10 Best Once Human Foods And Dishes Ranked

Who doesn’t love food? I’m all up for aroma-rich cuisines and refreshing drinks, whether real-life or virtual. Throughout your time in Once Human, you’ll consume plenty of dishes and drinks to get unique buffs. While some will give you extra damage, others will provide utility buffs like more movement speed.

Exploration is the key aspect of the game, which is why it is crucial to have some dishes and drinks in your backpack to ease the expedition.

Let’s go through our Top 10 picks for dishes and drinks that can help you explore Nalcott’s harsh wilderness.

10 Orange Pie

Leveling Up As Fast As You Can

Getting EXP in the early game is easy. I reached level 20 in a short amount of time just by exploring areas, crafting items, and slaying enemies.

However, as you reach the mid-to-end game, getting EXP becomes a bit tedious. With the commissions time-gated alongside phases, the usual source of EXP isn’t available anymore.

But you can’t just accept this and stop progressing, as higher levels unlock more Specialization perks. That’s where the Orange Pie comes into play.

I highly recommend consuming orange pie as you push to reach maximum level. The dish is fairly easy to make and doesn’t require any Deviated ingredients.

9 Sanity Gummy

An Instant Sanity Cure

It takes a while to make ale, but you need a dish to help you recover your sanity. Because, if you don’t, you’ll watch your HP slowly but surely drop to zero.

It won’t take many hits from enemies to take you out, especially in high-pollution zones where the sanity build-up increases. But with the aid of a Sanity Gummy and an Activator, you can keep your HP bar full.

Plus, they don’t override any existing food buffs, making them the perfect candidate to counter Sanity reduction.

8 Stardust Energy Drink

A Little Caffeine Kick!

Let’s be honest. We Once Human players sometimes get stuck in crevices and rocky cliffs. I often went to the Bear Cave to search for Growshrooms and found myself unable to climb finicky rock outgrowths. In those moments, I would have given anything for the ability to double jump.

Even getting hold of some Mystical Crates can be a burden without this ability. This is why having some Stardust Energy Drinks in your backpack will save you mental gymnastics to get those blueprints.

It’s key for exploration, but also has its place in combat, as it has served me well in the LEA lab challenge and the Forsaken Giant’s dungeon to dodge incoming attacks and hand sweeps from Mensdevoran.

7 Securement Soup / Stardust Italian Can Soup

All The Odds Are In Your Favor

Everyone wants the best Deviations with the best Skill and Activity ratings. I’ve got plenty of level-5 Deviations working at my base, but that’s down to hard graft, and the last thing I want is to lose any potentially brilliant deviations.

This is why I always bring a few portions of Securement Soup or Stardust Italian Can Soup when hunting for Deviations.

Consuming either of these drastically increases the percentage chance of capturing a deviation, meaning that if you find something you’re on the hunt for, you’ll be in the best position to make it yours.

6 Stardust Ratatouille / Stardust Mushroom Soup

Stamina On Steroids

Dungeons like the LEA lab challenge and the Forsaken Giant require you to consistently dodge enemies. While the same can be said for Pro Silos, the enemies aren’t as ferocious as the other two challenges, especially the LEA lab challenge, where hordes of deviants swarm you.

That’s why using these dishes becomes important. You can run for a long time with the benefit of increased stamina recovery, movement speed, stamina, and reduced stamina consumption.

5 Ice Tea

Ice, Ice, Baby!

This is an amazing drink when it comes to clearing dungeons fast. But this drink is even more popular on PvP servers because of its ability to close distances in a short period.

The drink goes well with the Sprint ( Cradle Override ), which increases the movement speed by 5 % and reduces Running stamina cost by 15 %.

My go-to combo for the Blackfell Refinery run is Ice Tea with Preserved-Deviated chops. Roll a few times, and you can circle the building in a few seconds.

4 Stardust Tea

Lock In, Laser Sharp Focus

It’s a constant battle to maintain Energy and Hydration, especially on Hard servers, where the rate of Energy and Hydration depletion is faster than on Novice or Normal servers.

I can understand many players finding these survival mechanics irritating, to say the least. However, they are missing out on this exquisite drink, ensuring you stay fed and watered no matter where you roam.

A great combo of items to use to get the most out of this drink is Canned Seafood in Oil, Ice Tea, and Stardust Tea. I use this whenever I venture out for long Startrace Ore mining sessions in Chalk Peak.

3 Malt/Corn Ale

20% Faster Actions

We have already mentioned just how helpful that Sanity Gummies can be when fighting off Sanity build-up. However, as you enter the mid-to-late game, you’ll want to shift over to Malt/Corn Ale production, as this is the best insanity cure out there.

I often come across Wheat and Corn plants while roaming in the wilderness and ferment them in the brewing barrels to get fresh ales. So, if you can get in the habit of harvesting these plants on your travels, you’ll never be short of Ale.

2 Preserved Deviated chops

Perfect For Acid Farmers

As you progress through early-game phases and unlock memetics and gear above tier 3, you’ll realize the need for Acid to make Aluminum and Tungsten ingots.

Many items require Acid as an ingredient, and you either have to go on Refinery runs or hit enemy-dense areas for Acid drops.

That’s where Preserved Deviated chops come into play. You’ll get 50 % extra Acid drop from slain enemies, and in a few hours, you’ll have 500-2000 Acid, which is far more efficient than waiting for Acid from a passive Acid farm using Contaminated crops or Water pumps.

1 Canned Seafood In Oil

Lady Luck is on Your Side

The Canned Seafood in Oil will help you to save the time spent while mining or logging. More or less, you’re getting an extra ore’s output after mining one. I recommend using fish that boost your load limit by 10% to have extra space in the inventory.

What’s even more amazing is that the dish doesn’t spoil, so you can hoard it as much as you want. The dish can be sold for a high price in the early game for Energy Links, Stardust source, or Acid.