- "A little busy here! I'm trying to decide what to have for dinner. Oh, how I love eating. One of my favorite things to do"
- ―Sheogorath[src]
Food refers to any item that can be eaten to replenish Health or bolster attributes. In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, food is used for alchemy, whereas in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, it is used for cooking.
Usefulness and aesthetic
Food isn't required for survival and, apart from some minor benefits when consumed, exists primarily as a flavor element in the game; but it is possible to cook raw ingredients into more useful items. While still below par at later levels, cooked food items are easy to produce in large quantities, and are especially helpful early on if potions are in short supply. All cooking requires salt. Cooking is not a skill and the player is given all recipes by default. It does not contribute to leveling. Using food for Alchemy does raise that skill. Consuming raw food, in Oblivion, boosts the Alchemy skill by a small amount, as well as possibly unveiling hidden effects from that item.
List of foods
Oblivion
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Skyrim
Name | Effect | ||
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Ale | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Stamina 15 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 30 seconds |
Alto Wine | 0.5 | 12 | Restore Stamina 15 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 30 seconds |
Apple Cabbage Stew | 0.5 | 8 | Restore Stamina 15 points Restore Health 15 points |
Apple Pie | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Health 10 points |
Baked Potatoes | 0.1 | 2 | Restore Health 5 points |
Beef Stew | 0.5 | 8 | Fortify Stamina 25 points for 720 seconds Restore Stamina 2 points for 720 seconds |
Black-Briar Mead | 0.2 | 25 | Restore Stamina 20 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 40 points for 30 seconds |
Black-Briar Reserve | 0.5 | 100 | Restore Stamina 30 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 40 points for 30 seconds |
Boiled Creme Treat | 0.5 | 4 | Restore Health 10 points |
Bread | 0.2 | 2 | Restore Health 2 points |
Cabbage | 0.25 | 2 | Restore Health 1 point |
Cabbage Potato Soup | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Health 10 points Restore Stamina 10 points |
Carrot | 0.1 | 1 | Restore Health 1 point |
Charred Skeever Meat | 0.2 | 4 | Restore Health 2 points |
Chicken Breast | 0.2 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Clam Meat | 0.1 | 0 | Restore Health 1 point |
Colovian Brandy | 0.5 | 100 | Restore Stamina 25 points Fortify Speech 20 points for 30 seconds Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 30 seconds |
Cooked Beef | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Health 10 points |
Dog Meat | 0.2 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Dragon's Breath Mead | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Stamina 20 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 60 seconds |
Eidar Cheese Wedge | 0.25 | 5 | Restore Health 1 point |
Eidar Cheese Wheel | 2 | 13 | Restore Health 15 points |
Elsweyr Fondue | 0.5 | 5 | Regenerate Magicka 25 points for 720 seconds Fortify Magicka 100 points for 720 seconds |
Firebrand Wine | 0.5 | 179 | Restore Stamina 20 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 45 seconds Resist Frost 15 points for 45 seconds |
Goat Cheese Wedge | 0.25 | 4 | Restore Health 1 point |
Goat Cheese Wheel | 2 | 10 | Restore Health 15 points |
Gourd | 0.2 | 0 | Restore Health 1 point |
Green Apple | 0.1 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Grilled Chicken Breast | 0.2 | 4 | Restore Health 5 points |
Grilled Leeks | 0.1 | 2 | Restore Health 6 points |
Homecooked Meal | 1 | 5 | Apply Perk 1 point |
Honey | 0.1 | 2 | Restore Health 2 points |
Honey Nut Treat | 0.1 | 2 | Restore Health 5 points |
Honningbrew Mead | 0.5 | 20 | Restore Stamina 20 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 25 points for 20 seconds |
Horker Loaf | 1 | 4 | Restore Health 10 points |
Horker Meat | 1 | 3 | Restore Health 1 point |
Horker Stew | 0.5 | 8 | Restore Stamina 15 points Restore Health 15 points Restore Health 1 point for 720 seconds |
Horse Haunch | 2 | 4 | Restore Health 10 points |
Horse Meat | 2 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Jessica's Wine | 0.5 | 12 | Restore Stamina 5 points |
Leek | 0.1 | 1 | Restore Health 1 point |
Leg of Goat | 1 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Leg of Goat Roast | 1 | 4 | Restore Health 10 points |
Long Taffy Treat | 0.1 | 3 | Restore Health 10 points Restore Stamina 5 points |
Mammoth Cheese Bowl | 0.5 | 3 | Restore Health 10 points Restore Stamina 15 points |
Mammoth Snout | 3 | 6 | Restore Health 5 points |
Mammoth Steak | 2 | 8 | Restore Health 5 points |
Mead with Juniper Berry | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Stamina 20 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 40 seconds |
Nord Mead | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Stamina 15 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 30 seconds |
Pheasant Breast | 0.2 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Pheasant Roast | 0.2 | 4 | Restore Health 5 points |
Potato | 0.1 | 1 | Restore Health 1 point |
Rabbit Haunch | 0.1 | 3 | Restore Health 5 points |
Raw Beef | 0.2 | 4 | Restore Health 2 points |
Raw Rabbit Leg | 0.1 | 2 | Restore Health 2 points |
Red Apple | 0.1 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Salmon Meat | 0.1 | 3 | Restore Health 2 points |
Salmon Steak | 0.1 | 4 | Restore Health 5 points |
Seared Slaughterfish | 0.1 | 5 | Restore Health 5 points |
Sliced Eidar Cheese | 2 | 10 | Restore Health 15 points |
Sliced Goat Cheese | 2 | 8 | Restore Health 15 points |
Spiced Beef | 0.5 | 4 | Restore Health 5 points |
Spiced Wine | 0.5 | 7 | Restore Stamina 25 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 50 seconds |
Sweet Roll | 0.1 | 2 | Restore Health 5 points |
Tomato | 0.1 | 4 | Restore Health 1 point |
Tomato Soup | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Health 10 points Restore Stamina 10 points |
Vegetable Soup | 0.5 | 5 | Restore Health 1 point for 720 seconds Restore Stamina 1 point for 720 seconds |
Venison | 2 | 4 | Restore Health 2 points |
Venison Chop | 2 | 5 | Restore Health 5 points |
Venison Stew | 0.5 | 8 | Restore Stamina 15 points Restore Health 1 point for 720 seconds Restore Stamina 1 point for 720 seconds |
Wine | 0.5 | 7 | Restore Stamina 15 points Damage Stamina Regeneration 30 points for 30 seconds |
See also
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Beverages
- Ingredients (Oblivion)
- Ingredients (Skyrim)