“Mushrooms” found throughout the world of 7 Days to Die are a humble yet dependable item that helps sustain your food supply in the early game.
How to Obtain and Craft
Mushrooms can mainly be gathered in abandoned houses, underground, and in dark, damp places, and they can also be grown as a farm crop to aim for a steady supply. As the crop name (foodCropMushrooms) suggests, working them into your farming route to secure them systematically looks to be the standard approach from the mid-game onward.
How to Use Them
Their greatest appeal is the convenience of being edible as-is. Since you can eat one on the spot the moment you feel hungry, they’re handy as emergency rations while exploring far from your base, or in a pinch when you don’t have time to cook.
On top of that, with a campfire they also serve as an ingredient in several recipes. In many cases, cooking them and combining them with other ingredients is more advantageous for fullness and healing efficiency than eating them raw, so if your kitchen is set up, we recommend putting them toward cooking.
Summary
Whether you “just take a bite to stave off hunger” or “slowly simmer them into a proper dish,” mushrooms are a versatile ingredient that comes in handy from the early to mid-game. Be sure to pick them up whenever you spot them, and keeping farm cultivation in mind as well should greatly ease your food worries.