Food And Drink

A wide variety of foods and drinks exist in The Long Dark, including prepackaged foods, meat, brewable beverages, and medicinal remedies. Some foods can be eaten as is or cooked.

Keep in mind that some foods are only available for those that purchase the Tales from the Far Territory expansion.

Overview

Strategies

Especially when moving from place to place, it is usually wise to first consume the food that spoils the fastest and has lower energy density, while saving energy-dense products for traveling or for an emergency.

For long-term food options, keep in mind the following:

• Ruined food generally cannot be eaten safely (unless Cooking Level 5 is achieved).
• Ruined raw meat can be cooked to add 50% condition--as can raw meat in any condition.
• It is generally advised to never eat raw meat, as even at Cooking level 5, the player can still get Food Poisoning. The only exception to the former rule regards eating fish raw vs eating fish cooked, as certain raw fish contain higher Vitamin-C doses to prevent Scurvy, though this will still cause Food Poisoning.
• If non-canned food is stored outdoors, decay is slowed substantially and the lifespan of the food is extended (except for meat quarters).
• Another long-term food option is Cat Tail Stalks. While low in calories, they do not decay, are plentiful in most regions, and serve as good emergency food caches.

It is important to note that cooking Food and Drink adds more calories to the cooked item version (up to 25% extra calories at Level 5 Cooking). The caloric content for each item below is listed at the base Level 0 Cooking values for reference.

Survival Mode Foods

Foods

Food and Drink have their own 2 dedicated sections within the Radial Menu, but share the same menu in the Backpack Survival Menu. Note: Most of these foods and drinks can be found in Wintermute and Survival Mode.

The following items are found in the Foods section of the Radial Menu.

