Food

is essential for life - and with the case of Yo-kai, it is no exception. They are found in the Food tab in the Inventory.

In the games, foodstuff are used for healing the injuries of a player's Yo-kai friend(s) and drinks replenish their Soultimate Gauge(s), as well as swaying enemy Yo-kai to join the player's side and as means for completing certain requests and favors.
 * Yo-kai will like certain food types better than others, and are thusly known as their . On the other hand, Yo-kai will like certain food types the least among all others, and are thusly known as their . As of Yo-kai Watch 2, all of the player's Yo-kai friends react neutrally when given food, but the favorite food bonus/hated food penalty is still in effect.

In Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, however, Food is used only for befriending Yo-kai, and their favorite foods are automatically shown when the player choose to give them food to increase the chances of them befriending the player. That being said, the player is restricted to use nothing but that Yo-kai's favorite food.

Rice Balls
See also: Yo-kai That Love Rice Balls

Bread

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Bread

Candy

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Candy

Milk

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Milk

Juice

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Juice

Hamburgers

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Hamburgers

Ramen

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Ramen

Chinese Food

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Chinese Food

Veggies

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Veggies

Meat

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Meat

Seafood

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Seafood

Chocobars

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Chocobars

Sushi

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Sushi

Curry

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Curry

Sweets

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Sweets

Oden

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Oden

Soba

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Soba

Snacks

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Snacks

Ice Cream

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Ice Cream

Doughnuts
These food items are not preferred by any Yo-kai in particular, but are given by Wiglin in Yo-kai Watch Busters when the game is connected to one of the three Yo-kai Watch 2 versions, and are required to meet Jibanyan S, Komasan S and Komajiro S, respectively. In Yo-kai Watch 3 these food items are included in the "Sweets" category.

Donuts

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Doughnuts

Hot Dogs

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Hot Dogs

Pizza

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Pizza

Pasta

 * See also: Yo-kai That Love Pasta

Tempura
See also: Yo-kai That Love Tempura

Delish-sticks
See also: Yo-kai That Love Delish-sticks

Tomnyan is the only Yo-kai who likes this food.

Sushi-Tempura
is a unique food group that is a combination of the Sushi and Tempura food groups, and as such, Yo-kai that love either Sushi or Tempura will like this food category.

Sukiyaki
See also: Yo-kai That Love Sukiyaki

Trivia

 * The Candy type's Japanese name, dagashi, refers to a type of candy and snacks that became widespread after World War II. Mainly marketed to children with small allowances, they are very cheap and feature brightly-colored packaging, and occasionally come with small prizes like figurines and free snack tickets. Though the term usually refers to sweet candy, it can also include snacks like senbei (flavoured rice crackers), umaibō (stick-shaped corn snacks) and candied fruit. They used to be sold in dedicated shops called dagashi-ya, but are now increasingly sold in convenience stores as well.
 * Gooey Candy is neri-ame (ねり飴, "kneaded candy"), a syrup-like candy that is meant to be poured on chopsticks and kneaded until it changes consistency.

In other languages

 * Italian: Cibo