Basil (Dried)

Basil (Dried)

Class	Herbs
Type	Herb
Hunger	-20
Thirst	-
Calories	0.4
Fresh	-
Rotten	-
Cook Time	-
Weight	0.2
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.Seasoning_Basil` `/additem Base.BasilDried`

Basil (Dried) is basil that has been dried for keeping, used as a spice in cooking. It comes in two forms. Home-dried Basil is made from fresh Basil with the Dry Basil recipe. Store-bought dried basil comes as a seasoning that weighs 0.2.

Both forms keep without spoiling, which makes them far more practical than the fresh herb. Dried basil is found mostly in pizza and Italian kitchens. The best occupations for herbs are the Fishing Guide and the Park Ranger. Each starts with the same Foraging skill.

Eating

Dried basil is meant for cooking. A portion of home-dried Basil lowers hunger by 5.

The store-bought seasoning is harsher when eaten straight. The full amount lowers hunger by 20 but raises unhappiness by 10. Sprinkling it on food is a far better use.

The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.

Item	Hunger	Calories	Carbs	Protein	Fat	Unhappiness
Base.Seasoning_Basil	-20	0.4	0	0	0	10
Base.BasilDried	-5	0.1	0	0	0	-

Cooking

Both forms count as a spice. A spice sits outside a dish's ingredient limit, so it can be added to a dish that is already full.

Each pinch adds 1 hunger to a long list of dishes. These include Stir Fry, Pizza, an Omelette, Pasta, Rice, a rice pan dish, Soup, Stew and Bread. It also goes into a Sandwich, a Salad or a Burger. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further in an evolved dish.

Drying fresh Basil is the way to keep a large harvest. Fresh Basil rots within about ten days, while the dried herb keeps.

These dishes take the Basil (Dried) as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.

Dish	Hunger Restored	Note
Bread	1	-
Burger	1	-
Omelette	1	-
Pasta	1	-
Pizza	1	-
Rice	1	-
Salad	1	-
Sandwich	1	-
Soup	1	-
Stew	1	-
Stir Fry	1	-

Variants

The game holds the Basil (Dried) under more than one item id. Each one is listed here.

Image	Hunger	Calories	Weight	Spawn ID
	-20	0.4	0.2	`/additem Base.Seasoning_Basil`
	-5	0.1	0.1	`/additem Base.BasilDried`

Locations

Dried basil is an uncommon find. Pizza kitchen counters hold it about a quarter of the time. Italian kitchen counters carry it less often. Cafeteria and restaurant kitchen counters turn it up now and then. Gigamart and grocery store shelves stock it rarely.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.

ShopsHomes

Location	Container	Chance
Pizza kitchen	Counter	27.3%
Cafeteria kitchen	Counter	10.8%
Restaurant kitchen	Counter	6.5%
Fancy restaurant kitchen	Counter	6.5%
Gigamart kitchen	Counter	3.5%
Diner kitchen	Counter	2.8%
Gigamart	Shelves	2.3%
Grocery store	Shelves	2.3%