Red Caviar
Red Caviar is a food item in DayZ obtained by fishing for a Steelhead Trout and gutting it with a Knife. It takes 1 inventory slot, weighs 350 g, provides 40 kcal and 10 mL of water, cannot be cooked, and is meant to be eaten raw.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Red Caviar is a small fish-based food item in DayZ. It is obtained from a Steelhead Trout after fishing and gutting the fish with a Knife. Unlike most meat and fish items, Red Caviar cannot be cooked and is intended to be eaten raw. It provides a small amount of energy and water, so it works more as a light snack than a major survival food source.
In-game description
“Small pile of red caviar. It won't fill your stomach much, but it can still serve as a fancy snack.”
Main Uses
- Eat as a small fishing-based food source
- Use as a light snack when you need a little energy
- Use after catching and gutting a Steelhead Trout
- Eat raw because it cannot be cooked
- Avoid eating rotten Red Caviar
How to use this item
Eat Red Caviar safely
Red Caviar cannot be cooked and is intended to be eaten raw, but rotten Red Caviar should be avoided.
- Obtain Red Caviar from a Steelhead Trout.
- Check the condition before eating.
- Eat it raw while it is still safe.
- Do not try to cook it because Red Caviar cannot be cooked.
- Avoid rotten Red Caviar because rotten food can make you sick.
Get Red Caviar
Red Caviar is obtained by fishing for a Steelhead Trout and gutting it with a Knife.
- Catch a Steelhead Trout while fishing.
- Place the Steelhead Trout in your inventory or hands.
- Use a Knife to gut the fish.
- Collect the Red Caviar.
- Eat it raw or store it as a small emergency snack.
How to get Red Caviar
- Catch a Steelhead Trout while fishing.
- Gut the Steelhead Trout with a Knife.
- Collect Red Caviar from the gutted fish.
- Loot players carrying fishing food or Frostline food items.
Spawn info
- • Red Caviar is obtained from a Steelhead Trout.
- • A Knife is used to gut the fish.
- • It is a Food and Drink item under Meats.
- • Raw Red Caviar provides 40 kcal.
- • Raw Red Caviar provides 10 mL of water.
- • Raw Red Caviar has 125 mL stomach volume.
- • It takes 1 inventory slot.
- • It weighs 350 g.
- • It cannot be cooked.
- • It has raw and rotten variants.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
40 kcal
Water
10 mL
Stomach
125 mL
Quantity
50
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
17.6 minutes
Freezing point
0 °C / 32 °F
Max temperature
36 °C / 96.8 °F
Notes
- • Raw Red Caviar provides 40 kcal and 10 mL of water.
- • Raw Red Caviar has 125 mL stomach volume.
- • Rotten Red Caviar provides 18.75 kcal and 4 mL of water.
- • Rotten Red Caviar has 100 mL stomach volume.
- • Red Caviar cannot be cooked.
- • Red Caviar is supposed to be eaten raw.
- • Rotten food can make you sick.
- • Red Caviar is obtained from a Steelhead Trout.
Important notes
- Red Caviar is obtained from a Steelhead Trout.
- You need a Knife to gut the Steelhead Trout.
- Red Caviar cannot be cooked.
- Red Caviar is supposed to be eaten raw.
- Raw Red Caviar provides 40 kcal.
- Raw Red Caviar provides 10 mL of water.
- Raw Red Caviar has 125 mL stomach volume.
- It takes 1 inventory slot.
- It weighs 350 g.
- It is categorized as Food and Drink > Meats.
- Rotten Red Caviar can make you sick.
- It is a small snack, not a major food source.