Zelda: BotW

Unlike previous Legend of Zelda games, Link doesn't recover health from picking up hearts. Instead, Breath of the Wild adds cooking. Throughout your playthrough, you'll be farming materials from monsters, wildlife, and more. Consuming food will restore Link's health, but cooking it will have better recovery effects and, depending on the ingredients, can grant a buff such as durability or increased attack power.

There are over 100 recipes in Breath of the Wild. Unfortunately, there isn't a cookbook to keep track of every recipe. You can check the ingredients by selecting a meal and then selecting "Recipe," but it's easy to forget what's in each dish.

Updated on May 15, 2025 by Renri Seong: Cooking is an extremely important gameplay mechanic in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Tears of the Kingdom would go on to expand the cookbook with new ingredients and recipes, but there are some ingredients that are BotW-exclusive. You can cook meals to restore health, of course, but if you put in the right ingredients, you'll receive buffs such as attack power enhancement. There's a variety of ingredients to cook and a hearty list of recipes in BotW. However, it's best to learn how to use these ingredients so you don't waste them. The following guide has been updated to include cooking tips for the beginning and late-game of Breath of the Wild.

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How to Cook in BotW

Cooking in Breath of the Wild is easy. You'll need a campfire with a cooking pot. Go into the menu with X-button, use the right control stick to scroll to Materials in the inventory. Then, select a food ingredient (ex: Apple) with A-button, then select Hold.

Link can hold up to five ingredients at once. Most recipes only need 1-3 ingredients, but heartier meals will usually need 4-5 ingredients. Anything that is in Link's Materials tab can be cooked. However, just because something can be cooked, doesn't mean it should. Mixing ingredients with incompatible materials (such as gems) may not give the best results. Some food will grant an "effect" to the meal. Be warned: Making a dish that uses two items that have effects will cause them to cancel one another out. So, if you want to make something that will restore Stamina (ex: Stamella Shroom) as well as HP, you should avoid adding food that will give anything else other than Stamina (ex: Warm Safflina).

Soup & Stew Recipes

Soups and Stews use vegetables/herbs, mushrooms, and sometimes flowers as their main ingredients, as well as Fresh Milk. In Breath of the Wild, there are a variety of vegetables/herbs, and most of them will give Link a buff when cooked. Flowers can be used in cooking, but they're generally preferred for upgrading to higher-level armor.

Vegetables/Herbs: Fortified Pumpkin, Endura Carrot, Swift Carrot, Hearty Radish, Big Hearty Radish, Spicy Pepper, Hyrule Herb
Mushrooms: Hearty Shroom, Big Hearty Shroom, Chillshroom, Razorshroom, Ironshroom, Zapshroom, Rushroom, Sunshroom, Stamella Shroom, Hylian Shroom, Endurashroom, Silent Shroom
Flowers: Warm Safflina, Silent Princess, Cool Safflina, Swift Violet, Mighty Thistle, Blue Nightshade, Electric Safflina, Armoranth

Name	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

Meat Recipes

Meat and poultry can be gained from hunting wildlife such as foxes, bears, cranes, and wolves. There are six types of meat and poultry total in BotW. Certain recipes call for specific meats (ex: Gourmet Spiced Meat Skewer). In case a recipe calls for any type of meat, then you can choose whatever you want.

Types of Meat: Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Raw Gourmet Meat
Types of Poultry: Raw Bird Drumstick, Raw Bird Thigh, or Raw Whole Bird

Name	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)

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Seafood Recipes

Just like meat, there are different types of seafood in Breath of the Wild. There are three categories: Fish, snails, and crabs. Unlike meat/poultry, most crabs and snails offer additional effects such as defense and attack power:

Fish: Hyrule Bass, Staminoka Bass, Hearty Bass, Voltfin Trout, Stealthfin Trout, Hearty Salmon, Chillfin Trout, Sizzlefin Trout, Armored Porgy, Mighty Porgy, Mighty Carp, Sanke Carp, Armored Carp
Crabs: Razorclaw Crab, Ironshell Crab, Bright-Eyed Crab
Snails: Sneaky River Snail, Hearty Blueshell Snail

Name	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

Rice & Egg Recipes

As their names indicate, rice and egg recipes use rice or egg as their main ingredients. For recipes that call for one egg, you can increase the amount of hearts restored by adding in 5 eggs instead of 1 egg. If you're looking to bake bread or rice balls, then you need to have one more ingredient with the Hylian Rice. Cooking Hylian Rice by itself will result in Dubious Food, which only restores a quarter heart.

