Food in Valheim doesn’t directly satisfy your hunger, but it’s still an important mechanic. Thanks to different foods you unlock additional bonuses and raise your HP, your stamina and your Eitr. Every biome offers its very own delicacies that you can prepare and take with you. For some time now, there have also been so-called feasts: large, elaborate meals that are unique to each biome. Compared to normal food, they have some advantages but also some drawbacks. So is it worth investing in these huge feasts? Today we take a look at this alternative and compare it directly with other dishes in Valheim.
What Are Feasts in Valheim? Serving Tray and Seasonings
Feasts are an alternative way to eat in Valheim. They are huge portions you can eat from ten times. One bite lasts 50 minutes, sometimes more than twice as long as other foods. That alone is a big difference we have to keep in mind for our comparison.
You can’t make feasts right away, though; you have to play at least until the Swamp. There you look for the Bog Witch and her cozy witch’s hut. You can read where to find her in our trader guide (Valheim Merchant Guide: Haldor, Hildir, and the Swamp Witch – Locations, Wares, and Tips) . She sells you some important things you need for the preparation. Grab the Serving Tray for 140 gold from her, plus the seasonings that you can only get here and need for cooking. After every victory over a boss, you unlock the seasoning of the respective biome. So the Bog Witch is someone you should visit regularly.
As soon as you have the Serving Tray and the right seasoning, you’re ready to go! You have to cook a feast at the Preparation Table with the right ingredients. They consist of a mix of simple ingredients and some normal dishes, more on that below! You can’t eat feasts from your inventory; you have to place them on a surface with the Serving Tray.
After that, everyone can help themselves to the feast. As mentioned, it yields up to ten meals, which is especially handy in multiplayer. One person cooks, the others enjoy the feast! You can also create this delicious spread on your own Valheim server, which you can rent directly from us. Below we list all feasts and show which advantages they bring.
Feasts or Normal Food: Which Is Better?
Now you’re surely wondering whether feasts are worth it. Making them is a bit more elaborate, and you can only prepare them after a boss. That means they always only become available in the following biome. However, we think they’re generally meant for different situations than portable snacks.
Feasts are good for situations where you need a consistently good and balanced buff for a long time, for example while building your base or for smaller adventures. The 50 minutes are really valuable, and you save three inventory slots at once. In multiplayer, they’re perfect for sharing food.
Normal food, on the other hand, is better suited for long journeys or big boss fights, where you have to react quickly and want to adapt your stats to your fighting style. It can be tailored to your playstyle, whether as a mage, in melee or as a ranged fighter. That doesn’t work as well with feasts, since they always provide balanced stats. So both sides have their place, and you should use them strategically. You can find the best normal dishes for every biome in our food guide (Valheim Food Guide: Best Meals, Recipes, and Buffs by Biome) .
All Feasts in Valheim at a Glance: Biome, Ingredients and Bonuses
There are nine feasts in Valheim in total. Their ingredients are each tied to a biome, but you first have to reach the Swamp to use the feature. As mentioned, you unlock new seasonings as soon as you’ve defeated a boss.
Whole Roasted Meadow Boar
- HP: 35
- Stamina: 35
- Eitr: -
- Healing (HP/tick): 2
Ingredients:
- Cooked Deer Meat x2
- Cooked Boar Meat x5
- Dandelion x4
- Woodland Herb Blend x1 (after defeating The Elder, available from the Bog Witch in the Swamp)
Black Forest Buffet Platter
- HP: 35
- Stamina: 35
- Eitr: -
- Healing (HP/tick): 3
Ingredients:
- Deer Stew x3 (Cooked Deer Meat + Blueberries + Carrot)
- Thistle x5
- Queen’s Jam x4 (Blueberries + Raspberries)
- Woodland Herb Blend x1
Swamp Dweller’s Delight
- HP: 35
- Stamina: 35
- Eitr: -
- Healing (HP/tick): 3
Ingredients:
- Sausages x8 (Entrails + Boar Meat + Thistle)
- Bloodbag x4
- Turnip Stew x2 (Turnip + Boar Meat)
- Woodland Herb Blend x1
Sailor’s Bounty
- HP: 45
- Stamina: 45
- Eitr: -
- Healing (HP/tick): 3
Ingredients:
- Cooked Fish x5
- Thistle x4
- Cooked Serpent Meat x2
- Seafarer’s Herbs x1 (after killing a Sea Serpent)
Hearty Mountain Logger’s Stew
- HP: 45
- Stamina: 45
- Eitr: -
- Healing (HP/tick): 3
Ingredients:
- Wolf Skewer x2 (Wolf Meat + Mushroom + Onion)
- Onion Soup x3 (Onion)
- Carrot x4
- Mountain Peak Pepper Powder x1 (after defeating Moder)
Plains Pie Picnic
- HP: 55
- Stamina: 55
- Eitr: -
- Healing (HP/tick): 4
Ingredients:
- Bread x3 (Barley Flour)
- Lox Meat Pie x2 (Cloudberries + Lox Meat + Barley Flour)
- Cloudberries x5
- Grasslands Herbalist Harvest x1 (after defeating Yagluth)
Mushrooms Galore à la Mistlands
- HP: 65
- Stamina: 65
- Eitr: 33
- Healing (HP/tick): 5
Ingredients:
- Misthare Supreme x1 (Hare Meat + Jotun Puffs + Carrot)
- Cooked Seeker Meat x3
- Yggdrasil Porridge x1 (Sap + Barley + Royal Jelly)
- Herbs of the Hidden Hills x1 (after defeating The Queen)
Ashlands Gourmet Bowl
- HP: 75
- Stamina: 75
- Eitr: 38
- Healing (HP/tick): 6
Ingredients:
- Cooked Asksvin Tail x3
- Vineberry Cluster x5
- Scorching Medley x2 (Jotun Puffs + Onion + Fiddlehead)
- Fiery Spice Powder x1 (after defeating Fader)
Northern Morning Fare
- HP: 85
- Stamina: 85
- Eitr: 43
- Healing (HP/tick): 7
Ingredients:
- Cooked Moose Meat x3
- Poteitr x5
- Oat Flour x2 (Oats)
- Seasoning of the Gourd x1 (after defeating Kall Fimbulbringer)
Our food guide for the new biome shows you which other dishes the Deep North has to offer (Valheim 1.0 Deep North Food: Best Recipes, Crops & Tips) .
Conclusion: Feasts Are the Ideal Boost for Base Building and Groups
Feasts are a great way to get a balanced and long-lasting buff for your stats. They last 50 minutes, and you can eat from them ten times, which takes significantly fewer resources than portable food. This is extremely useful, especially when you’re working on your base. But feasts also show their best side in multiplayer, feeding lots of hungry mouths quickly and without much effort.
