Chives
| Chives | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Herbs |
| Type | Herb |
| Hunger | -1 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 0.1 |
| Fresh | 6 days |
| Rotten | 10 days |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Chives
|
Chives are a fresh herb used as a spice in cooking. A bunch weighs only 0.1 and lowers hunger by 1. They are almost worthless as food on their own, but they season a long list of dishes.
As a spice, chives sit outside the ingredient limit of a dish. Fresh chives spoil within a week, and they can be dried on a drying rack for long keeping. A farm grows them from Chives Seeds, and restaurant fridges sometimes hold a bunch. The best occupations for herbs are the Fishing Guide and the Park Ranger. Each starts with the same Foraging skill.
Eating
Eating fresh Chives lowers hunger by 1. They hold almost no calories, carbohydrates, protein or fat. They give some small positive effects when eaten fresh.
Chives are a seasoning rather than a meal. A character who eats them gains almost nothing for body weight. Their place is in the pot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chives | -1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cooking
Chives count as a spice in evolved recipes. They go into Stir Fry, Pizza, Omelette, Pasta, Salad, Sandwich, Soup, Stew, Bread, Toast, Burger and Hotdog. Each bunch adds 1 hunger.
Spices sit outside the limit on how many ingredients a dish can take. That means chives can be added to a full pot of soup or stew without pushing out any meat or vegetables. They are an easy way to round off almost any savoury dish.
Fresh chives can also be dried on a drying rack. That turns them into Chives (Dried), which keep far longer.
These dishes take Chives as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bread | 1 | - |
| Burger | 1 | - |
| Hot Dog | 1 | - |
| Omelette | 1 | - |
| Pasta | 1 | - |
| Pizza | 1 | - |
| Salad | 1 | - |
| Sandwich | 1 | - |
| Soup | 1 | - |
| Stew | 1 | - |
| Stir Fry | 1 | - |
| Toast | 1 | - |
Farming
Chives grow from Chives Seeds. A plant takes about 20 days to grow and gives 4 to 6 bunches at harvest. The sowing season runs from March to August. April is the best month to plant. Planting from October through February gives a poor crop.
How the crop grows, from the game's farming data.
| Seed | Image | Grow Time | Harvest | Sowing Months | Best Months | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chives Seeds | 
|
20 days | 4-6 | March, April, May, June, July, August | April | /additem Base.ChivesSeed
|
Storage
Fresh Chives stay fresh for 6 days and are fully rotten by day 10. A fridge slows both counts down. Drying them is the better choice for keeping them through winter.
Locations
Chives are a rare find in the world. Restaurant and fancy restaurant kitchen fridges hold a bunch now and then. House fridges turn one up only rarely. Growing them from Chives Seeds is far more reliable.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant kitchen | Fridge | 4.3% |
| Fancy restaurant kitchen | Fridge | 4.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Fridge | 1.7% |
| Living room | Fridge | 1.7% |
Notes
- Chives sit outside the ingredient limit, so they leave room for meat and vegetables in a full pot.
- They season most savoury dishes, from soups and stews to burgers and hotdogs.
- Dry them on a drying rack before they rot.
- April is the best month to plant them.
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