The land of Bohemia may appear perfectly civilized, but that veneer of respectability is only skin deep. InKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, you step into the well-worn boots of Henry of Skalitz, a man who must protect his lord Sir Hans Capon while contending with his own challenges.

One of these challenges is the simple act of survival. The fifteenth century wasn’t known for being kind to its contemporaries, and you’ll need to monitor Henry’s needs, such as sleep, hygiene, and hunger. Warhorse’s epic gives you many options to make food, letting you create a variety of meals.

How To Cook Food

There arethree different ways to prepare food, the most common of which is referred to simply as cooking. In order to cook, you’ll need tofind a campfire or kitchen with a stove. There may be a pot sitting on the flame already filled with food (which you’re able to choose to eat if you’d like), butyou want to look for a pan. Once you find it,confirm to begin cooking.

Now you’ll be presented with a menushowing the food that you can use. Select the items you would like to cook, and a short cutscene will play, showing Henry tasting his handiwork, and thenthe cooked food will be added to your inventory.

Raw meatmust be cookedin order for it to be edible. Cooking food will alsoextend its shelf life, letting you hold onto it longer without the risk offood poisoning.

Cooked food will deliverincreased nourishment bonuses, helping satiate Henry’s hunger more effectively. Unfortunately,cooking spots aren’t marked on the mapin the same way Smoke Houses and Drying Sheds are. With that being said, you canfind them reliably in the taverns or housesof every major town.

How To Smoke Food

If you want your food to take on a deeper flavor, you’ll want to visit the Smoke Houses littered across the world. When you find one,select it to begin. Smoked food will generallyoffer higher nourishment bonusesthan both cooked and dried food, andhelps prevent spoiling.

After discovering a Smoke House, it will bepermanently marked on your mapfor future reference.

Just like cooking, using a Smoke House will present you with a menu,showing you the available foodin your inventory. Mark the ones you’d like to smoke, thenselect it to confirm. Henry will grab the items that he’s prepared, and you’ll be ready to continue your journey.

How To Dry Food

Your final option for food prep is drying. Similar to Smoke Houses,Drying Sheds are added to your mapwhen you first encounter them. After entering, locate the drying rack andpress X/A to get started.

Once again, you’ll be given amenu showing what is available in your inventory. After selecting what you’d like to dry, hitSquare/X to confirm, and Henry will collect his new items.

Unlike cooking and smoking, you cannot only dry food, but also herbslikeMint. These dried ingredients can then beused for alchemyor sold off. Dried food also has asignificantly longer shelf life than anything cooked or smoked, although withworse nutritional benefits.

It’s important to note thatnot every food can be prepared every way. For example, you can’t cook cheese or smoke eggs. When you enter the menu for each preparation spot,you’ll only be shown the items that can be used at that location, regardless of the total amount of food in your inventory.