How to Cook in Stardew Valley | a Comprehensive Guide In Cooking

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Cooking in Stardew Valley isn’t just about satisfying your virtual hunger; it’s a way to boost your abilities and enhance your gaming experience as you explore the world of Stardew Valley. Unlocking these cooking recipes may seem difficult for new players, but you’re in luck because we’ll delve into the many benefits of cooking, spanning from setting up your kitchen to obtaining most of the recipes in the game.

Step 1: Get a Kitchen

Fortunately, you’ll obtain the Kitchen as part of your first house upgrade. Upgrading your house is similar to upgrading your farm buildings. You can head to the Carpenter’s Shop and select “Make House Renovations”. For this initial upgrade, you’ll need the following:

450 pieces of wood
10,000 gold

This renovation takes three in-game days to complete.

Step 2: Gather Ingredients

Cooking requires ingredients, and luckily, Stardew Valley offers a variety of options. Many ingredients can be grown on your farm, making it easier to access them. Here’s a breakdown of the ingredient types used for cooking:

26 crop types
13 forage-ables
4 tree fruits
2 animal products
4 artisan goods
2 miscellaneous items
17 fishing produce
8 crab pots produce
5 Pierre General Store produce
6 cooked dishes

Determining which ingredients you need for a specific recipe is straightforward. Stand over your stove or Cookout Kit, click on the desired recipe, and you’ll see a list of required ingredients. If you lack sufficient ingredients, the food icon will appear faded.

Step 3: Obtain Recipes

There are a total of 80 different dishes to discover, and apart from the Fried Egg recipe, which you receive with your house upgrade, you’ll need to learn the others through other means. Here are some examples:

The Queen of Sauce: You can obtain recipes by watching the cooking channel. It airs every Sunday during the first two in-game years then it will switch to Wednesdays instead.

Buying Recipes: Gus sells recipes at the Stardrop Saloon, with prices ranging from 50 gold to 5,000 gold. Better to keep an eye on the prices.

Gifts From Villagers: As you build relationships with the townspeople, you’ll receive gifts in the mail, including food recipes. Check your mail regularly, as some of these gifts can be culinary treasures.

Recipes

Here, you’ll find a detailed catalog of these recipes on how to find them, and how much they will cost in the game:

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Omelet

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 28 Spring, Year 1
How to Get: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 100g
Ingredients: Egg x1, Milk x1
Sell Price: 125g

Salad

How to Unlock: Emily, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Leek x1, Dandelion x1, Vinegar x1
Sell Price: 110g

Cheese Cauliflower

How to Unlock: Pam, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Cauliflower x1, Cheese x1
Sell Price: 300g

Baked Fish

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 7 Summer, Year 1
Ingredients: Sunfish x1, Bream x1, Wheat Flour x1
Sell Price: 100g

Parsnip Soup

How to Unlock: Caroline, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Parsnip x1, Milk x1, Vinegar x1
Sell Price: 120g

Vegetable Medley

How to Unlock: Caroline, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Tomato x1, Beet x1
Sell Price: 120g

Complete Breakfast

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 21 Spring, Year 2
Ingredients: Fried Egg x1, Milk x1, Hashbrowns x1, Pancakes x1
Sell Price: 350g

Fried Calamari

How to Unlock: Jodi, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Squid x1, Wheat Flour x1, Oil x1
Sell Price: 150g

Strange Bun

How to Unlock: Shane, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Wheat Flour x1, Periwinkle x1, Void Mayonnaise x1
Sell Price: 225g

Lucky Lunch

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 28 Spring, Year 2
Ingredients: Sea Cucumber x1, Tortilla x1, Blue Jazz x1
Sell Price: 250g

Fried Mushroom

How to Unlock: Demetrius, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Common Mushroom x1, Morel x1, Oil x1
Sell Price: 200g

Pizza

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 7 Spring, Year 2
How to Get: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 150g
Ingredients: Wheat Flour x1, Tomato x1, Cheese x1
Sell Price: 300g

