Thomson Family Stew

Thomson Family Stew
Release	21 June 2023
Missions	No
Properties
Item type	Food And Drink
Examine	A light but satisfying stew made with vegetables. Fresh from the gardens of Pleasant Valley.
Values
Calories	900 kcal
Hydration	3.0%
Vitamin C	Major (80%)
Weight	0.35 kg (0.77 lbs)
Decay Rate
Inside	20.000% per day
Outside	5.000% per day
Advanced data
Item key	GAMEPLAY_VegetableStew

DLC-Exclusive content. This content requires the Tales from the Far Territory addon to be installed before it can be seen or used in regular gameplay.

Thompson Family Stew is a food item in The Long Dark, it is learned from a unique Recipe Card and is made with a Cooking Pot.

Overview

Calories-wise, Thomson Family Stew is inefficient, with at least a level 4 cooking skill (the minimum to create it), the ingredients separately provide over 2100 kcal, almost double the calories of the finished stew. The weight of Thompson Family Stew (0.35kg) is far more efficient than that of its ingredients (1.5 kg). Cooked at level 5, its energy density is over 3200 kcal per kilogram, one of the densest in the game. This makes Thompson Family Stew an efficient food for travel or exploring.

Additionally Thompson Family Stew has both the highest Vitamin C density and amount per-item, making it highly effective at combating Scurvy. Note: Thompson Family Stew contains 80 units of Vitamin C, while consuming the ingredients directly provides a total of 141 units (Canned Corn 52 units, Carrot 9 units (x4), Cooked Potato 24 (x2), Reishi Tea, made from 2 Mushrooms: 5 units).

Canned Corn is one of the rarest foods in the game and is thus a very hard ingredient to find for this Recipe. It is mainly found in:

• The 4 Signal Void bunkers
  • Bunker Alpha (2 cans)
  • Bunker Beta (3 cans)
  • Bunker Gamma (2 cans)
  • Bunker Omega (5 cans)

• The top floor of the Concentrator of the Zone of Contamination (3 cans)
• Occasionally in Supply Caches

Effects

• +15% Stamina (instant)
• +15% Maximum Stamina Increase (for 3 hours)
• 3 hours of Improved Rest (+1% Condition restored for first 3 hours of sleep, or 18 hours)
• -15% Fatigue

Recipe

Thomson Family Stew
Cooking
Cooking
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120.0 minutes (2 hour 0 minutes)
120.0 minutes (2 hour 0 minutes)
Requirements
Required level	4
Facility	Fire
Tool	Cooking Pot
Materials
Item	Canned Corn
Item	Canned Corn
Quantity	0.30 kg
Quantity	0.30 kg
Carrot
Carrot
0.40 kg
0.40 kg
Potato
Potato
2
2
Reishi Mushroom
Reishi Mushroom
2
2
Broth
Broth
0.40 L
0.40 L
Old Mill Flour
Old Mill Flour
0.05 kg
0.05 kg

Update history

• UPDATE 21 June 2023 (Update):
  • Added to game.