| Total recipes | 50 |
|---|---|
| Learn to cook | Quest Hot Meals in a Pot, after The Battle of Hyrule Field |
| Recipe sources | 28 quests, 22 battle rewards |
| When effects apply | From the start of the next battle |
| Cooking slots | Two quests add one slot each |
Age of Calamity has 50 cooking recipes. Each dish gives you a bonus for the next battle, such as extra damage, more experience, extra starting health or protection from an element. You earn recipes two ways: by finishing cooking-related quests, and as first-clear rewards from story battles. This page lists every recipe with its effect, ingredients and source, grouped by what the meal does.
Table of Contents
How cooking works
Learning to cook
Clear The Battle of Hyrule Field, then finish the Central Hyrule quest Hot Meals in a Pot on the Hyrule map. It teaches you to cook and gives you the Steamed Meat recipe. Further cooking quests, listed on the quests page, appear as the story moves on.
Cooking before a battle
On the preparation screen you choose a recipe to cook from the ingredients you carry. The meal’s effect applies for the whole battle that follows. The ingredients are materials you gather in battle, buy from merchants or receive as quest rewards. If a battle is about farming, pick a rupee, experience or drop-rate meal. If it is a boss fight, pick damage or defense.
Cooking slots
Two Improve All Allies quests add a cooking slot each: Master Monster Roasts and Expert Cooking Lesson. Expert Cooking Lesson also gives you the Wheat Bread recipe, which raises the effect of your other meals by 20%.
All recipes by effect
The tables show each recipe, its effect, the ingredients for one meal and where it comes from. Each cooking quest is listed in full on the quests page.
Attack boosting meals
These meals raise the damage you deal. The strongest are Salt-Grilled Gourmet Meat at +12% and Meat Pie and Spicy Pepper Steak at +10%, but they ask for large piles of meat and seasoning.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steamed Meat | Damage +5% | Raw Meat x4, Hyrule Herb x4 | Cooking quest Hot Meals in a Pot |
 Meat Pie | Damage +10% | Goat Butter x6, Raw Bird Thigh x6, Rock Salt x6, Tabantha Wheat x6 | Cooking quest Really New Recipe |
 Noble Pursuit | Damage +7% | Voltfruit x3, Hydromelon x3, Palm Fruit x3, Rock Salt x3 | First-clear reward: Urbosa, the Gerudo Chief |
 Spicy Pepper Steak | Damage +10% | Raw Prime Meat x6, Spicy Pepper x6 | First-clear reward: The Future of Hyrule |
 Salt-Grilled Gourmet Meat | Damage +12% | Rock Salt x12, Raw Gourmet Meat x12 | Cooking quest Relieving Meat Fatigue |
Defensive meals
These meals cut the damage you take. Four reduce damage from all enemies (up to -10% for Porgy Meunière), and three skewers halve one element: Zesty Meat Skewer against ice, Chilly Fish Skewer against fire and Electro Mushroom Skewer against lightning.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steamed Fish | Damage from Enemies -5% | Hyrule Bass x2, Hyrule Herb x2 | First-clear reward: Road to the Ancient Lab |
 Salt-Grilled Crab | Damage from Enemies -5% | Rock Salt x2, Ironshell Crab x2 | First-clear reward: Air and Lightning |
 Fish Pie | Damage from Enemies -5% | Goat Butter x1, Rock Salt x1, Tabantha Wheat x1, Armored Carp x1 | Cooking quest Just like Mama Made |
 Porgy Meunière | Damage from Enemies -10% | Armored Porgy x8, Goat Butter x4, Tabantha Wheat x4 | Cooking quest Dish for a Diva |
 Zesty Meat Skewer | Damage from Ice -50% | Raw Meat x2, Raw Bird Drumstick x2, Spicy Pepper x2 | Cooking quest Cooking for the Common Cold |
 Electro Mushroom Skewer | Damage from Lightning -50% | Zapshroom x4 | Cooking quest Who’s Shocked by Lightning? |
 Chilly Fish Skewer | Damage from Fire -50% | Chillfin Trout x4 | Cooking quest Superb Fish Dish |
Starting health meals
