
The sleep effect caused by cooking and eating Mandrakes is based on the myth that those who hear the scream of a mandrake die, which itself is based around the fact that the real plant can cause unconsciousness when eaten in sufficient quantities. Its roots can bear a vaguely human shape and were said to scream when uprooted. The Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum as per Wickerbottom's identification, is a real-life plant that has roots in European folklore.There is a page on the Klei website that is nothing more than multiple looping gifs of hopping Mandrakes along with looping audio of the "meep" sound they make.Ghosts will often float above Mandrakes.The Mandrake (raw and cooked) is one of the few foods in the game that do not Spoil, along with raw and hatching Tallbird Eggs, the Guardian's Horn, and Deerclops Eyeball.Despite this, the player is not advised to do so, as Mandrakes are hard to renew (except in, which they can't be renewed).One should usually eat cooked mandrakes as they are instead of making mandrake soup since it does not spoil and the sleep effect can be beneficial.Because cooking and eating them each set the time forward one day, they can be used to unlock all the characters quickly. Changing settings so that mandrakes are set to lots allows the player to obtain many mandrakes.A riled-up Abigail will not attack a live mandrake.Gobblers can eat unpicked Mandrake from the ground. Live Mandrakes can be eaten by Pengulls, Gobblers and Werepigs, which will still trigger the sleep effects.When picking a planted Mandrake during Dusk or Night, the player can try to force attack it by clicking on the Mandrake with the mouse while holding the force attack key.

If one is picked at dusk while the player has no weapons, it is best to let it replant itself in the morning because punching the Mandrake will cause it to run away from the player, where it might be killed and eaten by something else.

Pigs will also produce Manure (as they would with other Vegetable) if a Mandrake is eaten. Raw Mandrakes will not put the player to sleep. Pigs, Gobblers, and Pengulls will eat Cooked Mandrakes left on the ground, putting themselves and all nearby Mobs to sleep until the start of the next day (no matter what time it is). Eating Mandrake Soup restores 100 Health, 150 Hunger, and 5 Sanity, but does not put the player to sleep. Eating a Cooked Mandrake restores 100 Health and 150 Hunger, as well as putting the player and all nearby Mobs to sleep (for exactly one day). Raw Mandrakes heal 60 Health and 75 Hunger when eaten, and put all nearby Mobs to sleep (until the next cycle of the day from dusk until night, from night until daytime, from daytime until dusk).Ĭooking a Mandrake will also put the player to sleep (until the next cycle of the day), as well as putting all nearby Mobs to sleep.
