Zay's_Food
by ZayO3
Zay's Food expands the cooking options in Minecraft with new crops, advanced recipes, status buffs and decorative kitchen blocks for NeoForge.
What it does
The mod adds a large set of new crops and ingredients that can be discovered in a survival world, planted, cultivated and farmed. Vanilla ingredients such as steak and golden carrots can be combined with the new crops in advanced cooking recipes that produce dense, high-tier dishes, which give a player a way to move beyond basic food.
Cooked dishes apply helpful status effects, such as speed increases, that support key survival tasks when they are eaten. Kitchen blocks themed on cooking and storage extend base building with interior decoration. The mod is published for NeoForge only, with a single game version, 26.1.2. It runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
New crops and ingredients
Fresh crops and agricultural resources can be found, grown and harvested in the world, adding new ingredients to the game.
Advanced cooking recipes
Recipes combine vanilla ingredients with the new crops to produce dense, high-tier dishes.
Unique food buffs
Cooked dishes grant status effects such as speed increases, which give survival benefits when eaten.
Decorative kitchen blocks
Culinary-themed blocks and storage setups add interior decoration options to base building.
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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
Survival food progression
Players who have been eating only basic steak and golden carrots can use the new crops and recipes to build a wider food supply.
Kitchen builds
Builders can use the culinary-themed blocks and storage setups to furnish a kitchen or dining room inside a base.
Who it’s for: Players on NeoForge 26.1.2 who want more food variety in survival, and server owners who plan to install it on both sides.
How it compares
OnesAndOnlys's God Foods is also for 26.1.2 and runs on client and server, but it is available for Fabric as well as NeoForge and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. DoctorSid's Food Expansion covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge under the MIT License, which is not open source in the catalog sense. More Fast Food is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that uses the same client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zay's_Food | NeoForge | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-26 |
| DoctorSid's Food Expansion | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-08-29 |
| More Fast Food | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-12 |
Questions
Does Zay's Food need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Zay's Food support?
Does Zay's Food run on other Minecraft versions?
In the catalog
Zay's_Food is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,596 Food mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Tired of eating nothing but basic steak and golden carrots? Zay's Food completely expands your culinary choices in Minecraft by introducing a massive variety of fresh crops, delicious meals, and unique cooking recipes to your survival experience! This mod is actively developed for NeoForge and receives frequent…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zays_food
- Owner
- ZayO3
- Published
- 2026-06-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15