Valheim 1.0 New Foods: Northern Morning Fare & Bloodgold
Valheim 1.0 adds Deep North foods: Northern Morning Fare, Baked Poteitr, Cooked Moose Meat and Bloodgold for crafting. Recipes and how to unlock them.
Valheim 1.0 brings a Deep North food tier centered on farmed crops (Kale, Oats, Poteitr) and hunted Moose/Seal drops. Headline items are the Northern Morning Fare feast, Baked Poteitr, Cooked Moose Meat, Cooked Seal Blubber, Kale Chips and Fish Soup. A new Smoker (costs Bloodgold) adds smoked dishes. Iron Gate published no official food stats, so numbers below are community-datamined and marked as such.
Valheim 1.0’s Deep North did not just add the game’s final biome and boss — it added a whole late-game food chain. The official 1.0 notes name the new dishes, and community datamining has surfaced their stats. This guide covers what to farm, what to hunt, and how the headline Northern Morning Fare feast and Bloodgold material fit in.
Important disclaimer. Iron Gate’s official 1.0 patch notes name these foods but publish no health, stamina, Eitr or duration numbers. Every numeric value below is community-datamined from third-party guides and is presented as indicative only — the live build may differ. Recipes and unlock conditions are consistent across sources and are noted as such.
The New Deep North Food Tier
The new food system blends farmed crops with Moose and Seal drops, then feeds a new Smoker extension for the Cauldron. The headline feast, Northern Morning Fare, is a base/group food placed at a table rather than carried.
| Food | Type | Reported stats (third-party) | How to get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Morning Fare | Feast | ~75–85 HP, 50 min (sources differ) | Food Prep Table; needs Seasoning of the Gourd |
| Baked Poteitr | Cooked dish | HP 34, Stam 17, Eitr 100, 25m | Place Poteitr in Cauldron/Oven |
| Cooked Moose Meat | Cooked meat | HP 80, Stam 27, 20m | Cook Moose Meat |
| Cooked Seal Blubber | Cooked fat | HP 60, Stam 20, 20m | Cook Seal Blubber |
| Kale Chips | Snack | HP 35, Stam 105, 25m | Process Kale |
| Fish Soup | Broth | HP 37, Stam 18, Eitr 105, 30m | Raw Fish 3 + Kale 2 + Ice 2 (Cauldron) |
| Poteitr | Raw crop | HP 35, Stam 35, 15m | Harvest Poteitr Seeds |
| Kale | Raw crop | HP 35, Stam 35, 15m | Harvest Kale sprouts |
| Oatmeal | Porridge | ~115 Stamina + large Eitr | Oats → Oat Flour (Cauldron) |
Numbers are reported by BisectHosting, Game8 and TheClick; see the material file for exact source lines. Where two sources disagree (notably Northern Morning Fare), the exact value is flagged [UNCONFIRMED].
Northern Morning Fare: The Headline Feast
Northern Morning Fare is the standout group food of 1.0. Its recipe is consistent across sources:
- Cooked Moose Meat x3
- Poteitr x5
- Oat Flour x2
- Seasoning of the Gourd x1
Craft it at a Food Preparation Table. The catch is the Seasoning of the Gourd: it is purchased from the Bog Witch, and only becomes available after you defeat Kall Fimbulbringer, the Deep North’s final boss. That gates the feast behind endgame progression on purpose.
On stats, sources disagree: Game8 reports Weight 10, Health 75, Duration 50 minutes, 6 HP/tick, while TheClick reports 85 Health, 85 Stamina and 43 Eitr over 50 minutes. Because the exact numbers conflict, treat the precise profile as [UNCONFIRMED] and expect a balanced, long-duration meal (around 50 minutes) suited to base prep and group sessions. The recipe itself is reliable.
Farmed Crops: Kale, Oats, Poteitr
Three new plantable crops drive the Deep North pantry:
- Kale — seeds gathered from sprouts; eaten directly or turned into Kale Chips (a strong stamina snack at ~105 stamina).
- Oats — feed Oat Flour, Oat Milk, Oatmeal and pancake recipes. Oatmeal is notable for mages: roughly 115 stamina with a large Eitr contribution, so it rivals pure-Eitr foods without costing an entire Eitr slot.
- Poteitr — the root crop behind Baked Poteitr and a key ingredient in Northern Morning Fare; also used in older recipes like Meatballs and Poteitr.
A small dedicated farm is worth it because several recipes branch from crops rather than rare drops — though older high-tier ingredients (Piquant Pie, Roasted Crust Pie) remain useful while you ramp up.
Hunted Moose & Seal
Wildlife supplies the other branch:
- Cooked Moose Meat — high health (reported ~80 HP), a core feast ingredient.
- Cooked Seal Blubber — fatty mid-tier food (~60 HP).
- Smoked Moose Meat / Smoked Fish — made at the new Smoker; described as very high-health and very high-Eitr respectively.
