Spicy
by riki
Spicy brings spices and seasonings into food crafting, with new plants, a red salt and effects that depend on how much of each ingredient goes into a dish.
What it does
Two new plant types give cooks new ingredients to work with: hot pepper, which grows only in hot fields and savannas, and additional herbs such as basil, garlic and ginger, each found in particular biomes. Red salt is mined from seas, oceans and deep caves, and it adds flavor that depends on the kind of plant used alongside it.
Spiciness gives food healing properties, but overdoing it has costs: a dish that is too spicy burns the eater, and too much salt only makes the player hungrier. Saturation matters as well, since better satiety depends on the balance of the recipe. Spicy is available on Forge and NeoForge, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for 1.20.1 and 1.21.4, with 1.2.0 for 1.20.1 and 2.0.0 for 1.21.4 as the latest versions. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Spice plants
Hot pepper, basil, garlic and ginger grow in specific biomes, so ingredients must be gathered from several places.
Red salt
Red salt is found deep under seas, oceans and in caves, and it shapes the taste of the dishes it is added to.
Proportion-based effects
Healing and spiciness depend on how much of each spice goes into a recipe, so the result changes with the amounts used.
Recipe overview
The mod can list its achievements and recipes, so players can check what the mod offers and how to obtain each item.
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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.
Use cases
Cooking with varied flavor
Players who cook in survival can combine plants from different biomes to give each dish its own taste and effect.
Who it’s for: Players who want food to depend on ingredients and proportions, and server owners who want a light food overhaul that adds few new items.
How it compares
Spice of Overhaul is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Salt & pepper also runs on Fabric and covers 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License, so it reaches more loaders and versions. Peculiar Peppers is closed source as well, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spicy | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-09-20 |
| Spice of Overhaul | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-05 |
| Salt & pepper | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-09 |
| Peculiar Peppers | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
Questions
Which loaders does Spicy support?
Does Spicy have to be installed on the server?
Why does too much spice hurt the player?
In the catalog
Spicy is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
light and simple mod that adds several new plants and a system for more interesting food creation with this mod you will be able to meet 2 new types of plants that will give you the opportunity to give your food more taste and uniqueness, which depends on what kind of plant you use, and you can also find red salt…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spicy
- Owner
- riki
- Published
- 2025-01-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15