In the Middle Ages, whether at a village or the Royal Court, the foodstuffs used were mainly those sourced locally – vegetables: primarily cabbage, onions, parsnips, turnips, beets and garlic, and to a lesser extent carrots, celeriac, parsley, cucumbers and melons; legumes: peas, lentils, vetches and beans; fruit: apples, pears, cherries and plums, and berries, nuts, seeds and cereals. Eggs, milk and cheese were available all year round. Depending on wealth, availability and the seasons, there was meat (venison, poultry, fish) and from abroad spices, fruits and condiments, including saffron, dates, figs, nutmeg, pepper, sugar, ginger and cardamom. Food was flavoured with oil, vinegar, salt, honey and herbs.
The most popular kinds of food in the 14th and 15th centuries were thick broth soups, purées and sauces for dunking bread in. The bread was rye, with white bread only available at Court.
During feasts there were fish dishes - using herring, for example - roast meats, sausages, minced meat and black pudding. Desserts were made with almonds, marzipan, sweet purées with fruit boiled in milk or with added cream, jams and preserves, baked, fresh or dried fruits and assorted cakes.
In rural areas gruel and porridge of various kinds accounted for the bulk of the diet. Meat was expensive and hunting in the forests prohibited (all game belonged to the aristocracy), which was mostly compensated for by eating fish.
Many ingredients that are common today were unavailable in the Middle Ages, such as potatoes, tomatoes, sweetcorn, peppers and rice, which later made their way to Europe after the discovery of America or as imports from Asia.
Food items[]
Food items replenish nourishment.
| Image | Name | Nourishment | Health | Energy | Alcohol | Durability | Weight | Price |
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Aesop potion | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 33.5 
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Aid for Merhojed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 11.1
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Amor potion | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 55
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Antidote | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 29.4 - 40
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Apple | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 % | 5 days | 0.3 | 0.2 - 0.4
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Artemisia potion | 10 | 4 | 0 | 13 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 38.2
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Bacon | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 3 days | 0.4 | 8 - 11.1
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Bane potion | -20 | -110 | -20 | 7 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 90 - 100.3
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Bard potion | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 52.6 - 55
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Beef | 7 | 0 | -8 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.8 | 0.9 - 1
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Beef tongue | 10 | 0 | -9 | 0 % | 1 days | 1 | 8.5
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Beer | 7 | 0 | -2 | 5 % | ∞ | 1 | 1
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Beet | 2.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 % | 5 days | 0.3 | 1.1 - 1.5
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Bivoj's Rage potion | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 62.2
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Boar meat | 10 | 0 | -7 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.8 | 19.3
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Boiled beet | 0 % | days |
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Boiled cabbage | 0 % | days |
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Boiled carrot | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 0.5
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Boiled radish | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.7 | 1.3
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Boletus edulis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.2 | 0.2
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Bowman's Brew | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 43 - 45
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Bread | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.6 | 1.4 - 2.2
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Bread roll | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.2 | 0.7 - 1.5
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Buck's Blood potion | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 57.4 - 60
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Cabbage | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 4 days | 1.4 | 0.7 - 1
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Carrot | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.3 | 0.7 - 1
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Cheap wine | 10 | 0 | -6 | 13 % | ∞ | 1 | 1.1 - 2
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Cheese | 10 | 0 | -3 | 0 % | 5 days | 0.6 | 5.7 - 7.3
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Chicken | 8 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.6 | 0.5 - 0.6
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Cockerel | 10 | 0 | 20 | 10 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 28.7
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Cooked Lepiota | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.2 | 0.3
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Cooked apple | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 0.4
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Cooked beef | 21 | 0 | -4 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.5 | 0.9
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Cooked beef rump | 24 | 0 | -5 | 0 % | 2 days | 1.1 |
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Cooked beef tongue | 22 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.9 |
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Cooked boar meat | 22 | 0 | -4 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.7 | 17
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Cooked boletus | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.2 | 0.2
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Chicken | 16 | 0 | -12 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.6 | 1 - 1.1
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Cooked deer kidneys | 15 | 0 | -2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 71.2 - 79.2
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Cooked deer liver | 11 | 0 | -2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 53.4 - 59.4
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Cooked dog meat | 14 | 0 | -2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.2 | 0.2
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Cooked garlic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 % | 2 days | 0 | 1
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Cooked hare meat | 14 | 0 | -3 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.2 | 5.9 - 9
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Cooked horsemeat | 18 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.7 | 0.6 - 0.9
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Cooked horseradish | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.4 | 0.6
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Cooked lamb | 16 | 0 | -3 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 0.7 - 1.1
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Cooked offal | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 1.9
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Cooked onion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.2 | 0.4
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Cooked pear | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 0.4
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Cooked piece of meat | 24 | 0 | -4 | 0 % | 2 days | 1 |
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Cooked pork | 22 | 0 | -3 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.4 | 2.3 - 3.4
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Cooked pork liver | 18 | 0 | -3 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.8 | 21.3
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Cooked red-deer venison | 17 | 0 | -3 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.5 | 13.8 - 20.8
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Cooked roe-deer kidneys | 11 | 0 | -2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 47.5
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Cooked roe-deer meat | 14 | 0 | -2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.4 |
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Cooked sheep kidneys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 |
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Cooked trout | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.7 | 5.5
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Cracklings | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 3 days | 0.2 | 12 - 16.3