Name	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

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Dessert Recipes

Dessert Recipes usually require Tabantha Wheat and Cane Sugar, but some use fruits as well. Being one of the more common ingredients in BotW, they're the least troublesome to find. Recipes may include one or more of the following ingredients:

Apple
Wildberry
Palm Fruit
Hearty Durian
Fleet-Lotus Seeds
Voltfruit
Hydomelon
Banana

Name	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

Miscellaneous Recipes (Monster, Fruit, Herbs, etc)

Combining five of the same ingredients will usually result in skewers or fried greens depending on the ingredients used. These can restore as many or little hearts depending on how much was used for cooking. They're not as complicated as the previous recipes, but they're good to throw together if you're lacking specific ingredients (ex: Fresh Milk or Cane Sugar). The Monster Recipes call for Monster Extract, which is an exclusive ingredient that can be bought from Kilton. Monster Extract will cost 9 mon, which you can get (again: from Kilton) by trading in Monster Parts.

Name	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) x2 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

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Cooking Tips for Beginning & Late Game

Recommended Ingredients

You'll start off BotW on the Great Plateau. The first ingredient you'll likely to pick up is the Apple, which you can either drop onto an open fire to get a Baked Apple, or you can throw it into a cooking pot to get Simmered Fruit.

There's a pot outside the Old Man's cabin (second picture in above images).

Once you acquire some weapons or the Sheikah Slate bombs, you can start hunting the wild boars and fish. In fact, you'll need meat, fish, and a spicy pepper to make the Spicy Meat and Seafood Fry. This dish can be given to the Old Man in exchange for the Warm Doublet, which will come in handy as you complete the Trial Shrines on the Great Plateau.

Since Link is likely to only have a few hearts at the start of your playthrough, you really only need meals that restore few hearts, so you don't have to dive into the complex recipes. Even a meal that restores 5-HP should be plenty if you're still on the Great Plateau. Cooking up x1 Raw Meat to get the Meat Skewer or x1 Hylian Bass to make Fish Skewers will be enough until you get the Paraglider.

If you're in the midgame to lategame, you'll want to start cooking stronger meals. You should also consider combining ingredients that will increase your attack power, defense, speed, etc. At this point in BotW, you should have much stronger weapons and armor, so you shouldn't be losing as much health as you were on the Great Plateau. However, you'll be facing stronger enemies, so having meals that can fully restore your health is highly recommended. For the best recipes, cook up ingredients that are "Hearty", such as the Big Hearty Radish or Hearty Snail.

You'll also need to cook up specific meals for certain side quests, such as the Seafood Paella for the "What's for Dinner" quest in Lurelin Village.

Trial of the Sword Recipes

If you have the expansion pack for Breath of the Wild, you can take on the Trial of the Sword in the Korok Woods by inspecting the Master Sword pedestal. Doing so will teleport you to a new area where you'll be removed of all your gear, including your food. There are three stages of the Trial of the Sword where you'll have to face enemies of varying difficulty.

It's also highly, highly recommended you cook an attack (or defense) enhancing meal with a Dragon Claw to get a 30min buff before taking on the Trial of the Sword.

Every few floors, there's a Rest Area with a cooking pot and treasure chests containing armor for the upcoming floors. In the final trials (with 23 floors), you'll find Hearty Truffles in the later rest areas. When cooking in the Trial of the Sword, you should avoid throwing all your food into one recipe, especially with the Hearty Truffles. When cooking Hearty Truffles, simply cook one at a time. This will give you meals that will completely restore your health and give you bonus hearts.

If you need more health-replenishing meals during the Trial of the Sword, then you should cut down the trees and cook the wood. You'll get Dubious Food, which will only restore a quarter of a heart. However, if you collect enough wood to cook, you should be able to make enough Dubious Food to restore a handful of hearts.

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Released: March 3, 2017
ESRB: E for Everyone: Fantasy Violence, Use of Alcohol, Mild Suggestive Themes
Developer(s): Nintendo EPD
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Engine: Havok
Cross-Platform Play: no
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