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Artwork of a Mii eating a burger in Tomodachi Life.
Food is a key item that can be used to feed Miis in Tomodachi Collection and Tomodachi Life, obtained from the Food Mart or received as a reward from Miis. In a Mii's apartment, their hunger status will be displayed on the top screen. Each food item has a hunger value, and a Mii will not accept food that would fill their stomach above maximum capacity. Likewise, they will not eat the same food item twice in a row.
It is very often that a Mii will request food as one of their problems. A Mii's stomach will drop over time as the game is played. Miis do not need to be fed to survive and can go on indefinitely without food. The purpose of food is to gain levels. Additionally, feeding food they like will calm the Mii down when they are in a fight or sad. More expensive foods will give more happiness than the average food item.
Miis sometimes request specific food as a problem, including drink, food from a specific country/region (e.g. Italian, Asian), or those of any flavor (e.g. Salty, meaty, sweet). When the Mii receives the kind of food they requested, their reaction will always be "[He/She] loved it!" If the Mii receives food other than the one they requested, their reaction will often be lower, yet feeding them the non-requested food will still solve the problem. No matter how much a Mii dislikes a food, they will always eat what the player feeds them, unless they have eaten that food recently or have a stomach bug.
Preferences[]
Miis have different preferences for foods. In Collection, Miis will have an All-Time Favorite food and a Worst food. In Life, there is an additional Super All-Time Favorite food and Worst Ever food added to each Mii. Their two most favorite foods will instantly make a sad Mii feel better, and can also be used in place of cold medicine to cure a Mii's cold. The two positive reactions can be skipped by pressing the A button, while the two negative reactions cannot be skipped.
| Caption | Reaction | Image |
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| It's [his/her] super all-time favorite!! (US) [He/She] really loved it! (EU) |
Makes a surprised face and blasts off into space, showing that it is their super all-time favorite. During the view of Earth, the Mii will also shout a prolonged "Yum!" A large chunk of money and happiness will be gained. This is absent in Tomodachi Collection. |  |
| It's [his/her] all-time favorite! (US) [He/She] loved it a lot! (EU) |
Dances around the apartment with dramatic camera angles and funky music playing, showing that it is their all-time favorite. A good amount of money and happiness will be gained. |  |
| [He/She] thought it was the worst! (US) [He/She] didn't like it at all... (EU) |
Shakes rapidly while making a shocked face, then bends over as if he/she was in pain and starts acting like they are throwing up, showing that it is their worst food. The Mii's happiness decreases significantly. |
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| [He/She] thought it was the worst ever!! (US) [He/She] really didn't like it at all... (EU) |
Turns gray and melts to the floor with a very shocked face as dramatic music plays, showing that it is their worst food ever. The Mii's happiness bar will empty completely, regardless of how full it was. This is absent in Tomodachi Collection. |
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In addition to those extreme reactions, a list of three "Favorite Foods" is displayed, consisting of the top three foods that Mii likes most out of everything else they have tried. All food preferences are fixed even among different players sharing a Mii through QR Codes, but the favorite foods list will change as the Mii tries new things and discovers better favorite ones. Any food that generates a "really liked it" or higher calms the Mii down if they had a fight.
When a Mii is given a food item that is not one of the favorite/worst foods, the Mii will either do the following:
| Caption | Reaction | Image |
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| [He/She] loved it! (NTSC) [He/She] really, really liked it! (PAL) |
Jumps up into the air fist-first, showing a very high amount of satisfaction. Happiness increases by a good amount, and a good amount of money will be given. | 
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| [He/She] really liked it! (NTSC) [He/She] liked it a lot! (PAL) |
Happily pats their belly with one hand, showing they really liked the food. Happiness increases, and a fair amount of money will be given. | 
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| [He/She] liked it. (NTSC) [He/She] liked it a little. (PAL) |
Pats their belly slowly with both hands while leaning back, showing they liked the food. Happiness increases slightly and some money will be given. | 
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| [He/She] didn't really like it. (NTSC) [He/She] didn't like it. (PAL) |
Frowns and tilts their head, showing that they weren't satisfied with the food. The food will not appear in the Mii's list of favorite foods. Happiness stays the same, and no money will be given. | 
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| [He/She] didn't like it at all. (NTSC) [He/She] didn't like it much...(PAL) |
Puts one hand over their belly in disgust and the other over their mouth, trying not to throw it up, showing they disliked the food. Happiness will decrease a bit, and no money will be given. | 
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Giving Miis special food will always result in a very positive gesture from them, which shows them happier than the jumping gesture. The Mii also says something related to the food they consumed, and the largest amount of money and happiness possible from food will be earned. However, special foods will not appear in a Mii's favorite food list, nor will they ever warrant one of the four extreme reactions.
