Cooking in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom isn't only a great pastime for Link - it's a crucial way to restore health and gain useful effects. Without knowing his way around a cooking pot, Link won't be able to save Zelda and Hyrule.

Luckily, this guide will explain every recipe in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, so you can fill out the entire cookbook. There are over 200 recipes, and they can also be adapted to give different effects or more heart recovery.

We'll also explain the best recipes in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as well as what the different effects are that you can achieve through cooking.

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How to access the cookbook in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

The first thing you'll need to know is how to access Link's cookbook. This is surprisingly unclear, as it can't be found in any of the ordinary menu sections in the game.

Instead, you'll need to go to the Food tab of the inventory. With any food item selected, press X to 'Check Recipe.' This will open the whole list, allowing you to scroll backwards and forwards to see anything you've previously cooked.

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From here you can press Y to see the different ingredients you've used, if you've made the recipe more than once in different ways.

All ingredient status effects in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom listed

Recipes themselves don't have particular effects in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. They'll restore a variable amount of hearts, but in order to get bonus effects like faster movement speed or extra stamina, you'll need to use specific ingredients.

Here's all the ingredient effects you can get in Tears of the Kingdom via cooking:

EffectDescriptionBitingRaises attack power in cold weatherChillyGives heat resistanceElectroGives electricity resistanceEnduringIncreases Stamina limitEnergizingInstantly refills some of Link's StaminaFireproofPrevents Link from taking fire-based damageGloom RecoveryRecovers (but doesn't fill) hearts lost to Gloom damageGloom ResistGives Gloom resistanceGlowMakes Link glowHastyRaises movement speedHeartyIncreases maximum heartsMightyGives an attack power bonusRapidIncreases swim speedScorchingRaises attack power in hot weatherSneakyIncreases Link's stealthSpicyGrants cold resistanceStickyAllows Link to climb wet surfacesStormyRaises attack power in stormy weatherToughRaises Link's defense

All recipes in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom listed

Here is every recipe available in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Don't forget that using different ingredients can give these recipes specific effects. You can also often add other ingredients to make them more effective and restore more hearts. The ingredients listed here are simply the most basic recipe available for that specific entry in the cookbook.

Firstly, here are the standard recipes:

