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Template:Food

Rotten flesh is a food item which can be eaten by the player, but with the risk of food poisoning.

Obtaining

Zombies

Rotten flesh is dropped by all kinds of zombies, and zombie pigmen. Zombies drop from 0 to 2 units of rotten flesh, and zombie pigmen drop from 0 to 1. A single rotten flesh is also dropped by zombie horses, but they can only be summoned with commands.

Fishing

Rotten flesh can be obtained as a "junk" item while fishing.

Natural generation

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Rotten Flesh Dungeon Chest 1–8 57.8%
Desert temple Chest 3–7 28.7%
Chest 1–8 59%
Igloo Chest 1 55.3%
Jungle temple Chest 3–7 53.4%
Shipwreck Supply chest 5–24 32.2%
Underwater ruins Small ruins chest 1 59.6%
Village Temple chest 1–4 89.3%
Woodland mansion Chest 1–8 57.8%
Bedrock Edition
Rotten Flesh Dungeon Chest 1–8 57.8%
Desert temple Chest 3–7 28.7%
Chest 1–8 59%
Igloo Chest 1 55.3%
Jungle temple Chest 3–7 53.3%
Shipwreck Supply chest 5–24 32.2%
Underwater ruins Small ruins chest 1 59.6%
Village Temple chest 1–4 89.3%
Woodland mansion Chest 1–8 57.8%

Usage

To eat rotten flesh, press and hold use while rotten flesh is selected in the hotbar.

Eating rotten flesh restores 4 (🍗🍗) hunger and 0.8 hunger saturation, but has an 80% chance of inflicting food poisoning for 30 seconds (a Hunger effect). Drinking milk will end the food poisoning immediately.

Rotten flesh can be used to heal or breed tamed wolves without risk of food poisoning.

Trading

Cleric villagers buy 36-40 rotten flesh for an emerald as part of their first tier trades.

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
Iron BellyStop starvation using Rotten Flesh.Eat a piece of rotten flesh while starving (zero hunger points).20GBronze

Video

Note: The video is outdated, as rotten flesh can now be also gained from fishing, trading, or loot chests.

Rotten Flesh/video

History

beta
1.8Added rotten flesh. Zombies and zombie pigmen now drop rotten flesh instead of feathers and cooked porkchops respectively.
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1.0.0Beta 1.9-pre2Food poisoning can now be stopped by drinking milk.
1.2.5Eating rotten flesh on peaceful mode will not cause food poisoning.
1.3.112w21aRotten flesh can now be found inside chests in desert temples or jungle temples.
1.7.213w36aRotten flesh can be obtained as one of the "junk" items by fishing.
1.814w02aRotten flesh can now be traded with priest villagers.
pocketa
0.11.0build 1Added rotten flesh. As the hunger bar has not yet been added, it inflicts poison rather than hunger.
build 11Can now be used to feed wolves.
0.12.1build 1Eating rotten flesh now gives the player the Hunger status effect.
Legacy Console Edition
TU5Added rotten flesh.

Issues

Issues relating to "Rotten Flesh" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.


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