Spices
Spices raise the quality of a dish. At the Kitchen Table, one Spices turns a 1-star dish into a 2-star one: a Vegetable salad, a bowl of sauerkraut, a wine or a grape juice. The game has two items called Spices: the alchemy result, and one sold by town traders. The page covers both.
In the demo none of these upgrades can be unlocked, so Spices are only worth making for the mix itself: 2 green and 2 blue tech points and the Alchemist inspiration. The alchemy version has two green and two blue runes, which 2 Peat, 2 Ash, or a Blood with a Honey add up to at the Laboratory I.
Variants (2)
| Base price | Stack | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 400 | 20 | Improves bronze  food and drinks. |
 | 70 | 50 | — |
How to obtain
Mix
Runes 22 ·Crafted at Laboratory I
| Ingredient |
|---|
 Guts +  Berry |
Guts +  Leaf |
Guts +  Water |
250 ingredient combinations reach these runes — see how mixing works →
Other sources, not in the demo (4)
Traders
| Name | Tier | Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Alchemist · town building — build it first | All tiers | 10 |
| Baker · town building — build it first | Tier II | 10 |
| Baker · town building — build it first | Tier III | 20 |
Used for
Study
| Study requires: | Tech points | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Science ×5 | 3010 | 6 ( Researcher −2 ) |
| Science ×3 | 50 | 6 ( Researcher −2 ) |
Each item is studied once, on the Study Table. Studying does not use the item up. With the Scientist perk, a 30% chance of a Story.
Other uses, not in the demo (5)
Ingredient for
| Workbench | Ingredients | Outputs | Mastery | Duration | Tech points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Spices ×1  Camphor ×1 |  Umami ×2 | — | 6 | 12 |
| Kitchen Table Kitchen Table II | Spices ×1 |  4 | 6 | 11 | |
| Kitchen Table Kitchen Table II |  Grape Juice ×1 Spices ×1 | Grape Juice ×1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Kitchen Table Kitchen Table II |  Wine ×1 Spices ×1 | Wine ×1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Kitchen Table Kitchen Table II | Spices ×1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
Notes
- Studying the alchemy Spices costs 5 Science and gives 30 green and 10 blue.