Food

Food refers to a class of non-chem consumables that usually heal a small number of Hit Points or gives temporary statistic boosts but has no major drawbacks, such as Damage or Action Points.

Characteristics

Food aids the player character, though some items inflict a small dose of radiation. Food is required in Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4 in the form of Hardcore mode and Survival mode respectively, and in Fallout 76, implemented as a main gameplay mechanic.

Food is acquired in a variety of ways, either harvested from plants, via hunting creatures, purchased from vendors, or created via cooking. Food can also be found in the wasteland, as some pre-War good is still edible, or one can scrounge post-War food from containers.

Plants

Flowers

Image	Name	Produces	Media
	Ash blossom (Ash blossom vine)		Fallout 4
	Ash rose	Rad rose	Fallout 76
	Aster	Red hot bloom	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Begonia	-	[1] Fallout 3
	Bloodleaf (Bloodleaf plant)	Black bloodleaf Quantum leaf	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Broc flower	-	Fallout 2 Fallout: New Vegas
	Carrot flower (Carrot plant)	Irradiroot	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Corpse flower stamen Corpse flower	Corpse seeds	Fallout 76
	Daffodil	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Fever blossom (Fever blossom plant)	Volatile fever blossom	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Flower	-	Fallout Fallout 2
	Gourd blossom (Wild gourd vine)	Boom bloom	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Hollyhock	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Hubflower (Ranunculacae serranus)	-	Fallout 4
	Kaleidopore flower (Kaleidopore plant)		Fallout 76
	Marigold	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Melon blossom (Melon vine)	Megaton melon blossom Melon bloom	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Mutated fern flower (Mutated fern)	Flash fern	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Pansy	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Poppy	-	Fallout 2
	Rhododendron flower (Rhododendron plant)	Raydodendron	Fallout 76
	Sacred datura root	Daturana	Fallout: New Vegas
	Soot flower (Ranunculacae serranus)	Toxic soot flower Geiger blossom	Fallout 76
	Strangler bloom (Strangler plant)	Strangler pod Swamp plant	Fallout 76
	Tato flower (Wild tato plant)	Afterwind vine	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Thistle (Thistle plant)	Irradiated thistle	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Unity Rose	-	Fallout

Fruit

Image	Name	Variants	Media
-	Ancho chile	-	[2] Fallout 76
	Apple	-	Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas
-	Banana	-	Fallout 2 Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas
	Banana yucca fruit (Banana yucca plant)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Barrel cactus fruit (Barrel cactus)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
-	Blueberry	-	Fallout TV series
-	Coconut	-	[3] Fallout 4
	Cranberries (Cranberry plant)	Diseased cranberries Blast berry	Fallout 76
	Firecracker berry (Firecracker bush)	Bomb berries	Fallout 76
	Fruit	-	Fallout Fallout 2
-	Guajillo chile	-	[2] Fallout 76
-	Kiwi	-	[4] Fallout 76
	Lemon	-	[5] Fallout 4 [6] Fallout 76
	Lime	-	[7] Fallout 2
	Mutfruit (Mutfruit plant)	Crunchy mutfruit Irradiated mutfruit Fresh mutfruit Wild mutfruit Wild fission fruit	Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Melon (Melon vine)	Fresh melon	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Nevada agave fruit (Nevada agave plant)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Orange	-	[8] Fallout 2 [9] Fallout: New Vegas
-	Passion fruit	-	[10] Fallout 3
	Peach	-	[11] Fallout 3 [12] Fallout TV series
	Pear	-	Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas
	Pineapple	-	[13] Fallout 4
	Pomegranate	-	[14] Fallout 3
	Prickly pear fruit (Prickly pear cactus)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Refined punga fruit (Punga fruit plant)	Wild punga fruit Punga seeds	Fallout 3
	Starlight berries (Starlight creeper bush)	Kiloton creeper	Fallout 76
	Tarberry (Tarberry plant)	Half-life hips	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Watermelon	-	[15] Fallout 2 Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 4
	Wild blackberry (Blackberry bush)	Radberry	Fallout 76

