In Crimson Desert there are many different ingredients and dishes that can be cooked from them on any campfire. Hearthstones with cauldrons are widely spread throughout the game world, so they are found in all settlements and most locations. In this guide, we’ll tell you where to obtain recipes and components. You will learn how to cook complex dishes and restore the hero’s health.
In Crimson Desert, the cooking system allows not only to create useful dishes, but also to restore health, stamina and spirit of the hero. To effectively use this mechanic, it’s important to know where to find recipes and how to obtain ingredients. In this guide we will explore how to cook in Crimson Desert, where to find recipes, what components to use and what dishes give the maximum effect.
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How to Obtain Recipes
To cook dishes, the hero must learn recipes that are available for sale from merchants or simply lying around on shelves. On the map, they are marked with a marker in the form of a small scroll. The more complex the food, the more benefit it provides, so we recommend starting the search for recipes from the first hour of the game. Furthermore, recipes cost quite a bit, so after learning one, you can sell it profitably to any merchant.
How to Obtain Ingredients
The game world has many different ingredients. To avoid getting lost in the components, we will divide them into categories.
Meat — Sold by butchers and also obtained through hunting from birds and various game.
Fish — Available for sale from fishermen or caught with a rod from bodies of water.
Vegetables, Fruits, and Berries — Can be found in the open world or grown yourself. It’s easiest to buy in town from a grocer.
Salt, Sugar, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Milk — Often found in various locations. Sold in large quantities by all sorts of vendors and traveling merchants.
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Note: Large carcasses, such as deer, need to be quartered on-site. This way you will obtain meat, hides, bones, and horns. Small animals are placed in individual inventory cells, so they need to be dismantled into ingredients directly in your inventory.
How to Restore Health
Food and ingredients allow you to restore health, spirit, stamina, and can also remove negative effects. Complex dishes provide more benefits. For clarity, here are a few examples:
Stewed Meat: +120 health, +10 spirit, fire resistance for 30 seconds;
Dried Meat: +60 health;
Bread: +40 health;
Raw Meat: +40 health.
Food is the primary resource for replenishing the hero’s stats, especially in the early stages of the game. Therefore, it’s important to carefully monitor the hero’s diet. Always carry a lot of high-calorie food with you, collect all available ingredients, and cook whenever possible.
