Zel Fruit

A fragrant and delicious fruit seen on trees from fall through winter.

*This article is about Zel Fruit. For an article in the variant found in Spring and Summer, see Bowa Fruit.*

## Obtaining

### Gathering

Zel Fruit is a seasonal item that can be obtained by gathering in grass patches during the fall and winter. Anyone can gather them, but it's easier to get Zel Fruit as an adult, as there are fewer items you can get.

### Dungeons

Zel Fruit can be obtained in dungeons. Unlike with gathering, Zel Fruit can be obtained any time of the year from dungeons. Below is a list of the dungeons Zel Fruit is found in.

* Forest Trail (☆)
* Deep Woods (☆☆)

### Receiving from Others

There is a small chance a citizen who is a friend, close friend, dear friend, or family member (excluding babies) may approach you and offer Zel Fruit. Accepting gives 1 Zel Fruit and improves your relationship with the giver. You also have the option to reject, should you not want any Zel Fruit.

## Cooking

Zel Fruit is an ingredient in 1 appetizer and 2 desserts, making it used in a total of 3 recipes. For a list of all recipes, see Cooking.

## Quests

Zel Fruit is useful in 2 quests. Below is a table of said quests.

 Gather Zel Fruit

## Other uses

### Making Money

Zel Fruit can be sold to any shop for 2 bea or delivered to any Supply House for 3 Work Points. Regardless of your job, you should always deliver your Zel Fruit if you want to make money, as the profit will be greater than selling it. If you're a child, you should wait until you grow up to deliver you Zel Fruit rather than selling it immediately.

### Homework

Zel Fruit is one of the items needed to complete homework. On the 23rd of each year, students will be told to gather a Zel Fruit for homework, which will be due on the 25th. If you successfully gather 1 Zel Fruit, you'll get 5 School Points so long as you go to school on the due date. If you don't bring 1 Zel Fruit, you won't get any School Points in terms of homework.

### Giving to Others

Much like how citizens can give you Zel Fruit, you have the option to give away Zel Fruit as well. To do this, hold Zel Fruit in your hands and approach a friend, close friend, dear friend, or family member (excluding babies) and select the "Give Ingredients" option. If they accept, you'll give 1 Zel Fruit and improve your relationship with them. If they reject, you have the option to try again.

* Adults will thank you and say you saved them a lot of trouble
* Children will simply thank you

## Trivia

* Unlike it's spring and summertime counterpart, Bowa Fruit, Zel Fruit is not incredibly useful in cooking, being only used in 3 recipes. Perhaps the citizens of Elnea prefer springtime?
* Though difficult to count, one basket of Zel Fruit has approximately 16 visible individual fruits. This does not include the fruits hidden on the bottom, as they aren't visible.
* Despite having the word "fruit" in its name and being classified as a vegetable, Zel Fruit seems to be treated as a nut. Both of the initial recipes made with Zel Fruit contain the word "nut" in their name, and the Veras Bread makes no mention of being fruity or containing the taste of a vegetable.