Squash
| Squash | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Fruits and Vegetables |
| Type | NoExplicit |
| Hunger | -20 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 202 |
| Fresh | 14 days |
| Rotten | 28 days |
| Cook Time | 30 min |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Squash
|
Squash is a hearty vegetable that is best cooked. It is one of the more filling vegetables and goes into soups, stews and stir fries. Eaten raw, it makes a character a little unhappy.
Squash keeps for two weeks, far longer than most fresh produce. It is found at grocery stands and in restaurant fridges. The Farmer is the best occupation for fruits and vegetables. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Eating
Squash lowers hunger by 20 and adds 10 unhappiness. It holds 202 calories, with about 17 grams of protein and 10 grams of fat. That is a good amount of energy for a vegetable.
It is better hot, so a cooked squash gives a small mood lift if it is eaten soon after cooking. Cooking it into a dish is the better way to eat it.
A Pumpkin lowers hunger by 40 but weighs twice as much. A Zucchini lowers hunger by only 10. Squash sits between the two at a weight of 0.5.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squash | -20 | 202 | 10.22 | 17.26 | 10.3 | 10 |
Cooking
Squash cooks in 30 minutes in an oven, on a stove or over a fire, and burns after 60.
It goes into Soup, Stew and Stir Fry, adding 20 hunger to each. Once cooked, it can also go into a Salad for 10 hunger. That makes it one of the strongest vegetables to add to a pot. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further.
These dishes take the Squash as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Soup | 20 | - |
| Stew | 20 | - |
| Stir Fry | 20 | - |
| Salad | 10 | Cooked only |
Storage
Squash stays fresh for 14 days and is rotten by day 28. A fridge slows both counts. That long shelf life makes it a good vegetable to stock up on.
Locations
Squash is a common find at grocery stands. The stands at Gigamart, grocery stores and outdoor supply stores carry it about half the time. Restaurant kitchen fridges hold it now and then. Hoarder kitchens and house fridges are a rare find.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gigamart | Grocery stand | 53.3% |
| Grocery store | Grocery stand | 53.3% |
| Outdoor supply store | Grocery stand | 53.3% |
| Restaurant kitchen | Fridge | 4.3% |
| Fancy restaurant kitchen | Fridge | 4.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Hoarder kitchen | Fridge | 1.2% |
| Any building | Fridge | 0.9% |
| Living room | Fridge | 0.9% |
Notes
- Squash keeps for two weeks, so it is worth carrying home.
- It adds 20 hunger to a soup, stew or stir fry.
- Cook it into a dish to avoid the mood penalty of eating it raw.
- Grocery stands are the best place to look.
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