These meals start the battle with extra health, from +1 for Vegetable Risotto up to +5 for the Ceremonial Platter.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vegetable Risotto | Start Battle with +1 Health | Goat Butter x2, Fortified Pumpkin x2, Rock Salt x2, Hylian Rice x2 | First-clear reward: The Yiga Clan Attacks! |
 Curry Rice | Start Battle with +2 Health | Hylian Rice x5, Goron Spice x5 | First-clear reward: All Hyrule, United |
 Seafood Paella | Start Battle with +3 Health | Mighty Porgy x3, Goat Butter x3, Rock Salt x3, Hylian Rice x3, Hearty Blueshell Snail x3 | Cooking quest Bounty of the Sea |
 Gourmet Poultry Pilaf | Start Battle with +4 Health | Goat Butter x4, Bird Egg x4, Hylian Rice x4, Raw Whole Bird x4 | Cooking quest A Bird in the Hand |
 Ceremonial Platter | Start Battle with +5 Health | Flint x5, Hearty Salmon x5, Big Hearty Radish x5, Hylian Rice x5, Raw Gourmet Meat x5 | Cooking quest The Legendary Recipe |
Healing and revival meals
These meals restore health during a fight: Creamy Heart Soup every 10 seconds, Pumpkin Stew with every enemy you KO, and Fairy Tonic by reviving you once after a KO.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Creamy Heart Soup | Recover health every 10 seconds | Voltfruit x4, Hydromelon x4, Hearty Radish x4, Fresh Milk x4 | Cooking quest Needs a Splash of… |
 Pumpkin Stew | Recover health per enemy KO | Goat Butter x4, Fortified Pumpkin x4, Tabantha Wheat x4, Fresh Milk x4 | Cooking quest The Pumpkin Hunt |
 Fairy Tonic | Auto-revive once after KO | Fairy x1 | Cooking quest Unexpected Discovery |
Speed and dodge meals
Mushroom dishes raise movement speed, and herb and greens dishes widen the Perfect-Dodge timing window, which makes Flurry Rush easier to trigger.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steamed Mushrooms | Movement Speed +10% | Hyrule Herb x2, Hylian Shroom x2 | First-clear reward: Road to the Ancient Lab |
 Glazed Mushrooms | Movement Speed +10% | Courser Bee Honey x1, Stamella Shroom x2 | First-clear reward: The Yiga Clan Attacks! |
 Tabantha Bake | Movement Speed +15% | Rushroom x4, Hylian Shroom x4, Tabantha Wheat x2 | Cooking quest Best-Ever Batter |
 Copious Mushroom Skewers | Movement Speed +15% | Rushroom x4, Big Hearty Truffle x4, Hearty Truffle x4, Stamella Shroom x4, Endura Shroom x4 | Cooking quest Stumped by Shrooms |
 Copious Fried Wild Greens | Perfect-Dodge Timing Window +5% | Blue Nightshade x1, Armoranth x1, Mighty Thistle x1, Hyrule Herb x1, Swift Violet x1 | Cooking quest A Feast of Greens |
 Herb Sauté | Perfect-Dodge Timing Window +5% | Warm Safflina x3, Goron Spice x3 | First-clear reward: Daruk, the Goron Hero |
 Akkala Buns | Perfect-Dodge Timing Window +10% | Tireless Frog x4 | Quest Wedding Worry (an Unlock Service quest) |
Special-Attack and Sheikah Rune meals
Soups and stews speed up the Special-Attack gauge, while rice balls strengthen your Sheikah Rune attacks.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Creamy Meat Soup | Special-Attack Charge Rate +7% | Rock Salt x1, Raw Prime Meat x1, Hearty Radish x1, Fresh Milk x1 | First-clear reward: Destroy the Yiga Clan! |
 Creamy Seafood Soup | Special-Attack Charge Rate +7% | Staminoka Bass x1, Big Hearty Radish x1, Rock Salt x1, Fresh Milk x1 | First-clear reward: Water and Fire |
 Deya Hot Pot | Special-Attack Charge Rate +12% | Armored Porgy x1, Mighty Porgy x1, Hearty Bass x1, Hyrule Herb x1, Bright-Eyed Crab x1 | Cooking quest The Blessing of Deya Lake |
 Carrot Stew | Special-Attack Gauge charges with each enemy KO | Goat Butter x4, Swift Carrot x4, Tabantha Wheat x4, Fresh Milk x4 | Cooking quest A Balm for the Soul |
 Mushroom Rice Balls | Sheikah Rune Damage +15% | Hylian Rice x2, Silent Shroom x2 | First-clear reward: Akkala Tower |
 Veggie Rice Balls | Sheikah Rune Damage +35% | Blue Nightshade x4, Hylian Rice x4 | First-clear reward: Destroy the Yiga Clan! |
 Seafood Rice Balls | Sheikah Rune Damage +35% | Stealthfin Trout x4, Hylian Rice x4 | Cooking quest Fine Bites from Lurelin Village |
Experience, rupee and drop meals
