Talk:Spirit Energy/@comment-209.249.71.99-20190529194428/@comment-10429980-20190529214413

To put it another way, there are many monster races whose main diet is stuff other than essence, and even monsters who mostly eat essence often greatly enjoy normal food too. However, for any monster that is married, the essence of her husband will be her absolute favorite treat.

Likewise, essence is the most efficient way for a monster to regain strength and grow in power. They have to eat a lot of normal food to even approach similar effects to a comparatively small amount of essence. Its why essence supplements are a common food for unmarried monsters, despite them really hating the taste (its the loving act of draining essence from a man that makes it taste so good, and the supplements lack that aspect).