What is Cooked Salmon in Minecraft?
Cooked salmon is a high quality food item in Minecraft that you get from fishing. It is a piece of pink, cooked fish that restores a good amount of your hunger bar, making it a better choice than cooked cod. Because salmon are very common in rivers and oceans, cooked salmon is a very easy and sustainable food source to get, especially for players who build their bases near water. It provides a great balance of being easy to obtain and providing good nutrition. This makes cooked salmon a popular food choice for many players, from those just starting out to those with established worlds. It is a simple, healthy, and satisfying meal.
How to get Cooked Salmon in Minecraft
The most common way to get cooked salmon is by cooking raw salmon. You can get raw salmon by defeating salmon mobs, which are commonly found swimming in groups in river and ocean biomes. You can also get raw salmon by fishing with a fishing rod. Once you have the raw salmon, you can cook it in a furnace, a smoker, or on a campfire to turn it into cooked salmon. If a salmon dies while it is on fire, it will drop cooked salmon directly. You can also get raw salmon as a drop from defeating polar bears. Additionally, you can buy cooked salmon from fisherman villagers. An apprentice level fisherman may offer to sell you cooked salmon for emeralds.
How to use Cooked Salmon in Minecraft
The main use for cooked salmon is to eat it. Hold it in your hand and right click to eat it. This will restore six hunger points, which is three full food icons, and it provides a good amount of saturation. This makes it a very solid food choice for any situation. Like other fish, cooked salmon can also be used with pets. You can feed it to a wolf to heal it if it has been injured. You can also use it to speed up the growth of a baby wolf. If you have a tamed cat, you can feed it cooked salmon to heal it. Finally, you can use cooked salmon for trading. A journeyman level fisherman villager may have a trade where they will buy cooked salmon from you in exchange for an emerald.
How to craft Cooked Salmon in Minecraft
Furnace
Campfire
Smoker
What can Cooked Salmon make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.