Food and cooking play a significant role in the game Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Cooking can increase Link’s resistance to climate, restore health, and provide other benefits. In this post, we will cover how to cook in Zelda: Breath of the Wild with cooking tips. You will learn when and where to cook, as well as all the different ways you can cook.
Cooking in Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a fairly easy task. All you need is an open flame and a pot. Most campsites and villages have at least one pot, but in many instances, you will have to provide your own flame. You can get a flame started in several ways, but if you have a torch on hand, you can use it to light any flame source, then transfer that to the pot by essentially attacking the pot with the torch.
Once you have a pot and a flame under it, stand nearby and access your materials inventory. Then, select the items you wish to cook. Ideally, you want at least one meat item to serve as the base for the food, then whatever you want to season that meat with. For example, you may select raw meat as your base item, then season it with a swift carrot or rock salt.
Some dishes can only be made using an open flame. For example, the seared steak is made by dropping raw meat on top of an open flame. The meat will catch fire, and after a short time, it will change into a seared steak. Any item that is listed as being cooked over an open flame cannot use a pot like you would for normal foods.
There are multiple recipes for many of the foods in the game. Cooking with similar ingredients will net the same or more similar dishes. For example, the fish and mushroom skewer can be made with almost any bass and mushroom combination. Using a highly sought-after dish like the “Mighty Porgy” results in a version that refills three hearts. However, adding Fleet Lotus Seeds will get you a version of the dish that restores seven hearts instead of three.
In many cases, adding more seasoning to your recipe will increase the effectiveness of the meal, but it can also change the dish completely depending on the ingredients used. Mixing random items that don’t go well together will have an adverse effect that could result in meals that do virtually nothing aside from tasting bad. For example, mixing insects with other food items will almost always offer poor results.
In conclusion, cooking in Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a fun and easy way to enhance your gameplay. We hope these cooking tips have helped you on your journey. Remember to check Prima Games’ continually evolving recipe list on our site for more recipe ideas.