After having healing relegated to potions and picking up recovery hearts in previous Zelda games, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gives players a much larger amount of agency in revitalizing Link through its cooking mechanic. Players can and will gather a plethora of resources during their adventure around Hyrule, including fruits, vegetables, meat, seasonings, and other edible items. While these inidividual ingredients are worthwhile on their own, sitting Link down next to a cozy campfire and combining them into a culinary creation provides much mroe beneficial bonuses and healing potency.
That said, with the sheer amount of ingredients available it can be difficult to determine which combinations are the most beneficial and efficient for players to craft. By knowing the recipes for each of your favorite dishes (and being able to farm each of the necessary ingredients), players can rest easy knowing that they have their healing preparation under control. That, and you can avoid wasting valuable resources and ending up with Dubious Food in your inventory.
Cooking in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Cooking in Breath of the Wild is easy, as long as you’ve got ingredients and access to a fire with a cooking pot. In order to cook, players will need to take Link to any fire that has a cooking pot. Press X to go into the menu and then select Materials, followed by selecting any of the available ingredients. Link can hold up to five ingredients at any time, meaning that players can craft recipes with up to five ingredients, although most recipes typically require no more than three. Exiting the menu with Link holding the ingredients will allow you to toss them into the cooking pot, beginning the cooking process.
Unfortunately, there’s no cookbook that retains the recipes Link has already made, which would make the process of cooking in Breath of the Wild much more efficient. Instead, players will need to remember which ingredients are essential for which recipes, and make sure to farm them along their journey. Note that trying to make a dish with ingredients that have contradictory effects will cancel both effects out entirely, forgoing the bonus buffs that Breath of the Wild‘s cooking recipes typically provide.
While each of these dishes heal Link for varying amounts, they will also include a wide range of bonus effects based on their ingredients. For example, a dish that requires using a mushroom will have a bonus to Link’s stamina regeneration if players use the Stamella Shroom as their mushroom in the recipe. Zelda: Breath of the Wild‘s cooking system is full of potential for some extremely helpful combinations, so always experiment with the specific type of ingredients you use when cooking.
All Ingredients in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Below is a list of all available food ingredients in Breath of the Wild:
Vegetables
- Endura Carrot
- Swift Carrot
- Spicy Pepper
- Fortified Pumpkin
- Hearty Radish
- Big Hearty Radish
- Hyrule Herb
Fruits
- Apple
- Banana
- Fleet-Lotus Seeds
- Hearty Durian
- Hydomelon
- Palm Fruit
- Voltfruit
- Wildberry
Mushrooms
- Big Hearty Shroom
- Chillshroom
- Endurashroom
- Hearty Shroom
- Hylian Shroom
- Ironshroom
- Razorshroom
- Rushroom
- Silent Shroom
- Stamella Shroom
- Sunshroom
- Zapshroom
Meat & Poultry
- Raw Meat
- Raw Prime Meat
- Raw Gourmet Meat
- Raw Bird Drumstick
- Raw Bird Thigh
- Raw Whole Bird
Fish & Seafood
- Armored Carp
- Armored Porgy
- Bright-Eyed Crab
- Chillfin Trout
- Hearty Bass
- Hearty Blueshell Snail
- Hearty Salmon
- Hyrule Bass
- Ironshell Crab
- Mighty Carp
- Mighty Porgy
- Razorclaw Crab
- Sanke Carp
- Sizzlefin Trout
- Sneaky River Snail
- Staminoka Bass
- Stealthfin Trout
- Voltfin Trout
Miscellaneous
- Acorn
- Bird Egg
- Chickaloo Tree Nut
- Courser Bee Honey
- Fresh Milk
- Goat Butter
- Goron Spice
- Hylian Rice
- Rock Salt
- Tabantha Wheat
Meat Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient(s) |
|---|---|
| Meat Skewer | Meat or Poultry (Any) |
| Copious Meat Skewer | x4 different types of Meat/Poultry |
| Spiced Meat Skewer | Raw Meat Goron Spice |
| Prime Spiced Meat Skewer | Raw Prime Meat Goron Spice |
| Gourmet Spiced Meat Skewer | Raw Gourmet Meat Goron Spice |
