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How to Eat Cannibals in Sons of the Forest

In this guide, we'll show you how to get a free meal by explaining how to eat a cannibal in Sons of the Forest.
How to Eat Cannibals in Sons of the Forest

It's no secret at this point that cannibals in Sons of the Forest are dangerous enemies that can easily put an end to your life if you aren't careful. However, the game offers you a chance to give them a taste (no pun intended) of their own medicine and allows you to take a bite out of any cannibal you kill. 

So in this guide, we're going to show you how to eat the cannibals roaming the island in Sons of the Forest. As well as outline how this mechanic works and why it may be beneficial to munch on these hostile humans. 

How to Eat Cannibals in Sons of the Forest

While the original game of the franchise, The Forest, punished players for eating cannibal flesh through a sanity penalty, Sons of the Forest has no penalty for doing so. This means you can eat as many cannibals as you want and means you have an extra way to survive if you run out of food on the island. 

How to Eat Cannibals in Sons of the Forest steps below
Below are the steps to follow when eating a cannibal in Sons of the Forest. (Picture: Endnight Games)

Eating cannibals is fairly simple and naturally involves killing cannibals first, so be sure you have the means to do so through a weapon such as a pistol or a shotgun. Once you have a way to kill them, follow the steps below to eat a cannibal in Sons of the Forest. 

  • Kill a cannibal in any way you see fit. If there are other cannibals in the area, rather grab the dead body and take it as far away as you can.
  • Now that you're alone, hack away at the corpse with your axe, chopping one or both of the legs off.
  • Look at the leg, which you see labeled as “Raw Leg.”
  • You’ll then have the option to pick it up by pressing E or eat it by holding E.
  • If you don’t want to eat it raw, you can go to a fire, click on the fire, and cook the leg. Either way works, but cooking gives you slightly more nourishment.
How to Eat Cannibals in Sons of the Forest Other limbs
While other limbs such as arms and heads can't be eaten, they do have other uses as melee weapons or deterrents. (Picture: Endnight Games)

Now that you know how to eat cannibals in Sons of the Forest, there are a few things steps you should keep in mind. First is that you can only eat legs, heads, and arms can be cooked, but you can't eat them; however, you can use them as melee weapons to attack other cannibals and mutants or the heads to scare them away, so its always worth having an arm or leg on your person.