Overview[1]
🍴🍴(cooked); effects: None; source plant: Ponds; natural_spawn?=Yes
The Mackerel is a consumable item. It gives (🍴) when eating it raw and gives (🍴🍴) when cooked, filling up the hunger bar by about 30% (20-24% if uncooked). It deals damage to the player when consumed raw and it can be cooked at the Campfire or by storing it in an Infernal Sack, Mackerel was added during the Fishing update.
How to get it
Scavenge it from the forest, loot cultist camps, or craft it at camp.
Stats
- Hunger
- 🍴(raw) 🍴🍴(cooked)
- Natural Spawn
- Yes
- Source Plant
- Ponds
Obtainment
The Mackerel can only be obtained by fishing on the Fresh Pond. This is a pond that will spawn with a level 1 Campfire or above. Here is the list of fishes you can catch by using this pond: Mackerel, Salmon, Clownfish, Swordfish This is the worst fishing pond in the game. It is considered to look for better ponds if you want rarer fishes
Trivia
It is the worst fish-type food in the game in terms of filling up the player's hunger bar. It is considered non-vegetarian, hence players who want to get the Vegetarian Badge must not eat this. It can be used in the Crock Pot and the Biofuel Processor. It can be used to make a Seafood Chowder, when the player is using the Chef Class.
