Channel Catfish
| Channel Catfish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Raw Meat and Fish |
| Type | - |
| Hunger | -15 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 159 |
| Fresh | 4 days |
| Rotten | 8 days |
| Cook Time | 20 min |
| Weight | 0.4 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.ChannelCatfish
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The Channel Catfish is a freshwater fish that survivors can catch by fishing or find in restaurant kitchens. A whole fish weighs 0.4 and lowers hunger by 15. It is rich in protein.
The fish must be cooked before eating, because a raw one can make the character sick. It can also be cut into Fish Fillet or made into sushi dishes. A whole catfish spoils within a few days. The Rancher is the best occupation for raw meat and fish. It starts with the most Butchering skill. The Chef and the Fishing Guide also start with some Butchering skill.
Eating
A whole Channel Catfish lowers hunger by 15. It holds 159 calories, with 35 grams of protein and almost no carbohydrates or fat.
Eating it adds 20 unhappiness. A raw fish carries a real risk of food poisoning, so it should always be cooked. It is good hot and bad cold, so the best time to eat it is straight off the heat. A cold catfish leaves the character in a worse mood.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Catfish | -15 | 159 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 20 |
Cooking
A Channel Catfish cooks in 20 minutes and burns after 60. It turns out poorly in a microwave, so an oven, a stove or a campfire is the better choice.
The whole fish can be sliced into 2 Fish Fillet with the Slice Fillet recipe. The fish also goes into three cold recipes: Prepare Sushi, Prepare Maki and Prepare Onigiri. Each makes one portion of that dish.
Storage
A Channel Catfish stays fresh for 4 days and is fully rotten by day 8. A fridge slows both counts down. A freezer keeps it far longer, which is where restaurant kitchens store theirs.
Locations
Channel Catfish are caught by fishing. In towns, catfish restaurant kitchens are the best place to look. Their freezers and fridges hold one in roughly a third or more of searches. Gigamart, grocery stores, butchers and barbecue stores sometimes keep one in the butcher display case. Seafood kitchens and restaurant freezers hold one only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Catfish kitchen | Freezer | 44.4% |
| Catfish kitchen | Fridge | 36.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gigamart kitchen | Butcher display case | 5.2% |
| Seafood kitchen | Butcher display case | 5.2% |
| Seafood kitchen | Other | 5.2% |
| Gigamart | Butcher display case | 1.3% |
| Grocery store | Butcher display case | 1.3% |
| Barbecue store | Butcher display case | 1% |
| Butcher | Butcher display case | 1% |
| Restaurant kitchen | Freezer | 0.7% |
| Fancy restaurant kitchen | Freezer | 0.7% |
| Restaurant kitchen | Fridge | 0.2% |
Notes
- Always cook a catfish first, because a raw one can cause food poisoning.
- Avoid the microwave, which cooks it badly.
- Slice Fillet splits one catfish into 2 Fish Fillet.
- Eat it hot, since it is bad cold.
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