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.	6	18
	Cooked chicken	3	1	Raw chicken is obtained by killing chickens.	15	45
	Cooked meat	3	1	Raw meat can be obtained by killing cows or giant rats.	15	45
	Sardine	4	1 5	Caught via bait fishing.	2	6
	Bread	5	1	Baked by players, see Cooking skill.	19	95
	Herring	5	5 10	Caught via bait fishing.	1.8	9
	Mackerel	6	10 16	Caught via big net fishing.	1.83	11
	Choc-ice	6	N/A	Can be bought from Rokuh in Nardah. Negates damage from desert heat.	20.67	124
	Trout	7	15 20	Caught via fly fishing.	3.14	22
	Cod	7	18 23	Caught via big net fishing.	2.29	16
	Pike	8	20 25	Caught via bait fishing.	3.13	25
	Roast beast meat	8	21	An iron spit must be used along with a fire to cook it.	2.88	23
	Pineapple punch	9	8	See Gnome cooking for more information.	3.89	35
	Salmon	9	25 30	Caught via fly fishing.	10	90
	Tuna	10	30 35	Caught with a harpoon.	5	50
	Jug of wine	11	35	Upon consumption, Attack is temporarily decreased by a few points and leaves a jug behind.	0.18	2
	Rainbow fish	11	35 38	Caught via fly fishing by using stripy feathers.	7.55	83
	Stew	11	25	Once eaten, an empty bowl remains in the inventory.	10.09	111
	Banana stew	11	N/A	Once eaten, an empty bowl remains in the inventory.	1.09	12
	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).	10.25	123
	Meat pie	6 * 2	20	Baked by players, see Cooking skill. Heals 6 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	5.92	71
	Lobster	12	40 40	Caught with a lobster pot.	12	144
	Bass	13	43 46	Caught via big net fishing.	11.69	152
	Plain pizza	7 * 2	35	Baked by players, see cooking skill. Heals 7 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	36.86	516
	Swordfish	14	45 50	Caught with a harpoon.	27.07	379
	Potato with butter	14	39	Made by using pat of butter on a baked potato.	22.07	309
	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).	12.21	171
	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.	14.8	222
	Watermelon	(1 to 5) * 3	47	Must be sliced with a knife before eating. Heals for $Hitpoints*{\frac {1}{20}}+1$ per slice.	1.33 – 6.67	20
	Tangled toad's legs	15	40	See Gnome cooking for more information.	226.67	3,400
	Chocolate bomb	15	42	see Gnome cooking for more information.	47.73	716
	Potato with cheese	16	47	Made by using cheese on a potato with butter.	20.75	332
	Meat pizza	8 * 2	45	Made by using cooked meat or chicken on a plain pizza. Heals 8 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	30.56	489
	Monkfish	16	62 62	Caught via small net fishing in Piscatoris after the completion of the Swan Song.	23.69	379
	Anchovy pizza	9 * 2	55	Made by using anchovies on a plain pizza. Heals 9 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	37.83	681
	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.	27.5	495
	Curry	19	60	Commonly used for fighting the Chaos Elemental. Once eaten, an empty bowl remains in the inventory.	50.26	955
	Ugthanki kebab	19	58	The player's character will utter a random phrase of contentment, such as "Lovely!", "Scrummy!", "Delicious!" or "Yum!" on eating.	39.84	757
	Dragonfruit pie	10 * 2	73	Heals 10 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total). Boosts Fletching by 4.	34.8	696
	Mushroom potato	20	64	Made by using mushroom & onion on a potato with butter.	37.85	757
	Shark	20	80 76	Caught with a harpoon.	38.5	770
	Sea turtle	21	82	Can only be obtained from the Fishing Trawler minigame and drift net fishing.	46.43	975
	Pineapple pizza	11 * 2	65	Made by using pineapple chunks or rings on a plain pizza. Heals 11 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total).	34.82	766
	Summer pie	11 * 2	95	Heals 11 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total). Boosts Agility by 5, and restores 10% run energy.	31.91	702
	Wild pie	11 * 2	85	Heals 11 hitpoints per bite (2 bites total). Boosts Slayer by 5, and Ranged by 4.	38.32	843
	Manta ray	22	91	Can only be obtained from the Fishing Trawler minigame, drift net fishing, Zulrah and Vorkath.	49.59	1,091
	Tuna potato	22	68	Made by using tuna and corn on a potato with butter.	51.36	1,130
	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.	51.55	1,134
	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.	76.77 – 563	1,689
	Basket of strawberries	(1 to 6) * 5	31	Contains 5 strawberries, each of which heals 1-6 hitpoints (1 + 6% of hp).	55.47 – 332.8	1,664
	Saradomin brew	(3 to 16) * 4	81	Drank 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.	105.61 – 563.25	6,759

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 are much less effective.
• Cost: Use food that you can afford. Sharks are often sold by players for around 770, whereas monkfish are just as effective in many situations and typically sell for 379 coins. 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.

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
• Cooking Guild
• Drinks