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Spice of Life: Discovery

by ryleu

Spice of Life: Discovery changes food on a Fabric server by rewarding each new food a player eats with an extra heart, and tracks every food eaten.

FabricServer required, client optionalGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Spice of Life: Discovery is a Spice of Life variant that encourages finding new foods. A player starts with 3 hearts, and each new food eaten adds a heart, with the required amount rising as more unique foods are eaten. The formula also penalizes eating foods a player has already tried, so variety is what gains health. Players can see the full record of foods they have eaten through a command.

The mod is server required and client optional: the server must run it, while players may add it to get the command and the matching behavior locally. It requires Fabric API and oωo (owo-lib) on Fabric 1.21.1, and Mod Menu is an optional companion. Cardinal Components API is bundled inside the jar, so it does not need a separate install. The source code is public and the mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Version 1.3.0 for 1.21.1 is the latest file, published 2025-06-29, and the first release dates to 2025-01-22.

Key features

  1. New food heart rewards

    Each unique food eaten raises the player's maximum health by a heart, once per food type.

  2. Rising requirement

    The number of new foods needed for each extra heart increases as the player progresses.

  3. Repeat-eating penalty

    Eating a food the player has already tried reduces progress instead of granting a heart.

  4. Food history command

    A command lets players and admins view, add, remove and query the foods a player has eaten.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.3.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
oωo (owo-lib)A general utility, GUI and config library for modding on Fabric and Quilt
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

Embedded 1

Cardinal Components APIA data attachment API that is easy, modular, and extremely fast.
Embedded

How it compares

Full comparison

Hearts as Food is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 that runs client and server under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. ChunkMix is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that the client must run, while the server may skip it, under a Creative Commons license that forbids derivatives. Eat With Ease is client-side only and open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.21 – 1.21.5.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Spice of Life: DiscoveryFabric1.21.1Server required, client optional2025-06-29
Hearts as FoodFabric1.21.8Client and server2026-05-12
ChunkMixFabric1.21.1Client required, server optional2026-04-29
Eat With EaseFabric1.21 – 1.21.5Client-side only2025-04-24

Questions

Does Spice of Life: Discovery need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API and oωo (owo-lib) are required, and Mod Menu is optional.

Does the server need the mod for the heart rules to apply?

Yes. The server is required and runs the heart and penalty logic, while clients may add the mod too.

Is there a Forge or NeoForge version?

Only a Fabric build exists, and it targets 1.21.1.

In the catalog

Spice of Life: Discovery is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Food mods6,151Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Spice of Life Discovery is a spin on the Spice of Life: Carrot Edition idea, but more geared toward finding more unique foods as you play. SOL: Discovery is best enjoyed with a mountain of new modded foods. Consider using Farmer's Delight with a bunch of addons! By default, SOL:D starts the player at 6 HP (3 hearts)…
ryleu, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ryleu
Published
2025-01-22
Updated on Modrinth
2025-06-29
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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