Zombie Jerky
by kestalkayden
Zombie Jerky lets players turn rotten zombie flesh into purified beef jerky using a smoker, a food item that the vanilla game does not offer.
What it does
The mod adds a recipe path for rotten flesh dropped by zombies. Players smoke the flesh in a Smoker block, and the result is a jerky food item. Zombies are the source of the material, so players need to defeat some of them before crafting begins.
Zombie Jerky needs Fabric API on Fabric. On NeoForge it runs without that dependency. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files cover seven release versions, and snapshot builds are published as well, with 2.2.0+mc26.3 as the latest file for 26.3. The source code is public under CC0 1.0 Universal, which places the work in the public domain.
Key features
Rotten flesh smoking
Rotten flesh is placed in a Smoker, which turns it into purified beef jerky.
Zombie-sourced ingredient
Zombies provide the rotten flesh, so players gather it by fighting the mobs in their world.
Jerky as food
The finished jerky is an edible item that fills hunger, with its own recipe rather than a vanilla one.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Survival food supply
A player who has killed zombies can convert their drops into a food source without farming crops or hunting animals.
Simple food tweak
Server owners who want a small addition to the food list can add a single smoked item with no new blocks or dimensions.
Who it’s for: Players who want an extra food source built from zombie drops, and server owners who prefer a small, focused food addition to a larger food mod.
How it compares
Beef Jerky is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 with All rights reserved licensing and is not open source. Edible Rotten Flesh for Fabric covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric only under the MIT License, and is not open source. Zombie Jerky is open source under CC0 1.0 Universal and spans both Fabric and NeoForge across its full set of release versions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Jerky | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.16.4 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
| Beef Jerky | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-20 |
| Edible Rotten Flesh for Fabric | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-19 |
Questions
Does Zombie Jerky require Fabric API?
Which loader should be chosen for Zombie Jerky?
Does Zombie Jerky need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Zombie Jerky is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Zombie Jerky is a simple mod that was requested by a Subscriber of mine. Turn Rotten Flesh into Zombie Jerky in the smoker! This requires Fabric. Not forge compatible. Stick that flesh into a smoker to rid if of it's poison and turn it into jerky!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zombie-jerky
- Owner
- kestalkayden
- Published
- 2021-01-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15