Food

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Food in RuneScape is what enables the player to regain hitpoints, although some foods may have other effects as well. Food can be obtained through the Cooking skill, as a drop from certain monsters, from some random events such as the Sandwich lady random event, from other players, or from non-player characters.

There are several kinds of food, such as fish and meat, bread, cakes, pies, and pizza. Some foods, such as pies and pizzas, have two or more "bites" or "slices" meaning they can be eaten multiple times. There are also foods which can be grown with the Farming skill or found in some farm areas such as potatoes, cabbages, and onions. Lastly, there are holiday food items such as pumpkins and easter eggs. It is not advised to eat one of these holiday items due to their low availability and high price.

Common foods

These are commonly used food items. A complete list of cooked foods can be found under the Cooking skill.

Food		Heals	Skills Needed	Notes	GP per heal	Price	Members
	Shrimp	3	1 1	Caught via small net fishing.	10.33	31	0
	Cooked chicken	3	1	Raw chicken is obtained by killing chickens.	25	75	0
	Cooked meat	3	1	Raw meat can be obtained by killing cows or giant rats.	34	102	0
	Sardine	4	1 5	Caught via bait fishing.	2.33	7	0
	Bread	5	1	Baked by players, see Cooking skill.	36.2	181	0
	Herring	5	5 10	Caught via bait fishing.	1.8	9	0
	Mackerel	6	10 16	Caught via big net fishing.	1.83	11	1
	Choc-ice	6	N/A	Can be bought from Rokuh in Nardah. Negates damage from desert heat.	36.17	217	1
	Trout	7	15 20	Caught via fly fishing.	4.57	32	0
	Cod	7	18 23	Caught via big net fishing.	1.43	10	1
	Pike	8	20 25	Caught via bait fishing.	2.75	22	0
	Roast beast meat	8	21	An iron spit must be used along with a fire to cook it.	3.13	25	1
	Pineapple punch	9	8	See Gnome cooking for more information.	4.44	40	1
	Salmon	9	25 30	Caught via fly fishing.	10.67	96	0
	Tuna	10	30 35	Caught with a harpoon.	10.5	105	0
	Jug of wine	11	35	Upon consumption, Attack is temporarily decreased by a few points and leaves a jug behind.	0.27	3	0
	Rainbow fish	11	35 38	Caught via fly fishing by using stripy feathers.	5.18	57	1
	Stew	11	25	Once eaten, an empty bowl remains in the inventory.	3.55	39	0
	Banana stew	11	N/A	Once eaten, an empty bowl remains in the inventory.	1.55	17	1
	Cake	4 × 3	40	Baked by players, see Cooking skill. Can be stolen from East Ardougne, Keldagrim, and Kourend Castle. Heals 4 hitpoints per bite (3 bites total).	12.5	150	0
	Meat pie	6 × 2	20	Baked by players, see Cooking skill. Heals 6 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	3.67	44	0
	Lobster	12	40 40	Caught with a lobster pot.	14.33	172	0
	Bass	13	43 46	Caught via big net fishing.	7.85	102	1
	Plain pizza	7 × 2	35	Baked by players, see cooking skill. Heals 7 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	36.57	512	0
	Swordfish	14	45 50	Caught with a harpoon.	18.86	264	0
	Potato with butter	14	39	Made by using pat of butter on a baked potato.	17.14	240	1
	Apple pie	7 × 2	30	Made by using an cooking apple on a pie shell to make a uncooked apple pie and cooking it. Heals 7 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	5.07	71	0
	Chocolate cake	5 × 3	50	Made by adding chocolate dust to cake. Heals 5 hitpoints per bite (3 bites total). 1/3 Slice can be thieved from baker's stalls.	11.07	166	0
	Watermelon	(1 to 5) × 3	47	Must be sliced with a knife before eating. Heals for $Hitpoints*{\frac {1}{20}}+1$ per slice.	1.8 – 9	27	1
	Tangled toad's legs	15	40	See Gnome cooking for more information.	271.73	4,076	1
	Chocolate bomb	15	42	see Gnome cooking for more information.	48.47	727	1
	Potato with cheese	16	47	Made by using cheese on a potato with butter.	24.75	396	1
	Meat pizza	8 × 2	45	Made by using cooked meat or chicken on a plain pizza. Heals 8 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	29.38	470	0
	Admiral pie	8 × 2	70	Heals 8 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total). Boosts Fishing by 5.	8	128	1