Bean Hotpot

How to Unlock: Clint, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Green Bean x2
Sell Price: 100g

Glazed Yams

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 1
Ingredients: Yam x1, Sugar x1
Sell Price: 200g

Carp Surprise

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 7 Summer, Year 2
Ingredients: Carp x4
Sell Price: 150g

Hashbrowns

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 14 Spring, Year 2
How to Get: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 50g
Ingredients: Potato x1, Oil x1
Sell Price: 120g

Pancakes

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 14 Summer, Year 1
How to Get: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 100g
Ingredients: Wheat Flour x1, Egg x1
Sell Price: 80g

Salmon Dinner

How to Unlock: Gus, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Salmon x1, Amaranth x1, Kale x1
Sell Price: 300g

Fish Taco

How to Unlock: Linus, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Tuna x1, Tortilla x1, Red Cabbage x1, Mayonnaise x1
Sell Price: 500g

Crispy Bass

How to Unlock: Kent, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Largemouth Bass x1, Wheat Flour x1, Oil x1
Sell Price: 150g

Pepper Poppers

How to Unlock: Shane, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Hot Pepper x1, Cheese x1
Sell Price: 200g

Bread

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 28 Summer, Year 1
How to Get: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 100g
Ingredients: Wheat Flour x1
Sell Price: 60g

Tom Kha Soup

How to Unlock: Sandy, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Coconut x1, Shrimp x1, Common Mushroom x1
Sell Price: 250g

Trout Soup

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 14 Fall, Year 1
Ingredients: Rainbow Trout x1, Green Algae x1
Sell Price: 100g

Chocolate Cake

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 14 Winter, Year 1
Ingredients: Wheat Flour x1, Sugar x1, Egg x1
Sell Price: 200g

Pink Cake

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 2
Ingredients: Melon x1, Wheat Flour x1, Sugar x1, Egg x1
Sell Price: 480g

Rhubarb Pie

How to Unlock: Marnie, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Rhubarb x1, Wheat Flour x1, Sugar x1
Sell Price: 400g

Cookie

How to Unlock: Evelyn, 4 Friendship Hearts event
Ingredients: Wheat Flour x1, Sugar x1, Egg x1
Sell Price: 140g

Spaghetti

How to Unlock: Lewis, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Wheat Flour x1, Tomato x1
Sell Price: 120g

Fried Eel

How to Unlock: George, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Eel x1, Oil x1
Sell Price: 120g

Spicy Eel

How to Unlock: George, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Eel x1, Hot Pepper x1
Sell Price: 175g

Sashimi

How to Unlock: Linus, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Any Fish x1
Sell Price: 75g

Maki Roll

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1
How to Get: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 300g
Ingredients: Any Fish x1, Seaweed x1, Rice x1
Sell Price: 220g

Tortilla

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 7 Fall, Year 1
How to Get: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 100g
Ingredients: Corn x1
Sell Price: 50g

Red Plate

How to Unlock: Emily, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Red Cabbage x1, Radish x1
Sell Price: 400g

Eggplant Parmesan

How to Unlock: Lewis, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Eggplant x1, Tomato x1
Sell Price: 200g

Rice Pudding

How to Unlock: Evelyn, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Milk x1, Sugar x1, Rice x1
Sell Price: 260g

Ice Cream

How to Unlock: Jodi, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Milk x1, Sugar x1
Sell Price: 120g

Blueberry Tart

How to Unlock: Pierre, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Blueberry x1, Wheat Flour x1, Sugar x1, Egg x1
Sell Price: 150g

Autumn’s Bounty

How to Unlock: Demetrius, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Yam x1, Pumpkin x1
Sell Price: 350g

Pumpkin Soup

How to Unlock: Robin, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Pumpkin x1, Milk x1
Sell Price: 300g

Super Meal

How to Unlock: Kent, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Bok Choy x1, Cranberries x1, Artichoke x1
Sell Price: 220g