Fungi

Image	Name	Produces	Media
	Blight	Bright blight	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Brain fungus	Enlightened fungus	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Cave fungus	Mutant cave fungus	Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 4
	Firecap	Blast cap	Fallout 76
	Glowing fungus	Mutshoot fungus	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Gut shroom	-	Fallout 76
	Megasloth mushroom	-	Fallout 76

Vegetables

Image	Name	Variants	Media
-	Bay leaf	-	[16] Fallout 76
-	Broccoli	-	Fallout 3 Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Buffalo gourd seed (Buffalo gourd plant)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Cabbage	-	Fallout Fallout 2
	Carrot	Fresh carrot	Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 4 Fallout 76
-	Cilantro	-	[17] Fallout 4
	Corn (Wild corn stalk)	Fresh corn Aftershock stalk	Fallout Fallout 2 Fallout 4 Fallout 76
-	Fava bean	-	Fallout 2
-	Garlic	-	[18] Fallout 76
-	Ginger	-	[19] Fallout 4
	Ginseng root	Nuka root	Fallout 76
	Glowing resin	Glowing blue gloam sap	Fallout 76
	Gourd	-	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Honey mesquite pod (Honey mesquite tree)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Jalapeño pepper (Jalapeño pepper plant)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
-	Leek	-	[20] Fallout 76
-	Legume	-	[21] Fallout: New Vegas
-	Lima bean	-	[22] Fallout 3
	Maize (Maize stalk)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
-	Onion	-	Fallout Fallout 2 Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 76
-	Oregano	-	[23] Fallout 76
-	Paprika	-	[18] Fallout 76
-	Peanut	-	Fallout 2 Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 4
	Pinto bean pod (Pinto bean plant)	-	Fallout: New Vegas [2] Fallout 76
	Pinyon nuts	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Potato	InstaMash	Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas
	Pumpkin	-	Fallout 76
-	Radish	-	[2] Fallout 76
	Razorgrain	Gigagrain	Fallout 76
-	Rice	Cajun rice & beans	Fallout 2 Fallout 76
	Silt bean (Silt bean plant)	Neutron pod	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
	Snaptail reed (Snaptail plant)	Crackletail	Fallout 76
	Spore plant pods (Spore plant)	-	Fallout: New Vegas
	Tato (Tato plant)	-	Fallout 4 Fallout 76
-	Tomato (Cherry tomato)	-	Fallout 2 Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 4 Fallout TV series
-	Turnip	-	Fallout 2 Fallout 4
-	Wheat	-	[24] Fallout 4
	Xander root	-	Fallout 2 Fallout: New Vegas
-	Yam	-	Fallout 2

