How to Get Rotten Flesh in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Kill zombies, zombie villagers, zombified piglins or zombie horses. A zombie drops 0-2 rotten flesh (66.67% chance), and Looting raises the maximum by 1 per level. Eating it restores 4 hunger and 0.8 saturation but has an 80% chance of Hunger for 30 seconds. Tamed wolves can eat it safely.

What you need

Sword
Looting enchantment (optional)

Step by step

Find zombies, usually at night or in dark areas, and kill them.
Collect the drops: zombie and zombie villager 0-2 (66.67%), zombified piglin 0-1 (50%), zombie horse 2-3 (100%).
Add Looting to raise each maximum by 1 per level; a zombie at Looting III has a 94.44% chance of 0-5.
Do not eat it unless you must: 80% chance of Hunger for 30 seconds.
Feed it to tamed wolves to breed and heal them, or sell it to cleric villagers.

Java vs Bedrock

Wolves are immune to the Hunger effect from rotten flesh.

Versions: In Java Edition, eating it also triggers a short saturation boost heal.

Frequently asked questions

How much hunger does rotten flesh restore?

4 hunger and 0.8 saturation, with an 80% chance of Hunger for 30 seconds.

Can wolves eat rotten flesh?

Yes. It breeds and heals tamed wolves, and they are immune to Hunger.

Who buys rotten flesh?

Cleric villagers.