Cooking

Cooking animation in-game

Cooking allows John to turn ingredients into consumable dishes at a cooking station.

When interacting with a cooking station, a list of available ingredients will appear, and can be selected to populate into the recipe window. Three ingredients and one optional spice can be used to prepare each dish. Once a dish is cooked, that recipe is learned, and displays in the 'Recipes' tab inside the pause menu. After learning a recipe it will display in the cooking window before preparing, so it's clear what the ingredients will produce. If ingredients combined in the recipe window will produce a yet unlearned recipe, it will display that the result is unknown.

Most dishes can be cooked using combinations of types of ingredients, for example a combination of any Vegetable type ingredient with any Meat type ingredient will produce Pork Chops. There are some dishes which require specific ingredients, for example only three Crab can be used to cook a Big Dam Crab Pot.

Spices

In addition to three ingredients each recipe can optionally include a spice, which applies a further buff. Each spice corresponds to a different buff, and the effects will scale up for dishes of higher quality.

• Steam Peppercorn: Applies (Duration: Increases defense)
• Lava Candy: Applies (Duration: Increases attack)
• Fire Mint: Applies (Duration: Reduces cost for items)
• Electric Chili Sauce: Applies (Duration: Boosts attack speed)

Bonus Slots

When cooking there is a slot machine which immediately appears. "Winning" matching icons will produce higher quality dishes, with a bonus to both base and spice added stats. After the dish is cooked the base stats display, then increase as each star is added. In player inventory stars over the icon of the dish indicate its quality.

Matching two symbols will frequently result in a two star dish. The only method to get a 3 star dish is to match three of the golden cooking pots in the slot machine.

