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Spices of Life Stardew

Tracks every unique food you eat and rewards you with Max HP increases. Features a custom in-game food-book to view your culinary history. Encourages you to cook and taste everything Stardew Valley has to offer. Works automatically with other mods.

Description

🥕 Spices of Life - Food Tracker & Health Bonus"Variety is the spice of life."
Are you tired of your farmer surviving solely on Sashimi and Salad? Do you ignore the hundreds of delicious recipes in Stardew Valley? Spices of Life gives you a reason to cook and eat everything!
This mod tracks every unique food item you have eaten and rewards your culinary curiosity with permanent Max Health (HP) bonuses.
✨ Features

  • Culinary Tracking: Keeps a detailed history of every unique food item you have consumed.
  • Rewarding Progression: Gain permanent Max HP for every milestone you reach (e.g., every 10 unique foods).
  • The Gourmet Book: A beautiful, custom in-game menu to view your progress.
    • Overview Page: See your total count, current progress bar, and total HP gained.
    • Collection Pages: A visual grid displaying the icons of every food you've tasted.
  • Mod Compatibility: Works automatically with custom foods from other mods (sve, rsv, sunberry village, etc.)!
  • Customizable: Configure how much HP you get and how hard the milestones are.

đź“– The Gourmet BookYou can check your progress at any time using the Gourmet Book.
(You can buy it in Marni' s shop)

  • How to access:
    • Press the Hotkey J to know if you have eaten a food.
    • OR obtain the physical "Food Log Book" item (Crafting/Basic category) to carry in your inventory.
  • UI Details:
    • A clean, polished interface that feels right at home in Stardew Valley.
    • Visual progress bars showing how close you are to your next Health Upgrade.
    • Grid view of your eaten foods (hover to see names).

⚙️ ConfigurationA file will be created after you run the game once. You can adjust:config.json

  • BonusHealth: How much HP you gain per milestone (Default: 5).
  • FoodsPerMilestone: How many unique foods you need to eat to trigger a bonus (Default: 10).
  • OpenMenuKey: Right-click when handle the book.

🔧 Installation

  • Install the latest version of SMAPI.
  • Download this mod and unzip it into your  folder.Stardew Valley/Mods
  • Run the game using SMAPI.

âť“ FAQQ: Does this work with existing saves?A: Yes! However, the mod will only start tracking foods from the moment you install it (unless the game has already recorded them in your player stats).
Q: Does it count if I eat the same food twice?A: No. You must eat different kinds of food. Eating 100 Parsnips only counts as 1. Eating a Parsnip, a Glazed Yam, and a Survival Burger counts as 3.