I believe it is Autumn Steak they're most commonly used with. The trade value is higher than most other foraged items because there's no way to grow them in garden pots yourself.
For food stats on various ingredients, not_a_cat has put together a cookbook with help of a lot of other players. You can find the database here: https://certainly-not-a-cat.github.io/cookbook/
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Is there any way to get rid of a defunct realm besides moving or somehow convincing another faction to take over the part of the world controlled by a realm?
Seeing that chop spam is harder than previous worlds due to the IP requirement, whats the new "ideal" combat setup for hunting now? I've managed to make a sword and having just unlocked chop, I've noticed the most efficient thing for me to do right now is punch for openings -> watch it's moves for 1 ip -> chop, but I'm just wondering, is that the best way?