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[Top 11] Dinkum Best Food (And Why They're Great)

PrncsJungle — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:49:00 +0000

Top 11 Dinkum Best Food

There are different ways for players to find and make food in Dinkum. The primary forms are farming, hunting, fishing, and harvesting. Some of the food can be eaten as is or raw, but they provide higher effects if it is cooked. There are two ways to cook food. One way is to cook it on a Campfire or BBQ, and the other is to cook it at the Cooking Table through cooking recipes. Cooking with the BBQ is faster than cooking with the campfire, taking half the time to cook. The recipes players gain through the Cooking Table give players even more benefits, such as higher health and energy effects, as well as special buffs to help them out during their gameplay. One note to make is that some recipes have an alternate recipe that can be created with different or higher-quality ingredients. Without further ado, these are the best food items you will want to make and eat in Dinkum.

11-Cooked Quangdong

This fruit comes from the Quangdong tree which can be found in the Plains. It is a tree native to Australia and is considered bush tucker, or bush food, with red or blue fruit. In the game the fruit is only blue.

What makes Cooked Quangdong Great:

This is a commonly found tree which players can harvest and collect 3 pieces of fruit.
The tree can be planted and provides fruit every 6 days after growing to maturity.
An uncooked quangdong gives +3 health and +2 energy.

Cooked Quangdong details:

It gives +8 health and +8 energy
Selling price 220 Dinks

10-Cooked Meat

The high energy and health advantages that meat offers players make it a fantastic source of protein. Players can get this food item by hunting Jackaroos, Bush Devils, and Diggos.

What makes Cooked Meat Great:

Cooked meat is easy to get from Jackaroos and Diggos because these animals are easy to find on the island.
The player can obtain 0 to 3 pieces of raw meat by hunting.
Raw meat can be eaten but just like in real life you will get more benefits from cooking the meat first.

Cooked Meat details:

It gives +10 health and +8 energy
Selling price 800 Dinks

9-Cooked Flake

Cooked Flake comes exclusively from one sea animal, the shark. Sharks are aggressive by default and attack players with a bite. You can attack sharks with different kinds of weapons but the spear is best due to the distance. One way to hunt them is by pulling them onto land with an Iron Fishing Rod.

What makes Cooked Flake Great:

Sharks drop 3 flakes upon death which makes it a great food source.
It takes less than 30 seconds to cook on the BBQ so you can cook multiple pieces really fast.
Your hunting technique will get better hunting sharks while learning how to defend yourself from them.

Cooked Flake details:

It gives +20 health and +20 energy
Selling price 1,900 Dinks

8-Cooked Croco Meat

Another great source of meat with high health and energy benefits, players can source this food item from hunting Croco or Glowing Croco in the Mines.

What makes Cooked Croco Meat Great:

Crocos drop 3 pieces of Croco meat which makes this yet another great source of food.
Crocos are another commonly found animal so it’s easy to source this food item.
It is a good source of health regeneration for when attacking more Crocs and other animals.

Cooked Croco Meat details:

It gives +25 health +10 energy
Selling price 1,750 Dinks

7-Fish and Chips

Dinkum has brought a popular meal from real life into the game which many players will enjoy making. This food item is created at the Cooking Table.

What makes Fish and Chips Great:

Its ingredients are easily sourced items with the recipe calling for 1 flake, 2 potatoes, 1 bush lime
If you like this meal in real life, you'll like having the choice for your character to have it as well.

Fish and Chips details:

It gives+10 health, +30 energy, 20 min fishing buff
Selling price 2,900 Dinks

6-Meat on a Stick

This simply named meal seems to be similar to kebabs. This food item is created at the Cooking Table.

What makes Meat on a Stick Great:

Making this food item is one of the easiest and quickest items in-game as it only requires 2 types of ingredients.
Collecting the ingredients for this food doesn’t take long.
It provides players with a high amount of health andenergy, with the bonus of a defense buff, perfect for when attacking hostile animals.

Meat on a Stick details:

It gives +35 health, +15 energy, and 3-minute defense buff
The recipe calls for 3 raw meat 1 mangrove stick/alternative 3 cooked meat 1 mangrove stick
Selling price 1,612 Dinks

5-Sausage Roll

Sausage rolls are a delicious type of meat filed pastry. This food item is created at the Cooking Table.

