Ginger Root
| Ginger Root | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Fruits and Vegetables |
| Type | - |
| Hunger | -5 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 46 |
| Fresh | 6 days |
| Rotten | 10 days |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.GingerRoot
|
Ginger Root is the fresh root of the wild ginger plant. It is a spice for cooking and a herb for hot drinks. It can also be eaten raw as a small snack. At 0.1 weight it is very light to carry.
Fresh ginger spoils within a week, so it is best used soon. It is a rare find in house fridges and kitchen cabinets. The Farmer is the best occupation for fruits and vegetables. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Eating
Eating a raw ginger root lowers hunger by 5. It holds 46 calories, with about 5 grams of protein and 2 grams of fat. That is a tiny meal and does little for body weight.
The root is safe to eat raw. Its effects turn worse the longer it is left to rot, so a fresh root is the one to eat. Ginger (Pickled) lowers hunger by the same 5 and keeps far longer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Root | -5 | 46 | 0.44 | 5.1 | 2.36 |
Cooking
Ginger Root works as a spice in evolved dishes. It adds 2 hunger to Soup, Stew and Stir Fry. It adds 1 to Salad and Sandwiches. A spice does not count toward the dish's maximum number of ingredients.
The root also goes into a Hot Drink, where it adds 1 hunger. The game marks it as a herbal tea ingredient.
These dishes take the Ginger Root as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Soup | 2 | - |
| Stew | 2 | - |
| Stir Fry | 2 | - |
| Hot Drink | 1 | - |
| Salad | 1 | - |
| Sandwich | 1 | - |
Storage
Ginger Root stays fresh for 6 days and is fully rotten by day 10. A fridge slows both counts down. Ginger (Pickled) keeps for 14 days, more than twice as long.
Locations
Ginger Root is a rare find. A fridge in any house holds one only now and then. A dishes cabinet can also turn one up, though even less often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Fridge | 1.7% |
| Living room | Fridge | 1.7% |
| Any building | Dishes cabinet | 1% |
Notes
- Ginger Root adds 2 hunger to Soup, Stew and Stir Fry without using an ingredient slot.
- It also flavours a Hot Drink as a herbal tea.
- Use it within six days, before it starts to rot.
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