Use Recipes to create a variety of Cooked Meals with a Cooking Pot in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Read on for a list of all Cooked Recipes and Ingredients, their effects, as well as the best Recipes to cook!

Best Food and Recipes

List of Best Recipes to Cook

Recipe Benefits
Default ingredients are easy to find Easy to make for both early and late game progress Effects can be added easily with extra ingredients

The following recipes listed below are the best Cooked Recipes to make since their default ingredients are easy to find in the overworld and do not require any specific ingredient to make.

These recipes are also helpful for players who have progressed both early into the game and farther, and status effects can easily be added using extra ingredients.

No.	Dish	Ingredients & Effects	Heal/Sta
1	Mushroom Skewer	・ Any Mushroom	1
5	Fish Skewer	・ Any Fish	2
16	Fried Wild Greens	・ Any Wild Green	1
47	Simmered Fruit	・ Any Fruit	1

This list includes default recipes only. Other effects can be added depending on the extra ingredient used.

Best Effects and Extra Ingredients

The best effects to add to the best recipes listed above are those that increase your maximum stamina and hearts, boost your attack and defense, and heal damage inflicted by Gloom.

These effects are the generally useful since they boost survivability and improve combat. To add effects to your recipes, simply combine default ingredients to at least one ingredient that grants a status effect.

Ingredients that Increase Maximum Stamina

Ingredient	Location | How to Get
Endura Carrot	・East Necluda, Hyrule Ridge ・Usually near trees in mountainous areas
Endura Shroom	・North Tabantha Sky Archipelago, North Necluda Sky Archipelago ・Near tree trunks, foot of cave walls

Ingredients that Increase Max Hearts

Ingredient	Location | How to Get
Hearty Radish	・Lanayru Sky Archipelago, South Lanayru Sky Archipelago ・Usually in places dense with trees
Big Hearty Radish	・Thunderhead Isles, North Necluda Sky Archipelago ・Found in grassy areas on Sky Islands
Hearty Bass	・West Hebra Sky Archipelago, Tabantha Sky Archipelago, Necluda Sky Archipelago ・Usually swims in ponds on Sky Islands
Hearty Salmon	・Hebra Mountains, Tabantha Frontier ・Dropped by bears. Sometimes found in rivers of cold climate areas
Hearty Truffle	・Hyrule Field, West Necluda ・Usually found inside caves
Big Hearty Truffle	・East Necluda, Gerudo Desert ・Collect in caves

Ingredients that Increase Attack Power

Ingredient	Location | How to Get
Mighty Thistle	・East Necluda, Faron Grasslands ・Near palm trees, ponds and grass.
Mighty Carp	・Lanayru Great Spring, Akkala Highlands ・Found in lakes and rivers
Razorclaw Crab	・Lanayru Sea, Necluda Sea ・Found on the shores near the seas.
Mighty Porgy	・Faron, Necluda ・Found in the seas of Necluda and Faron
Razorshroom	・Great Hyrule Forest, Tabantha Frontier ・Usually found near canyons
Mighty Bananas	・Lake Floria, Eventide Island ・Pick from banana trees. Dropped by enemies.

Ingredients that Increase Armor Defense

Ingredient	Location | How to Get
Fortified Pumpkin	・Kakariko Village, Hateno Village ・Bought in Hateno Village's General Store. Dropped by monsters.
Armoranth	・Hyrule Ridge, Akkala Highlands ・Usually near trees.
Armored Carp	・Lanayru Great Spring, East Necluda ・Found in lakes and rivers
Ironshell Crab	・Faron Sea, Necluda Sea ・Found on the shores near the seas.
Armored Porgy	・Faron, Lanayru ・Found in the seas of Necluda and Lanayru
Ironshroom	・East Necluda, West Necluda ・Can be found on foot of trees, around rocks and cliffsides.