What makes Sausage Roll Great:

Using two kinds of meat this is a meal high in protein which makes sense because of the high amount of health and energy it provides players.
This is another easy-to-make meal with only a few ingredients called for.
There is the added bonus of defense, attack, and speed buffs which will make this a good meal to take down in the Mines.

Sausage Roll details:

It gives+30 health, +30 energy, +5 minute attack buff, 5-minute defense buff, 5-minute speed buff
The recipe calls for 1 four, 1 chicken egg, 1 raw meat, 1 onion
Selling price 3,600 Dinks

4-Bread

Everyone loves bread so being able to eat it in-game is great! This food item is created at the Cooking Table.

What makes Bread Great:

Bread is one of the simplest food items to make as it only uses one ingredient and that is only wheat. Far easier than in real life.
Despite being a simple meal it gives out a high amount of health and energy as well as a defense buff.
If you want to make a profit from this food item, it also sells for a lot of money.

Bread details:

It gives +35 health, +25 energy, and 3-minute defense
The recipe calls for 3 flour
Selling price 6,300 Dinks

3-Quiche

A quiche is a type of French tart that has a pastry shell that is filled with savory custard and bits of cheese, pork, fish, or vegetables. Served quiche warm, cold, or hot, this meal is easy to make and carry around for long and busy journeys. This food item is created at the Cooking Table.

What makes Quiche Great:

It is a simple and easy to make food item, only using three ingredients.
The ingredients used to make this dish are easy to collect.
It is a great food item to have on hand for when foraging and mining.

Quiche details:

It gives +20 health, +30 energy, +5 minute foraging buff, +5 minute mining buff, +5 minute speed buff
The recipe calls for 1 flour, 1 chicken egg, 1 cheese/ alternate ` flour, 1 big chicken egg, 1 high quality cheese
Selling price 5,538 Dinks

2-Lamington

A lamington is a delicious Australian dessert prepared from squares of butter cake or sponge cake rolled in desiccated coconut and covered in a thin coating of chocolate sauce. This food item is created at the Cooking Table.

What makes Lamington Great:

Desserts are always nice to have after a meal or anytime you like to have something sweet.
This food item calls for several ingredients but they don’t take long to collect.
There are several alternate recipes for Lamingtons just in case you have more of other ingredients.

Lamington details:

It gives +30 health, +30 energy, 4 min defense, 4 min foraging, 4 min mining, 60-second speed buff
The recipe calls for 1 flour, 1 sugar, 1 coconut, 1 chicken egg, 1 milk/alternate: 1 high quality milk/1 big chicken egg/1 big chicken egg and 1 high-quality milk
Sells for 5,939 Dinks

1-Prime Roast

Another delicious meal, Prime Roast is not only a hearty meaty meal but also includes vegetables to make sure you have some greens with your protein. This food item is created at the Cooking Table.

What makes Prime Roast Great:

This food item uses many ingredients but it is worth it as it gives a high health and energy effect.
It is great to make this meal once a farm full of ingredients has been produced to make sure you have everything you need.

Prime Roast details:

It gives +50 health, +50 energy, +5 minutes attack buff, and +5 minutes defense buff
The recipe calls for 1 raw prime meat, 3 potatoes, 2 carrots, 1 kale, 3 green beans, 1 pumpkin
Sells it sells for 12,994 Dinks

[Top 12] Subnautica: Below Zero Best Food (And How To Get Them)

khum — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:16:02 +0000

Surviving Planet 4546B is no small task. Every new biome presents new challenges, but somehow or the other you need to rise above the elements and uncover what Alterra is hiding. Which is why you need to sustain yourself with a healthy diet of the most nutritious foods in the game! This article covers the best food sources in ‘Below Zero’ that fill will your food, water, and body heat needs.

12. Cooked Bladderfish

A precious source of water early into the game.

The Bladderfish is a precious resource, especially early into the game. This slow, docile creature can be found swimming lazily in the Shallow Twisty bridges where players will find the life pod. They restore food, health, and even oxygen points.
What makes Cooked Bladderfish Great:

Easy to catch: Unlike Peepers, you can leisurely swim up to an unsuspecting Bladderfish and it’ll be in your inventory before you know it.
Restores oxygen: If you’re in a pinch underwater and there’s a Bladderfish nearby, catching it and eating it raw will restore 15 oxygen points.

