The two most significant needs to keep up in Survival: Fountain of Youth are hunger and thirst. Getting fresh water is its own challenge, but with finding and cooking food, there are plenty of options to consider. Here’s a complete guide to how to get food, all the recipes available, and how to cook them.

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How to Cook in Survival: Fountain of Youth

There are several ways to keep your hunger up in Survival: Fountain of Youth, from harvesting food to hunting animals. You can pick coconuts and fruits and eat them raw, but other foods can lead to food poisoning if they aren’t cooked.

Most foods can be prepared right on a campfire, while other dried foods (that last longer without spoiling) require a Dehydrator. The best station to use for cooking is the Hearth with Pot, which is an upgraded version of the Campfire. You can make it in your Crafting menu under the Machines category or by pressing Upgrade on the campfire already built, using the following materials:

  • Fired Pot (made in a Kiln with Clay)
  • Long Stick
  • Short Stick
  • Stone
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Once you have a campfire or cooking station placed, interact with it and switch to the Crafting tab. You’ll see the Food category at the top of the Crafting list. You can select the recipe you want to make and cook it if you have the proper ingredients.

How to Make All Recipes in Survival: Fountain of Youth

These are all the meals you can make, what machines are required to make them on, and the ingredients you’ll need for them:

RecipeIngredientsMachineOpened Green CoconutGreen CoconutNoneOpened Ripe CoconutRipe CoconutNoneMolluskShellNoneCaviarSea Urchin or StarfishNoneRoasted BananasGreen BananaCampfireBaked CakesBreadfruit
EggsHearth with PotRoasted CrabRaw CrabCampfireRoasted MushroomsTricholoma MushroomsCampfireRoasted FishRaw FishCampfireRoasted MeatRaw MeatCampfireRoasted Short-Eared DogShort-Eared DogCampfireRoasted AgoutiAgoutiCampfireFried EggsEggCampfire with StonesDried MushroomsPuffball MushroomsFood DehydratorDried DatesDatesFood DehydratorDried FishRaw Fish
Sea SaltFood DehyrdatorDried MeatRaw Meat
Sea SaltFood DehydratorSalted LardAnimal Fat
Sea SaltFood DehydratorDried Coffee BeansCoffee BeansFood DehydratorCoffee DrinkClean Water
Dried Coffee BeansHearth with PotBerry CompoteBerry Compote RecipeHearth with PotSoup with BejesusClean Water
Raw IntestinesHearth with PotFresh SoupFresh-Soup RecipeHearth with PotMushroom SoupFruit of the EarthHearth with PotAnteater StewAnteater Stew RecipeHearth with PotBaked Meat in ClayClay Strip
Raw MeatHearth with PotBaked Fish in ClayClay Strip
Raw FishHearth with PotSmoked MeatRaw MeatSmokehouseSmoked FishRaw FishSmokehouse

How to Get Food

Now that you know the basics of cooking and the recipes you can make, you’ll want to know how to know the details of gathering the ingredients required for each meal. There are two different ways to get food ingredients: harvesting and hunting.

Harvesting

Harvesting is a good way to get food that doesn’t require much to eat. Most of it you can prepare anywhere you are straight through your Crafting menu and without using a machine. You can even eat some of them immediately after picking them. However, there are also some ingredients you’ll harvest that can be eaten raw but have a chance of causing disease.

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These are some of the food items you can harvest:

  • Ripe Coconuts – In Coconut Palm trees
  • Platonia – In Platonia trees
  • Dates – In Date Palm trees
  • Bread Fruit – In Bread Fruit trees
  • Icaco – In Icaco trees
  • Feijoa – In Feijoa trees
  • Shells – On the beach (have Mollusks in them)
  • Sea Urchin – On the beach
  • Starfish – On the beach
  • Bananas – Banana Palm trees
  • Dragonfruit – In bushes (some can be found in the mountains)
  • Berries – In bushes (in forest areas)
  • Mushrooms – In caves or base of trees

Hunting

Unlike harvesting, hunting usually requires you to track down an animal, kill them, and then scavenge their materials. Most of the food you get from hunting must be cooked or will make you sick if eaten raw.

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You’ll find all types of animals around the map. The best way to hunt them is to make a spear or ranged weapon, like a bow. Then, press C to crouch and sneak up on them without scaring them away or alerting them. Hold M2 to aim to throw, shoot, or charge your attack. Then, press M1 to release or swing. Hitting an animal while undetected is the best way to kill them quickly. Then, interact with the fallen animal to harvest their raw meat.

It’s also a great idea to invest in the Concentration skill. With the skill unlocked, you can press V to see an outline of nearby animals and view their footprints to track them. The higher the level of your skill, the more you’ll be able to detect.

Fishing is an easier way to get raw fish to cook, but you’ll need to have a fishing pole, good fishing skills, and visit a nearby fishing spot. Fishing spots are usually on the coasts, and there is a rod stand where you can enter fishing mode with your pole.

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These are all the basics you need to know about getting food and preparing it in Survival: Fountain of Youth. Keep in mind that food doesn’t last forever. It can expire and become rotten if left for too long. You’ll want to eat it before that, or if you want to stock up, you’ll want to build a Dehydrator to make dried foods.

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