🍳 Cooking Overview
Breath of the Wild does not have a fusion system, but it features a complete cooking and elixir-making system. Place ingredients in a pot, campfire, or inn kitchen to create dishes and elixirs that provide recovery and various buffs.
| Cooking Type | Quantity | Primary Effect | Crafting Difficulty |
|---|
| 🍲 Recovery Dishes | 30+ | Restores hearts | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| 💪 Attack Dishes | 10+ | Boosts attack power | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 🛡️ Defense Dishes | 10+ | Boosts defense | ★★☆☆☆ |
| ⚡ Stamina Dishes | 10+ | Restores/boosts stamina | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 🏃 Speed Dishes | 10+ | Increases movement speed | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 🌡️ Environmental Dishes | 15+ | Cold/Heat/Shock Resistance | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 🧪 Elixirs | 20+ | Various buffs | ★★★☆☆ |
🍲 Recovery Dishes
Core Ingredients
| Ingredient | Effect | Notes |
|---|
| Hearty Radish | Full recovery + temporary hearts | Top choice for recovery dishes |
| Big Hearty Truffle | Large amount of temporary hearts | Premium recovery ingredient |
| Hearty Durian | High recovery | Rare fruit |
| Apple, Mushroom | Minor recovery | Daily supplies |
Recommended Recipes
| Dish Name | Recipe | Effect |
|---|
| Hearty Stew | Hearty Radish × 1 + Any Ingredient × 4 | Full recovery + temporary hearts |
| Truffle Mushroom Skewer | Big Hearty Truffle × 1 + Mushroom × 4 | Large amount of temporary hearts |
| Fruit Medley | Hearty Durian × 2 + Apple × 3 | High recovery |
| Pumpkin Soup | Pumpkin × 1 + Fresh Milk × 1 + Goat Butter × 1 | Significant recovery |
Tip: Using “Hearty” ingredients alone guarantees the dish will have “Full Recovery + Temporary Hearts,” making it the most reliable healing method.
🍄 Buff Dishes
Attack Boost
| Recipe | Effect | Material Source |
|---|
| Mighty Mushroom Skewer | Boosts attack power | Mighty mushrooms/ingredients |
| Mighty Meat Stew | Greatly boosts attack power | Meat + Mighty ingredients |
| Mighty Elixir | Long-lasting attack buff | Monster parts + Mighty insects |
Defense Boost
| Recipe | Effect | Material Source |
|---|
| Ironshroom Sauté | Boosts defense | Ironshroom |
| Ironshell Stew | Greatly boosts defense | Ironshell ingredients |
| Ironshell Elixir | Long-lasting defense buff | Monster parts + Ironshell insects |
Stamina & Endurance
| Recipe | Effect | Material Source |
|---|
| Enduring Mushroom Skewer | Restores stamina | Rushroom/Endura Shroom |
| Enduring Stew | Increases stamina wheel | Endura ingredients |
| Enduring Elixir | Instantly restores large stamina | Monster parts + Endura insects |
Speed & Stealth
| Recipe | Effect | Material Source |
|---|
| Hasty Mushroom Skewer | Increases movement speed | Hasty ingredients |
| Sneaky Meat Skewer | Boosts stealth | Silent Princess |
| Sneaky Elixir | Long-lasting speed boost | Monster parts + Silent insects |
🌡️ Environmental Dishes
| Environment | Dish Effect | Key Ingredients | Applicable Areas |
|---|
| ❄️ Cold Resistance | Resists cold | Warm Pepper, Sunshroom, Chili | Hebra Mountains, snowy regions |
| 🔥 Heat Resistance | Resists heat | Hydromelon, Coldfoot, Dragon Fruit | Gerudo Desert, Death Mountain |
| ⚡ Shock Resistance | Resists electricity | Voltfruit, Zapshroom | Thunderstorm areas |
| 💧 Fire Resistance | Resists flames | Fireproof ingredients (rare) | Death Mountain |
Tip: Environmental dishes are essential for exploring extreme areas. Cold resistance suits Hebra and Mount Lanayru, while heat resistance is for Gerudo Desert and Death Mountain surroundings.
🧪 Elixir Crafting
Elixirs are made from “Monster Parts + Insects/Lizards/Frogs.” The base material determines the potency, while additional ingredients determine the buff type.
| Elixir Type | Primary Materials | Effect | Recommendation |
|---|
| Recovery Elixir | Monster Parts + Any Insect | Restores hearts | ★★★☆☆ |
| Mighty Elixir | Monster Parts + Mighty Insect | Boosts attack | ★★★★☆ |
| Ironshell Elixir | Monster Parts + Ironshell Insect | Boosts defense | ★★★★☆ |
| Hasty Elixir | Monster Parts + Hasty Insect | Boosts speed | ★★★★☆ |
| Sneaky Elixir | Monster Parts + Sneaky Insect | Boosts stealth | ★★★☆☆ |
| Enduring Elixir | Monster Parts + Endura Insect | Restores stamina | ★★★★☆ |
Elixir Material Sources
| Material | Location | Notes |
|---|
| Frog | Rivers, ponds | Common base material |
| Lizard | Grasslands, rock walls | Provides different buffs |
| Firefly | Nighttime grasslands | Boosts stealth |
| Energetic Rhino Beetle | Nighttime tree trunks | Rare enhancement material |
| Bokoblin Eyeball | Bokoblin drops | Boosts accuracy |
👨🍳 Cooking Tips
Dish Quality
- Critical Hit Dishes — Cooking during a Blood Moon guarantees a critical hit, enhancing effects
- Ingredient Quantity — More ingredients of the same buff type increase effect strength (max 5)
- Mixing Prohibition — Combining different buff types cancels them out, leaving only the weakest effect
- Same-Type Stacking — Cooking ingredients of the same type maximizes buff levels
Practical Advice
| Advice | Explanation |
|---|
| Always Carry Recovery | Keep 5 full-recovery dishes on hand |
| Elemental Trio | Stock up on Cold/Heat/Shock resistance dishes |
| Buff Before Battle | Eat Attack/Defense dishes before challenging strong enemies |
| Batch Cooking | Cook multiple dishes at once to save time |
Horses & Cooking
- Feeding specific dishes to horses at stables can enhance their stats
- Pumpkins, carrots, and other crops make excellent horse feed
- Eating speed dishes before riding increases efficiency with your horse
Related Pages: Materials & Items | Weapons Compendium | Armor Collection | Monster Compendium