For the final update of the year we are focusing on food, we will implement spoilage and decay as well as give players methods for preservation.
There will be 7 total states for the food to be in, food made in the Oven, Grill, Steamer, Pot or Pan will be warm for 1 hour after being made. Food made in the Fermenting Table already has the fermenting stage, but it was more or less hidden, and food made with Raw Preparation will start fresh.
To preserve food you want to place it into a Clay Crock and seal with beewax or tallow while it is Warm or Fermenting, there will be more containers and even a special room type (storage room/cellar) that slow down spoiling even more, so players will be able to keep food safe to eat for a long time without refrigeration.
I am also working on 3D models for all the foods, you will be able to place food on tables and the models will show up, you will also be able to see NPCs eating.