| Steamed Meat | Meat or Poultry (Any) Vegetable or Herb (Any) |
| Glazed Meat | Meat or Poultry (Any) Courser Bee Honey |
| Meat and Mushroom Skewer | Meat or Poultry (Any) Mushroom (Any) |
| Salt-Grilled Meat | Raw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick Rock Salt |
| Salt-Grilled Prime Meat | Raw Prime Meat or Raw Bird Thigh Rock Salt |
| Salt-Grilled Gourmet Meat | Raw Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole Bird Rock Salt |
| Pepper Steak | Meat or Poultry (Any) Spicy Pepper |
| Meat-Stuffed Pumpkins | Meat or Poultry (Any) Fortified Pumpkin |
| Meat Pie | Meat or Poultry (Any) Tabantha Wheat Rock Salt Goat Butter |
| Meat and Rice Bowl | Raw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick Hylian Rice Rock Salt |
| Prime Meat and Rice Bowl | Raw Prime Meat or Raw Bird Thigh Hylian Rice Rock Salt |
| Gourmet Meat and Rice Bowl | Faw Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole Bird Hylian Rice Rock Salt |
| Poultry Pilaf | Raw Bird Drumstick Goat Butter Hylian Rice Bird Egg |
| Prime Poultry Pilaf | Raw Bird Thigh Hylian Rice Bird Egg Goat Butter |
| Gourmet Poultry Pilaf | Raw Whole Bird Hylian Rice Goat Butter Bird Egg |
| Meaty Rice Balls | Meat or Poultry (Any) Hylian Rice |
| Meat Stew | Raw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Fresh Milk |
| Prime Meat Stew | Raw Prime Meat or Raw Bird Thigh Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Fresh Milk |
| Gourmet Meat Stew | Raw Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole Bird Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Fresh Milk |
| Meat Curry | Raw Meat Goron Spice Hylian Rice |
| Prime Meat Curry | Raw Prime Meat Goron Spice Hylian Rice |
| Gourmet Meat Curry | Raw Gourmet Meat Hylian Rice Goron Spice |
| Creamy Meat Soup | Meat or Poultry (Any) Vegetable or Herb (Any) Rock Salt Fresh Milk |
| Poultry Curry | Raw Bird Drumstick Hylian Rice Goron Spice |
| Prime Poultry Curry | Raw Bird Thigh Hylian Rice Goron Spice |
| Gourmet Poultry Curry | Raw Whole Bird Hylian Rice Goron Spice |
| Meat and Seafood Fry | Raw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick Fish, Crab, or Snail (Any) |
| Spicy Meat and Seafood Fry | Raw Meat Spicy Pepper Hyrule Bass |
| Prime Meat and Seafood Fry | Raw Prime Meat or Raw Bird Thigh Fish, Crab, or Snail (Any) |
| Gourmet Meat and Seafood Fry | Raw Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole Bird Fish, Crab, or Snail (Any) |
Seafood Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient(s) |
|---|---|
| Fish Skewer | Fish |
| Copious Fish Skewers | x4 different types of Fish |
| Fish and Mushroom Skewer | Fish, Snail, or Crab (Any) Mushroom (Any) |
| Seafood Skewer | Snail or Crab (Any) |
| Salt-Grilled Fish | Fish (Any) Rock Salt |
| Steamed Fish | Fish (Any) Vegetable/Herb (Any) |
| Spicy Peppered Seafood | Fish, Snail, or Crab (Any) Spicy Pepper |
| Glazed Seafood | Fish, Snail, or Crab (Any) Courser Bee Honey |
| Salt-Grilled Crab | Crab (Any) Rock Salt |
| Crab Stir-Fry | Crab (Any) Goron Spice |
| Salmon Meuniere | Hearty Salmon Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat |
| Seafood Meuniere | Seafood (Any except Hearty Salmon) Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat |
| Porgy Meuniere | Mighty or Armored Porgy Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter |
| Seafood Rice Balls | Fish, Snail, or Crab (Any) Hylian Rice |
| Seafood Paella | Mighty or Armored Porgy Hearty Blueshell Snail Hylian Rice Goat Butter Rocksalt |
| Fish Pie | Fish, Snail, or Crab (Any) Tabantha Wheat Rock Salt Goat Butter |
| Clam Chowder | Hearty Blueshell Snail Fresh Milk Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter |
| Creamy Seafood Soup | Fish, Snail, or Crab (Any) Vegetable or Herb (Any) Fresh Milk Rock Salt |
| Salmon Risotto | Hylian Rice Hearty Salmon Goat Butter Rock Salt |
| Seafood Fried Rice | Mighty Porgy, Armored Porgy, or Hearty Blueshell Snail Rock Salt Hylian Rice |
| Crab Risotto | Crab (Any) Rock Salt Goat Butter Hylian Rice |
| Crab Omelet with Rice | Bird Egg Crab (Any) Hylian Rice Rock Salt |
| Seafood Curry | Mighty Porgy, Armored Porgy, or Hearty Blueshell Snail Goron Spice Hylian Rice |
Egg and Rice Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient(s) |
|---|---|