	Item	Calories	Hydration	Weight	Calorie density	Vitamin C
	Acorns (Cooked)	100	0%	0.03 kg (0.066 lb)	3333 kcal / kg (1,515 kcal / lb)
	Acorns (Cooked - Large Portion)	400	0%	0.12 kg (0.264 lb)
	Airline Food - Chicken	620 kcal	5%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	2480 kcal / kg (1,127 kcal / lb)	29%
	Airline Food - Vegetarian	560 kcal	5%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	2240 kcal / kg (1,018 kcal / lb)	73%
	Bear Meat (Cooked)	900 kcal	-15%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)
	Bear Meat (Raw)	900 kcal	-5%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)
	Beef Jerky	350 kcal	-10%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	3500 kcal / kg (1,591 kcal / lb)
	Burbot (Cooked)	1952.50 kcal	-5%	4.00 kg (8.8 lb)	488 kcal / kg (222 kcal / lb)
	Burbot (Raw)	1950 kcal	0%	6.00 kg (13.2 lb)	325 kcal / kg (148 kcal / lb)
	Cat Tail Stalk	150 kcal	0%	0.05 kg (0.11 lb)	3000 kcal / kg (1,364 kcal / lb)	1%
	Chocolate Bar	250 kcal	-3%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	2500 kcal / kg (1,136 kcal / lb)
	Coho Salmon (Cooked)	1650 kcal	-5%	3.70 kg (8.14 lb)	455 kcal / kg (207 kcal / lb)	49%
	Coho Salmon (Raw)	1650 kcal	0%	5.50 kg (12.1 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)	62%
	Condensed Milk	750 kcal	25%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	3000 kcal / kg (1,364 kcal / lb)	12%
	Dog Food	500 kcal	5%	0.30 kg (0.66 lb)	1667 kcal / kg (758 kcal / lb)
	Energy Bar	500 kcal	0%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	5000 kcal / kg (2,273 kcal / lb)	4%
	Granola Bar	300 kcal	-5%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	3000 kcal / kg (1,364 kcal / lb)	2%
	Goldeye (Cooked)	630 kcal	-5%	1.60 kg (3.52 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)
	Goldeye (Raw)	630 kcal	0%	2.10 kg (4.62 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)
	Ketchup Chips	300 kcal	-6%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	3000 kcal / kg (1,364 kcal / lb)	5%
	Lake Whitefish (Cooked)	575 kcal	-5%	1.50 kg (3.3 lb)	385 kcal / kg (175 kcal / lb)	37%
	Lake Whitefish (Raw)	575 kcal	0%	2.30 kg (5.06 lb)	250 kcal / kg (114 kcal / lb)	50%
	Maple Syrup	850 kcal	0%	0.30 kg (0.66 lb)	2833 kcal / kg (1,288 kcal / lb)
	Military-Grade MRE	1750 kcal	5%	0.50 kg (1.1 lb)	3500 kcal / kg (1,591 kcal / lb)	65%
	Moose Meat (Cooked)	900 kcal	-5%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)
	Moose Meat (Raw)	900 kcal	0%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)
	Peanut Butter	900 kcal	-5%	0.50 kg (1.1 lb)	1800 kcal / kg (818 kcal / lb)
	Pinnacle Peaches	450 kcal	20%	0.50 kg (1.1 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)	56%
	Pork and Beans	600 kcal	-5%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	2400 kcal / kg (1,091 kcal / lb)	2%
	Rabbit (Cooked)	500 kcal	-5%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	500 kcal / kg (227 kcal / lb)
	Rabbit (Raw)	500 kcal	0%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	500 kcal / kg (227 kcal / lb)
	Rainbow Trout (Cooked)	575 kcal	-5%	1.50 kg (3.3 lb)	385 kcal / kg (175 kcal / lb)	34%
	Rainbow Trout (Raw)	575 kcal	0%	2.30 kg (5.06 lb)	250 kcal / kg (114 kcal / lb)	45%
	Red Irish Lord (Cooked)	930 kcal	-5%	2.00 kg (4.4 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)
	Red Irish Lord (Raw)	930 kcal	0%	3.10 kg (6.82 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)
	Rockfish (Cooked)	1500 kcal	0%	3.25 kg (7.15 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)
	Rockfish (Raw)	1500 kcal	0%	5.00 kg (11 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)
	Salty Crackers	600 kcal	-20%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	6000 kcal / kg (2,727 kcal / lb)
	Smallmouth Bass (Cooked)	1500 kcal	-5%	3.30 kg (7.26 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)	41%
	Smallmouth Bass (Raw)	1500 kcal	0%	5.00 kg (11 lb)	300 kcal / kg (136 kcal / lb)	55%
	Tin of Sardines	300 kcal	5%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	3000 kcal / kg (1,364 kcal / lb)	3%
	Tomato Soup	300 kcal	10%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	1200 kcal / kg (545 kcal / lb)	30%
	Venison (Cooked)	800 kcal	-5%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)
	Venison (Raw)	800 kcal	0%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)
	Wolf Meat (Cooked)	800 kcal	-10%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)
	Wolf Meat (Raw)	800 kcal	0%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	900 kcal / kg (409 kcal / lb)

Drinks

The following items are found in the Drinks section of the Radial Menu.

	Item	Calories	Hydration	Weight	Calorie density	Vitamin C
	Cup of Acorn Coffee	100 kcal	30%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)
	Cup of Coffee	100 kcal	30%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)
	Cup of Herbal Tea	100 kcal	30%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)	11%
	Orange Soda	250 kcal	30%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)
	Stacy's Grape Soda	250 kcal	30%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)
	Summit Soda	250 kcal	30%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)
	Water (Potable)	0 kcal	150%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	0 kcal / kg (0 kcal / lb)
	Water (Unsafe)	0 kcal	150%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	0 kcal / kg (0 kcal / lb)

Brew-able Materials

Below is a list of foods cannot be eaten as is, and must be brewed in an active fire along with Potable Water in order to turn them into consumable drinks.