Raw meat

Cooked meat

Prepared foods

Packaged food

Other

See also

• Drinks
• Chems

References

↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Yes, quite lovely. Um... I've got to go." Brailee Ewers: "Oh, certainly! Close the front gate when you leave and mind my begonia garden... I just planted them." (Brailee Ewers' dialogue) ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rudy's shopping list ↑ Oceanological instructor: "Some species of hermit crabs can live up to 70 years and grow to the size of a coconut." (Oceanological instructor's dialogue) ↑ Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal, TEST EXAM, Collector ↑ Deezer: "Why, nothing but the most refreshing, delicious lemonade you've ever tasted!" Curie: "Lemonade, truly? But I see no lemons." Deezer: "There are no alcoholic additives or artifical preservatives of any kind! Only good old-fashioned cold refreshment!" Curie: "He is very odd, no?" (Curie's dialogue) ↑ Mr. Squeeze: "I do hope Master Jimmy returns soon with more lemons! We've gotten a few... complaints with the new formula." (Mr. Squeeze's dialogue) ↑ Khan raider: "{138}{}{Hey, anyone remember what was in a Long Island Ice Tea?}" Khan raider: "{139}{}{Yeah, vodka, rum, tequila, triple sec, lime, and Nuka.}" (Khan raiders' dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{112}{}{Smoothskin? Why did you call me that?}" Harold: "{156}{hld14}{You cut with the dull edge of the knife, don’t ya? You don’t look like an orange peel left in the sun all day. Your skin’s still soft and purty. }" (Harold's dialogue) ↑ The Courier: "I'm listening." Thomas Hildern: "Imagine, if you will, the wasteland in bloom... vast fields of corn that grow from seeds and produce their bounty in the space of a month... ...orchards of trees, their branches weighed halfway to the ground, hung with fat, ripe oranges. A harvest that could feed a city... or a nation. And all this... all this... requiring no more than a few of drops of precious water, and the efforts of only a handful of human farmers. Impossible?" (Thomas Hildern's dialogue) ↑ Lone Wanderer: "The taste... I could never get used to it." Sierra Petrovita: "No no no! You're mistaken! The flavor is the essence of seventeen different fruits mixed in just the right proportion to give the beverage that delicious taste. In fact, in the Great Passion Fruit Famine of 2044, people actually noticed the taste difference when the flavor was changed!" (Sierra Petrovita's dialogue) ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Okay, I'll get irradiated. Just be ready to fix me up when I get back." Moira Brown: "Oh, you're a peach! Or, at least, some sort of hardy fruit that grows in the savagely irradiated mockery of agriculture we have nowadays. Now, 200 rads should be enough for basic sickness, but if you can get 600 or more rads, my tests will be even more accurate. Just make sure you can get back here, and I'll see to it that you're well taken care of!" (Moira Brown's dialogue) ↑ Lucy MacLean: "No, I know it's hard up here, but you don't... you don't have... you don't have to resort to... to..." The Ghoul: "What'd you say your name was?" Lucy MacLean: "Lucy Maclean." The Ghoul: "MacLean? Huh. Well, Lucy MacLean, it ain't all canned peaches and marmalade left up here, sweetheart. Sometimes a fella's got to eat a fella." ("The Ghouls") ↑ Beaver Creek Lanes terminal entries; Terminal, Employee Memos ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "That stuff sounds absolutely revolting." Sierra Petrovita: "On the contrary! The secret ingredient was an eighteenth fruit flavor which added just a hint of pomegranate. Top that with a specially engineered isotope to boost the energy output and you have the perfect refresher for a hot summer day!" (Sierra Petrovita's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{113}{}{Like what?}" Dave: "116}{}{I was born two months premature. When I was one, I was dropped on the porch. When I was two, I had pneumonia. When I was three, I got the chicken pox. When I was four, I fell down the stairs and broke six ribs. When I was five, my uncle was decapitated by a watermelon. When I was six, my parents hit me in the head with a shovel. When I was seven, I lost my right index finger to my pet rat.}" (Dave's dialogue) ↑ Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal, Herpetologist ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Deacon: "Let me get my list out. Bread, eggs, and cilantro. You can never have enough cilantro." (Deacon's dialogue) Note: This line is spoken at the front counters in Super Duper Mart. