What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Rotten Meat
There are maggots crawling in the meat. It smells awful.
It goes into Rotten Meat.
Stacks to 20Weight 0.5Full Rotten Meat page →
Build with it (1)
Use it
Feeling sick
You don't feel so well and can't hold your food down.
Health regen -100% · Stamina regen -100% · Movement speed -50%
Last resort: the Obliterator
Obliteratorturns any 10 items (stacks counted one by one) into 1 
Coal; the rest is lost.
Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.
Where to get more Rotten Meat
Questions
›What is Rotten Meat used for in Valheim?
It goes into Rotten Meat.
›Can you sell Rotten Meat in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Rotten Meat has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Rotten Meat go through a portal?
Yes, Rotten Meat can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Rotten Meat?
Vile, Morgenhole pile. Every source is on the Rotten Meat page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab RottenMeat.