Summary

  • Culinary skills in Tears of the Kingdom can help players fend off the cold.
  • Various recipes offer cold resistance, including Mushroom Risotto and Hylian Tomato Pizza.
  • Ingredients like Sunshrooms and Spicy Peppers can boost cold resistance in meals.

Tears of the Kingdom players may sometimes struggle to fend off the cold. There are many chilly regions in Hyrule, and without proper protection, players may frequently find themselves succumbing to the area's frosty bite. Cold-resistant clothing can be expensive, and it can initially be difficult to discover an alternative.

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Luckily, players looking for a way to survive the cold in Tears of the Kingdom can cook up some of these delicious recipes that will provide them with ample cold resistance - enough to survive the coldest regions in the game. Here are some of the best recipes for cold resistance in Tears of the Kingdom.

Updated September 30, 2024 by Blaise Santi: There are more recipes in Tears of the Kingdom than most players will encounter during their playthroughs. However, for those who want the thrill of trying to make every recipe in the game, these additional recipes involve a little more complicated specifications of ingredients.

As a result, it can be tricky for players to figure out exactly how to turn these delectable meals into cold resistance-boosting boons. Follow the lists below to figure out how to make these tasty treats, and double-check to see if you already have the ingredients in your inventory to make these cold resistance recipes in Tears of the Kingdom without going searching for them.

1 Spicy Prime Cheesy Meat Bowl

Major Health Recovery, +1 Cold Resistance

Prime Cheesy Meat Bowl recipe in TOTK

Ingredients

Effects

Raw Prime Meat

HP Recovery

Hylian Rice

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Hateno Cheese

HP Recovery Effect Duration Boost

Rock Salt

Effect Duration Boost

Spicy Pepper or Warm Safflina

Cold Resistance

The Prime Cheesy Meat Bowl certainly looks like one of the tastiest meals players can craft in Tears of the Kingdom, though it might be pretty tough to cook up. It requires Raw Prime Meat (or, for the Gourmet Cheesy Meat Bowl variant, Raw Gourmet Meat), Hylian Rice, Hateno Cheese, and Rock Salt, making it a pretty crowded recipe.

While its health bonuses are astounding, there's only room in the recipe for one additional ingredient to provide cold resistance, like a Spicy Pepper, though the handful of ingredients that boost effect duration will help make that power worth it.

2 Spicy Apple Pie

Minor Health Recovery, +1 Cold Resistance

Link after cooking an Apple Pie

Ingredients

Effects

Apple

HP Recovery

Tabantha Wheat

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Cane Sugar

Effect Duration Boost

Goat Butter

Effect Duration Boost

Spicy Pepper

Cold Resistance

Everyone loves a good Apple Pie, especially players of Tears of the Kingdom. Apples are a necessary ingredient for this recipe, which is combined with Tabantha Wheat, Cane Sugar, and Goat Butter. Like the previous recipe, however, there's only room for one ingredient that boosts cold resistance.

However, given how plentiful apples are all across Hyrule, this makes for a good variety of the usual recipes they make up. Plus, some players might enjoy the thrill of making an Apple Pie to remind them of a favorite childhood delicacy.

3 Spicy Mushroom Risotto

Good Health Recovery, +2 Cold Resistance

Mushroom Risotto recipe in TOTK

Ingredients

Effects

Sunshroom(s)

Cold Resistance, HP Recovery

Hylian Rice

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Goat Butter

Effect Duration Boost

Rock Salt

Effect Duration Boost

What's useful about the Mushroom Risotto for those looking for cold resistance recipes is that the recipe can utilize pretty much any variety of mushrooms. This means players can throw in up to two Sunshrooms for additional cold resistance, while the other ingredients include Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock Salt.

It's not as massive a health recovery option as other recipes available to cook in Tears of the Kingdom, but given the plethora of effect-duration-boosting ingredients included in the recipe, the cold resistance will be quite plentiful if players can gather two Sunshrooms for maximum cold resistance potential.

4 Spicy Herb Saute

Minor Health Recovery, +3 Cold Resistance

Link after cooking an herb saute

Ingredients

Effects

Warm Safflina(s)

HP Recovery, Cold Resistance

Goron Spice

Effect Duration Boost

Among the simpler recipes on this list is the Herb Sauté, which surprisingly requires only two ingredients: a Warm Safflina and Goron Spice. For players with a plethora of Warm Safflinas to dispose of, this is a great recipe to use, as it can include up to four of the ingredient. Or, adversely, they can stock up on Goron Spices to increase its effect duration.

What might be an obstacle for some players is the rarity of these two ingredients. Goron Spice can only be purchased in two places: the Goron Gusto Shop in Goron City, and the Tabantha Bridge Stable. Warm Safflina, on the other hand, can be found growing out of the ground in the Gerudo Desert and Eldin Canyon, so stock up on heat resistance recipes!

