Crayfish

Crayfish

Class	Raw Meat and Fish
Type	Seafood
Hunger	-10
Thirst	-
Calories	40
Fresh	2 days
Rotten	4 days
Cook Time	30 min
Weight	0.2
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.Crayfish`

Crayfish is a small freshwater shellfish that is cooked and eaten as seafood. It is light at 0.2 weight and fits into a long list of dishes. Its value lies in cooking, since it must be cooked before it is safe to eat.

Crayfish spoils within a couple of days, so it has to be cooked or frozen quickly. It is found in restaurant kitchen freezers and fridges, though it is not a common find. It can also be added to chum as fishing bait. 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

Eating Crayfish lowers hunger by 10. It holds 40 calories, with 8 grams of protein, 2 grams of fat and no carbohydrates. That makes it lean protein with little energy.

Raw Crayfish is dangerous to eat, so it should always be cooked first. Cooking it also makes it better to eat. It is good hot, so eating it soon after cooking gives a small mood lift.

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
Crayfish	-10	40	0	8	2

Cooking

Crayfish cooks in 30 minutes and burns after 60. It cooks on a stove, in an oven or over a fire. A microwave is a poor choice, since it is bad when microwaved.

Crayfish adds 10 hunger to every dish it goes into. It works in Pizza, Soup, Stew, Pie, Stir Fry, Rice and Pasta. A Sandwich, a Burger, a Salad, a Burrito or a Taco takes it only once cooked.

For fishing, Crayfish can be added to chum as bait, where it adds 10.

These dishes take the Crayfish as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.

Dish	Hunger Restored	Note
Burger	10	Cooked only
Burrito	10	Cooked only
Chum	10	-
Pasta	10	-
Pie	10	-
Pizza	10	-
Rice	10	-
Salad	10	Cooked only
Sandwich	10	Cooked only
Soup	10	-
Stew	10	-
Stir Fry	10	-
Taco	10	Cooked only

Storage

Fresh Crayfish stays fresh for only 2 days and is fully rotten by day 4. A fridge slows both counts down. A freezer is the best way to keep it longer.

Locations

Crayfish is a rare find. Restaurant and fancy restaurant kitchen freezers hold it now and then. The fridges in those same kitchens carry it only rarely.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.