#updated recipes | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

powdermelonkeg · 1 year

Text

Guide to BotW Cooking: For Fun and Profit

Images taken with permission from Th3Element05 on Imgur

With Tears of the Kingdom coming out in less than a month, I figured I might as well make something on this before it needs to be completely reworked.

Ever wondered which dishes were the best to make for each effect? Look no further. Elixirs will be last in the guide, so skip to the end if you just want potions.

Up first, we have our plain ingredients. The lowest in value of these are the Wildberry, Apple, and Hylian Shroom, and the highest are the Raw Gourmet Meat and Raw Whole Bird.

Of these ingredients, however, only a select few are available on the Great Plateau, during which you only have 3 hearts. So the best 3-heart meals available to you are:

Steamed Fruit: 1 Apple + 1 Hyrule Herb

Fish and Mushroom Skewer: 1 Hyrule Bass + 1 Hylian Shroom

Meat and Mushroom Skewer: 1 Raw Meat/1 Raw Bird + 1 Hylian Shroom

Once you get out of the Great Plateau, however, things get a little different. Here's the most efficient/easiest to get recipes that are ONLY heart-restorative (including Fairies, which appear later in this post), from 3 hearts all the way to the max of 30—keep in mind that these definitely aren't the most exciting recipes out there. You're going to need a lot of meat, a lot of fairies, and a lot of apples.

3 hearts: 1 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

4 hearts: 2 Raw Meat

5 hearts: 2 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

6 hearts: 3 Raw Meat

7 hearts: 3 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

8 hearts: 4 Raw Meat

9 hearts: 4 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

10 hearts: 5 Raw Meat

11 hearts: 1 Fairy + 1 Apple

12 hearts: 1 Fairy + 1 Raw Meat

13 hearts: 1 Fairy + 1 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

14 hearts: 1 Fairy + 2 Raw Meat

15 hearts: 1 Fairy + 2 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

16 hearts: 1 Fairy + 3 Raw Meat

17 hearts: 2 Fairies

18 hearts: 1 Fairy + 4 Raw Meat

19 hearts: 1 Fairy + 1 Raw Prime Meat + 3 Raw Meat

20 hearts: 1 Fairy + 2 Raw Prime Meat + 2 Raw Meat

21 hearts: 2 Fairies + 1 Apple

22 hearts: 2 Fairies + 1 Raw Meat

23 hearts: 2 Fairies + 1 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

24 hearts: 2 Fairies + 2 Raw Meat

25 hearts: 2 Fairies + 2 Raw Meat + 1 Apple

26 hearts: 2 Fairies + 3 Raw Meat

27 hearts: 3 Fairies

28 hearts: 2 Fairies + 2 Raw Prime Meat + 1 Raw Meat

29 hearts: 2 Fairies + 3 Raw Prime Meat

Full Recovery: 3 Fairies + 1 Apple

Fairies can be obtained by cutting down tall grass, the easiest source of meat is foxes or herons, and apple trees grow just about anywhere in the southeastern quarter of Hyrule. Prime Meat can be obtained by shooting down deer across the world.

However, if we're going by rupee count, then by far the most profitable non-effect meal is:

Meat Skewer: 5 Raw Gourmet Meat — 490 Rupees

Of course, this is all under the assumption that you don't want to use any kind of extra benefits.

Hearty meals, as a default, give you a full recovery. A single Hearty Truffle, cooked into a Mushroom Skewer, restores all your hearts and gives you a bonus one, while only being worth ♢10 total. If you have one on hand, I highly recommend using it instead of fairies and prime meat.

When cooking Hearty meals, it's important to remember that you can only go up to a max of 30 hearts in total. So, starting at 3 hearts at the beginning of the game, you should only ever be going for +27.

That being said, here's the most efficient way to get to max hearts from any heart level, barring 3 hearts and 4, as the max number of hearts you can get without a bonus is +25. Keep in mind that the hearts here are NOT how many they give, they're how many YOU have:

