Black Beans (Dried)
| Black Beans (Dried) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Fruits and Vegetables |
| Type | Bean |
| Hunger | -60 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 3084 |
| Fresh | - |
| Rotten | - |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 2 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.DriedBlackBeans
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Black Beans (Dried) are a packaged bag of dry black beans that keeps without spoiling. They are a long term food store rather than a snack. The game marks them as an item that must be used in a recipe to be eaten well. In a pot of soup, stew, rice or pasta they become a filling, protein rich meal.
The bag weighs 2.0, which is heavy for a single food item. In return it holds a very large amount of food. Dried beans are found on store shelves, in kitchen cupboards and in survivor food caches. The Farmer is the best occupation for fruits and vegetables. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Eating
The full bag lowers hunger by 60 and holds 3084 calories. It carries 580 grams of carbohydrates and 199 grams of protein, and 0 grams of fat. That is a lot of protein for one pantry item.
Eating dry beans straight from the bag is a poor choice. It makes the character thirsty and unhappy. Adding them to a dish removes those effects.
Kidney Beans (Dried) are the closest match. They lower hunger by the same 60 but hold 3265 calories and 272 grams of protein. Fresh Black Beans lower hunger by only 10 per portion but are ready to eat at once.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beans (Dried) | -60 | 3084 | 580 | 199 | 0 |
Cooking
Dried black beans go into Soup, Stew, Rice and Pasta, adding 10 hunger to each dish. One bag lasts through several dishes, as each use takes only part of it. A pot of soup or stew with dried beans, some vegetables and water turns a pantry staple into a meal that feeds a character for days.
Rice with beans is a classic pairing. Rice brings the starch and the beans bring the protein. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further, so a trained cook stretches a bag of beans across more meals.
These dishes take the Black Beans (Dried) as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 10 | - |
| Rice | 10 | - |
| Soup | 10 | - |
| Stew | 10 | - |
Locations
Dried black beans are a common find on the shelves at Gigamart and in grocery stores. General store shelves and the food boxes in survivor food caches hold them a little less often. Kitchen counters, cupboards and shelves in ordinary houses turn them up now and then. Survivor caches and cafeteria kitchens hold them only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gigamart | Shelves | 22.2% |
| Grocery store | Shelves | 22.2% |
| General store | Shelves | 13.3% |
| Grocery store | Other | 3.8% |
| Grocery storage | Other | 3.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Metal shelves | 0.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Other | 0.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Shelves | 0.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Food cache1 | Food box | 9.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 2.2% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 2.2% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 2.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Counter | 2.2% |
| Kitchen | Metal shelves | 2.2% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 2.2% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 2.2% |
| Living room | Counter | 2.2% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 2.2% |
Notes
- Dried beans never spoil, so they belong in a long term food store.
- Eating them dry makes the character thirsty and unhappy; cooking them into a dish avoids that.
- One bag adds to several dishes, as each use takes only part of the bag.
- Pair them with rice or pasta for a meal with both starch and protein.
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