How to cook food items in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Recipe guide

Joseph Pascoulis
zelda sitting by fire cooking food in a pot

For those wanting to know how to cook tasty meals in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, here’s our complete guide with every food item as well as all of the recipes you can cook up in TOTK.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom brought a brand-new experience for Zelda fans, with so much to explore and learn in the open world of Hyrule.

There are many new features and mechanics in Tears of the Kingdom, including Autobuild and various new abilities such as Ultrahand. That said, there’s also a lot of familiarity with the incredibly popular predecessor, Breath of the Wild, including the ability for players to cook food.

For those interested in how to cook food items in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the game’s full recipe list, here’s our guide.

Link looking at Sky Island in Tears of the Kingdom
Cooking food is an essential part of survival in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

How to cook food items in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Cooking food items in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is as simple as either holding or dropping food items close to a fire. To cook more complex recipes, players will need to place food items in a cooking pot over a fire.

You can make a fire with Flint and Wood by dropping those items on the floor and striking them with a metal sword or shooting them with a Fire Fruit arrow or other fiery items. Players will find cooking pots throughout Hyrule that are already placed over a fire. Tears of the Kingdom players can also carry and place their own cooking pot with the Portable Pot Zonai Device.

To cook more complex foods, not only is the cooking pot needed, but players will also need the correct food items for certain recipes.

Here’s a full list of the game’s recipes and the food items you’ll need.

All Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom food recipes in order

NumberRecipeIngredientsEffects
1Mushroom SkewerAny MushroomRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
2Meat and Mushroom SkewerAny Mushroom and any MeatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
3Fish and Mushroom SkewerAny Mushroom and any FishRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
4Meat SkewerAny MeatRestore Hearts
5Fish SkewerAny FishRestore Hearts
6Seafood SkewerAny Snail or CrabRestore Hearts
7Copious Meat SkewersAny four different MeatRestore Hearts
8Copious Seafood SkewersAny four different FishRestore Hearts
9Steamed FruitAny Fruit (except Hylian Tomato) and any Vegetable, Flower, or HerbRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
10Steamed TomatoesHylian Tomato and any Vegetable, Flower, or HerbRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
11Steamed MushroomsAny Mushroom and any Vegetable, Flower, or HerbRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
12Steamed MeatAny Meat and any Vegetable, Flower, or HerbRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
13Steamed FishAny Fish and any Vegetable, Flower, or HerbRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
14Sauteed PeppersSpicy PepperRestore Hearts and grant Heat Resistance
15Sauteed NutsAny NutRestore Hearts
16Fried Wild GreensAny Vegetable, Flower, or HerbRestore Hearts
17Copious Fried Wild GreensAny four Vegetables, Flower, or HerbRestore Hearts
18Cooked StambulbStambulbRestore Hearts and Stamina
19Buttered StambulbStambulb and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and Stamina
20Copious Mushroom SkewerAny four different MushroomsRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
21Spiced Meat SkewerRaw Meat and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
22Prime Spiced Meat SkewerRaw Prime Meat and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
23Gourmet Spiced Meat SkewerRaw Gourmet Meat and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
24Crab Stir-FryAny Crab and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
25Meat and Seafood FryRaw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick and any SeafoodRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
26Prime Meat and Seafood FryPrime Raw Meat or Raw Bird Thigh and any SeafoodRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
27Gourmet Meat and Seafood FryGourmet Raw Meat or Raw Whole Bird and any SeafoodRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
28Salt-Grilled GreensRock Salt and any Herb or FlowerRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
29Salt-Grilled MushroomsRock Salt and any MushroomRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
30Salt-Grilled MeatRock Salt and Raw Meat or Raw Bird DrumstickRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
31Salt-Grilled Prime MeatRock Salt and Prime Raw Meat or Raw Bird ThighRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
32Salt-Grilled Gourmet MeatRock Salt and Raw Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole BirdRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
33Salt-Grilled FishRock Salt and any FishRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
34Salt-Grilled CrabRock Salt and any CrabRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
35Herb SauteAny Herb, Flower, or Vegetable and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
36Fragrant Mushroom SauteAny Mushroom and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
37Pepper SteakSpicy Pepper and any MeatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
38Pepper SeafoodSpicy Pepper and any FishRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
39Fragrant Seafood StewAny Fish or Seafood, Stambulb, and Oil JarRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
40Deep-Fried DrumstickOil Jar and Raw Bird DrumstickRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
41Deep-Fried ThighOil Jar and Raw Bird ThighRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
42Deep-Fried Bird RoastOil Jar and Raw Whole BirdRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
43Seafood MeuniereAny Seafood (except Hearty Salmon and Porgy),
Tabantha Wheat, and Goat Butter
Restore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
44Porgy MeuniereArmored Porgy or Mighty Porgy, Tabantha Wheat, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
45Salmon MeuniereHeary Salmon, Tabantha Wheat, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
46Fruit and Mushroom MixAny Fruit and any MushroomRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
47Simmered FruitAny FruitRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
48Copious Simmered FruitAny four different FruitRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
49Simmered TomatoHylian TomatoRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
50Fruity Tomato StewHylian Tomato, Fresh Milk, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
51Tomato Mushroom StewAny Mushroom and Hylian TomatoRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
52Tomato Seafood SoupHylian Tomato and any SeafoodRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
53Cream of Vegetable SoupAny Herb, Vegetable, or Flower, Rock Salt, and Fresh MilkRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
54Veggie Cream SoupAny Carrot or any Pumpkin, Rock Salt, and Fresh MilkRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
55Cream of Mushroom SoupAny Mushroom, any Herb, Vegetable, or Flower, Rock Salt, and Fresh MilkRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
56Creamy of Meat SoupAny Meat, any Herb, Vegetable, or Flower, Rock Salt, and Fresh MilkRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
57Creamy Seafood SoupAny Seafood, any Herb, Vegetable, or Flower, Rock Salt, and Fresh MilkRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
58Snail ChowderSneaky River Snail, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and grant Stealth
59Creamy Heart SoupHearty Radish, Hydromelon, Voltfruit, and Fresh MilkRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
60Glazed VeggiesAny Vegetable, Flower, or Herb, and Courser Bee HoneyRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
61Glazed MushroomsAny Mushroom and Courser Bee HoneyRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
62Glazed MeatAny Meat and Courser Bee HoneyRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
63Glazed SeafoodAny Seafood and Courser Bee HoneyRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
64Curry RiceHylian Rice and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
65Vegetable CurryAny Carrot or any Pumpkin, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
66Meat CurryRaw Meat, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
67Prime Meat CurryRaw Prime Meat, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
68Gourmet Meat CurryRaw Gourmet Meat, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
69Poultry CurryRaw Bird Drumstick, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
70Prime Poultry CurryRaw Bird Thigh, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
71Gourmet Poultry CurryRaw Whole Bird, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
72Seafood CurryAny Porgy, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
73Cheesy CurryHateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Goron SpiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
74Carrot StewAny Carrot, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
75Pumpkin StewFortified Pumpkin or Sun Pumpkin, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
76Meat StewRaw Meat, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
77Prime Meat StewRaw Prime Meat, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
78Gourmet Meat StewRaw Gourmet Meat, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
79Meat-Stuffed PumpkinFortified Pumpkin or Sun Pumpkin and any MeatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
80Vegetable RisottoAny Carrot or any Pumpkin, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