Ingredients that Heal Gloom Effects

Ingredient	Location | How to Get
Sundelion	・Hyrule Field, Eldin Canyon ・Found in the fields of Sky Islands. Dropped by enemies.
Sun Pumpkin	・Hateno Village ・Complete Side Quest Homegrown in Hateno

List of Cooked Dishes and Recipes

All Recipes and Required Ingredients

No.	Dish	Ingredients & Effects	Heal/Sta
1	Mushroom Skewer	・ Any Mushroom	1
2	Meat and Mushroom Skewer	・ Any Meat ・and Any Mushroom	3
3	Fish and Mushroom Skewer	・ Any Fish ・and Any Mushroom	3
4	Meat Skewer	・ Any Meat	2
5	Fish Skewer	・ Any Fish	2
6	Seafood Skewer	・ Any Seafood ・and Any Fish	2
7	Copious Meat Skewers	・ Any 4 different kinds of Meat	10
8	Copious Seafood Skewers	・ Any 4 different kinds of Seafood	8
9	Steamed Fruit	・ Any Fruit ・and Any Wild Green	3
10	Steamed Tomatoes	・ Hylian Tomato ・and Any Wild Green	4
11	Steamed Mushrooms	・ Any Mushroom ・and Any Wild Green	3
12	Steamed Meat	・ Any Meat ・and Any Wild Green	2
13	Steamed Fish	・ Any Fish ・and Any Wild Green	4
14	Sauteed Peppers	・ Spicy Pepper Cold Resistance	1
15	Sauteed Nuts	・ Chickaloo Tree Nut / Acorn	0.5
16	Fried Wild Greens	・ Any Wild Green	1
17	Copious Fried Wild Greens	・ Any 4 different kinds of Wild Green	3
18	Cooked Stambulb	・ Stambulb	1 0.2
19	Buttered Stambulb	・ Stambulb ・and Goat Butter	1 0.2
20	Copious Mushroom Skewers	・ Any 4 different type of Mushrooms	4
21	Spiced Meat Skewer	・ Raw Meat ・and Goron Spice	2
22	Prime Spiced Meat Skewer	・ Raw Prime Meat ・and Goron Spice	3
23	Gourmet Spiced Meat Skewer	・ Raw Gourmet Meat ・and Goron Spice	6
24	Crab Stir-Fry	・ Any Crab ・and Goron Spice	2
25	Meat and Seafood Fry	・ Raw Meat / Raw Bird Drumstick ・and Any Seafood	6
26	Prime Meat and Seafood Fry	・ Raw Prime Meat ・and Any Seafood	5
27	Gourmet Meat and Seafood Fry	・ Raw Gourmet Meat ・and Any Seafood	8
28	Salt-Grilled Greens	・ Any Wild Green ・and Rock Salt	2
29	Salt-Grilled Mushrooms	・ Any Mushroom ・and Rock Salt	1
30	Salt-Grilled Meat	・ Raw Meat / Raw Bird Drumstick ・and Rock Salt	2
31	Salt-Grilled Prime Meat	・ Raw Prime Meat / Raw Bird Thigh ・and Rock Salt	3
32	Salt-Grilled Gourmet Meat	・ Raw Gourmet Meat / Raw Whole Bird ・and Rock Salt	6
33	Salt-Grilled Fish	・ Any Fish ・and Rock Salt	2
34	Salt-Grilled Crab	・ Any Crab ・and Rock Salt	2
35	Herb Saute	・ Any Wild Green ・and Goron Spice	2
36	Fragrant Mushroom Saute	・ Any Mushroom ・and Goron Spice	1
37	Pepper Steak	・ Any Meat ・and Spicy Pepper Cold Resistance	3
38	Pepper Seafood	・ Any Seafood ・and Spicy Pepper Cold Resistance	3
39	Fragrant Seafood Stew	・ Any Seafood ・Stambulb ・and Oil Jar	3
40	Deep-Fried Drumstick	・ Raw Bird Drumstick ・and Oil Jar	2
41	Deep-Fried Thigh	・ Raw Bird Thigh ・and Oil Jar	3
42	Deep-Fried Bird Roast	・ Raw Whole Bird ・and Oil Jar	6
43	Seafood Meuniere	・ Any Seafood (Except for Hearty Salmon and Porgy) ・Tabantha Wheat ・and Goat Butter	4
44	Porgy Meuniere	・ Mighty Porgy / Armored Porgy ・Tabantha Wheat ・and Goat Butter	4
