Return of the Flesh
Return of the Flesh lets players eat Rotten Flesh more safely by turning it into a purified food through a Nether-based process.
What it does
Raw Rotten Flesh cannot be eaten directly, so the mod requires it to be cooked and then purified. Cooking still works but gives less hunger, which limits how much a player can take in before the urge to eat more sets in. Purifying Cooked Rotten Flesh means venturing into the Nether to gather Blaze Powder, which is then used to make it safe. Water bottles can be turned into Mundane Potions, which is one of the less useful outcomes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, with 1.0.0 as the latest file.
Key features
Cooked rotten flesh
Rotten Flesh can be cooked, which reduces the hunger it restores and keeps the food from being overeaten.
Purification with Blaze Powder
Cooked Rotten Flesh is purified using Blaze Powder collected in the Nether, a trip that gates the safer food.
Mundane Potion from water
Water bottles can be used to create a Mundane Potion, a low-value brewing result.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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How it compares
Cooked Flesh is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that also runs on client and server and is released under All rights reserved. Cookable Rotten Flesh is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that works on either side, and neither side needs it, also released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return of the Flesh | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-25 |
| Cooked Flesh | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-24 |
| Cookable Rotten Flesh | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2024-07-18 |
Questions
Does Return of the Flesh need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Return of the Flesh is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
But of course, we can't just EAT the rotten flesh raw, we need to purify it! You still can cook it though, giving less hunger, but still allowing the urge to overtake you to eat more
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/return-of-the-flesh
- Owner
- PrincessGaiaOwO
- Published
- 2025-06-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15