	Monkfish	16	62 62	Caught via small net fishing in Piscatoris after the completion of the Swan Song.	32.56	521	1
	Anchovy pizza	9 × 2	55	Made by using anchovies on a plain pizza. Heals 9 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	35.78	644	0
	Cooked karambwan	18	30 65	A karambwan vessel and completion of Tai Bwo Wannai Trio must be done to fish and cook it properly. This food is unique in that it can be eaten in the same tick as another piece of food, allowing for combo eating.	37.61	677	1
	Curry	19	60	Commonly used for fighting the Chaos Elemental. Once eaten, an empty bowl remains in the inventory.	41.11	781	1
	Ugthanki kebab	19	58	The player's character will utter a random phrase of contentment, such as "Lovely!", "Scrummy!", "Delicious!" or "Yum!" on eating.	39.42	749	1
	Dragonfruit pie	10 × 2	73	Heals 10 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total). Boosts Fletching by 4.	22	440	1
	Mushroom potato	20	64	Made by using mushroom & onion on a potato with butter.	46.3	926	1
	Shark	20	80 76	Caught with a harpoon.	41.8	836	1
	Sea turtle	21	82 79	Can only be obtained from the Fishing Trawler minigame, Tempoross, and drift net fishing.	42.81	899	1
	Pineapple pizza	11 × 2	65	Made by using pineapple chunks or rings on a plain pizza. Heals 11 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	35.27	776	1
	Summer pie	11 × 2	95	Heals 11 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total). Boosts Agility by 5, and restores 10% run energy.	21.23	467	1
	Wild pie	11 × 2	85	Heals 11 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total). Boosts Slayer by 5, and Ranged by 4.	26.18	576	1
	Manta ray	22	91 81	Can only be obtained from the Fishing Trawler minigame, drift net fishing, Tempoross, Zulrah and Vorkath.	50.95	1,121	1
	Tuna potato	22	68	Made by using tuna and corn on a potato with butter.	48.36	1,064	1
	Dark crab	22	90 85	Caught by using a lobster pot with dark fishing bait. Can only be fished in the Wilderness and the Resource Area.	50.73	1,116	1
	Anglerfish	3 to 22	84 82	Caught by using a fishing rod with sandworms (requires 100% Port Piscarilius favour). Healing dependent on the player's Hitpoints level and can boost hitpoints above one's maximum equal to the amount it heals.	70.64 – 518	1,554	1
	Basket of strawberries	(1 to 6) × 5	31	Contains 5 strawberries, each of which heals 1-6 hitpoints (1 + 6% of hp).	34.67 – 208	1,040	1
	Saradomin brew	(3 to 16) × 4	81	Drunk in 4 sips, each healing for $Hitpoints*{\frac {15}{100}}+2$ and can boost health above the maximum value. Due to it lowering offensive stats, it is typically used with super restore potions. It is not considered food as it is a potion made with the Herblore skill.	68.75 – 366.67	4,400	1

Notes

When selecting the right food for your next venture, two things should be thought about.

• Effectiveness: Ensure that the food you take is good enough for your next encounter. Tuna is cheap but it only heals 10 hitpoints, making it not the most effective against stronger opponents, whereas swordfish heal 14 hitpoints, a major difference. Also, if you know exactly what you're going to be facing, you should try to find food that heals for more than their max hit. As an example, a TzHaar-Ket has a max hit of 16. Therefore, sharks and monkfish are effective, swordfish are passable, and lobsters and below are much less effective.
• Cost: Use food that you can afford. Sharks are often sold by players for around 836 coins, whereas monkfish are nearly as effective in many situations and typically sell for 521 coins, 80% of the health restoration for 62.32% of the cost. Weigh the cost of food against the possible profit of the venture, and avoid using expensive food unless it is going to make a significant difference to your chance of survival or task completion.

Changes

Date	Changes
5 February 2015 (update)	"It heals some health" messages have been added to the game filter for more types of food.

See also

• Cooking
• Cooks' Guild
• Drinks