Vinegar
| Vinegar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Raw Meat and Fish |
| Type | Dressing |
| Hunger | -10 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 0 |
| Fresh | - |
| Rotten | - |
| Cook Time | - |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Vinegar2
|
Vinegar is a bottle of sharp, sour dressing used in cooking and food preserving. It is a spice for sandwiches, burgers, salads and many other dishes. Its most important job is pickling, since every jar of preserved vegetables needs it.
Vinegar keeps without spoiling, so a bottle can wait in the larder for as long as needed. It is a common find in fast food and seafood kitchens, and it turns up on general store shelves. 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
Drinking vinegar straight lowers hunger by 10 but raises unhappiness by 50. It holds zero calories, so the crushing mood cost buys nothing for body weight. Vinegar is never worth drinking on its own.
Its value is in what it does for other food. A splash in a dish adds flavour, and a measure in a jar preserves vegetables far beyond their fresh life.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Cooking
Vinegar counts as a spice. A spice sits outside the dish's ingredient limit, so it seasons a meal on top of the main ingredients. It adds 1 hunger to Sandwich, Burger, Rice, Pasta, Stir Fry, Salad, Taco and Burrito.
Vinegar is a key part of the Make Jar of Preserved Food recipe. Each jar takes vinegar along with salt, water, a jar, a lid and the vegetables. Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Eggplants, Leeks, Potatoes, Radishes, Tomatoes and Fish Roe can all be preserved this way.
These dishes take the Vinegar as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Burger | 1 | - |
| Burrito | 1 | - |
| Pasta | 1 | - |
| Rice | 1 | - |
| Salad | 1 | - |
| Sandwich | 1 | - |
| Stir Fry | 1 | - |
| Taco | 1 | - |
Storage
Vinegar keeps indefinitely, so it can be stockpiled for the harvest. A shelf at room temperature keeps it just as well as a fridge. Saving every bottle found is worthwhile for anyone planning to preserve a crop.
Locations
Vinegar is a common find in restaurant kitchens. Fish and chips kitchen counters hold it most of the time. Catfish, deep fry and seafood kitchen counters hold it more than half the time. Jay's Chicken counters and burger kitchen shelves hold it about two times in five. Diner and Spiffo's kitchens hold it about one time in three. Western, cafeteria and arena kitchen counters hold it about one time in five. General store shelves and butcher shops carry it now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fishchips kitchen | Counter | 79.2% |
| Catfish kitchen | Counter | 63.4% |
| Deepfry kitchen | Counter | 63.4% |
| Arena kitchen | Other | 23.9% |
| Arenakitchen storage | Other | 23.9% |
| Deepfry kitchen | Other | 23.9% |
| Fishchips kitchen | Other | 23.9% |
| Western kitchen | Counter | 23.4% |
| Arena kitchen | Counter | 21.2% |
| Hoarder kitchen | Counter | 4.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Seafood kitchen | Counter | 58.2% |
| Jayschicken kitchen | Counter | 40.5% |
| Burger kitchen | Metal shelves | 39.8% |
| Burger kitchen | Other | 39.8% |
| Diner kitchen | Other | 31.8% |
| Spiffos kitchen | Metal shelves | 31.8% |
| Spiffos kitchen | Other | 31.8% |
| Spiffos kitchen | Counter | 24.6% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Counter | 21.6% |
| Burger kitchen | Counter | 21.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 4.5% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 4.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Storage unit | Other | 0.1% |
Notes
- Every jar of preserved food needs vinegar, so it is worth stockpiling before harvest.
- Fish and chips kitchens are the surest place to find a bottle.
- Drinking vinegar straight makes the character very unhappy.
- Butcher shop shelves are a good place to check for vinegar outside restaurants.
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