	Item	Weight
	Tin of Coffee	0.01 kg (0.022 lb)
	Herbal Tea	0.01 kg (0.022 lb)

Carcass

Carcasses cannot be eaten as is, and must be harvested for usable meat. A Rabbit can be killed and butchered on the spot for it's meat, or the corpse can be carried to a safer location to be butchered later. Larger animals can be quartered into meat bag quarters and carried away.

	Item
	Bear Quarter
	Deer Quarter
	Moose Quarter
	Rabbit Carcass
	Wolf Quarter

First Aid Items

Below is a list of items that are classified as First Aid items. While they can be used to cure Afflictions, they can also be created and consumed solely for calories (though the error message "That Treatment Didn't Do Anything" will always appear for Reishi Tea, Burdock Tea, and Rose Hip Tea if no Afflictions are present).

	Item	Calories	Hydration	Weight	Calorie density	Vitamin C
	Birch Bark Tea	100 kcal	30%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)	6%
	Burdock Tea	100 kcal	30%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)	7%
	Go! Energy Drink	100 kcal	30%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)	400 kcal / kg (182 kcal / lb)
	Prepared Burdock	275 kcal	0%	0.15 kg (0.33 lb)	1833 kcal / kg (833 kcal / lb)	8%
	Reishi Tea	100 kcal	30%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)	5%
	Rose Hip Tea	100 kcal	30%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	1000 kcal / kg (455 kcal / lb)	13%

Tales from the Far Territory Foods

These foods are only available in Survival Mode to players that purchase the Tales from the Far Territory expansion.

Types of Food

	Item	Calories	Hydration	Weight	Calorie density	Vitamin C
	Canned Corn	295 kcal	5%	0.30 kg (0.66 lb)	983 kcal / kg (447 kcal / lb)	52%
	Canned Ham	550 kcal	-5%	0.40 kg (0.88 lb)	1375 kcal / kg (625 kcal / lb)
	Cougar Meat (Cooked)	800 kcal		1.00 kg (2.2 lb)
	Cougar Meat (Raw)		0%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)
	Cooked Potato	250 kcal	-3%	0.15 kg (0.33 lb)	1666 kcal / kg (757 kcal / lb)	24%
	Ptarmigan (Cooked)	500 kcal	-5%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	500 kcal / kg (227 kcal / lb)
	Ptarmigan (Raw)	500 kcal	0%	1.00 kg (2.2 lb)	500 kcal / kg (227 kcal / lb)

Recipes

Recipes are food items that cannot simply be cooked over a Fire, and instead require multiple ingredients, dedicated cooking containers (Cooking Pot, Cooking Skillet), and additional time to prepare before cooking in a Fire. Some Recipes require a survivor to find Recipe Cards before they can be created.