Types of Foods[]
Food is separated into 4 categories: Main Dish, Side Dish, Sweets, and Drinks. Each have an effect on how the Mii reacts to the food, the possibility of them liking it, and how much it fills their stomach. Throughout the various regional varieties, there are various foods not present in other versions, such as various Japanese dishes in the Japanese version of the game.
Main dishes[]
- Main article: List of Main Foods in Tomodachi Collection
- Main article: List of Main Foods in Tomodachi Life
Main dishes are foods that will fill up a Mii's hunger the most, as they are typically the most expensive. There are 43 main dishes in total (63 in the Japanese version). The Japanese version has this section as the Japanese dishes, while the side dishes are Western.
Side dishes[]
- Main article: Food/List of Side Foods in Tomodachi Collection
- Main article: Food/List of Side Foods in Tomodachi Life
Side dishes are the second food category. They fill a Mii's hunger less than the Main Dishes. There are 83 side dishes in the US version. The Japanese version has this section as Western dishes. Like the US version, there are 83 in total.
Desserts[]
- Main article: Food/List of Desserts in Tomodachi Collection
- Main article: Food/List of Desserts in Tomodachi Life
Desserts are the third food category not including dessert items, but fruits or anything sweet. There are 81 desserts in total (66 in the Japanese version).
Beverages[]
- Main article: Food/List of Beverages in Tomodachi Collection
- Main article: Food/List of Beverages in Tomodachi Life
Beverages fill up a Mii's hunger less than any other categories. There are 24 beverages in total (14 in the Japanese version).
Trivia[]
- In the Japanese version of Life, some foods will fill the stomach differently, e.g. rice, salad and white bread fill half of the stomach instead of 1/4 of it, salmon meunière fills half of the stomach instead of 3/4 of it, and barbecued meat fills 3/4 of the stomach instead of just half.
- In both the original Collection and the Japanese version, once the Mii is given a food (as well as any medicines), they will always thank the player with the phrase "Itadakimasu" before eating. "Itadakimasu", which is Japanese for "to receive", is a common phrase exchanged by Japanese people to show gratitude or respect before meals.
- If the player tries to give a Mii food that would fill more than their stomach allows, they will reject it. However, they can still reject some foods that wouldn't overfill their stomach, such as a Mii rejecting a food that only fills 1/4 of the stomach when it's 3/4 full.
- Miis will also reject a food if it's given to them multiple times in a row, even if that food is one of their two all-time favorites. However, the player simply has to give them a different food first, and then they will accept the same food item again.
- Just like fights, sadness, sickness, and love-related problems, the player can tell if a Mii is hungry without clicking on the problem bubble due to different background music.
- If a Mii requests a specific food as a problem, and the player is able to give it to them, the Mii will always have a "loved it!" reaction, respond with unique dialogue, and give the player a gift in return.
- A similar thing occurs if a Mii tells the player they're either super hungry or starving, albeit without the special dialogue following; this is useful for getting rid of trash food.
- Neither of these reactions apply if the the given food ends up being the Mii's worst/worst ever food.
- In the Korean version of Tomodachi Life, a Mii will say "Thank you" when you give them food of any kind.
- When a Mii eats food at the Café or BBQ, the food there will not count in the fullness bar. It is even possible for a Mii to come back hungry after they got back from the Café.
- Miis will sometimes feed themselves, in which the player can check their stomach to see what food they ate. It can be anything, even trash food or their worst ever.
- Trash food cannot be an all time or super all time favorite food, with the highest possible reaction they can get is "loved it". In addition, there are several foods that, while not considered trash food, are more likely to be disliked.
- Some food items will emit steam.
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| Tomodachi Life Items | |
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| Clothing (Masculine • Feminine • Unisex • Formal Wear • Costumes) • Hats • Food (Main foods • Side foods • Desserts • Beverages • Trash Food) • Interiors • Gifts/Goods • Level-Up Gifts • Treasures | |