45	Salmon Meuniere	・ Hearty Salmon ・Tabantha Wheat ・and Goat Butter	Max +4
46	Fruit and Mushroom Mix	・ Any Mushroom ・and Any Fruit	2
47	Simmered Fruit	・ Any Fruit	1
48	Copious Simmered Fruit	・ Any 4 different types of Fruits	5
49	Simmered Tomato	・ Hylian Tomato	2
50	Fruity Tomato Stew	・ Hylian Tomato ・Fresh Milk ・and Rock Salt	3
51	Tomato Mushroom Stew	・ Hylian Tomato ・and Any Mushroom	6.5
52	Tomato Seafood Soup	・ Any Seafood ・and Hylian Tomato	4
53	Cream of Vegetable Soup	・ Any Wild Green (except pumpkins or carrots) ・Fresh Milk ・and Rock Salt	3
54	Veggie Cream Soup	・ Any Pumpkin / Any Carrot ・Fresh Milk ・and Rock Salt	2
55	Cream of Mushroom Soup	・ Any Mushroom ・Any Wild Green ・Fresh Milk ・and Rock Salt	4
56	Creamy Meat Soup	・ Raw Meat ・Fresh Milk ・Rock Salt ・and Any Wild Green	5
57	Creamy Seafood Soup	・ Any Seafood ・Any Wild Green ・Fresh Milk ・and Rock Salt	5
58	Snail Chowder	・ Sneaky River Snail ・Tabantha Wheat ・Goat Butter ・and Fresh Milk Stealth Up	5
59	Creamy Heart Soup	・ Hearty Radish / Big Hearty Radish ・Hydromelon ・Voltfruit ・and Fresh Milk	8
60	Glazed Veggies	・ Any Wild Green ・and Courser Bee Honey	6
61	Glazed Mushroom	・ Any Mushroom ・and Courser Bee Honey	5
62	Glazed Meat	・ Any Meat ・and Courser Bee Honey	6 0.4
63	Glazed Seafood	・ Any Seafood ・and Courser Bee Honey	6
64	Curry Rice	・ Hylian Rice ・and Goron Spice	2
65	Vegetable Curry	・ Any Carrot / Any Pumpkin ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice	3
66	Meat Curry	・ Raw Meat ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice	4
67	Prime Meat Curry	・ Raw Prime Meat ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice	5
68	Gourmet Meat Curry	・ Raw Gourmet Meat ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice	8
69	Poultry Curry	・ Raw Bird Drumstick ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice	4
70	Prime Poultry Curry	・ Raw Bird Thigh ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice	5
71	Gourmet Poultry Curry	・ Raw Whole Bird ・Hylian Rice ・and Goron Spice	8
72	Seafood Curry	・ Mighty Porgy / Armored Porgy ・Hylian Rice ・and Goron Spice	4
73	Cheesy Curry	・ Hateno Cheese ・Hylian Rice ・and Goron Spice	4
74	Carrot Stew	・ Any Carrot ・Tabantha Wheat ・Goat Butter ・and Fresh Milk	4
75	Pumpkin Stew	・ Any Pumpkin ・Tabantha Wheat ・Fresh Milk ・and Goat Butter	4
76	Meat Stew	・ Raw Meat / Raw Bird Drumstick ・Tabantha Wheat ・Goat Butter ・and Fresh Milk	7
77	Prime Meat Stew	・ Raw Prime Meat / Raw Bird Thigh ・Tabantha Wheat ・Goat Butter ・and Fresh Milk	9
78	Gourmet Meat Stew	・ Raw Gourmet Meat / Raw Whole Bird ・Goat Butter ・Fresh Milk ・and Tabantha Wheat	9
79	Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin	・ Any Pumpkin ・and any Meat	3
80	Vegetable Risotto	・ Any Pumpkin / Any Carrot ・Hylian Rice ・Rock Salt ・and Goat Butter	3
81	Mushroom Risotto	・ Hylian Rice ・Goat Butter ・Rock Salt ・and Any Mushroom	3
82	Salmon Risotto	・ Hearty Salmon ・Hylian Rice ・Goat Butter ・and Rock Salt	Max +4