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Enclave research facility terminal entries; Cell block C console, Subject C-04 ↑ Isaac Karlin: "One of the ginger plants is gone. Was this another of your medical emergencies?" Dean Volkert: "Doctor Li's been having trouble sleeping, so I used it to make a remedy." (Isaac Karlin's dialogue) ↑ Brahmin noodle soup ↑ The Courier: "You must cultivate soy or legumes for protein, in addition to grains." Pete: "[SUCCEEDED] Indeed we do! Very impressive." (Pete's dialogue) ↑ Janice Kaplinski: "I've got a new strain of lima bean I'm developing. I'll bring a sample sometime." (Janice Kaplinski's dialogue)) ↑ Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal, Cook exam ↑ University Point council meeting ↑ 25.0 25.1 Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal, Herpotologist ↑ Vault dwellers: "I prefer a Hawaiian Mongolian Neapolitan blend. But no anchovies." (Vault dweller conversations) ↑ 27.0 27.1 Raul Tejada: "Gah! Petro-Chico Boy! Petro-Chico Boy is here for my chitlins! Oh. Just a dream. Just a dream...." (Raul Tejada's dialogue) Note: Despite how the line is written, Raul in-game says "chicharrones" and not "chitlins". ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 Vault 21 terminals entries; Vault 21 guest terminal, Dinner Menu ↑ Victor (Fallout: New Vegas): "Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit, if it ain't my old friend from Goodsprings!" (Victor's dialogue) ↑ A Vault Dweller: "What is your favorite dish to make?" Esme Rousseau: "Oh, my absolute favorite is boeuf bourguignon! My Papa and I would always it together on cold, winter days. It warms my heart and soul. Hmm...perhaps if one were to braise the venison in red wine before adding it to the stew..." (Esme Rousseau's dialogue) ↑ Veronica Santangelo: "Hold on, I've got this." Veronica Santangelo: "I'd like a large Atomic Shake and a double Brahmin burger. And easy on the agave sauce this time." Ramos: "We gave you a password, Veronica. It's for your safety." Veronica Santangelo: "I know where you live Ramos. Open up." Ramos: "<Sighs> For Pete's sake. Opening up. Welcome back, Veronica." (Ramos' and Veronica Santangelo's dialogue) Note: This conversation between The Courier, her, and Ramos is available only when bringing her as a companion to Hidden Valley when exploring the Hidden Valley bunker for the first time. ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{353}{}{Brahmin en brochette.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{344}{}{Fresh brahmin fries!}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{341}{}{We're having braised pig-rat.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ Bread box in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 ↑ The Funnies: Burrito finishes directing a movie. Says, “That’s a wrap!” ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{343}{}{Cabbage soup is all I've got right now.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ A Vault Dweller: "How did she get out?" Katherine Swan: "A nail file in a cake? That's their version, at least. In reality, it was just university pressure. My father worked at VTU, and was in need of mother's help for a paper he was working on. He tracked her down, pulled some strings, and got her out. She stole a worker's uniform on the way out though, which always amused me." (Katherine Swan's dialogue) ↑ Z2-47: "Are you here for the synth?" The Sole Survivor: "I'm here to pick up an order. Two large pepperoni and a calzone. Name is 'Fuck you.'" (Z2-47's dialogue)[verification needed] ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{357}{}{Centaur chops, my specialty.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Courier: "I'm hurt. I need help, Doc." Ada Straus: "Unless you dipped that in cheese fondue, I'd say it's infected. Let me fix that up for you." (Ada Straus' dialogue) ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Do you know how Big Town got started?" Shorty: "From the look of things, I'd say a Super Mutant sat down in a ditch one day and shat out this town. I dragged myself here from Lamplight. I didn't believe all the stories about Bigtown, but I wasn't about to let everyone else go there without me. A few dozen attacks on the town later, and here I am. Almost an ingredient in a Super Mutant chile cook-off." (Shorty's dialogue) ↑ Chop Shop mechanic: "{203}{}{Can we get you anything? A beer? Some water? A danish?}" (Chop Shop mechanic's dialogue) Note: This is a float line should the Chosen One be wearing power armor. ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{349}{}{Filet mignon.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{348}{}{Fricasseed floater.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ Beaver Creek Lanes terminal entries; Terminal, 12/8/2076 - Vim Machine being marked out of order? ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{345}{}{Pipin' hot gecko pie, comin' up.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ Sign seen at Bloody Frank's ↑ Larry's lowcountry mirelurk boil ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{351}{}{Mantis marsala.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{350}{}{Medallions of grilled gecko.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{352}{}{Molerat manicotti.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Um... okay... You do know there was a war 200 years ago, right?" Brailee Ewers: "Well, I must speak to my husband about that. We could bring it up at the next homeowner's association meeting. Ah, I do love the meetings so much. I think I'll bring muffins!" (Brailee Ewer's dialogue) ↑ Sam Blackwell's bunker terminal entries; Sam's terminal, Judy, I'm Sorry ↑ Sierra Petrovita: "With its brightly-colored design and delicious burgers and fries, it's no surprise Cappy's Cafe was hugely popular with kids. The cafe was best known for its super-spicy Nuka-Blast Burger, which was so hot it was nicknamed 'the A-bomb on a bun.' On the park's busiest days, the line to get into the cafe was said to stretch all the way to Fizztop Mountain!" (Sierra Petrovita's dialogue) Note: This is a part of the tour Sierra Petrovita gives at Cappy's Cafe, in front of the boarded-up door, in Nuka-World, in the Fallout 4 add-on Nuka-World. ↑ Chalkboard in the King's School of Impersonation ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal, Cook ↑ Vault dwellers: "I was wondering - what's your favorite kind of pizza?" (Vault dweller conversations) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{354}{}{Radscorpion en croute.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{340}{}{You're in luck. We're having radscorpion stew.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ 61.0 61.1 The Chosen One: "{Really?}" Mom: "{No, not really. I'm sorry. We just have rat-pie, rat-loaf, and spaghetti.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ Super mutant: "Want hear new recipe?" Super mutant: "What kind?" Super mutant: "Rat surprise." Super mutant: "Sound good. How me make?" Super mutant: "Catch rat. Careful no squish too much." Super mutant: "How no squish? Every time I club them, they pop. Very messy." Super mutant: "You want hear recipe or not? Catch rat your problem." Super mutant: "Me sorry." Super mutant: "Like said, catch rat. Hang by tail on wall. Let hang til tail fall off. It ready then. Eat quickly, if let sit too long, the surprise crawl out and fly away." Super mutant: "Sound yummy." (Super mutants' dialogue) Note: This is a NPC conversation between two generic super mutants at the Military base ruins in Fallout 2. ↑ Courier's brain: "Oh, lovely, we've reached the mindless violence portion of the program. Tell me, what exactly are you - and I use the word loosely - planning?" The Courier: "Ever had a squirrel brain omelet? That, but on a bigger scale. And with bombs." (Courier's brain's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{Really?}" Mom: "{No, not really. I'm sorry. We just have rat-pie, rat-loaf, and spaghetti.}" The Chosen One: "{Uh, could I get something without so much rat in it?}" Mom: "{You could have the spaghetti. It doesn't have too much rat in it - just the sauce, that's all.}" The Chosen One: "{Well, OK, I guess I'll have the spaghetti with rat-sauce.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{342}{}{We're serving steamed radscorpion tails in drawn butter.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ Margaret Primrose: "Doctor, I've been meaning to ask you. Do you think it's safe to serve raw Mirelurk meat? It can be quite delicious." Doctor Julius Banfield: "Absolutely not. All Wasteland meat MUST be thoroughly cooked. Disease and parasites are killed by the heat. I'm surprised I have to tell you this." Margaret Primrose: "I found this old cook book for something called "sushi." Um... well, you might want to check up on a few residents I already served it to. Whoopsie." (Margaret Primrose's and Doctor Banfield's dialogue) ↑ The Chosen One: "{411}{}{What do you have to eat here?}" Mom: "{347}{}{Well-marbled molerat.}" (Mom's dialogue) ↑ 68.0 68.1 Camden Park terminal entries; terminal, M. Porkins ↑ The Whitespring Bunker terminal entries; Cafe terminal; MRE - Beef Stew ↑ The Whitespring Bunker terminal entries; Cafe terminal; MRE - BBQ Chicken ↑ Vault Dweller: "Where do I need to go?" Beckett: "I heard it's in a campsite of some kind. Doubt you'll get any charred marshmallows out of it, though... too bad." (Beckett's dialogue)

Non-game