Bloodgold: The Crafting Material Behind the Food Chain
Although “valheim bloodgold” is often searched alongside the new foods, Bloodgold is a crafting material, not food. It drops from Gammeltrolls in the Deep North — but only after you break their petrified bodies with Ember Charges (they turn to stone on death and yield nothing otherwise). Bloodgold is described as one of the core items for building the new weapons, and it is also the reported cost (5 Bloodgold) for the Smoker that unlocks the smoked dishes above. If you want the Deep North food tier, securing a Gammeltroll + Ember Charges loop is step one.
Building Your Three-Food Loadout
The strongest single number depends on your build:
- Melee / boss tries: pair two high-health foods (Meat In Bread or Seal Meat Soup, ~110 HP) with a stamina food (Pancakes, ~115 stamina).
- Mage: Fish Soup or Oven Pancake (top Eitr at ~105) plus Oatmeal for a big stamina pool.
- Group base prep: Northern Morning Fare feast at the table.
Keep three foods active, maintain the Rested buff, and carry replacements before timers drop. Because Iron Gate has not published official stats, compare live values in the cooking interface rather than trusting any single guide’s numbers.
How the Cooking Stations Chain
The Deep North food tier is gated by station progression rather than a single recipe, which is why a fresh 1.0 save needs some setup before these dishes appear:
- Cauldron (pre-existing) handles most cooked dishes and the Fish Soup recipe (Raw Fish + Kale + Ice).
- Smoker is the new Cauldron extension. Reported build cost is 5 Bloodgold and 6 Timberwood. It unlocks Smoked Fish and Smoked Moose Meat, the two highest-impact smoked dishes.
- Food Preparation Table handles feasts. Northern Morning Fare is crafted here, but its recipe needs the Seasoning of the Gourd, which the Bog Witch sells only after Kall Fimbulbringer falls.
Because Bloodgold itself comes from Gammeltrolls (harvested with Ember Charges), the practical order is: reach the Deep North, set up a Gammeltroll + Ember Charges loop for Bloodgold, build the Smoker, then push to the boss for the feast.
Best Food Combos for Each Build
The strongest single number depends on your armor and weapon plan. Community testing frames the late-game loadouts like this:
| Build | Food slot 1 | Food slot 2 | Food slot 3 | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy melee | Meat In Bread (~110 HP) | Seal Meat Soup (~110 HP) | Pancakes (~115 Stam) | Big survival buffer, enough stamina to block and swing |
| Mage / hybrid | Fish Soup (~105 Eitr) | Oven Pancake (~105 Eitr) | Oatmeal (~115 Stam + Eitr) | Aggressive spell output with a large stamina pool |
| Exploration | Kale Chips (~105 Stam) | Oatmeal | Pancakes | Stamina-heavy movement and climbing |
| Group base prep | Northern Morning Fare (feast) | — | — | Placed at a table; long 50-minute buff for the whole group |
Numbers in the table are community-reported and indicative; confirm live values in the cooking interface, since Iron Gate has not published official stats.
Where to Go Next
The feast and Bloodgold both sit at the end of the Deep North chain, so the Deep North & Kall Fimbulbringer guide explains how to reach and defeat the boss that unlocks the Seasoning of the Gourd. If you want to locate a good world before committing, the Seed Viewer shows generation, and the console commands guide covers the 1.0 findbiome tools (remember that using devcommands can disable achievements until you opt back in).
Frequently Answered Questions
What is Northern Morning Fare in Valheim 1.0?
It is the new Deep North feast item. You craft it at a Food Preparation Table from Cooked Moose Meat x3, Poteitr x5, Oat Flour x2 and Seasoning of the Gourd x1. The seasoning is bought from the Bog Witch only after you defeat Kall Fimbulbringer.
How do I get Bloodgold?
Bloodgold drops from Gammeltrolls in the Deep North, but only after you break their petrified bodies with Ember Charges. It is a crafting material, not food, and is used for the new Smoker and weapon crafting.
Are the new food stat numbers official?
No. Iron Gate's 1.0 notes name the foods but publish no health, stamina or Eitr values. The numbers in this guide are community-datamined from third-party guides and may differ from the live build; treat them as indicative.
What is the Smoker and what does it need?
The Smoker is a new Cauldron extension in 1.0 that unlocks smoked dishes like Smoked Moose Meat and Smoked Fish. Reported build cost is 5 Bloodgold and 6 Timberwood.
Which new crops should I farm?
Kale, Oats and Poteitr are the new plantable crops. Oats branch into Oat Flour, Oat Milk, Oatmeal and pancake recipes, making a small Deep North farm worthwhile for both melee and mage builds.
Sources & Verification
Claims on this page are drawn from Iron Gate's own announcements and Steam data where possible, and labelled as community-measured or unconfirmed where they are not. Primary references: the Valheim Steam store page, the official Steam news feed, and the community wiki. Anything that could not be verified is marked [UNCONFIRMED] rather than presented as fact.