NumberRecipeIngredients1Mushroom SkewerAny Mushroom2Meat and Mushroom SkewerAny Meat and any Mushroom3Fish and Mushroom SkewerAny Fish and any Mushroom4Meat SkewerAny Meat5Fish SkewerAny Fish6Seafood SkewerAny Seafood7Copious Meat Skewer4+ different Meat types8Copious Seafood Skewers4+ different Fish types9Steamed FruitAny Fruit and any Plant10Steamed TomatoesHylian Tomato and any Plant11Steamed MushroomsAny Mushroom and any Plant12Steamed MeatAny Meat and any Plant13Steamed FishAny Fish and any Plant14Sautéed PeppersSpicy Pepper15Sautéed NutsAny Nut16Fried Wild GreensAny Plant17Copious Fried Wild Greens4+ different Plant types18Cooked StambulbStambulb19Buttered StambulbStambulb and Goat Butter20Copious Mushroom Skewer4+ different Mushrooms21Spiced Meat SkewerRaw Meat and Goron Spice22Prime Spiced Meat SkewerRaw Prime Meat and Goron Spice23Gourmet Spiced Meat SkewerRaw Gourmet Meat and Goron Spice24Crab Stir-FryAny Crab and Goron Spice25Meat and Seafood FryAny Seafood and Raw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick26Prime Meat and Seafood FryAny Seafood and Prime Meat or Raw Bird Thigh27Gourmet Meat and Seafood FryAny Seafood and Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole Bird28Salt-Grilled GreensAny Plant and Rock Salt29Salt-Grilled MushroomsAny Mushroom and Rock Salt30Salt-Grilled MeatRock Salt and Raw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick31Salt-Grilled Prime MeatRock Salt and Prime Meat or Raw Bird Thigh32Salt-Grilled Gourmet MeatRock Salt and Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole Bird33Salt-Grilled FishAny Fish and Rock Salt34Salt-Grilled CrabAny Crab and Rock Salt35Herb SautéAny Plant and Goron Spice36Fragrant Mushroom SautéAny Mushroom and Goron Spice37Pepper SteakAny Meat and Spicy Pepper38Pepper SeafoodAny Fish and Spicy Pepper39Fragrant Seafood StewAny Fish, Oil Jar, and Stambulb40Deep-Fried DrumstickRaw Bird Drumstick and Oil Jar41Deep-Fried ThighRaw Bird Thigh and Oil Jar42Deep-Fried Bird RoastRaw Whole Bird and Oil Jar43Seafood MeunièreAny Seafood (other than Porgy or Salmon), Tabantha Wheat, and Goat Butter44Porgy MeunièreAny Porgy, Tabantha Wheat, and Goat Butter45Salmon MeunièreAny Salmon, Tabantha Wheat, and Goat Butter46Fruit and Mushroom MixAny Fruit and any Mushroom47Simmered FruitAny Fruit48Copious Simmered Fruit4+ different Fruit types49Simmered TomatoHylian Tomato50Fruity Tomato StewHylian Tomato, Fresh Milk, Rock Salt51Tomato Mushroom StewAny Mushroom and Hylian Tomato52Tomato Seafood SoupAny Seafood and Hylian Tomato53Cream of Vegetable SoupAny Plant, Rock Salt, and Fresh Milk54Veggie Cream SoupAny Vegetable, Rock Salt, and Fresh Milk55Cream of Mushroom SoupAny Mushroom, any Plant, Rock Salt, and Fresh Milk56Creamy Meat SoupAny Meat, any Plant, Rock Salt, and Fresh Milk57Creamy Seafood SoupAny Seafood, any Plant, Rock Salt, and Fresh Milk58Snail ChowderAny Snail, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha Wheat59Creamy Heart SoupHearty Radish, Hydromelon, Voltfruit, and Fresh Milk60Glazed VeggiesAny Plant and Couser Bee Honey61Glazed MushroomsAny Mushroom and Courser Bee Honey62Glazed MeatAny Meat and Courser Bee Honey63Glazed SeafoodAny Seafood and Courser Bee Honey64Curry RiceHylian Rice and Goron Spice65Vegetable CurryAny Vegetable, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice66Meat CurryRaw Meat, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice67Prime Meat CurryRaw Prime Meat, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice68Gourmet Meat CurryRaw Gourmet Meat, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice69Poultry CurryRaw Bird Drumstick, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice70Prime Poultry CurryRaw Bird Thigh, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice71Gourmet Poultry CurryRaw Whole Bird, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice72Seafood CurryAny Porgy, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice. (Other Seafood will result in Seafood Rice Balls.)73Cheesy CurryHateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice74Carrot StewAny Carrot, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, Tabantha Wheat75Tough Pumpkin StewFortified Pumpkin, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha Wheat76Meat StewRaw Meat or Raw Bird Drumstick, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha Wheat77Prime Meat StewRaw Prime Meat or Raw Bird Thigh, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha Wheat78Gourmet Meat StewRaw Gourmet Meat or Raw Whole Bird, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha Wheat79Meat-Stuffed PumpkinAny Meat and any Pumpkin80Vegetable RisottoAny Vegetable, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock Salt81Mushroom RisottoAny Mushroom, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock Salt82Salmon RisottoHearty Salmon, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock Salt83Crab RisottoAny Crab, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock Salt84Cheesy RisottoAny Fish, Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Rock Salt. (The recipe description says Mushrooms can be used, but this results in Mushroom Risotto.)85Poultry PilafRaw Bird Drumstick, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Bird Egg86Prime Poultry PilafRaw Bird Thigh, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Bird Egg87Gourmet Poultry PilafRaw Whole Bird, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, and Bird Egg88Seafood PaellaMighty Porgy, Iron Shell Crab, Hylian Rice, Goat Butter and Rock Salt89Curry PilafHylian Rice, Goron Spice, and Goat Butter90Fried Egg and RiceBird Egg, Hylian Rice91Crunchy Fried RiceAny Meat, Hylian Rice, Oil Jar, and Bird Egg92Seafood Fried RiceAny Porgy, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt. (Other Seafood will result in Seafood Rice Balls.)93Crab Omelet with RiceAny Crab, Bird Egg, Hylian Rice and Rock Salt94Meat and Rice BowlRaw Meat, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt95Prime Meat and Rice BowlRaw Prime Meat, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt96Gourmet Meat and Rice BowlRaw Gourmet Meat, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt97Cheesy Meat BowlRaw Meat, Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt98Prime Cheesy Meat BowlRaw Prime Meat, Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt99Gourmet Cheesy Meat BowlRaw Gourmet Meat, Hateno Cheese, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt100Veggie Rice BallsAny Plant and Hylian Rice101Mushroom Rice BallsAny Mushroom and Hylian Rice102Meaty Rice BallsAny Meat and Hylian Rice103Seafood Rice BallsAny Seafood and Hylian Rice104Veggie PorridgeAny Plant, Hylian Rice, and Fresh Milk105Wheat BreadTabantha Wheat and Rock Salt106Melty Cheesy BreadTabantha Wheat, Rock Salt, and Hateno Cheese107Hylian Tomato PizzaTabantha Wheat, Rock Salt, Hylian Tomato, and Hateno Cheese108Meat PieAny Meat, Goat Butter, Rock Salt, and Tabantha Wheat109Fish PieAny Seafood, Goat Butter, Rock Salt, and Tabantha Wheat110Cheesy TomatoHylian Tomato and Hateno Cheese111Cheesy Baked FishAny Seafood and Hateno Cheese112OmeletBird Egg113Vegetable OmeletAny Plant, Bird Egg, Rock Salt, and Goat Butter114Mushroom OmeletAny Mushroom, Bird Egg, Rock Salt, and Goat Butter115Cheesy OmeletAny Mushroom or Plant, Bird Egg, Rock Salt, Hateno Cheese, and Goat Butter116Hot Buttered AppleApple, Goat Butter117Honeyed FruitsAny Fruit (other than Apple), Courser Bee Honey118Honeyed AppleApple, Courser Bee Honey119Honey CandyCourser Bee Honey120Fried BananasMighty Bananas, Tabantha Wheat, and Cane Sugar121Egg PuddingBird Egg, Fresh Milk, Cane Sugar122Plain CrepeTabantha Wheat, Bird Egg, Fresh Milk, Cane Sugar123Wildberry CrepeTabantha Wheat, Bird Egg, Fresh Milk, Cane Sugar, and Wildberry124Honey CrepeTabantha Wheat, Bird Egg, Fresh Milk, Cane Sugar, and Courser Bee Honey125Nut CakeAny Nut, Goat Butter, Cane Sugar, and Tabantha Wheat126FruitcakeAny Fruit, Apple or Wildberry, Cane Sugar, Tabantha Wheat127Carrot CakeAny Carrot, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, Tabantha Wheat128Pumpkin PieAny Pumpkin, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat129CheesecakeHateno Cheese, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat130Fruit PieAny Fruit other than Apple or Banana, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat131Apple PieApple, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat132Egg TartBird Egg, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat133MilkFresh Milk134Noble PursuitPalm Fruit, Hydromelon, Voltfruit, and Rock Salt135Monster StewMonster Extract, any Meat, and any Seafood136Monster SoupMonster Extract, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, and Tabantha Wheat137Monster CurryMonster Extract, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice138Monster Rice BallsMonster Extract, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt139Monster CakeMonster Extract, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat140Dark StewDark Clump, any Meat, and any Seafood141Dark SoupDark Clump, Fresh Milk, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat142Dark CurryDark Clump, Hylian Rice, and Goron Spice143Dark Rice BallDark Clump, Hylian Rice, and Rock Salt144Dark CakeDark Clump, Cane Sugar, Goat Butter, and Tabantha Wheat145Dubious FoodAny combination that doesn't result in a successful recipe.146Rock-Hard FoodInclude any non-edible ingredient.

