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Meat, also called Pork Chop, Leg of Werewolf, Beef Jerky, Mutton Chop, or simply Food in some games, is a food item usually hidden in breakable blocks which can restore the player's health. Some games have large and small varieties of meat, which would restore different amounts of health.

Game specific information[]

Super Castlevania IV[]

Unique to this game is that small pieces of meat (called "Small Pork Chops") can be found as fixed drops from certain candles (the only similar case would be Castlevania: The Adventure, where certain candles drop health replenishing Hearts). They can also be found during the fight against Dracula by knocking out his light orb attack. Dracula uses this attack twice during his boss fight after receiving enough damage. The player can exploit this pattern to replenish all their health by refraining from hitting Dracula and instead focusing on hitting the orbs only, which the boss will keep on producing until he receives more damage and enters his next phase.

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood[]

Main article: Tasty Meat

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[]

Meat is the highest health-restoring food type in Symphony of the Night. There are a couple of other items that give as much HP as meat, though, including the Sushi (+100) and the Saturn-exclusive Delicious Meal (+75).

Castlevania Legends[]

Meat also appears in Castlevania Legends, which restores half of the player's health.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin[]

The New York Steak is a requirement for completing Wind's "Build Your Strength 2" quest. It can be found by breaking a ledge in the room before confronting The Creature or as a drop from a Gorgon. It restores HP +1,000, which makes it the best HP-restoring type of meat in the game.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair[]

In Harmony of Despair there are two kinds of meat. Small meats are common and give 29 HP (Meat Strip) or reduce HP by that amount (Rotten Meat). Large meats (Boneless Ham, Roast Beef, Tasty Meat) are three star items that give 100 more HP, and also give a CON and/or STR boost. Most other food items that contain some meat in them also increase CON or STR.

Item Data[]

