Starting The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t just about fighting monsters and exploring the wilds of Hyrule. It is so much more than that! Success relies heavily on mastering the art of cooking. With so many ingredients and combinations available, it can be difficult to know the best ones to use. Here’s a guide to the most useful and handy recipes you’ll want in your bag as you explore.
Why Cooking is Crucial in Hyrule
Without a doubt, food plays an essential role in Breath of the Wild, where it can restore health, provide a stamina boost and even protect you from some of the most deadly elements in the game. While there are many possibilities, knowing a few key combinations can make any endeavour easier. You should play around. Tweaking something as simple as the spices can create a potent blend that suits the occasion.
Heart and Stamina Boosting Meals
Certain ingredients can be particularly beneficial for health and stamina.
- Using 5 Big Hearty Radishes give you complete heart restoration plus some bonus hearts to use, handy for when you may risk a dangerous encounter.
- You will recover all of your hearts and gain a significant number of bonus hearts when you make a Hearty Simmered Fruit using five Hearty Durians.
This is great for before boss fights or when you need to go into a dangerous area.
- Cooking five Endura Carrots will fully recover your stamina wheel. This will also grant yellow stamina wheels. Use this food item for long climbs or intense battles.
- When you are short on ingredients, just using one Hearty Durian or Endura Carrot will restore full health at the cost of no bonus hearts or extra stamina wheels. This way, the reserve will have easier meals for lighter needs.
Stamina Recovery for Long Journeys
When you run out of stamina on an adventure, having a right food on hand helps.
- Energising Salt-Grilled Crab: two bright-eyed crabs plus two stamella mushrooms plus a rock salt restores all stamina wheels, useful when swimming far or climbing high.
- Energising Salt-Grilled Fish: If you’re a fan of fishing, this is an alternative recipe to achieve the same stamina restoration effect, in exchange for two Staminoka Bass, two Stamella Mushrooms, and some Rock Salt.
Elemental Resistance for Any Climate
Hyrule’s environments demand more than just brute force.
- To make this elixir, you’ll need to blend one Dragon Horn with four Zapshrooms. The resulting skewer will grant you 30 minutes of shock resistance, making it a great addition to your inventory for trips into lightning-prone regions.
- In combination of one Dragon Horn and four Chillshrooms for 30 minutes of Protection from Extreme Heat.
- Using one Dragon Horn and four Sunshrooms creates Spicy Mushroom Skewer, which grants 30 minutes of cold resistance. A boon for crossing a snowy peak!
Boosting Attack and Defence
Special recipes increase Link’s attack and defence stats, so he has an advantage in battle.
- Mighty Steamed Fruit: Combine one Dragon Horn, one Mighty Thistle, and three Mighty Bananas to get attack power for thirty minutes.
- To make tough steamed mushrooms, you need one dragon horn, one armoranth, and three ironshrooms which will give you a 30 minute defence boost.
Practical Tips for Every Adventurer
While those top-tier recipes give you a big boost, it is a good idea to keep a few basic meals for lesser boosts. Not every domain in a video game requires a full dish – sometimes, just topping up a few hearts or part of your stamina meter will be enough.
Combining Ingredients is Still a Fun and Strategic Part of the Game. No matter what kind of adventurer you are, you will have your own favourites, but these basic recipes are a great foundation for any adventure across Hyrule.
Once players are familiar with the essentials, they will be ready for the toughest challenges in the world, giving the most out of Link’s 2017 adventure on Switch 2.