Use these before farming runs. Egg dishes give experience, honey dishes give rupees, and sweets raise the material drop rate. Fruitcake raises the drop rate of rare materials by 30%.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hard-Boiled Egg | EXP +5% | Bird Egg x3 | First-clear reward: Freeing Korok Forest |
 Omelet | EXP +10% | Bird Egg x5 | First-clear reward: Each Step Like Thunder |
 Vegetable Omelet | EXP +8% | Goat Butter x1, Bird Egg x1, Rock Salt x1, Swift Carrot x1 | First-clear reward: The Future of Hyrule |
 Mabe Soufflé | EXP +7% | Goat Butter x2, Bird Egg x1, Hyrule Herb x1, Fresh Milk x1 | Cooking quest A Birthday Treat |
 Honey Candy | Rupees +20% | Courser Bee Honey x2 | First-clear reward: The Road Home, Besieged |
 Honey Crepe | Rupees +30% | Cane Sugar x1, Bird Egg x1, Courser Bee Honey x1, Tabantha Wheat x1, Fresh Milk x1 | First-clear reward: The Great Plateau |
 Honeyed Fruits | Rupees +30% | Courser Bee Honey x2, Voltfruit x2, Hydromelon x2, Hearty Durian x2 | Cooking quest Bee Very Careful |
 Dubious Food | Rupees +100%, Max Health -20% | Hot-Footed Frog x2, Hearty Durian x2, Rock Salt x2 | Cooking quest Extreme Survival Cuisine |
 Egg Pudding | Material Drop Rate +10% | Cane Sugar x1, Bird Egg x1, Fresh Milk x1 | First-clear reward: Each Step Like Thunder |
 Egg Tart | Material Drop Rate +15% | Goat Butter x2, Cane Sugar x2, Bird Egg x2, Tabantha Wheat x2 | First-clear reward: When Courage Fails |
 Wildberry Crepe | Material Drop Rate +20% | Cane Sugar x2, Bird Egg x2, Wildberry x2, Tabantha Wheat x2, Fresh Milk x2 | Cooking quest Extreme Foraging |
 Fruitcake | Rare Material Drop Rate +30% | Cane Sugar x4, Hydromelon x4, Wildberry x4, Tabantha Wheat x4 | Cooking quest Afternoon Tea at Hyrule Castle |
Stat-boosting and trade-off meals
The Monster dishes raise every stat at the cost of maximum health (Monster Cake +5% for -10%, Monster Curry +10% for -25%, Monster Stew +15% for -50%). Wheat Bread boosts the effects of your cooked meals by 20% and is the most valuable meal to keep in a slot.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Monster Cake | All Stats +5%, Max Health -10% | Goat Butter x2, Cane Sugar x2, Tabantha Wheat x2, Monster Extract x2 | First-clear reward: The Future of Hyrule |
 Monster Curry | All Stats +10%, Max Health -25% | Hylian Rice x4, Goron Spice x4, Monster Extract x4 | First-clear reward: The Future of Hyrule |
 Monster Stew | All Stats +15%, Max Health -50% | Razorclaw Crab x6, Raw Gourmet Meat x6, Monster Extract x6 | Cooking quest Mystery Meal for the Merchant |
 Wheat Bread | Cooking Effects +20% | Rock Salt x5, Tabantha Wheat x5 | Quest Expert Cooking Lesson (an Improve All Allies quest) |
Where the recipes come from
Recipes from battles
Twenty-two recipes are first-clear rewards. Road to the Ancient Lab gives Steamed Fish and Steamed Mushrooms. Urbosa, the Gerudo Chief gives Noble Pursuit and Daruk, the Goron Hero gives Herb Sauté. The Yiga Clan Attacks! gives Vegetable Risotto and Glazed Mushrooms, and Freeing Korok Forest gives Hard-Boiled Egg. The Road Home, Besieged gives Honey Candy, Akkala Tower gives Mushroom Rice Balls, and Destroy the Yiga Clan! gives Veggie Rice Balls and Creamy Meat Soup. When Courage Fails gives Egg Tart, Water and Fire gives Creamy Seafood Soup, Air and Lightning gives Salt-Grilled Crab, Each Step Like Thunder gives Omelet and Egg Pudding, The Great Plateau gives Honey Crepe, All Hyrule, United gives Curry Rice, and The Future of Hyrule gives Spicy Pepper Steak, Vegetable Omelet, Monster Cake and Monster Curry.
Recipes from quests
Twenty-eight recipes come from quests. Twenty-six are rewards of the Cooking quest category, and the other two come from Expert Cooking Lesson (Wheat Bread) and Wedding Worry (Akkala Buns). The last cooking quest, The Legendary Recipe, only appears once you finish every other cooking quest, and it rewards the Ceremonial Platter, the best starting-health meal.