Item Data: Meat
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Bovid-like meats
Mutton Chop Bloodlines Icon Mutton Chop (Meat) - Bloodlines
  Item - John Morris, Eric Lecarde
[edit]
Restores half of your life. Common Drop: Hanged Man
Sirloin Icon Sirloin (Beef) - Symphony of the Night
  Food (Meat) - Alucard
[edit]
Sirloin steak [use] HP +100
Find: Castle Keep
Drop: Lossoth, Minotaur
Beef-1- Roast Beef - Castlevania 64
  HP Restoration Item (Meat) - Reinhardt, Carrie
[edit]
Restores most of your HP. Buy: 3,000 Gold
Beef-1- Roast Beef - Legacy of Darkness
  Recovery Item (Meat) - any
[edit]
Restores 80% of HP. Buy: 3,000 Gold
Meat CotM Icon Meat (jpn) - Circle of the Moon
  Recovery Item (Food) - Nathan
[edit]
Recover 50 HP. HP +50
Drop: Gorgon, Fox Hunter, Hipogriff, Merman, Werewolf, Were-Horse
Spiced Meat Icon Spiced Meat (Tasty Meat) - Circle of the Moon
  Recovery Item (Food) - Nathan
[edit]
Recover 100 HP. HP +100
Drop: Abiondarg, Imp, Grizzly, Minotaur
Tasty Meat AoS Icon Tasty Meat (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow
  Food - Soma
[edit]
Restores 290 HP. HP +290
Sell: $200
Find: Underground Reservoir
Rare Drop: Killer Fish, Needles, Red Minotaur
Tasty Meat DoS Icon Tasty Meat (Delicious Meat) - Dawn of Sorrow
  Food - Soma
[edit]
Restores 290 HP. HP +290
Sell: $200
Find: Condemned Tower
Rare Drop: Gorgon
Beef Jerky PoR Icon Beef Jerky (Meat) - Portrait of Ruin
  Item, (Food/Meat) - Jonathan, Charlotte
[edit]
Restores 29 HP. HP +29
Find: Entrance
New York Steak PoR Icon New York Steak (Thick Steak) - Portrait of Ruin
  Item (Food/Meat) - Jonathan, Charlotte
[edit]
A juicy, mouth-watering steak. HP +1,000
Sell: $1,250
Find: Dark Academy
Drop: Gorgon
Meat Icon Meat (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia
  Item (Food/Meat) - Shanoa
[edit]
Restores 29 HP. Yummy! HP +29
Sell: 72G
Buy: 290G
Find: Monastery, Wygol Villager, Ruvas Forest, Wygol Village (Jacob's shop)
Drop: Merman, Armored Beast
Thick Steak Icon Thick Steak (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia
  Item (Food/Meat) - Shanoa
[edit]
A High-quality cut of choice meat. HP +1,000
Sell: 1,250G
Buy: 5,000G
Find: Wygol Village (reward from Aeon, Jacob's shop)
Conditions: Complete "Can't Cook Without Ingredients" quest.
Schnitzel Icon Schnitzel (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia
  Item (Food) - Shanoa
[edit]
A thin Viennese cutlet. HP +230
Find: Mystery Manor
New York Steak PoR Icon Tasty Meat (jpn) - Harmony of Despair
  Item (Food - Meat) - any
[edit]
Restores 129 HP. HP +129, STR +5
Sell: $360
Rarity: ***
Find: Chapter 6 (Hard)
Sirloin - Encore of the Night
  Item (Food/Meat) - Alucard
[edit]
Well done HP + 30%
Sell: 1S 80C
Find: Royal Chapel, Castle Keep
Drop: Malachi, Dark Octopus, Frozen Shade, Armor Lord, Flame Demon
Roast Beef Icon Roast Beef (jpn) - Harmony of Despair
  Item (Food - Meat) - any
[edit]
Cooked with Incredible precision; only a hint of pink remains. HP +129, STR +3, CON +3
Sell: $320
Rarity: ***
Find: Chapter 6 (Hard)
Galliforme-like meats
Turkey Icon Turkey (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Food (Meat) - Alucard
[edit]
Roast turkey [use] HP +80
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb, Castle Keep, Entrance
Drop: Flea Rider
Gb3-ecleg Meat - Legends
  Normal Item - Sonia
[edit]
Restores half of your life gauge.
Chicken-1- Roast Chicken - Castlevania 64
  HP Restoration Item (Meat) - Reinhardt, Carrie
[edit]
Restores a little HP. Buy: 2,500 Gold
Chicken-1- Roast Chicken - Legacy of Darkness
  Recovery Item (Meat) - any
[edit]
Restores 50% of HP. Buy: 2,500 Gold
Drumstick Icon Drumstick - Harmony of Dissonance
  Food - Juste Belmont
[edit]
Restores some HP. HP +100
Find: Throughout castle (all)
Turkey HoD Icon Turkey - Harmony of Dissonance
  Food - Juste Belmont
[edit]
Restores a large amount of HP. HP +200
Find: Throughout castle (all)
Rare Drop: Owl
Common Drop: Poison Lizard, Master Lizard
Small Meat Small Meat - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A little piece of meat on a bone. Recovers HP. HP +29
Sell: $90
Drop: Fishman, Merman
Big Meat Big Meat - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A big piece of meat. Recovers HPs. HP +290
Sell: $700
Drop: Lizard Man
Small Meat Meat - Curse of Darkness
  Pick-Up - any
[edit]
HP +29
Find: Candelabras
Drop: Various enemies (Trevor Mode only)
Big Meat Large Meat - Curse of Darkness
  Pick-Up - any
[edit]
HP +290
Find: Candelabras
Drop: Various enemies (Trevor Mode only)
Chicken Leg OoS Icon Chicken Leg - Order of Shadows
  Item (Food) - Desmond Belmont
[edit]
Restores 5% of Desmond's total health. HP + 5%
Half Chicken OoS Icon Half Chicken - Order of Shadows
  Item (Food) - Desmond Belmont
[edit]
Restores 25% of Desmond's total health. HP + 25%
Turkey - Encore of the Night
  Item (Food/Meat) - Alucard
[edit]
Feeds a small family HP +120
Sell: 2S 40C
Drop: Malachi, Dark Octopus, Frozen Shade, Sniper of Goth, Frozen Half, Cloaked Knight, Winged Guard
Porcine-like meats
Pork Chop Icon Pork Chop (Meat) - Castlevania
  Weapon (Item) - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Power: Partially revives lost power; Comment: Appears with secret Whip stroke
Pork Chop Icon Leg of Werewolf (Meat) - Dracula's Curse
  Item - any
[edit]
Capture these and restore slices of your Life Gauge.
Small Pork Chop SC4 Icon Small Pork Chop - Super Castlevania IV
  Item - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Partially revives lost power
Large Pork Chop SC4 Icon Large Pork Chop - Super Castlevania IV
  Item - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Revives more lost power
Meat TA Icon Meat (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Roast CH Icon Meat - Chronicles
  Item - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Restores your health.
RoB Pot RoastPot Roast SOTN DXC Icon
(RoB/DXC)
Pot Roast - Rondo of Blood
  Item (Food) - Richter
[edit]
Refills the life gauge. Drop: Mummy Man
RoB Giant RoastGiant Pot Roast SOTN DXC Icon
(RoB/DXC)
Giant Roast - Rondo of Blood
  Item (Food) - Richter
[edit]
Refills the life gauge. Find: 3. Cathedral
RoB Rotting Roast
(RoB)
Half-Eaten Meat - Rondo of Blood
  Item (Food) - Richter
[edit]
Refills the life gauge. Find: 3'. Caves
RoB Pot Roast Food - Dracula X
  Normal Item - Richter
[edit]
Restores some of the player's life. Food is hidden inside wall, etc.
Pot Roast Icon Pot Roast (Delicious Meat) - Symphony of the Night
  Food (Meat) - Alucard
[edit]
Castlevania pot roast [use] HP +50
Find: Castle Keep, Clock Tower, Entrance, Outer Wall, Reverse Caverns, Reverse Clock Tower, Underground Caverns (...)
Drop: Flail Guard
Meat Strip AoS Icon Meat Strip (Meat) - Aria of Sorrow
  Food - Soma
[edit]
Restores 29 HP. HP +29
Sell: $145
Rare Drop: Minotaur
Common Drop: Gorgon
Meat Strip DoS Icon Meat Strip (Meat) - Dawn of Sorrow
  Food - Soma
[edit]
Restores 29 HP. HP +29
Sell: $145
Rare Drop: Catoblepas
Common Drop: Needles
Tasty Meat PoR Icon Tasty Meat (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin
  Item, (Food/Meat) - Jonathan, Charlotte
[edit]
Restores 290 HP. HP +290
Sell: $250
Find: Tower of Death
Drop: Catoblepas
Tasty Meat OoE Icon Tasty Meat (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia
  Item (Food/Meat) - Shanoa
[edit]
Restores 290 HP. Delicious! HP +290
Find: Somnus Reef, Dracula's Castle
Eisbein Icon Eisbein (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia
  Item (Food) - Shanoa
[edit]
Ham it up with this salted pork shank. HP +350
Find: Forsaken Cloister
Pot Roast Rebirth Icon Meat - Adventure ReBirth
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Meat Strip DoS Icon Meat Strip (Meat) - Harmony of Despair
  Item (Food - Meat) - any
[edit]
Restores 29 HP. HP +29, STR +3
Sell: $75
Rarity: *
Find: Chapter 3
Drop: Minotaur (5.30%)
Boneless Ham Icon Boneless Ham (jpn) - Harmony of Despair
  Item (Food - Meat) - any
[edit]
A real ham for a real hungry person. It weighs a ton. HP +129, CON +5
Sell: $320
Rarity: ***
Find: Chapter 5, 6 (all Hard)
Pork Chop Icon R. Strip Meat (Legendary Meat) - Harmony of Despair
  Item (Food - Meat) - any
[edit]
Restores 86 HP. HP +86, STR +5, CON +5, LCK +5
Sell: $75
Find: Chapter 10
Rotten meats
Rotten Meat AoS Icon Rotten Meat (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow
  Food - Soma
[edit]
A slab of rotting beef. HP -200
Sell: (cannot be sold)
Common Drop: Zombie Soldier, Flesh Golem
Effect: HP +200 if Flesh Golem soul is equipped
Rotten Meat DoS Icon Rotten Meat (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow
  Food - Soma
[edit]
A slab of rotting beef. HP -200
Sell: $0
Common Drop: Ghoul
Effect: HP +200 if Ghoul soul is equipped
Rotten Meat PoR Icon Rotten Meat (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin
  Item (Food/Meat) - Jonathan, Charlotte
[edit]
A slab of rotting, fetid beef. It smells terrible. HP -200
Sell: $1
Drop: Zombie
Rotten Meat Icon Rotten Meat (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia
  Item - Shanoa
[edit]
Your ticket to a brand new echelon of stomach problems. HP -200
Sell: 1G
Drop: Zombie
Rotten Meat PoR Icon Rotten Meat (jpn) - Harmony of Despair
  Item (Food - Meat/Bad Food) - any
[edit]
A slab of rotting beef. HP -29
Sell: $7
Rarity: *