	Item	Calories	Hydration	Weight	Calorie density	Vitamin C
	Acorn Bannock	250 kcal	-3%	0.05 kg (0.11 lb)	5000 kcal / kg (2,273 kcal / lb)
	Acorn Pancakes	750 kcal	-3%	0.15 kg (0.33 lb)	5000 kcal / kg (2,273 kcal / lb)
	Bannock	200 kcal	-3%	0.05 kg (0.11 lb)	4000 kcal / kg (1,818 kcal / lb)
	Breyerhouse Pie	2125 kcal	-3%	0.20 kg (0.44 lb)	10625 kcal / kg (4,830 kcal / lb)
	Broth	170 kcal	5%	0.80 kg (1.76 lb)	215 kcal / kg (98 kcal / lb)
	Camber Flight Porridge	1250 kcal	0%	0.30 kg (0.66 lb)	4166 kcal / kg (1,894 kcal / lb)	59%
	Coastal Fishcakes	312 kcal	0%	0.053 kg (0.117 lb)	5886 kcal / kg (2,675 kcal / lb)	14%
	Dockworker's Pie	1500 kcal	-3%	0.30 kg (0.66 lb)	5000 kcal / kg (2,273 kcal / lb)	68%
	Lily's Pancakes	1000 kcal	0%	0.20 kg (0.44 lb)	5000 kcal / kg (2,273 kcal / lb)	57%
	Pancakes	500 kcal	-3%	0.15 kg (0.33 lb)	3333 kcal / kg (1,515 kcal / lb)
	Peach Pie	250 kcal	0%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	2500 kcal / kg (1,136 kcal / lb)	19%
	Porridge	350 kcal	0%	0.20 kg (0.44 lb)	1750 kcal / kg (795 kcal / lb)
	Ptarmigan Pie	250 kcal	0%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	2500 kcal / kg (1,136 kcal / lb)
	Ptarmigan Stew	750 kcal	3%	0.35 kg (0.77 lb)	2142 kcal / kg (974 kcal / lb)
	Prepper's Pie	900 kcal	-3%	0.20 kg (0.44 lb)	4500 kcal / kg (2,045 kcal / lb)	22%
	Rabbit Pie	250 kcal	0%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	2500 kcal / kg (1,136 kcal / lb)
	Rabbit Stew	750 kcal	3%	0.35 kg (0.77 lb)	2142 kcal / kg (974 kcal / lb)
	Ranger Stew	1600 kcal	-3%	0.40 kg (0.88 lb)	4000 kcal / kg (1,818 kcal / lb)	42%
	Rose Hip Pie	225 kcal	0%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	2250 kcal / kg (1,023 kcal / lb)	6%
	Stalker's Pie	1600 kcal	-3%	0.20 kg (0.44 lb)	8000 kcal / kg (3,636 kcal / lb)
	Thomson Family Stew	900 kcal	3%	0.35 kg (0.77 lb)	2571 kcal / kg (1,169 kcal / lb)	80%
	Trout Stew	750 kcal	3%	0.35 kg (0.77 lb)	2142 kcal / kg (974 kcal / lb)	17%
	Venison Pie	325 kcal	0%	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)	3250 kcal / kg (1,477 kcal / lb)
	Venison Stew	900 kcal	3%	0.35 kg (0.77 lb)	2571 kcal / kg (1,169 kcal / lb)

Ingredients

Note* none of these items are edible despite being food items, and can only be used in the creation of Recipes.

	Item	Weight
	Cooking Oil	0.05 kg
	Old Mill Flour	1.50 kg
	Potato	0.20 kg
	Running River Oats	0.80 kg
	Salt	0.25 kg

Carcass

A Ptarmigan can be killed and butchered on the spot for it's meat, or the corpse can be carried to a safer location to be butchered later. If you survive your encounter with a Cougar, its carcass can be butchered for around 2 quarters.

	Item	Weight
	Ptarmigan Carcass	3.00 kg (6.6 lb)
	Cougar Quarter	4.00 kg (8.8 lb)

Wintermute Foods

These foods are exclusive to Wintermute.

	Item	Calories	Hydration	Weight	Calorie density
	Big Bass (Cooked)	4313 kcal	-5%	15.00 kg (33 lb)
	Big Bass (Raw)	3750 kcal	0%	15.00 kg (33 lb)
	Home-made Soup	600 kcal	0%	0.25 kg (0.55 lb)

Seasonal Foods

These foods are exclusive to the 4 Days of Night Event Challenge.

	Item	Calories	Hydration	Weight	Calorie density
	Pumpkin Pie	2000 kcal	-5%	0.50 kg (1.1 lb)	4000 kcal / kg (1,818 kcal / lb)
	Chocolate Bar (4 Days of Night)	2500 kcal	N/A	0.10 kg (0.22 lb)

Trivia

• If meat transitions to a ruined status during cooking (i.e., condition is very low at 1-3% when cooking begins), it will vanish and will not be available for consumption. This behavior may be a bug.
• During the Challenge Escape The Darkwalker, when a Region is fully enveloped in Toxic Fog, it ruins all food item conditions, as well as converting their calorie amounts to 0.