Periwinkle

Periwinkle

Type	Fish
Season	All
Size	1 to 3
Sell Price	20g

The Periwinkle is a tiny freshwater snail caught in Crab Pots. It is the cheapest shellfish a Crab Pot brings up, and selling it whole is almost always a waste. Its value lies in what it makes. It is one of the four ingredients in Fish Stew, a dish that boosts Fishing, and it goes into Shane's Strange Bun. It also fills a slot in the Crab Pot Bundle, and several Fish Ponds ask for one when they want to grow.

Catching

A Crab Pot placed in any fresh water can bring one up, in any season. The river through Pelican Town, the river and pond in Cindersap Forest and the Mountain Lake all work. Pots set in the sea at The Beach catch saltwater shellfish instead.

Crab Pots unlock at Fishing level 3. Willy sells them at the Fish Shop for 1,500g, or one can be crafted from Wood and Iron Bars. Each pot needs a piece of bait to catch anything, and a new piece after every harvest. The catch appears overnight, so check the pots each morning.

Freshwater pots also catch Crayfish and Snails, along with trash such as Driftwood and Soggy Newspaper. The Mariner profession stops the trash, and Luremaster removes the need for bait.

The Traveling Cart sometimes sells a Periwinkle, though always for far more than it is worth.

Prices

The Periwinkle has the lowest sell price of all the shellfish a Crab Pot catches. Even with the Angler profession, it stays well below the value of a plate of Sashimi. One Periwinkle makes one Sashimi, so slicing it is always the better deal than selling it raw. A Fish Smoker doubles the price, but the smoked snail is still worth less than the Sashimi and costs a piece of Coal.

In a Fish Pond, Periwinkles produce Periwinkle Roe worth 40g, which a Preserves Jar turns into Aged Roe worth twice as much. The pond starts with room for three and grows to ten through three requests. The first asks for Clay or Fiber. The second asks for Bug Meat, a Cave Carrot or Hardwood. The last asks for a Field Snack, Solar Essence or Wild Bait.

Roe only makes up a small part of a Periwinkle pond's output. The rest is a mix of Green Algae, Driftwood and pieces of trash. From five Periwinkles upwards, packets of Mixed Seeds appear. With nine or more, the pond can produce a Warp Totem: Mountains.

Uses

Cooking a Periwinkle with a Crayfish, a Mussel and a Tomato makes Fish Stew. Willy sends the recipe once his friendship reaches seven hearts. The stew restores a large amount of energy and gives a Fishing buff, which helps with hard catches and Legendary Fish. A freshwater pot or two keeps a steady supply of both Periwinkles and Crayfish for it.

Cooking Wheat Flour with a Periwinkle and Void Mayonnaise makes Strange Bun. Shane sends the recipe once his friendship reaches seven hearts.

The Periwinkle is also one of the options for the Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank. Completing that bundle rewards three Crab Pots. It counts as "any fish" for Maki Roll, Sashimi and Quality Fertilizer as well. It cannot be eaten raw.

Fish Ponds of Goby and Perch can ask for a single Periwinkle as their last request. Keeping one or two in a chest saves a trip to the pots.

At the Sewing Machine, a Periwinkle in the spool with Cloth makes the Rain Coat. In the dye pots at Emily and Haley's house, it serves as a blue dye.

Cooking Periwinkle with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.

Dish	Image	Ingredients
Fish Stew		Crayfish (1), Mussel (1), Periwinkle (1), Tomato (1)
Strange Bun		Wheat Flour (1), Periwinkle (1), Void Mayonnaise (1)

Gifts

The Periwinkle is a poor gift for nearly everyone. Willy and Leo feel neutral about Periwinkle. Elliott and Sebastian feel neutral about it too, and so do Demetrius, Linus and Pam.

The Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard all dislike Periwinkle. Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane share that view, and so do the children Jas and Vincent. The same goes for Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin, and for the older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

Set a few Crab Pots in the river early on and store every Periwinkle they bring up. Between Fish Stew, the bundle and pond requests, they are used up faster than their price suggests.

All Crab Pot Catches

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Location	Season	Price
Clam	-	All	50g
Cockle	-	All	50g
Crab	-	All	100g
Crayfish	-	All	75g
Lobster	-	All	120g
Mussel	-	All	30g
Oyster	-	All	40g
Periwinkle	-	All	20g
Shrimp	-	All	60g
Snail	-	All	65g