81Mushroom RisottoAny Mushroom, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
82Salmon RisottoHearty Salmon, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock SaltFull health recover and four yellow Hearts
83Crab RisottoAny Crab, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
84Cheesy RisottoAny Fish (except Hearty Salmon), Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
85Poultry PilafRaw Bird Drumstick, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Bird EggRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
86Prime Poultry PilafRaw Bird Thigh, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Bird EggRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
87Gourmet Poultry PilafRaw Whole Bird, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Bird EggRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
88Seafood PaellaArmored Porgy or Mighty Porgy, Razorclaw Crab or Ironshell Crab, Rock Salt, Goat Butter, and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
89Curry PilafGoron Spice, Goat Butter, and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
90Fried Egg and RiceBird Egg and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
91Crunchy Fried RiceAny Meat, Hylian Rice, Oil Jar, and Bird EggRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
92Seafood Fried RiceAny Porgy, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
93Crab Omelet with RiceAny Crab, Bird Egg, Rock Salt, and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
94Meat and Rice BowlRaw Meat, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
95Prime Meat and Rice BowlRaw Prime Meat, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
96Gourmet Meat and Rice BowlRaw Gourmet Meat, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
97Cheesy Meat BowlRaw Meat, Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
98Prime Cheesy Meat BowlRaw Prime Meat, Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
99Gourmet Cheesy Meat BowlRaw Gourmet Meat, Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
100Veggie Rice BallsAny Vegetable, Herb, or Flower and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
101Mushroom Rice BallsAny Mushroom and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
102Meaty Rice BallsAny Meat and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
103Seafood Rice BallsAny Seafood and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
104Veggie PorridgeAny Vegetable, Flower, or Herb, Fresh Milk, and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
105Wheat BreadRock Salt and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
106Melty Cheesy BreadHateno Cheese, Rock Salt, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
107Hylian Tomato PizzaTabatha Wheat, Hateno Cheese, and Hylian TomatoRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
108Meat PieAny Meat, Goat Butter, Rock Salt, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
109Fish PieAny Seafood, Goat Butter, Rock Salt, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
110Cheesy TomatoHylian Tomato and Hateno CheeseRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
111Cheesy Baked FishHateno Cheese and any SeafoodRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
112OmeletBird EggRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
113Vegetable OmeletAny Vegetable, Flower, or Herb, Bird Egg, Rock Salt, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
114Mushroom OmeletAny Mushroom, Bird Egg, Rock Salt, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
115Cheesy OmeletAny Mushroom or any Vegetable, Flower, or Herb, Bird Egg, Rock Salt, Goat Butter, and Hateno CheeseRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
116Hot Buttered AppleApple and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
117Honeyed FruitsAny Fruit (except Apple) and Courser Bee HoneyRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
118Honeyed AppleApple and Courser Bee HoneyRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
119Honey CandyCourser Bee HoneyRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
120Fried BananasMighty Bananas, Tabantha Wheat, and Cane SugarRestore Hearts and grant Attack Up effect
121Egg PuddingFresh Milk, Bird Egg, and Cane SugarRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
122Plain CrepeTabantha Wheat, Fresh Milk, Cane Sugar, and Bird EggRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
123Wildberry CrepeWildberry, Tabantha Wheat, Fresh Milk, Cane Sugar, and Bird EggRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
124Honey CrepeCourser Bee Honey, Tabantha Wheat, Fresh Milk, Cane Sugar, and Bird EggRestore Hearts and Stamina
125NutcakeAcorn or Chickaloo Tree Nut, Goat Butter, Cane Sugar, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
126FruitcakeWildberry or Apple, any other Fruit, Cane Sugar, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
127Carrot CakeAny Carrot, Cane Sugar, Tabantha Wheat, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
128Pumpkin PieFortified Pumpkin or Sun Pumpkin, Cane Sugar, Tabantha Wheat, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
129CheesecakeHateno Cheese, Tabantha Wheat, Cane Sugar, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
130Fruit PieAny Fruit (except Apple or Wildberry), Tabantha Wheat, Cane Sugar, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
131Apple PieApple, Tabantha Wheat, Cane Sugar, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
132Egg TartBird Egg, Tabantha Wheat, Cane Sugar, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
133MilkFresh MilkRestore Hearts
134Noble PursuitPalm Fruit, Hydromelon, Voltfruit, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts
135Monster StewMonster Extract, any Meat, and any SeafoodRestore Hearts and other effects based on ingredients
136Monster SoupMonster Extract, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha WheatRestore less than 1 Heart
137Monster CurryMonster Extract, Goron Spice, and Hylian RiceRestore less than 1 Heart
138Monster Rice BallsMonster Extract, Rock Salt, and Hylian RiceRestore less than 1 Heart
139Monster CakeMonster Extract, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha WheatRestore less than 1 Heart
140Dark StewDark Clump, any Meat, and any SeafoodRestore Hearts and grant Gloom protection
141Dark SoupDark Clump, Tabantha Wheat, Fresh Milk, and Goat ButterRestore Hearts and grant Gloom protection
142Dark CurryDark Clump, Goron Spice, and Hylian RiceRestore Hearts and grant Gloom protection
143Dark Rice BallDark Clump, Hylian Rice, and Rock SaltRestore Hearts and grant Gloom protection
144Dark CakeDark Clump, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha WheatRestore Hearts and grant Gloom protection
145Dubious FoodAny incompatible combination or Monster Parts added to food ingredientsRestore 1 Heart
146Rock-Hard FoodWood and GemsRestore less than 1 Heart

How to view recipes in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Among the many new features players can discover in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, there’s a sort of recipe book that can be a great help when cooking. Players can access the recipe of any food they previously cooked following these simple steps:

  1. Press plus (+) to access your inventory.
  2. Head to the Food tab.
  3. Press A on any meal.
  4. Press A on Check recipe.

That will not only show you the recipe you used for that specific meal, but you’ll also be able to scroll to see all the recipes you’ve unlocked.

Alternatively, you can head to the Materials tab in the inventory, press A on an ingredient, and then ‘Select for recipe’. This will show you all the recipes you cooked using that particular ingredient.

Well, there you have it, that’s how you can cook food in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as well as all of the game’s recipes.

For more guides on The Legend of Zelda, check out some of our other pieces below:

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