Following these, there are several recipes that need to be cooked by placing an ingredient directly onto the fire, rather than in a cooking pot:

NumberRecipeIngredient147Baked AppleApple148Baked Golden AppleGolden Apple149Charred PepperSpicy Pepper150Roasted Hylian TomatoHylian Tomato151Roasted WildberryWildberry152Roasted VoltfruitVoltfruit153Roasted HydromelonHydromelon154Baked Palm FruitPalm Fruit155Roasted Mighty BananasMighty Bananas156Roasted Lotus SeedsLotus Seeds157Roasted Mighty ThistleMighty Thistle158Roasted ArmoranthArmoranth159Roasted Swift CarrotSwift Carrot160Roasted Endura CarrotEndura Carrot161Baked Fortified PumpkinFortified Pumpkin162Baked Sun PumpkinSun Pumpkin163Roasted RadishHearty Radish164Roasted Big RadishBig Hearty Radish165Toasty SkyshroomSkyshroom166Toasty Hylian ShroomHylian Shroom167Toasty Stamella ShroomStamella Shroom168Toasty RushroomRushroom169Toasty SunshroomSunshroom170Toasty ChillshroomChillshroom171Toasty ZapshroomZapshoom172Toasty RazorshroomRazorshroom173Toasty IronshroomIronshroom174Toasty Silent ShroomSilent Shroom175Toasty BrighttcapBrightcap176Toasty Endura ShroomEndura Shroom177Toasted Hearty TruffleHearty Truffle178Toasted Big Hearty TruffleBig Hearty Truffle179Seared SteakRaw Meat180Seared Prime SteakRaw Prime Meat181Seared Gourmet SteakRaw Gourmet Meat182Roasted Bird DrumstickRaw Bird Drumstick183Roasted Bird ThighRaw Bird Thigh184Roasted Whole BirdRaw Whole Bird185Roasted ArowanaAncient Arowana186Roasted BassHyrule Bass187Roasted TroutAny Trout188Roasted CarpAny Carp189Roasted PorgyAny Porgy190Roasted Cave FishGlowing Cave Fish191Roasted Hearty BassHearty Bass192Roasted Hearty SalmonHearty Salmon193Blackened CrabAny Crab194Sneaky River EscargotSneaky River Snail195Roasted Tree NutChickaloo Tree Nut196Roasted AcornAcorn197Campfire EggBird Egg

