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Stardew Valley Caroline guide

Stardew Valley Caroline is everyone’s favorite plant-loving gal, so learn her heart events and gifts to keep her green thumb pointing up.

stardew valley caroline against a blurred forest background

Stardew Valley’s Caroline is a figure you want to get along with, as her husband, Pierre, owns and runs the local grocery store, and it’d be an awful shame to give money to people you don’t get along with. No, as much as we’d like to, we can’t whisk her away from her spouse, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t become fast friends. To help you out, let’s look at her favorite gifts, movies, and her heart events.

For more information on all of the Stardew Valley characters, we have plenty of guides just like this for Stardew Valley Gus, Stardew Valley Lewis, Stardew Valley Sebastian, and more. To get the most out of your day, learn all the tricks for Stardew Valley fishing, as well as the best Stardew Valley farm layouts so you can tend to a farm optimized for money-making or aesthetics – or both!

Here’s everything you need to know about Stardew Valley’s Caroline:

What are the best Stardew Valley Caroline gifts? 

One of the best ways to boost your friendship with Caroline is to give her some gifts, and we have a handy table that tells you exactly what she likes. We also tell you what she hates, so avoid those unless you want this sweet woman to dislike you for some reason.

Reaction Gift
Loved Universal loves, fish taco, green tea, summer spangle, tropical curry
Liked Universal likes (except amaranth, duck mayonnaise, and mayonnaise), daffodil, tea leaves, wild horseradish
Neutral Universal neutrals (except tea leaves), all eggs (except void eggs), all fruit (except fruit tree fruit, and salmonberry), all milk
Disliked Universal dislikes, amaranth, chanterelle, common mushroom, dandelion, duck mayonnaisae, ginger, hazelnut, holly, leek, magma cap, mayonnaise, morel, purple mushroom, snow yam, winter root
Hated Universal hates, quartz, salmonberry

stardew valley caroline interacting with player to tell them how well they're doing during the winter season

What are Stardew Valley Caroline’s heart events? 

Caroline has a few heart events for you to experience; some involve you getting a gift in the mail, while others offer you an insight into her personal life and marriage. Stardew Valley’s Pierre isn’t being entirely truthful with his wife. Will you tell her?

Event How to trigger
Any more than zero hearts Any level of friendship above zero means you may receive a gift in the mail from Caroline
Two hearts Enter the sun room through the door in Caroline’s kitchen between 9am and 5pm on a day when it isn’t raining
Three hearts Caroline will send you a recipe in the mail
Six hearts Enter Pierre’s General Store when both Caroline and Abigail are there
Seven hearts Caroline will send you a recipe in the mail
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Where is Caroline during the green rain event in the summer?

During this phenomenon in the summer season, Caroline diverges from her usual rainy day routine. She stays put – understandable, there’s nothing nicer than curling up in one spot when it rains. You can find her in the living room of her home all day during the green rain event in the first year.

What are Caroline’s favorite movies and concessions? 

There is just one movie that Caroline doesn’t like, making her the perfect person to go to the movies with, though she’s a bit more picky when it comes to concessions.

Movie Concession
Love Journey of the Prairie King: The Motion Picture, The Brave Little Sapling Jasmine tea, stardrop sorbet, truffle popcorn
Like It Howls In The Rain, Mysterium, Natural Wonders: Exploring Our Vibrant World, The Miracle At Coldstar Ranch, The Zuzu City Express Everything else
Dislike Wumbus Black licorice, cotton candy, fries, jawbreaker, joja cola, jojacorn, nachos, personal pizza, rock candy, sour slimes

That’s everything you need to know about Stardew Valley’s Caroline, and how to get her on your good side. She’s a handy friend to have, because her green tea sapling seeds and recipes can come in mighty handy in the early game when you need to make a pretty penny in a pinch.

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