Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom – 9 best cooking recipes and dishes

Don’t be afraid to take whisks (pic: YouTube/Austin John Plays)

Cooking is one of Tears Of The Kingdom’s simple pleasures, but some dishes are more useful than others, giving Link a much needed boost.

Within the first few minutes of landing on the Great Sky Island in Tears Of The Kingdom you’re sure to learn some valuable skills and abilities, including cooking. 

While eating is crucial for Link to replenish his hearts, there are equally scrumptious and rewarding dishes that offer some important perks. 

Whether you need something to warm you up or a strong elixir to take down mighty foes, we’ve got you covered with a handpicked selection of the game’s most essential recipes. 

Top 10 recipes in Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 

To unlock a recipe in Tears Of The Kingdom, you need to whip up a meal at least once. This usually involves some trial and error or chatting up characters who are generous enough to spill their culinary secrets. 

But to give you a helping hand, here are some of the game’s finest dishes: 

1. Spicy Sauteed Peppers – hearts and cold resistance 

Ingredients: 5x spicy peppers 

Perks: Not only will this delectable dish replenish five hearts, but it also grants a precious 12 minutes and 30 seconds of cold resistance. 

2. Chilly Steamed Mushrooms – hearts and heat resistance 

Ingredients: x4 chillshroom, x1 Hyrule herb 

Perks: If you’re struggling to navigate Gerudo Desert, this revitalising dish is your saviour, restoring six hearts and granting a generous 10 minutes and 30 seconds of heat resistance. For an even lengthier reprieve, whip up some Chilly Simmered Fruit (x5 hydromelon) for a blissful 12 minutes and 30 seconds of heat-free exploration. 

Some monsters are tougher to beat than others (pic: Nintendo)

3. Sunny Fried Wild Greens – gloom hearts 

Ingredients: 1x sundelion, 2x herb 

Perks: Again, if you’re all about exploring the depths, you’ll want a remedy for the Gloom that temporarily diminishes your maximum hearts. This recipe not only replenishes four hearts but also mends three hearts’ worth of Gloom damage. Feel free to experiment with it for an even greater bonus. 

4. Mighty Meat And Mushroom Skewer – hearts and attack bonus 

Ingredients: 1x meat, 1x mushroom, 1x mighty thistle 

Perks: Why not chow down on some power-packed grub when fighting strong enemies? This recipe not only replenishes five hearts but also grants Link a 1 minute and 50 seconds attack boost. If you’re looking for an extended surge, toss in additional thistles. 

Make sure you try some of these recipes out while you’re at the Great Sky Island (pic: Nintendo)

5. Tough Steamed Mushrooms – hearts and defense boost 

Ingredients: x1 Hylian shroom, x1 Hyrule herb, x1 ironshroom, x1 armoranth 

Perks: Here’s another mushroom-infused dish that comes in handy, restoring one heart with each bite. But that’s not all – it also grants Link an astounding 8 minutes and 30 seconds of boosted defences, rendering him much less susceptible to damage.

6. Energizing Mushroom Skewer – hearts and stamina increase 

Ingredients: 2x skyshrooms, 2x stambulbs, 1x stamela shroom 

Perks: This simple dish instantly replenishes a portion of your stamina wheel and restores up to two hearts, making it incredibly handy as you embark on your initial adventures in Tears Of The Kingdom. 

7. Sneaky Fruit and Mushroom Mix – hearts and stealth 

Ingredients: x1 apple, x1 acorn, x1 silent shroom 

Perks: Since sneakstrikes are making a comeback, you’d definitely want to whip up a speedy Sneaky Fruit and Mushroom Mix. The best part? You can find all the ingredients scattered across the map. This delicious dish replenishes your hearts and grants you a solid 3 minutes and 20 seconds of improved stealth.

Sometimes you’ll find cooking pots nearby shrines (pic: Nintendo)

8. Sticky Elixir – climbing grip 

Ingredients: 1x sticky frog or sticky lizard, 1x monster part 

Perks: Check out this brand new elixir for Tears Of The Kingdom, that’s designed to assist you in conquering wet walls. It greatly reduces slipping, empowering you enough to climb rain-drenched surfaces and reach the highest peaks. 

9. Hasty Veggie Rice Balls – speed movement increase 

Ingreadients: x1 vegetable, herb or flower, x1 Hylian rice, x1-3 rushroom 

Perks: The home-style dish of Kakariko Village, Veggie Rice Balls can give you a speed movement boost by adding rushrooms to it. The dish restores up to four hearts and grants Link with increased speed for at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds. 

If you’re up for some more culinary experimentation in Tears Of The Kingdom, here’s a breakdown of the perks you can expect from each dish category: 

Electro: Shock resistance 

Enduring: Adds stamina 

Energizing: Restores stamina 

Fireproof: Fire resistance 

Hasty: Speed up 

Hearty: Refills one to five hearts 

Icy or chilly: Heat resistance 

Mighty: Attack up 

Sneaky: Stealth up 

Spicy: Cold resistance 

Sticky: Grip up 

Tough: Defence up 

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Cooking is one of Tears Of The Kingdom’s simple pleasures, but some dishes are more useful than others, giving Link a much needed boost.