5 Spicy Hylian Tomato Pizza

Major Health Recovery, +1 Cold Resistance

Hylian Tomato Pizza recipe in TOTK

Ingredients

Effects

Hylian Tomato

HP Recovery

Tabantha Wheat

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Hateno Cheese

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Spicy Pepper or Sunshroom

Cold Resistance

The Hylian Tomato Pizza is a brand-new recipe in Tears of the Kingdom, and it's one of the more challenging ones to make. For starters, Hateno Cheese can only be acquired after completing the side quest "A Letter to Koyin" in Hateno Village. Tabantha Wheat and Hylian Tomatos are also quite difficult to come by. But combining all three, and maybe some Rock Salt, will make a pizza.

Players can also add additional toppings, like Spicy Peppers, Sunshrooms, Warm Saffina, or Sizzlefin Trouts, to give their pizza cold resistance. The result will be a lot of health recovery along with their cold resistance meal, so it's best not to waste it by eating it in a non-freezing area.

6 Spicy Fruit And Mushroom Mix

Good Health Recovery, +1 Cold Resistance

Link making Spicy Fruit and Mushroom Mix in TOTK

Ingredients

Effects

Any Fruit

Various Effects

Any Mushroom

Various Effects

Spicy Pepper or Sunshroom

Cold Resistance

The Fruit and Mushroom Mix is a fairly easy recipe to make in Tears of the Kingdom, as it's just any combination of fruit and mushrooms. To give it an extra kick, players can throw Spicy Peppers and Sunshrooms into the cooking pot. The result could be a bit of cold resistance, or a lot of it, depending on the ratio of regular fruit and shrooms to specialty ones.

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When making the Spicy Fruit and Mushroom Mix, make sure that Link isn't combining these ingredients with other fruits or mushrooms with their own effects, like Chillshrooms or Stamina Bulbs. Rather than pile on, additional meal effects will cancel each other out. Instead, stick to cold resistance ingredients in each recipe.

7 Spicy Meaty Rice Balls

Full Health Recovery, +1 Cold Resistance

Link after cooking Meaty Rice Balls in TOTK

Ingredients

Effects

Any Meat

HP Recovery

Hylian Rice

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Spicy Pepper or Sunshroom

Cold Resistance

To purchase Hylian Rice, look in Hateno Village, Zora's Domain, and Lookout Landing. It's easy to make many types of rice balls in Tears of the Kingdom, but with the right combination of gourmet or prime meat, players can benefit from full health recovery with this easy-to-make recipe. They'll also have room left over to throw in some Spicy Peppers or Sunshrooms.

Since the recipe only calls for one meat item and one Hylian Rice, players can add plenty of veggies and mushrooms with this recipe to get the most out of their cold resistance boost. Adding one or two extra Hylian Rice will also greatly increase the duration of their cold resistance boost. It's worth it if Link has enough ingredients to spare.

8 Spicy Prime/Gourmet Poultry Curry

Major Health Recovery, +1 Cold Resistance

A recipe for Gourmet Poultry Curry

Ingredients

Effects

Any Bird Meat

HP Recovery

Hylian Rice

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Goron Spice

Effect Duration Boost

Spicy Pepper

Cold Resistance

There may be instances, especially late in Tears of the Kingdom, where players may find themselves with low health, and suffering from incremental health loss thanks to the cold. A great counter to this is Spicy Poultry Curry. Its Prime and Gourmet variations can be difficult to cook thanks to needing either Raw Bird Thighs, or even rarer, a Full Raw Bird.

Prime Poultry Curry will grant huge health recovery, which can be a rare combination to guarantee. Throw in a Spicy Pepper, and the result is a meal that will provide a long period of cold resistance in addition to its massive health restoration.

9 Spicy Cheesy Baked Fish

Major Health Recovery, +2 Cold Resistance

Tears of the Kingdom Spicy Cheesy Baked Fish

Ingredients

Effects

Hateno Cheese

HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

Sizzlefin Trout

Cold Resistance, HP Recovery, Effect Duration Boost

One of the best ways to acquire high-level cold resistance in Tears of the Kingdom is by using Sizzlefin Trouts. These fish provide a hefty boost to Link's cold resistance and can be used in a variety of recipes.

One recipe players can make with this fish is Cheesy Baked Fish. All they will need is one to four Sizzlefin Trouts and some Hateno Cheese. This will restore a nice amount of Hearts, and protect Link from the cold for over 10 minutes. It's important to note that Hateno Cheese can only be unlocked after the player has completed a certain quest line in Hateno Village.

10 Spicy Elixir

+1 Cold Resistance

Tears of the Kingdom Spicy Elixir

Ingredients

Effects

Warm Darner or Summerwing Butterfly

Cold Resistance

Monster Parts

Various Effects

Tears of the Kingdom players who find themselves short on cooking materials can instead use their excess monster parts to make a Spicy Elixir. For this recipe, players will need at least one Warm Darner or Summerwing Butterfly, and preferably a high-level monster part. The more valuable the monster part, the longer the cold resistance will last.

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Players can purchase Warm Darners and Summerwing Butterflies from Beedle. They can be quite tricky to track down in the wild, so purchasing them straight from Beedle is the simplest way to acquire them. This recipe is best for players who aren't bothered about receiving any Hearts from a meal.