Yellow Perch
| Yellow Perch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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.YellowPerch
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The Yellow Perch is a fish caught by fishing. Cooked, it is a solid meal rich in protein. It can also be sliced into fillets or used for sushi, maki and onigiri.
Fresh fish spoils fast, so a perch should be cooked or chilled soon after it is caught. Raw perch is dangerous to eat and must be cooked first. Besides fishing, a perch now and then turns up in seafood kitchens and butcher display cases. 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 whole perch lowers hunger by 15 and holds 159 calories. It carries 35 grams of protein with very little fat or carbohydrate. That makes it a lean, protein rich food for a balanced diet.
Eaten plain, a perch raises unhappiness by 20. Fish is better hot, so a perch eaten soon after cooking gives a small mood lift. It tastes worse once it has gone cold. Raw perch can cause food sickness, so it should never be eaten uncooked.
The Yellow Perch matches the Bluegill and the Smallmouth Bass in every figure. All three lower hunger by 15 and hold 159 calories. The choice of fish comes down to what bites.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | -15 | 159 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 20 |
Cooking
A perch takes 20 minutes to cook and burns after 60. An oven or a fire suits it better than a microwave, which spoils the result.
The Slice Fillet recipe cuts one perch into 2 Fish Fillets. Fillets are easier to add to evolved dishes such as soups, stews and stir fries. The fish also works in the Prepare Sushi, Prepare Maki and Prepare Onigiri recipes.
Storage
A perch stays fresh for 4 days and is fully rotten by day 8. A fridge slows both counts down. A big catch is best cooked, filleted or chilled on the day it is caught.
Locations
The Yellow Perch is mostly caught by fishing, and worms work as bait for it. In the loot tables it is a rare find. Butcher display cases in seafood kitchens and the Gigamart kitchen hold one about one time in twenty. Grocery store, Gigamart, barbecue store and butcher shop display cases carry it even less often. Restaurant freezers and fridges very rarely hold one.
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
- Always cook perch before eating, because raw fish can cause food sickness.
- Slicing a perch into fillets makes it easier to spread across several dishes.
- Perch is better hot, so it gives a mood lift when eaten soon after cooking.
- Worms are good bait for perch.
- Perch spoils in under a week, so it suits a camp that eats its catch quickly.
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