83	Crab Risotto	・ Any Crab ・Hylian Rice ・Goat Butter ・and Rock Salt	4
84	Cheesy Risotto	・ Any Fish / Any Mushroom or Wild Green ・Hylian Rice ・Rock Salt ・and Hateno Cheese	6
85	Poultry Pilaf	・ Raw Bird Drumstick ・Hylian Rice ・Bird Egg ・and Goat Butter	6
86	Prime Poultry Pilaf	・ Raw Bird Thigh ・Hylian Rice ・Bird Egg ・and Goat Butter	7
87	Gourmet Poultry Pilaf	・ Raw Whole Bird ・Hylian Rice ・Goat Butter ・and Bird Egg	10
88	Seafood Paella	・ Mighty Porgy / Armored Porgy ・Any Crab(Ironshell Crab or Razorclaw Crab) ・Hylian Rice ・Rock Salt ・and Goat Butter	6
89	Curry Pilaf	・ Hylian Rice ・Goron Spice ・and Goat Butter	2
90	Fried Egg and Rice	・ Bird Egg ・and Hylian Rice	4
91	Crunchy Fried Rice	・ Any Meat ・Hylian Rice ・Bird Egg ・and Oil Jar	6
92	Seafood Fried Rice	・ Mighty Porgy / Armored Porgy ・Hylian Rice ・and Rock Salt	4
93	Crab Omelet with Rice	・ Any Crab ・Hylian Rice ・Bird Egg ・and Rock Salt	6
94	Meat and Rice Bowl	・ Raw Meat ・Rock Salt ・and Hylian Rice	4
95	Prime Meat and Rice Bowl	・ Raw Prime Meat ・Rock Salt ・and Hylian Rice	5
96	Gourmet Meat and Rice Bowl	・ Raw Gourmet Meat ・Rock Salt ・and Hylian Rice	8
97	Cheesy Meat Bowl	・ Raw Meat ・Hylian Rice ・Rock Salt ・and Hateno Cheese	6
98	Prime Cheesy Meat Bowl	・ Raw Prime Meat ・Hylian Rice ・Rock Salt ・and Hateno Cheese	7
99	Gourmet Cheesy Meat Bowl	・ Raw Gourmet Meat ・Hylian Rice ・Rock Salt ・and Hateno Cheese	10
100	Veggie Rice Balls	・ Hylian Rice ・and Any Wild Green	4
101	Mushroom Rice Balls	・ Hylian Rice ・and Any Mushroom	3
102	Meaty Rice Balls	・ Hylian Rice ・and Any Meat	7
103	Seafood Rice Balls	・ Any Seafood ・and Hylian Rice	4
104	Veggie Porridge	・ Fresh Milk ・Hylian Rice ・and Any Wild Green	5
105	Wheat Bread	・ Tabantha Wheat ・and Rock Salt	2
106	Melty Cheesy Bread	・ Hateno Cheese ・and Tabantha Wheat	4
107	Hylian Tomato Pizza	・ Hateno Cheese ・Hylian Tomato ・and Tabantha Wheat	6
108	Meat Pie	・ Any Meat ・Tabantha Wheat ・Goat Butter ・and Rock Salt	4
109	Fish Pie	・ Any Fish ・Tabantha Wheat ・Goat Butter ・and Rock Salt	4
110	Cheesy Tomato	・ Hateno Cheese ・and Hylian Tomato	4
111	Cheesy Baked Fish	・ Hateno Cheese ・and Any Fish	4
112	Omelet	・ Bird Egg	2
113	Vegetable Omelet	・ Bird Egg ・Goat Butter ・Rock Salt ・and Any Wild Green	4
114	Mushroom Omelet	・ Bird Egg ・Goat Butter ・Rock Salt ・and Any Mushroom	3
115	Cheesy Omelet	・ Any Mushroom / Any Wild Green ・Hateno Cheese ・Bird Egg ・Rock Salt ・and Goat Butter	5
116	Hot Buttered Apple	・ Apple / Golden Apple ・and Goat Butter	2
117	Honeyed Fruits	・ Courser Bee Honey ・and Any Fruit (except apple)	5
118	Honeyed Apple	・ Courser Bee Honey ・and Apple	5 0.4
119	Honey Candy	・ Courser Bee Honey	2 0.4
120	Fried Bananas	・ Mighty Bananas ・Tabantha Wheat ・and Cane Sugar Attack Up	3
121	Egg Pudding	・ Bird Egg ・Fresh Milk ・and Cane Sugar	3
122	Plain Crepe	・ Bird Egg ・Tabantha Wheat ・Fresh Milk ・and Cane Sugar	5
123	Wildberry Crepe	・ Wildberry ・Bird Egg ・Tabantha Wheat ・Fresh Milk ・and Cane Sugar	10
