Taste Fatigue
by xxxyn
Taste Fatigue makes players who eat the same food repeatedly receive less from it, encouraging them to rely on a wider selection of staple foods.
What it does
Taste Fatigue tracks how many times each food type has been eaten by a player, and that count drops by one every 10 in-game minutes. Depending on the current count, configurable effects are applied, such as a change to eating speed, a reduction in health restoration, and adjustments to hunger and saturation. Eating a food with a high count shows a custom message in the action bar, so the player can see when a food has become less useful.
The mod is aimed at survival play and at modpacks where food matters. Its stated purpose is to make new foods more than one-off novelties, and to push players toward mass-producing staple foods instead of relying on a single cost-effective option. Taste Fatigue is client and server, so both the server and every player need it, and it is released under the MIT License as open source for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
Key features
Per-player eating count
Each player's consumption is counted separately for each food type, so one player's habits do not affect another's.
Decaying fatigue
The count for a food type drops by one every 10 in-game minutes, so a food regains its effect over time.
Configurable effects
Eating speed, health restoration, hunger and saturation can each be adjusted through configuration as the count rises.
Action bar feedback
A custom message appears in the action bar when a player eats a food whose count is high, showing the effect of repetition.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack authors who want food choice to matter, and players who run food-heavy modpacks on Forge or NeoForge.
How it compares
Persistent Hunger is server-side only, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, so players can join without installing it. Cooked Beetroots is client and server, all rights reserved, and reaches 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 on Forge and NeoForge. Taste Fatigue requires both sides and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taste Fatigue | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| Persistent Hunger | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-08 |
| Cooked Beetroots | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Does Taste Fatigue have to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Taste Fatigue support?
How long does a food's fatigue last?
In the catalog
Taste Fatigue 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
Video games can only provide audiovisual sensory stimulation, not taste (at least for now). As a result, a large number of food items end up as mere milestones, novelties, or decorations. Taste Fatigue aims to encourage players to mass-produce a variety of staple foods, rather than relying solely on a single…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/taste-fatigue
- Owner
- xxxyn
- Published
- 2025-07-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15