Cooked Bladderfish stats:

Cooked Bladderfish gives you 18+ food and 4+ H20. It also restores 15+ oxygen.

How To Get Bladderfish:
Bladderfish are found in the following biomes- Arctic Spires, Crystal Caves, Deep Purple Vents, East Arctic, Glacial Basin, Glacial Bay, Glacial Connection, Lilypad Islands, Purple Vents, Shallow Twisty Bridges, Thermal Spires, Twisty Bridges, and West Arctic.

11. Cooked Hoop Fish

Oh so glowy and oh so nutritiuos.

This small herbivore is also one of the first fishes that players will find upon entering the waters You won’t miss it because while it’s small it also has bioluminescent antennae that make it stand out. Unfortunate for the fish, but convenient for the player!
What makes Cooked Hoop Fish Great:

Easy to catch: This fish usually swims in shoals, and is fairly easy to swim up to and grab.

Cooked Hoop Fish stats:

Cooked Hoop Fish gives you 23+ food and 3+ H20.

How To Get Hoop Fish:
Hoop Fish can be found in Arctic Kelp Caves, Crystal Caves, Lilypad Islands, Shallow Twisty Bridges, Tree Spires, and Twisty Bridges.

10. Cooked Arctic Peeper

Well. of course some variant of the Peeper is gonna be on this list.

A relative of the Peeper fish from the original ‘Subnautica’ makes a comeback in ‘Below Zero’. The Arctic Peeper takes the top spot in the list of best edible fish in the game, restoring enormous amounts of food points for the player.
What makes Cooked Arctic Peeper Great:

Food points: The Arctic Peeper has the highest nutritional value of any edible fish in the game.
Easily available: The Arctic Peeper is found in 11 different biomes.

Cooked Arctic Peeper stats:

Cooked Arctic Peeper gives you 32+ food and 5+ H20.

How To Get Arctic Peeper:
You can find it in these biomes- Arctic Spires, East Arctic. Glacial Basin, Underwater Caves, Glacial Bay, Glacial Connection, Shallow Twisty Bridges, Sparse Arctic, Thermal Spires, Twisty Bridges, and West Arctic.

9. Cured Fish

A little salt goes a long way.

There are few things more painful than traveling an absurd distance, only to starve to death because all your cooked fish is rotten. Maybe you’re forgetful, or just don’t wanna take any risks. A little bit of salt will help with that.
What makes Cured Fish Great:

Good for long distances: Cured fish will spoil much slower compared to cooked alternatives.

Cured Fish stats:

The cured varieties of fish will retain the same nutritional value as the cooked varieties. However, you will get -2 H2O when consuming them.

How To Get Cured Fish:

Subnautica Crafting | How To Cure Fish

8. Bulbo Tree Samples

Slash for a serving of juicy, filling fruit.

Players usually pit the Bulbo Tree and Marblemelons against each other as to which one is the better food source. The two plants are definitely tied close together. While the food value for this Bulbo Tree Samples is far from amazing, other factors give it an edge.
What makes Bulbo Tree Samples Great:

Convenient harvesting and planting: While you have to slash continuously at the plant, the final slash will give you 2 seeds, one of which you can plant. It’s a lot easier than having to replant 16 individual melon seeds.
High water content: These fruits are one of the most hydrating foods in the game.

Bulbo Tree Samples stats:

Bulbo Tree Samples gives you 8+ food and 10+ H20.

How To Get Bulbo Tree Samples:

SUBNAUTICA How to Use Bulbo Tree

7. Shrub Nuts

Swim into warmer waters, and there’s a good chance you’ll find the Horseshoe Shrub plant. Named for its Horshoe-like shape, the underside of the plant holds a versatile food source. If you have any growbeds out of the water, be sure to include the Horseshoe
What makes Shrub Nuts Great:

Fills multiple stats: Shrub nuts will provide not just food and water, but also health. Very few other foods in the game do this.

Shrub Nut stats:

Shrub Nuts gives you 15+ food and 5+ H20. It also restores 10+ health.

How To Get Shrub Nuts: They can only be found in Marguerit's Greenhouse.

6. Lantern Fruit

Mainly for the aesthetic. Oh, and the body heat.

