Dry Ramen Noodles
| Dry Ramen Noodles | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Ingredients |
| Type | Pasta |
| Hunger | -10 |
| Thirst | 40 |
| Calories | 52 |
| Fresh | 365 days |
| Rotten | 730 days |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Ramen
|
Dry Ramen Noodles are a packet of instant noodles. They can be eaten dry, but that makes the character thirsty and unhappy. Their real use is as a cooking ingredient in soup or stir fry.
The packet is light and sealed, and it keeps for about a year. That makes ramen a good item for a long-term food stash. Packets are found on grocery and general store shelves, in prison cells and in house kitchens. The Chef is the best occupation for ingredients. It starts with the most Cooking skill. The Burger Flipper also starts with some Cooking skill.
Eating
Eating Dry Ramen Noodles straight from the packet lowers hunger by 10. It also raises thirst by 40 and unhappiness by 20. That is a heavy price for a small meal, so dry ramen is a last resort.
A packet holds 52 calories, with 10 grams of protein and 14 grams of fat. That does little for body weight. The noodles are far more useful once cooked into a dish.
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 | Thirst | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat | Unhappiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Ramen Noodles | -10 | 40 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 20 |
Cooking
Dry Ramen Noodles go into Soup and Stir Fry, adding 10 hunger to each. Cooking them into a dish avoids the thirst and mood penalty of eating them dry.
A pot of soup with ramen and a few vegetables or some meat makes a filling meal. Since the packet keeps for a year, it is a reliable base when fresh food runs short.
These dishes take Dry Ramen Noodles as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Soup | 10 | - |
| Stir Fry | 10 | - |
Storage
Dry Ramen Noodles stay fresh for 365 days and are fully rotten by day 730. The sealed packet keeps them safe in a pack or a cupboard. That makes them a strong choice for a long-term stash.
Locations
Dry Ramen Noodles are a common find. Shelves at Gigamart and grocery stores hold them a little over a quarter of the time. Prison cells hold them about a quarter of the time. General store shelves and food caches carry them often too.
House kitchens keep them on counters, shelves and in overhead cupboards now and then. Survivor caches and cafeteria kitchens turn them up rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gigamart | Shelves | 27.8% |
| Grocery store | Shelves | 27.8% |
| General store | Shelves | 16.7% |
| Grocery store | Other | 4.8% |
| Grocery storage | Other | 4.8% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Metal shelves | 1% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Other | 1% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Shelves | 1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Prison cells | Other | 24% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Food cache1 | Food box | 19% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 4.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Counter | 4.5% |
| Kitchen | Metal shelves | 4.5% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 4.5% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 4.5% |
| Living room | Counter | 4.5% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 4.5% |
Notes
- Dry ramen raises thirst by 40, so eating it dry is a poor choice.
- Cooked into Soup or Stir Fry, it adds 10 hunger without the dry penalty.
- A packet keeps for about a year, which suits a long-term stash.
- Prison cells are an unusual but good place to find it.
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