5 hearts: 5 Big Hearty Radishes

6 hearts: 1 Hearty Durian + 4 Big Hearty Radishes

7 hearts: 2 Hearty Durians + 3 Big Hearty Radishes

8 hearts: 3 Hearty Durians + 2 Big Hearty Radishes

9 hearts: 4 Hearty Durians + 1 Big Hearty Radish

10 hearts: 5 Hearty Durians

11 hearts: 4 Hearty Durians + 1 Hearty Radish

12 hearts: 3 Hearty Durians + 2 Hearty Radish

13 hearts: 4 Hearty Durians + 1 Hearty Truffle

14 hearts: 4 Hearty Durians

15 hearts: 3 Hearty Durians + 1 Hearty Radish

16 hearts: 3 Hearty Durians + 2 Hearty Truffles

17 hearts: 3 Hearty Durians + 1 Hearty Truffle

18 hearts: 3 Hearty Durians

19 hearts: 2 Hearty Durians + 1 Hearty Radish

20 hearts: 2 Hearty Durians + 2 Hearty Truffles

21 hearts: 2 Hearty Durians + 1 Hearty Truffle

22 hearts: 2 Hearty Durians

23 hearts: 1 Hearty Durian + 1 Hearty Radish

24 hearts: 2 Hearty Radishes

25 hearts: 1 Hearty Durian + 1 Hearty Truffle

26 hearts: 1 Hearty Durian

27 hearts: 1 Hearty Radish

28 hearts: 2 Hearty Truffles

29 hearts: 1 Hearty Truffle

Satori Mountain is absolutely your go-to for the majority of these ingredients. Individually, durians can be found consistently throughout the Faron region growing on trees, big radishes grow north of Skull Lake in Akkala, truffles are pretty common in Hebra, and radishes grow around Hyrule Ridge, where those weird mushroom-trees are. If you need a quick-and-easy substitute, any regular-sized radish can be swapped out for a Hearty Blueshell Snail from the coast near Lurelin village.

Interestingly, the most hearty ingredient—the Big Hearty Radish—is NOT the most profitable. That'd be the Hearty Bass, which can be found here:

Hearty Fish Skewer: 5 Hearty Bass — 260 Rupees

The meat skewer beats this recipe by over 200 Rupees, though, and Gourmet Meat is frankly much easier to get if you spend a lot of time in Hebra or Eldin.

Now for Stamina dishes. You can get two wheels past your first one, and each is divided into 5 segments. This is tricky, because the game, does not like making whole-wheels beyond the first one; if you ever equal 2 wheels, it'll bump you up to 2.2 instead. On top of that, the first wheel likes to auto-complete itself; if you have 4/5ths of a wheel, it'll round it up to a whole. For the sake of simplicity, I'll be giving the ones that have at least the wheels described, in two lists—first is the fewest ingredients, then second is the easiest and cheapest.

Fewest Ingredients:

One Wheel: 1 Staminoka Bass

Two Wheels: 2 Staminoka Bass

Three Wheels: 3 Staminoka Bass

Staminoka takes the cake by far, and you can find it pretty easily in the river between the Dueling Peaks.

Easiest/Cheapest Ingredients:

One Wheel: 4 Stamella Shrooms

Two Wheels: 3 Courser Bee Honey + 2 Stamella Shrooms

Three Wheels: 3 Courser Bee Honey + 1 Staminoka Bass + 1 Stamella Shroom

Courser Bee Honey is easily found in the forest near Fort Hateno, but there's a few spots of it on the Great Plateau, as well. Stamella Shrooms, you can find early all around the old man's hut on the west side of the Plateau.

Money-wise, you need to go above the practical limit to make:

Energizing Fish Skewer: 5 Staminoka Bass — 260 Rupees

It's the same price as the Hearty Bass skewer, though much easier to get in the early game.

Next up, the Enduring stat. Like Hearty, this goes beyond what your current heart level is, and even a tiny bit replenishes your limited stamina. Unlike Hearty, however, you can still get those extra wheels even if you've maxed out your Stamina stat.

You can get up to two wheels extra. The best (read: only) way to do that in a dish is with Endura carrots:

Enduring Fried Wild Greens: 5 Endura Carrots

This is also the priciest Enduring-only meal, coming in at 420 Rupees. Endura carrots grow most abundantly on Satori Mountain, but a quick, easy way to get them early is behind the Great Fairy Fountain at Kakariko Village.

With these next effects, there's a new thing to factor in—time. These offer limited protection, but only for a certain period until they run out. I'm going to list out the best dishes for each level of a stat, with the max amount of time it can provide—both with, and without dragon parts.

Cold Resistance

Level 1 12:30 : 5 Spicy Peppers

Level 2 12:30 : 4 Spicy Peppers + 1 Sunshroom

Level 1 30:00 : 1 Spicy Pepper + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 2 30:00 : 3 Sunshrooms + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Spicy Peppers grow at the edges of snowy regions, starting in the Great Plateau. Sunshrooms can be found in the forest behind Hateno, near Purah's hill. Farosh is listed for its horn because it's, by far, the easiest and most consistent to hunt—just go here:

And wait until nightfall.

Heat Resistance

Level 1 12:30 : 5 Hydromelons

Level 2 12:30 : 4 Hydromelons + 1 Chillshroom

Level 1 30:00 : 1 Hydromelons + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 2 30:00 : 3 Chillshrooms + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Hydromelons grow exclusively in Gerudo Desert, but they're plentiful there. Chillshrooms can be found nearby, up in the Gerudo Highlands.

Electro Resistance

Level 1 7:30 : 3 Voltfruit

Level 2 12:30 : 5 Voltfruit

Level 3 12:30 : 4 Voltfruit + 1 Zapshroom

Level 1 30:00 : 1 Voltfruit + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 2 30:00 : 4 Voltfruit + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 3 30:00 : 2 Voltfruit + 2 Zapshrooms + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Voltfruit, like Hydromelons, are all in the desert and Zapshrooms are everywhere in northern Akkala.