Cranberry Sauce

How to Unlock: Gus, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Cranberries x1, Sugar x1
Sell Price: 120g

Stuffing

How to Unlock: Pam, Mail, 7 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Bread x1, Cranberries x1, Hazelnut x1
Sell Price: 165g

Farmer’s Lunch

How to Unlock: Farming Level 3
Ingredients: Omelet x1, Parsnip x1
Sell Price: 150g

Survival Burger

How to Unlock: Foraging Level 2
Ingredients: Bread x1, Cave Carrot x1, Eggplant x1
Sell Price: 180g

Dish O’ The Sea

How to Unlock: Fishing Level 3
Ingredients: Sardine x2, Hashbrowns x1
Sell Price: 220g

Miner’s Treat

How to Unlock: Mining Level 3
Ingredients: Cave Carrot x2, Sugar x1, Milk x1
Sell Price: 200g

Roots Platter

How to Unlock: Combat Level 3
Ingredients: Cave Carrot x1, Winter Root x1
Sell Price: 100g

Triple Shot Espresso

How to Unlock: Buy From Stardrop Saloon for 5000g
Ingredients: Coffee x3
Sell Price: 450g

Seafoam Pudding

How to Unlock: Fishing Level 9
Ingredients: Flounder x1, Midnight Carp x1, Squid Ink x1
Sell Price: 300g

Algae Soup

How to Unlock: Clint, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: Green Algae x4
Sell Price: 100g

Pale Broth

How to Unlock: Marnie, Mail, 3 Friendship Hearts
Ingredients: White Algae x2
Sell Price: 150g

Plum Pudding

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 7 Winter, Year 1
Ingredients: Wild Plum x2, Wheat Flour x1, Sugar x1
Sell Price: 260g

Artichoke Dip

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 28 Fall, Year 1
Ingredients: Artichoke x1, Milk x1
Sell Price: 210g

Stir Fry

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 7 Spring, Year 1
Ingredients: Cave Carrot x1, Common Mushroom x1, Kale x1, Oil x1
Sell Price: 335g

Roasted Hazelnuts

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 28 Summer, Year 2
Ingredients: Hazelnut x3
Sell Price: 270g

Pumpkin Pie

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 21 Winter, Year 1
Ingredients: Pumpkin x1, Wheat Flour x1, Milk x1, Sugar x1
Sell Price: 385g

Radish Salad

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 21 Spring, Year 1
Ingredients: Oil x1, Vinegar x1, Radish x1
Sell Price: 300g

Fruit Salad

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 7 Fall, Year 2
Ingredients: Blueberry x1, Melon x1, Apricot x1
Sell Price: 450g

Blackberry Cobbler

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 14 Fall, Year 2
Ingredients: Blackberry x2, Sugar x1, Wheat Flour x1
Sell Price: 260g

Cranberry Candy

How to Unlock: The Queen of Sauce 28 Winter, Year 1
Ingredients: Cranberries x1, Apple x1,

Step 4: How to Cook

Once you’ve gathered all the necessary ingredients, cooking will be a breeze. Click on the icon of the food you wish to prepare, and that’s it! Cooking not only replenishes your health and energy but also you’ll gain various buffs depending on the recipes you cook.

Step 5: Get a Cookout Kit

The 1.5 update introduced the Cookout Kit, which grants you the ability to cook anywhere outside your farmhouse. To unlock this feature, reach Level 9 in foraging, and you’ll receive the crafting recipe as well. To craft a Cookout Kit, you’ll need:

15 pieces of Wood
10 clumps of Fiber
3 pieces of Coal

You can place the Cookout Kit anywhere for outdoor use, but remember that it will disappear the following day. If needed, you can also dismantle it using your axe, hoe, or pickaxe.

That’s mostly it on how to cook in Stardew Valley. As you delve into the world of cooking in Stardew Valley, keep in mind that your efforts can be rewarded with “The Gourmet Chef achievement”, if you cook all of the recipes within the game.

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