Many players make the Lantern fruit a staple for their seabase growbeds. The fruits look like real-life banana bulbs. If banana bulbs were glowy, that is. Once you gather a sample of this fruit from Outpost Zero, you’ve got yourself a pretty reliable source of food and fuel.
What makes Lantern Fruit Great:

Food points: Lantern fruits restore 5 more health points in ‘Below Zero’ than they did in the first game. They make a decent source of food,
No need to replant: Lantern fruits don’t need to be planted with a seed, so you can just pluck the fruits from the tree whenever they grow back. Saves you a whole lot of work!
Good fuel for Bioreactor: Aside from keeping you fed, these fruits will keep your Bioreactor up and running. It provides 210 energy over 252 seconds.

Lantern Fruit stats:

Lantern Fruit gives you 10+ food and 75+ body heat.

How To Get Lantern Fruit:

【Subnautica Below Zero】 How to get a Lantern fruit tree

5. Marblemelons

What would we do without Marblemelons?

A good number of players swear by the humble Marblemelon. This strange plant looks like a cross between a watermelon and a pineapple. It’s one of the many weird and wonderful flora found in Marguerit's Greenhouse.
What makes Marblemelons Great:

Takes up less space: Planting Marblemelons in your growbeds won’t take up as much space as other plants since the fruits are fairly small.
High water content: Marblemelons have an almost balanced food/water value, so you won’t have to keep your eyes on either one.

Marblemelons stats:

Marblemelon gives you 12+ food and 14+ H20.

How To Get Marblemelons:

Where to find marblemelons in subnautica 2021 ( best method)

4. Fevered Peppers

This one will get your blood rushing.

The Fevered Pepper plant is admittedly not the most appealing in appearance. But it’s on this list for a reason. On the harsh icy plains of Planet 4546B, this fruit may just save your life if you find yourself freezing to death.
What makes Fevered Peppers Great:

Restores body heat: The hot peppers restore a significant amount of body heat. Great for sticky, or icy, situations.
High water content: The Fevered Pepper draws a tie with Frost Anemone Hearts for the second-best food in terms of water content.

Fevered Peppers stats:

Fevered Peppers gives you +15 food, +20 H2O, and +50 body heat.

How To Get Fevered Peppers:

WHERE TO FIND FEVERED PEPPER IN SUBNAUTICA BELOW ZERO

3. Antennae Plant Fruit

Underrated despite its high nutritional value.

A swim around the Lilypad Islands will take you to a strange, lotus-like plant. This is the Antennae Plant, formerly known as the Maroon Plant, and in the middle of it lies the fruit with the highest nutritional value in the game.
What makes Antennae Plant Fruit Great:

High nutritional value: Few other plants in the game fill up your food bar as mucus Antennae Plant fruits do.

Antennae Plant Fruit stats:

Antennae Plant Fruit gives you 20+ food and 5+ H20. It also restores +9 health.

How To Get Antennae Plant Fruit:

They grow in the Lilypad Islands, Main Lilypad Islands, Lilypad Islands Caves, and Lilypads Crevice.

2. Nutrient Block

It's surprising how nutritious a brick can be.

A food literally called the ‘nutrient block’ needs to live up to its name. Fortunately, this dense brick-like block outdoes every other food source in the game, save for one. Still, it doesn’t exactly look like a gourmet meal.
What makes the Nutrient Block Great:

Very high nutritional value: The Nutrient Block was specially crafted to be packed with nutrients to keep you on your feet.

Nutrient Block stats:

Nutrient Blocks give you 75+ food.

How To Get Nutrient Blocks: They’re found in the multiple Supply Crates scattered around Alterra Tech Sites.

1. Spicy Fruit Salad

This salad absolutely destroys every other food in the game.

Fancy a salad? After a long read listing various types of edible flora and fauna, this home-cooked salad takes the top spot. Take one Preston's Plant leaf and one Fevered Pepper, pop them in a Fabricator, and you’ve just made the most ridiculously overpowered food in the game.
What makes Spicy Fruit Salad Great:

Unmatched stats: This humble salad will take care of all your food, water, and body heat needs.
Doesn’t spoil: You won’t have to worry about the salad going bad in your inventory.
Doesn't take up much space: One slot in your inventory is all you need to store the salad.

Spicy Fruit Salad stats:

Spicy Fruit Salad gives you 85+ food, 30+ H2O, and 100+ body heat.

How To Get Spicy Fruit Salad:

HOW TO GET THE BEST FOOD IN GAME - Subnautica Below Zero - Spicy Fruit Salad

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