Freshwater Drum
| Freshwater Drum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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.FreshwaterDrum
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A Freshwater Drum is a whole freshwater fish. It can be cooked and eaten as it is, or sliced into two Fish Fillets. Eaten raw, it can cause food sickness, so it should be cooked first.
The drum is lean and rich in protein. It keeps for a few days before it starts to turn. It is caught by fishing in rivers and lakes, and seafood kitchens and butcher counters sometimes stock it. 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 cooked Freshwater Drum lowers hunger by 15. It also raises unhappiness by 20, so a whole fish on its own is a gloomy meal. It is better hot and worse cold, so it should be eaten soon after cooking.
The fish holds 159 calories, with 35 grams of protein, 1 gram of fat and 1 gram of carbohydrates. That is a very lean meal. It does little for body weight.
The Flathead Catfish has exactly the same figures. Slicing either fish into Fish Fillets opens up far more dishes. The value of each fillet depends on the size of the fish.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Drum | -15 | 159 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 20 |
Cooking
A whole Freshwater Drum cooks in 20 minutes and burns after 60. An oven or a fire works best. Cooking it in a microwave leaves the meal less pleasant to eat.
The Slice Fillet recipe cuts the drum into two Fish Fillets with a knife or a meat cleaver. Fillets go into soups, stews, pies, pasta and many other dishes.
The whole fish also counts as fish meat for the Prepare Sushi, Prepare Maki and Prepare Onigiri recipes.
Storage
A Freshwater Drum stays fresh for 4 days and is fully rotten by day 8. A fridge slows both counts, and a freezer slows them more. A fish that will not be eaten soon is best filleted and frozen.
Locations
Freshwater Drum are caught by fishing in rivers and lakes. In the loot tables, they are a rare find. Butcher display cases in Gigamart kitchens and seafood kitchens hold one about one time in twenty. Grocery store, barbecue store and butcher shop display cases turn them up rarely, as do restaurant freezers.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| 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
- Slice a Freshwater Drum into two Fish Fillets for more cooking options.
- Always cook it first, since a raw fish risks food sickness.
- It matches the Flathead Catfish in every figure.
- Fishing is the most reliable way to get one.
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