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Trivia[]

  • Despite being referred to in some manuals as "Pork Chop", the sprite is often perceived as, or mistaken for, a roasted chicken or drumstick.
  • In most metroidvania games, Meat restores 29 HP. This references the word niku, or "meat" in Japanese. Likewise, the numbers "2 9" can also be read as niku in Japan.
  • Hidden Chicken Netflix
    In the episode "For Love" of the Castlevania animated series, during the fight between Dracula and Alucard, a meat dish can barely be seen hidden inside a piece of a broken wall; this is surely a funny nod to the fact that meat is often hidden in walls in most games of the series.
    • This little Easter egg was actually part of a small contest held when the second season was released, where the first viewers to find it would receive a poster of the show.
  • This type of food item is humorously known among the gaming community as "Wall Chicken", with the term becoming so popular that it's now part of gaming culture worldwide and being frequently referenced among diverse forms of entertainment media. Part of the humor comes from the fact that:
    • It would be absurd that someone would store food inside of a building's structure or that it was used as a construction material.
    • It could remain in an edible state after a long period of time.
    • Even if this was the case, it would be all dirty and not advisable to be consumed in that state.
  • In the game Dust: An Elysian Tail, there is a health-recovering item called "Mysterious Wall Chicken", which as its name implies, is obtained by breaking certain walls in a nod to how similar items are often found in the Castlevania series hidden behind breakable walls.
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