| Omelet | Bird Egg |
| Mushroom Omelet | Bird Egg Rock Salt Goat Butter Mushroom (Any) |
| Vegetable Omelet | Bird Egg Rock Salt Goat Butter Vegetable or Herb (Any) |
| Vegetable Curry | Goron Spice Carrot or Pumpkin (Any) Hylian Rice |
| Veggie Rice Balls | Vegetable or Herb (Any) Hylian Rice |
| Mushroom Rice Balls | Mushroom (Any) Hylian Rice |
| Mushroom Risotto | Rock Salt Goat Butter Mushroom (Any) Hylian Rice |
| Curry Rice | Goron Spice Hylian Rice |
| Curry Pilaf | Goron Spice Goat Butter Hylian Rice |
| Fried Egg and Rice | Bird Egg Hylian Rice |
| Vegetable Risotto | Carrot (Any) or Fortified Pumpkin Rock Salt Goat Butter Hylian Rice |
Soup and Stew Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient(s) |
|---|---|
| Cream of Mushroom Soup | Rock Salt Fresh Milk Mushroom (Any) Vegetable or Herb (Any) |
| Creamy Heart Soup | Hearty Radish or Big Hearty Radish Fresh Milk Voltfruit Hydromelon |
| Veggie Cream Soup | Carrot (Any) Fortified Pumpkin Fresh Milk Rock Salt |
| Pumpkin Stew | Fortified Pumpkin Fresh Milk Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat |
| Carrot Stew | Carrot (Any) Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Fresh Milk |
| Cream of Vegetable Soup | Vegetable or Herb (Any) Rock Salt Fresh Milk |
Dessert Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient(s) |
|---|---|
| Fruitcake | Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Wildberry or Apple Palm Fruit, Hearty Durian, Banana, Hydromelon, or Voltfruit |
| Fruit Pie | Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Wildberry, Palm Fruit, Hearty Durian, Banana, Hydromelon, or Voltfruit |
| Apple Pie | Apple Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Goat Butter |
| Pumpkin Pie | Fortified Pumpkin Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Goat Butter |
| Nutcake | Acorn or Chickaloo Tree Nut Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Goat Butter |
| Carrot Cake | Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Carrot (Any) |
| Plain Crepe | Fresh Milk Cane Sugar Tabantha Wheat Bird Egg |
| Wildberry Crepe | Fresh Milk Bird Egg Cane Sugar Tabantha Wheat Wildberry |
| Honey Crepe | Fresh Milk Bird Egg Cane Sugar Tabantha Wheat Courser Bee Honey |
| Egg Tart | Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Goat Butter Bird Egg |
| Egg Pudding | Bird Egg Fresh Milk Cane Sugar |
| Honey Candy | Courser Bee Honey |
| Honeyed Apple | Courser Bee Honey Apple |
| Honeyed Fruits | Wildberry, Palm Fruit, Hearty Durian, Banana, Hydromelon, or Voltfruit Courser Bee Honey |
| Fried Bananas | Mighty Bananas Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar |
Other Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredient(s) |
|---|---|
| Mushroom Skewers | Mushroom (Any) |
| Copious Mushroom Skewers | x4 different types of Mushrooms |
| Steamed Mushrooms | Vegetable or Herb (Any) Mushroom (Any) |
| Hot Buttered Apple | Apple Goat Butter |
| Salt-Grilled Greens | Rock Salt Hyrule Herb |
| Herb Saute | Vegetable or Herb (Any) Goron Spice |
| Fried Wild Greens | Vegetable or Herb (Any) |
| Copious Fried Wild Greens | x4 different types of Vegetables, Herbs, or Flowers |
| Salt-Grilled Mushrooms | Mushroom (Any) Rock Salt |
| Fragrant Mushroom Saute | Mushroom (Any) Goron Spice |
| Rock-Hard Food | Wood |
| Simmered Fruit | Fruit (Any) |
| Sauteed Nuts | Acorn or Chickaloo Nut |
| Sauteed Peppers | Spicy Pepper |
| Warm Milk | Fresh Milk |
| Wheat Bread | Goat Butter Hylian Rice |
| Steamed Fruit | Vegetable or Herb (Any) Fruit (Any) |
| Glazed Veggies | Courser Bee Honey Vegetable or Herb (Any) |
| Glazed Mushrooms | Mushroom (Any) Courser Bee Honey |
| Copious Simmered Fruit | x4 different Fruits |
| Fruit and Mushroom Mix | Fruit (Any) Mushroom (Any) |
| Dubious Food | Monster parts (ex: Bokoblin Fang) 2 Items that give effects (ex: Warm Safflina and Stamella Shroom) |
| Monster Soup | Monster Extract Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat Fresh Milk |
| Monster Rice Balls | Monster Extract Hylian Rice Rock Salt |
| Monster Cake | Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Cane Sugar Monster Extract |
| Monster Stew | Monster Extract Meat or Poultry (Any) Fish, Snail, or Crab (Any) |
| Monster Curry | Monster Extract Hylian Rice Goron Spice |