124	Honey Crepe	・ Courser Bee Honey ・Bird Egg ・Tabantha Wheat ・Fresh Milk ・and Cane Sugar	10 0.4
125	Nutcake	・ Chickaloo Tree Nut / Acorn ・Tabantha Wheat ・Cane Sugar ・and Goat Butter	3
126	Fruitcake	・ Any two different fruits ・Cane Sugar ・and Tabantha Wheat	5
127	Carrot Cake	・ Swift Carrot / Endura Carrot ・Cane Sugar ・Tabantha Wheat ・and Goat Butter	3
128	Pumpkin Pie	・ Fortified Pumpkin / Sun Pumpkin ・Tabantha Wheat ・Cane Sugar ・and Goat Butter	3
129	Cheesecake	・ Hateno Cheese ・Tabantha Wheat ・Cane Sugar ・and Goat Butter	4
130	Fruit Pie	・ Any Fruit (except apple) ・Tabantha Wheat ・Cane Sugar ・and Goat Butter	2
131	Apple Pie	・ Apple / Golden Apple ・Tabantha Wheat ・Cane Sugar ・and Goat Butter	3
132	Egg Tart	・ Bird Egg ・Tabantha Wheat ・Cane Sugar ・and Goat Butter	4
133	Milk	・ Fresh Milk	2.5
134	Noble Pursuit	・ Palm Fruit ・Hydromelon ・Voltfruit ・and Rock Salt	4
135	Monster Stew	・ Monster Extract ・Any Meat ・and Any Fish	0.25
136	Monster Soup	・ Monster Extract ・Tabantha Wheat ・Fresh Milk ・and Goat Butter	0.25
137	Monster Curry	・ Monster Extract ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice	0.25
138	Monster Rice Balls	・ Monster Extract ・Hylian Rice ・and Rock Salt	0.25
139	Monster Cake	・ Monster Extract ・Tabantha Wheat ・Cane Sugar ・and Goat Butter	0.25
140	Dark Stew	・ Dark Clump ・Any Fish ・and Any Meat Gloom Resistance	4
141	Dark Soup	・ Dark Clump ・Fresh Milk ・Tabantha Wheat ・and Goat Butter Gloom Resistance	3
142	Dark Curry	・ Dark Clump ・Goron Spice ・and Hylian Rice Gloom Resistance	2
143	Dark Rice Ball	・ Dark Clump ・Rock Salt ・and Hylian Rice Gloom Resistance	2
144	Dark Cake	・ Dark Clump ・Cane Sugar ・Goat Butter ・and Tabantha Wheat Gloom Resistance	2
145	Dubious Food	・ Any Monster Part	1
146	Rock Hard Food	・ Any Ore / Wood	0.25

This list includes default recipes only. Other effects can be added depending on the extra ingredient used.

How to View Recipes

Check Recipes Through the Food Inventory

	Steps to View Recipes
1	Open your Inventory using the + button and scroll to the Food Inventory tab.
2	Press the X button while in the Food Inventory to check your recipes and open the Recipe Book.
3	Scroll to the recipe you want to view and then press the Y button to view its history and see alternate ingredients that you have used previously.

How to Prepare Cooked Dishes

Cook Ingredients in a Cooking Pot

You can make Cooked Dishes by placing ingredients on a Cooking Pot. Doing this unlocks more buffs and added health recovery from the ingredients used.

The buffs and status effects on cooked food depend on the type and amount of ingredients you add.

List of All Ingredients

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

Cooking Guide and List of Recipes

Cooking Guides and Recipe Lists

Cooking Guides
Basic Cooking Guide: Different Cooking Methods		Advanced Cooking Guide: Adding Buffs to Dishes
Recipe Lists
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