Recipes

Icon	Dish Name	Cooking Description	Base Effects	Ingredients
	Vegetable Stir-Fry	Take a vegetable, throw it in a pan. Take another vegetable, throw it in the pan, too. Repeat until satisfied.	+4	Vegetable (3)
	Pork Chop	Fry a big ol' slab 'a pork till golden brown and garnish with your favorite side.	+6	Meat (1) Vegetable (2)
			+7	Meat (2) Vegetable (1)
	Fish Sandwich	Slap a fish between two slices of bread and pop 'er in your mouth.	+3 +2 +20%	Seafood (1) Vegetable (2)
			+2 +3 +30%	Seafood (2) Vegetable (1)
	Fruit Salad	Slice and dice your favorite fruit and veg and toss 'em in a bowl. The soul is in the dressing!	+3 +2	Fruit (1) Vegetable (2)
			+2 +3	Fruit (2) Vegetable (1)
	Veggie Egg Stir-Fry	Whether you should fry the eggs or the vegetables first is a long-standing controversy.	+4 +2	Dairy and Eggs (1) Vegetable (2)
			+4 +3	Dairy and Eggs (2) Vegetable (1)
	Hot Pot	A good soup base can make anything taste great. It's all about that base!	+5 +2 +20%	Meat (1) Seafood (1) Vegetable (1)
	Fruity Meat Stew	Toss meat, fruit, and sauce into a pot and slow-cook to perfection.	+5 +2	Meat (1) Fruit (1) Vegetable (1)
	Meat Zongzi	Digging through the sticky sweet rice is like hunting for buried treasure.	+6 +2	Meat (1) Dairy and Eggs (1) Vegetable (1)
	Drupe-Fried Rice	Serve in the leftover sandrupe shell for the ultimate in presentation and flavor.	+2 +3 +30%	Seafood (1) Fruit (1) Vegetable (1)
	Seafood Ramen	Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to cooking the broth for this noodle soup.	+3 +3 +20%	Seafood (1) Dairy and Eggs (1) Vegetable (1)
	Cold Noodles	Add fruit and ice and you could almost be eating ice cream.	+3 +3	Fruit (1) Dairy and Eggs (1) Vegetable (1)
	Red Braised Pork Belly	Quality meat and a perfect temperature are key.	+8	Meat (3)
	Dumplings	Stuff wraps with tasty fillings and fry, steam, or boil to perfection.	+6 +2 +20%	Seafood (1) Meat (2)
			+4 +3 +30%	Seafood (2) Meat (1)
	Sweet and Sour Pork	Fry the meat, then toss in the fruit. Simmer until the sauce thickens.	+6 +2	Fruit (1) Meat (2)
			+4 +3	Fruit (2) Meat (1)
	Oyakodon	Fry chicken with soy sauce and sugar and mix in egg. Top with scallions for extra zing.	+7 +2	Dairy and Eggs (1) Meat (2)
			+6 +3	Dairy and Eggs (2) Meat (1)
	Burger Set	Nobody can resist a hamburger.	+4 +3 +20%	Seafood (1) Meat (1) Fruit (1)
	Sushi Platter	Slice up some fish and top on rice. Or just roll the whole thing up!	+5 +3 +20%	Seafood (1) Meat (1) Dairy and Eggs (1)
	Pizza	Roll out dough and top with your favorite ingredients, for instance... pineapple?	+5 +3	Fruit (1) Meat (1) Dairy and Eggs (1)
	Seafood Skewers	Impale your favorite seafood on a skewer and roast over an open fire.	+4 +40%	Seafood (3)
	Steamed Fish	Stuff a fish with your favorite fruit and throw it in a steamer. Watch the heat!	+4 +30%	Fruit (1) Seafood (2)
			+4 +20%	Fruit (2) Seafood (1)
	Seafood Chowder	Change up the spices for a smorgasbord of flavors.	+2 +4 +30%	Dairy and Eggs (1) Seafood (2)
			+3 +4 +20%	Dairy and Eggs (2) Seafood (1)
	Seafood Tempura	Coat seafood with batter and deep fry until golden.	+2 +4 +20%	Fruit (1) Seafood (1) Dairy and Eggs (1)
	Fruit Pie	The best part of making a pie is picking out the fruit.	+4	Fruit (3)
	Cake	The perfectly cut fruit is key to this cake's presentation.	+2 +4	Dairy and Eggs (1) Fruit (2)
			+3 +4	Dairy and Eggs (2) Fruit (1)
	Steamed Eggs	A deceptively complex dish. Don't overcook!	+4 +4	Dairy and Eggs (3)
	Sandrupe Pasta	Cooking a sandrupe requires skill and heat. LOTS of heat.	+4	Sandrupe (3)
	Fries	The secret to the best fries is the temperature of the oil.	+4	Potato (3)
	Pumpkin Soup	Melt down the pumpkin to the perfect consistency.	+4 +2	Milk (1) Pumpkin (1) Onion (1)
	Mushroom Pasta	Just be careful what mushrooms you use.	+6 +2	Ham (1) Milk (1) Mushroom (1)
	Big Dam Crab Pot	Not only use the good crab, but the heat is also very important to cook the perfect Big Dam Crab Pot.	+4 +40%	Crab (3)
	Diet Set	Useful but bland.	+5 +3 +20%	Chicken (1) Egg (1) Lobster (1)
	Crab Roe Tofu	Carefully extract roe from crab and cook with tofu.	+3 +4 +20%	Crab (1) Tofu (1) Egg (1)
	Lasagna	The type of cheese you use can completely alter its flavor.	+6 +2	Tomato (1) Cheese (1) Pork Belly (1)
	Takoyaki	Requires special tools to make, making this a dish only experts can tackle.	+3 +3 +20%	Egg (1) Octopus (1) Onion (1)
	Taco	While the rest of the ingredients are up to you, the chilis are essential.	+6	Ribs (1) Tomato (1) Lettuce (1)

Achievements

There are two cooking related achievements which can be unlocked.

Icon	Name	Description	Missable	Notes
	Chef-in-Training	Cook your first dish.	Unmissable	Unlocked by completing the story
	Five-Star Chef	Collect every recipe in the game.	Missable	Unlock every every recipe in the game by cooking it and adding it to the recipe menu.