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List of All Food and Drink Research Projects

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Starfield - List of All Food and Drink Research Projects

Food and Drink Research Projects can be completed at a Research Lab in Starfield. Read on to learn the different Food and Drink Research Projects, how to complete and unlock them, the Resources and Skills needed to complete them, as well as what each project unlocks.

All Food and Drink Research Projects

All Food and Drink Research Projects
Old Earth Cuisine Exotic Recipes Beverage Development Mixology

Old Earth Cuisine

Project Requirements Unlocks
Old Earth Cuisine 1 Resources:
・Bread (any kind) x3
・Red Meat (any kind) x2
Cheese x2
Skill:
None
Meatloaf
Reuben
Old Earth Cuisine 2 Resources:
Spice x2
Cheese x2
・Egg x2
Butter x2
・Poultry (any kind) x2
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 1)
Carbonara
Chicken Marsala
Latkes
Old Earth Cuisine 3 Resources:
Spice x4
Nutrient x8
・Beer x4
・Poultry (any kind) x4
・Dairy x4
・Egg x4
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 2)
Barbacoa Wrap
Chapaguri
Chicken Tikka
Old Earth Cuisine 4 Resources:
Spice x8
Nutrient x16
・Bread (any kind) x4
・Poultry (any kind) x4
・Beans (any kind) x4
Butter x4
・Noodles x4
Skill:
・Gastronomy (Rank 3)
Dal Makhani
Doro Wat
Pappardelle Bolognese

Exotic Recipes

Project Requirements Unlocks
Exotic Recipes 1 Resources:
Aromatic x3
Spice x3
Fiber x4
Nutrient x3
・Noodles x2
Skill:
・Gastronomy (Rank 4)
Alien Kebabs
Alien Stir-Fry
Crispy Alien Nuggets
Exotic Recipes 2 Resources:
Aromatic x4
Membrane x4
Spice x4
・Wine x2
・Egg x3
・Red Meat x3
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 4)
Alien Stew
Creature Jam
Xenowurst
Exotic Recipes 3 Resources:
・Quark-D. Tissues x2
Aromatic x4
Fiber x8
・Wine x4
Butter x4
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 4)
Alien Pie
Star Cluster Marsala
Stellar Kebabs
Exotic Recipes 4 Resources:
・Quark-D. Tissues x4
Spice x12
Nutrient x16
・Egg x8
・Bread (any kind) x4
・Noodles x8
・Beans (any kind) x4
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 4)
Galaxy Lo Mein
Nebula Wat

Beverage Development

Project Requirements Unlocks
Beverage Development 1 Resources:
Spice x2
Fiber x3
Water x3
Skill:
None
Alien Tonic
Boba Alien Tea
Yellow Giant Splash
Beverage Development 2 Resources:
Aromatic x2
Benzene x2
Spice x2
Metabolic Agent x4
・Tranquilitea Sunray x2
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 1)
Alien Energy Drink
Sunray Tonic
Beverage Development 3 Resources:
Spice x4
Nutrient x4
・Dairy x4
Fiber x8
Water x8
・Coffee x4
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 2)
Alien Broth
Bullet Coffee
Beverage Development 4 Resources:
Spice x12
・Tea x4
Water x12
・Boom Pop! Black Licorice x4
Boom Pop! Root Beer x4
・Boom Pop! Cola x4
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 3)
Boom Pop! Dynamite
Chai Latte

Mixology

Project Requirements Unlocks
Mixology 1 Resources:
Spice x3
Aromatic x2
Alkanes x2
Skill:
None
Alien Liquor
Mixology 2 Resources:
Aromatic x4
Spice x4
・Liquor x2
・Can-uck! Poutine x2
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 1)
Colonel's Choice
Lumberjack Julep
Mixology 3 Resources:
Aromatic x8
・Dairy x4
・Liquor x4
・Soda x4
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 2)
Disastrous Shipwreck
Very Heavy Water
Mixology 4 Resources:
Tomato x4
Spice x10
・Liquor x8
Skill:
Gastronomy (Rank 3)
Big Bloody Mary

How to Complete Food and Drink Research Projects

Complete at a Research Lab

Starfield Research Lab Terminal

You can research Food and Drink Research Projects at a Research Lab. These can be found in your ship, outposts, and major settlements in the game like New Atlantis.

Once you're at the Research Lab, you can do the following.

  1. Access the Research Lab terminal and select the "Food and Drink" category.
  2. Next, choose a research project that you want to work on. Each project will have a list of requirements, such as the types of resources you need and the skills needed to complete it.
  3. Gather the resources and unlock the skills needed to complete the project, then go back to the Research lab to complete it.
  4. You can contribute resources to the project at any time, and you can also speed up the research by assigning crew members to the Research Lab. Once the project is complete, you will be able to craft recipes that provide healing and stat boosts at a Cooking Station.

How to Unlock Food and Drink Research Projects

Complete More Research Projects

There are four Food and Drink Research Project trees in the game. The first tier of each tree is already unlocked the first time you access the Research Lab terminal.

You need to complete the pre-requisite Research Projects in a tree in order to unlock all succeeding Research Projects in that tree.

What Are Food and Drink Research Projects?

Unlock Food and Drink Recipes

Starfield - Food and Drinks

Food and drink research projects unlock the crafting recipes of consumable items that provide healing and stat boosts.

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