Hasty

Level 1 4:00 : 4 Swift Carrots

Level 2 5:00 : 5 Swift Carrots

Level 3 5:00 : 3 Swift Carrots + 2 Fleet-Lotus Seeds

Level 1 30:00 : 1 Swift Carrot + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 2 30:00 : 1 Swift Carrot + 2 Fleet-Lotus Seeds + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 3 30:00 : 1 Swift Carrot + 3 Fleet-Lotus Seeds + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Swift Carrots can be bought in bulk in Kakariko, and Fleet-Lotus Seeds grow all around Zora's Domain, particularly near the shrine at its center.

Sneaky

Level 1 10:00 : 5 Blue Nightshades

Level 2 10:00 : 4 Blue Nightshades + 1 Silent Shroom

Level 3 10:00 : 2 Blue Nightshades + 2 Silent Shrooms + 1 Silent Princess

Level 1 30:00 : 1 Blue Nightshade + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 2 30:00 : 2 Blue Nightshade + 2 Silent Shrooms + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 3 30:00 : 3 Silent Shrooms + 1 Silent Princess + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Blue Nightshades, Silent Shrooms, and Silent Princesses can all be found in the forest behind Kakariko, near the Great Fairy fountain.

Mighty

Level 1 3:20 : 4 Mighty Thistles

Level 2 4:10 : 5 Mighty Thistles

Level 3 4:10 : 3 Mighty Thistles + 2 Mighty Bananas

Level 1 30:00 : 1 Mighty Thistle + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 2 30:00 : 3 Mighty Thistles + 1 Mighty Banana + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 3 30:00 : 4 Mighty Bananas + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Both Mighty Thistles and Mighty Bananas grow around Faron Woods in bulk. You can also buy bananas from some Yiga Clan members in disguise—albeit with a guaranteed attack to follow.

Tough

Level 1 3:20 : 4 Armoranth

Level 2 4:10 : 5 Armoranth

Level 3 4:10 : 3 Armoranth + 2 Fortified Pumpkins

Level 1 30:00 : 1 Armoranth + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 2 30:00 : 3 Armoranth + 1 Fortified Pumpkin + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Level 3 30:00 : 1 Armoranth + 3 Fortified Pumpkins + 1 Shard of Farosh's Horn

Armoranth is pretty easy to find in Akkala, and is absolutely everywhere along the western edge of Hebra. Fortified Pumpkins, on the other hand, are exclusive to Kakariko, and have to be bought; stock up whenever you can.

Dragon parts all have varying degrees of time-increasing properties and hearts added to a dish. However, they're barey worth anything cooked; if you're selling dishes, keep the dragon parts OUT of it.

Star Fragments are more useful for adding bonuses, which vary depending on what's in them; since all dragon parts give bonuses, never mix the two, especially dragon horns, as they can't even benefit from the +0:30 a Star Fragment grants.

Fairies are fantastic for hearts, but not much else. If you've got a dish that has an empty space, and you've got a fairy on hand, you should add it for the extra hearts.

Now, finally, we get to the potions.

There are two factors which contribute to a potion's value—its bugs, and its monster parts. While each tier of monster parts does the same thing to a potion's contents, Bokoblin Guts and Lynel Guts have WILDLY different rupee prices.

Because of this, I'll give you the strongest potion without dragon parts for each type, then the most cost-effective one to sell. Elixirs VASTLY outstrip meals in sell price.

Strongest

Hearty: 4 Hearty Lizards + 1 Keese Eyeball (+16 hearts)

Energizing: 2 Energetic Rhino Beetles + 1 Keese Eyeball (+3 wheels)

Enduring: 4 Tireless Frogs + 1 Keese Eyeball (+4/5 extra wheel)

Spicy: 3 Warm Darners + 2 Keese Eyeballs (Level 2 13:50)

Chilly: 3 Cold Darners + 2 Keese Eyeballs (Level 2 13:50)

Electro: 3 Electric Darners + 2 Keese Eyeballs (Level 3 13:50)

Fireproof: 4 Smotherwing Butterflies + 1 Keese Eyeball (Level 2 13:10)

Hasty: 4 Hot-Footed Frogs + 1 Keese Eyeball (Level 3 7:10)

Sneaky: 1 Sunset Firefly + 4 Keese Eyeballs (Level 1 14:40)

Mighty: 1 Bladed Rhino Beetle + 4 Keese Eyeballs (Level 1 13:30)

Tough: 1 Rugged Rhino Beetle + 4 Keese Eyeballs (Level 1 13:30)

In terms of strength, some elixirs can only get up to their first stage, due to the limitations in bugs. Mighty, Tough, Sneaky, and Enduring are all better done as dishes than as elixirs.

All the beetles can be found relatively easily near the Lakeside Stable in Faron, though you have to be incredibly sneaky to creep up on them. All kinds of darners can be found flying around Rutile Lake, just southwest of Satori.

Hearty Lizards are all over Faron Woods and Satori, Hot-Footed Frogs can be cut out of the grass in Tabantha, Smotherwing Butterflies are sold by Beedle at the Wetland and East Akkala stables, and Tireless Frogs can be cut out of the grass when it rains in the Ridgeland area.

Now, the most profitable. You're going to want to do some Lynel-hunting.

Energizing Elixir: 4 Lynel Guts + 1 Energetic Rhino Beetle — 2,330 Rupees