB14]

I was just doing some cooking with my character, in my newly built and stocked kitchen ... and I just realised that my virtual self, in a zombie apocalypse, is eating better than I am in real life. Sad state of affairs. ;D

On a slightly more serious note, I would like to throw some kudos out for making the cooking system as robust as it is. It's pretty awesome what you can craft (cook), and the benefits, or consequences, of it.

Bon appetite !!

[Shady Allie]

Pass the potatoes please. nom nom nom. ooo, gravy.

[TankGoodness]

can you make mash potatoes in PZ?

[CMNJB14]

Originally posted by TankGoodness:

can you make mash potatoes in PZ?

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Yes, that is a very basic recipe.

I have made some pretty awesome stir-fries, with close to 10 ingredients.
- chicken
- soya sauce
- hot sauce
- noodles
- various vegetables
- cooking oil
etc, etc.... Probably lasts about 3 or 4 "meals".

Press B, and you can scan through recipes. You can learn more recipes with books and magazines that you find too.

[Another Mother's Son]

Originally posted by jimb66:

I was just doing some cooking with my character, in my newly built and stocked kitchen ... and I just realised that my virtual self, in a zombie apocalypse, is eating better than I am in real life. Sad state of affairs. ;D

My coworker gets constant updates on my PZ runs. He plays mostly FPS and platformers, so he just glazes over when I start talking about nutrition and cooking. One day our boss asked me what I cook at home and he called me out. "He eats better in Project Zomboid than in real life!"

[V-Bro - The Titan's Driver]

My character is always running around, and so he has to eat more than I do - and he's still losing weight.

Typical meals include fish stew or rabbit stir-fry. Fresh potatoes and cabbages from the garden or reserves. Somehow, I'm still losing weight after the meal, so I often slap some butter into the mix to fill it up.

[Thy Templar]

My PZ diet mainly consists of various canned foods I've collected from the local Mega-Mart, and, if things get bad, moldy french fries.

[Armagenesis]

My survivor's diet consists of a pot of stew made out of rotten food. Does that count as good food?

[V-Bro - The Titan's Driver]

I don't have trouble finding fresh food or canned food. I get confused when others do - must have set their loot spawns below default.

[Another Mother's Son]

Originally posted by Armagenesis:

My survivor's diet consists of a pot of stew made out of rotten food. Does that count as good food?

Once you get to level 7 Cooking, rotten food will not make you sick if cooked in a soup or stew or something

[V-Bro - The Titan's Driver]

Originally posted by Another Mother's Son:

Once you get to level 7 Cooking, rotten food will not make you sick if cooked in a soup or stew or something

Which is very weird, because that means you can somehow make a meal out of shrimp, salmon, and oysters that's been left out in the sun... for a year.
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Do not re-enact in real life.

[Armagenesis]

Originally posted by V-Bro - The Titan's Driver:

Originally posted by Another Mother's Son:

Once you get to level 7 Cooking, rotten food will not make you sick if cooked in a soup or stew or something

Which is very weird, because that means you can somehow make a meal out of shrimp, salmon, and oysters that's been left out in the sun... for a year.
...
Do not re-enact in real life.

Considering the massive drop in hunger recovered by the cooked food, we can assume the survivor peels off the still edible part off the whole thing.

I don't think it's possible to do irl, so it's probably just an excuse to allow rotten food to have some use other than for compost material.

[Quill]

I really love using the Dried Beans in meals. Fridges just full of Bowls of Stew

[Another Mother's Son]

Originally posted by Another Mother's Son:

Originally posted by Armagenesis:

My survivor's diet consists of a pot of stew made out of rotten food. Does that count as good food?

Once you get to level 7 Cooking, rotten food will not make you sick if cooked in a soup or stew or something

Do you have to complete level 7, or does it start when you finish 6?

[Quill]

Originally posted by Another Mother's Son:

Originally posted by Another Mother's Son:

Once you get to level 7 Cooking, rotten food will not make you sick if cooked in a soup or stew or something

Do you have to complete level 7, or does it start when you finish 6?

You gotta finish level 7 and start work on level 8

[Kaldrak]

My most recent run I stumbled onto one of the warehouses filled with fruit/veggies on my second day. I never make it to these places when they're still fresh, so it's been an experience. Watermelon slices are kind of a superfood. Decent amount of calories, low hunger, great thirst reduction. I shoved em into a fridge and have been munching on watermelon for a week.