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Dandelion syrup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 0.1
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Deer kidneys | 7 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.4 | 70.5 - 75
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Deer liver | 8 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.4 | 48.9 - 55
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Digestion potion | -20 | 0 | 4 | 10 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 30 - 38.7
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Dog lard | 14 | 0 | -4 | 0 % | 5 days | 0.2 | 12
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Dog meat | 5 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.2 | 0.2
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Dollmaker potion | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 45 - 50.1
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Dried fruit | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.2 | 0.7 - 1.5
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Dried meat | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.2 | 7.2
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Dried mushrooms | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.3 | 1.5
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Drinking water | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 % | ∞ | 1 | 0.1
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Easter egg blue | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.1 | 15
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Easter egg green | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.1 | 15
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Easter egg red | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.1 | 15
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Egg | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.1 | 1
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Embrocation | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 38.2 - 44.5
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Fine wine | 18 | 7 | 5 | 13 % | ∞ | 1 | 14.7 - 27.7
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Garlic | -0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 % | ∞ | 0 | 0.5 - 0.7
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Golden egg | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.1 | 999.9
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Hair o' the Dog potion | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 25 - 27.8
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Hardboiled egg | 5 | 0 | -0.5 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.1 | 0.9
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Hare meat | 5 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.2 | 4.2 - 7
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Honey | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.8 | 1.2 - 1.7
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Horsemeat | 8 | 0 | -9 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.8 | 0.4 - 0.6
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Horseradish | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.4 | 0.4 - 1
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Lamb | 7 | 0 | -7 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.4 | 0.7 - 0.8
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Lard | 18 | 0 | -8 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.4 | 8.2
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Lazarus potion | 5 | 100 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 105.3 - 110
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Lentil mash | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.3 | 1.8
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Lentil soup | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.4 | 1.1 - 1.2
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Lepiota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.2 | 0.4 - 0.5
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Lethean Water | 10 | 0 | 0 | 101 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 0
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Lullaby potion | 5 | 0 | -100 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 47.8 - 50
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Marigold decoction | 5 | 30 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 25.7 - 35
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Mead | 10 | 0 | -2 | 17 % | ∞ | 1 | 3.3 - 4
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Milk | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 1 days | 1 | 3.3 - 4.6
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Mind enfeeblement potion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 0.1
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Moonshine | 20 | 5 | 15 | 30 % | ∞ | 1 | 20
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Nighthawk | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 62.2
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Offal | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 % | 3 days | 0.3 | 0.5
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Onion | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.2 | 0.7 - 1
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Padfoot potion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 72.4
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Pea soup | 0 % | days |
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Pear | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 % | 5 days | 0.3 | 0.1 - 0.2
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Piece of meat | 8 | 0 | -9 | 0 % | 1 days | 1 | 6.8
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Poison | -10 | -50 | -10 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 50 - 55.7
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Pork | 8 | 0 | -7 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.5 | 2
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Pork liver | 6 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 1 | 22
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Porridge | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.4 | 0.9
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Powdered unicorn horn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | ∞ | 0 | 8
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Preserver | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 40
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Pretzel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.1 | 1.1 - 2
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Radish | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.7 | 0.8 - 1
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Red-deer venison | 8 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.6 | 14 - 16.9
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Roast chicken | 14 | 0 | -2 | 0 % | 2 days | 0.6 | 2.9 - 4.4
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Roast duck | 26 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 2 days | 1 | 13.8 - 15
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Roe deer meat | 7 | 0 | -2 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.4 | 12 - 16.3
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Roe-deer kidneys | 8 | 0 | -6 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.4 | 42.7 - 45
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Rosehip wine | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 % | ∞ | 1 | 50 - 66.6
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Rump | 10 | 0 | -8 | 0 % | 1 days | 1.1 | 14.6 - 17
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Salami | 17 | 0 | -5 | 0 % | 5 days | 0.4 | 7.3 - 9.6
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Saviour Schnapps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 73.5 - 138.7
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Sheep kidneys | 3 | 0 | -4 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.4 |
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Smoked sausage | 27 | 0 | -7 | 0 % | 5 days | 0.6 | 1.9 - 3.3
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Spirits | 20 | 5 | 10 | 27 % | ∞ | 1 | 15
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Sweet pancake | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | 4 days | 0.2 | 1.1 - 1.2
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Tiredness potion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 0.1
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Trout | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | 1 days | 0.8 | 3.3 - 4.5
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Unknown potion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 0.2
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Vitality potion | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 67 - 70
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Watermelon | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 % | 3 days | 2.2 | 0.8 - 1
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Wine | 15 | 2 | -2 | 13 % | ∞ | 1 | 2.9 - 4
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Witch potion | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 % | ∞ | 0.5 | 32
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