Kaleidoscope Nether
by BmtUltra
Players who want Nether dishes can cook meals from Nether mobs and fruits with Kaleidoscope Nether, an expansion for the cooking mod it requires.
What it does
Kaleidoscope Nether adds a large set of Nether-themed foods. Dishes are built around hostile and neutral Nether creatures such as Blazes, Magma Cubes, Piglins, Hoglins, Ghasts and Wither Skeletons, and the mod adds Crimson Fruits and Warped Fruits that are picked in the Nether forest biomes. Some foods, such as Nether Stars cooked into gourmet dishes, grant unique attributes when eaten.
Smaller items come with the expansion. One rice dish returns the eater to their last death point, a lava-roasted chicken dish is included, and a Seed Bag stores seeds, plants them in a 3x3 area when sneaking, and collects seeds that players pick up. Nether Caterpillars feed Striders so they grow up at once. Dishes for the Glowing Mushroom biome and a Black Apple Salad, a Ruby Steak and a Nether Reed Stew round out the set.
The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, with builds for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the NeoForge build is currently on the beta channel.
Key features
Nether creature dishes
Recipes are themed on Blazes, Magma Cubes, Piglins, Hoglins, Ghasts and other Nether creatures.
Nether fruits
Crimson Fruits and Warped Fruits grow in the Nether forest biomes and can be picked for cooking.
Seed Bag
The bag holds seeds, plants them directly when sneaking over a 3x3 area, and takes up picked-up seeds automatically.
Attribute foods
Gourmet dishes made from Nether Stars grant unique attributes when consumed.
Upgraded steak
An upgraded steak that is kept after eating and gives a satiety bonus effect.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Maid Restaurant is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, released under the BSD 3-Clause License and open source, and it is needed on both the client and the server. Kaleidoscope Texture Expansion is client-side only for the same versions and is not open source, so a server does not need it. Kaleidoscope Nether is needed on both sides and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleidoscope Nether | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-27 |
| Maid Restaurant | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-13 |
| Kaleidoscope Texture Expansion | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-20 |
Questions
Does the server need Kaleidoscope Nether installed?
Which loader and version should players choose?
In the catalog
Kaleidoscope Nether is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Who says the Nether can't have delicious food? This mod brings Nether-themed food expansions to "Kaleidoscope: Cookery", adding a large variety of foods and some useful small items. Currently, you can create dishes related to Nether mobs such as Blazes, Magma Cubes, Piglins, Piglin Brutes, Hoglins, Ghasts, and Wither…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/kaleidoscope-nether
- Owner
- BmtUltra
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15