Next up, we have a few recipes which are created through unusual methods. Most of these are frozen, for which you can either drop them on the ground in a very cold environment, or use a weapon or arrow with an ice effect.

Frozen food doesn't restore many hearts but it will give Link heat resistance, which is useful for exploring hot areas of the map:

NumberRecipeIngredient198Hard-Boiled EggBird Egg cooked in a hot spring.199Icy MeatRaw Meat frozen by leaving in a cold environment or through an ice weapon.200Icy Prime MeatRaw Prime Meat201Icy Gourmet MeatRaw Gourmet Meat202Frozen Bird DrumstickRaw Bird Drumstick203Frozen Bird ThighRaw Bird Thigh204Frozen Whole BirdRaw Whole Bird205Frozen ArowanaAncient Arowana206Frozen BassHyrule Bass207Frozen TroutAny Trout208Frozen CarpAny Carp209Frozen PorgyAny Porgy210Frozen Cave FishGlowing Cave Fish211Frozen Hearty BassHearty Bass212Frozen Hearty SalmonHearty Salmon213Frozen CrabAny Crab214Frozen River SnailSneaky River Snail

Finally, here are the elixirs you can make in Tears of the Kingdom:

NumberRecipeIngredients215Energizing ElixirEnergetic Rhino Beetle or Restless Cricket and any Monster Part216Hasty ElixirHot-Footed Frog or Hightail Lizard and any Monster Part217Spicy ElixirWarm Darner or Summerwing Butterfly and any Monster Part218Chilly ElixirCold Darner or Winterwing Butterfly and Monster Part219Electro ElixirElectric Darner or Thunderwing Butterfly and any Monster Part220Fireproof ElixirFireproof Lizard or Smotherwing Butterfly and any Monster Part221Mighty ElixirBladed Rhino Beetle and any Monster Part222Tough ElixirRugged Rhino Beetle and any Monster Part223Sneaky ElixirSunset Firefly and any Monster Part224Sticky ElixirSticky Frog or Sticky Lizard and any Monster Part225Bright ElixirDeep Firefly and any Monster Part226Enduring ElixirTireless Frog and any Monster Part227Hearty ElixirHearty Lizard and any Monster Part228Fairy TonicFairy and any Monster Part

Best recipes in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

With so many recipes in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, there's no one right answer to which is the best. If you're just starting out, you may not want to waste ingredients by making meals that restore dozens of hearts, since you won't have that many to fill. Plus, almost every recipe can be adapted with effects such as Energizing or Chilly to give additional benefits. So experiment, and make sure that you have a variety of meals on you at all times to deal with different situations.

Having said that, some uses of ingredients are more efficient than others. Roasting food on the fire usually isn't as restorative as cooking it in a cooking pot. Of course, pots can only be found in certain locations or using a Zonai orb, so in a pinch a fire may be your only option, and roasting is typically more effective than eating ingredients raw.

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If you're looking for max heart recovery, and you have the ingredients for a sweet treat, crepes are much more effective than cakes and pies. Don't forget to add Courser Bee Honey or a Wildberry, which massively increase the return without being much more of an investment. Both restore 10 hearts, while a plain crepe only restores five.

In fact, Courser Bee Honey is one of the best additives to any recipe, including the Glazed recipes, which can be made with otherwise simple ingredients such as mushrooms and meat. Make sure to keep an eye out for it when in forested areas.

Otherwise, your best bet for creating the best recipes in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is seeking out rare ingredients. Hearty Radishes and Big Hearty Radishes, for instance, appear to only grow on Sky Islands, but create very effective recipes that will overfill your hearts. You can also complete the side quest Teach Me A Lesson in Hateno Village to gain access to a plot of land that will grow vegetables for you, which is great for getting more of these rare ingredients.

Good luck cooking in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!

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