Porridge
Oats cooked in Water. Sustaining and timeless.
350 (438)
Calories (kcal)
0.0
Hydration (%)
0.20
Weight (kg)
20.000
Decay indoors
5.000
Decay outdoors
Food And Drink Renewable
Porridge is a food item made with a Cooking Pot. It can be made at Level 1 cooking and takes 20 minutes to prepare.
Porridge is a Food And Drink item in The Long Dark. It provides 350 kcal. It weighs 0.2 kg.
Its 350 kcal puts it on the lighter end of the 100 Food And Drink entries here (#73).
At 1750 kcal/kg its calorie density ranks #50 of 108 foods here — a solid calorie-per-kg. This is the number that decides what is worth carrying on a long trip.
It decays faster indoors (20% vs 5% per day), which decides where you should leave the surplus.
It is renewable, so it can be re-stocked rather than only found.
Verdict: Overall Porridge is a 350 kcal Food And Drink item.