How to Get Fortified Pumpkins

Fortified Pumpkin is a Material that you can cook in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Learn how to get Fortified Pumpkins and ways to farm them, and how to use Fortified Pumpkins with all its possible recipes, armor upgrades, fuse effects, and buy and sell prices.

How to Get Fortified Pumpkin and Locations

Fortified Pumpkin Source and Locations

Fortified Pumpkins are mostly found in the locations: Kakariko Village, Hateno Village. Look around these locations to farm for Fortified Pumpkins.

Set the Sensor + to Fortified Pumpkin

Set your Sensor + to find Fortified Pumpkins for easier tracking when there are some nearby. This is a must when farming for any material in the overworld.

How to Unlock the Sensor +

Where to Buy Fortified Pumpkins and Prices

Buy Price	20

You can buy Fortified Pumpkins for the cheapest price of 20 Rupees each at the Hateno Village General Store

Prices may vary when bought from other stores or traveling merchants. Some items can also be exchanged for Poes with Bargainer Statues.

Dropped By Monsters or Creatures

List of Monsters & Creatures
Hinox

Fortified Pumpkins can be dropped by the monsters or creatures listed above right after you defeat them.

How to Use Fortified Pumpkin

Use Fortified Pumpkins for Cooking

Fortified Pumpkin Bonus Effects

Bonus Effects When Cooked in a Cooking Pot
Defense Up Bonus	Tough Modifier: Boosts defense.

To get this ingredient's Tough bonus effect, remember that you shouldn't mix ingredients with conflicting bonus effects. Only combine them with items that grant the same effects, if any.

List of Items
Ironshroom	Fortified Pumpkin	Armoranth	Armored Carp
Armored Porgy	Ironshell Crab	Rugged Rhino Beetle

Advanced Cooking Guide
Adding Buffs and Bonuses to Dishes

Fortified Pumpkin Recipes

Fortified Pumpkins can be used as a Cooking Ingredient to make certain recipes and dishes.

List of Dishes
Steamed Fruit	Steamed Tomatoes	Steamed Mushrooms	Steamed Meat
Steamed Fish	Fried Wild Greens	Copious Fried Wild Greens	Salt-Grilled Greens
Herb Saute	Veggie Cream Soup	Cream of Mushroom Soup	Creamy Meat Soup
Creamy Seafood Soup	Glazed Veggies	Vegetable Curry	Pumpkin Stew
Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin	Vegetable Risotto	Cheesy Risotto	Veggie Rice Balls
Veggie Porridge	Vegetable Omelet	Cheesy Omelet	Pumpkin Pie
Baked Fortified Pumpkin

Cooking Guide
List of Food and Dishes

Fuse Fortified Pumpkins to Weapons

Fortified Pumpkins can be Fused with weapons and shields, and can be attached to arrows. When fused, the Fortified Pumpkin increases attack power by 1, and other effects may vary depending on where you fuse them.

Fuse Guide: How to Combine Materials With Weapons, Arrows, and Shields

Sell Fortified Pumpkins for Rupees

Sell Price	5

Fortified Pumpkins can be sold for 5 Rupees each at any shop or traveling merchant.

Fortified Pumpkin Item Overview

Fortified Pumpkin Flavor Text

Fortified Pumpkin
An extremely tough pumpkin raised for food. When cooked, that toughness manifests itself by considerably upping defense.
Type	Material Wild Green
Dye Color	Orange

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

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