Cooking meals in Stardew Valley has tons of great benefits. You can eat the meals to regain large amounts of health and energy, plus favorite meals make for great gifts to improve your relationship with villagers. Unlocking cooking requires you to make some upgrades and learning new recipes takes more effort than you might expect.
In order to cook food, you need a kitchen in your house. To get a kitchen, you need to purchase the first house upgrade from the Carpenters. The first upgrade costs 10,000G, and you need to provide 450 wood. It takes three days for the upgrade to be completed, adding a kitchen to your house.
Once the upgrade is finished, you can cook a dish by interacting with the stovetop in the kitchen. To cook a dish, you just need to have the ingredients either on you or in the refrigerator. Just select the dish you want to make, which will be colored in if you have the ingredients, and the dish will be made--no minigame required.
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There are three primary ways to learn new recipes. First, you can watch The Queen of Sauce on TV in your house. New episodes run every Sunday, offering new recipes, and on Wednesdays reruns are shown, with the game prioritizing any recipes you have missed. The second method is to increase your friendship level with different villagers, as they will mail you recipes at certain heart thresholds. Lastly, you can purchase some recipes from Gus at the Saloon in town. You cannot cook a meal that you have not found the recipe for.
Below you can find every recipe in Stardew Valley and where you can learn it. Recipes purchased from Gus are bought at the Saloon unless noted otherwise.
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How to cook
Every recipe in Stardew Valley is shown in the cooking menu, but only unlocked recipes can be made.In order to cook food, you need a kitchen in your house. To get a kitchen, you need to purchase the first house upgrade from the Carpenters. The first upgrade costs 10,000G, and you need to provide 450 wood. It takes three days for the upgrade to be completed, adding a kitchen to your house.
Once the upgrade is finished, you can cook a dish by interacting with the stovetop in the kitchen. To cook a dish, you just need to have the ingredients either on you or in the refrigerator. Just select the dish you want to make, which will be colored in if you have the ingredients, and the dish will be made--no minigame required.
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How to learn new recipes
There are three primary ways to learn new recipes. First, you can watch The Queen of Sauce on TV in your house. New episodes run every Sunday, offering new recipes, and on Wednesdays reruns are shown, with the game prioritizing any recipes you have missed. The second method is to increase your friendship level with different villagers, as they will mail you recipes at certain heart thresholds. Lastly, you can purchase some recipes from Gus at the Saloon in town. You cannot cook a meal that you have not found the recipe for.
Below you can find every recipe in Stardew Valley and where you can learn it. Recipes purchased from Gus are bought at the Saloon unless noted otherwise.
| Recipe | Source |
|---|---|
| Fried Egg | Known by default |
| Omelet | TV Spring 28, Year 1 or Gus for 100G |
| Salad | Emily - 3 hearts |
| Cheese Cauliflower | Pam - 3 hearts |
| Baked Fish | TV Summer 7, Year 1 |
| Parsnip Soup | Caroline - 3 hearts |
| Vegetable Medley | Caroline - 7 hearts |
| Complete Breakfast | TV Spring 21, Year 2 |
| Fried Calamari | Jodi - 3 hearts |
| Strange Bun | Shane - 7 hearts |
| Lucky Lunch | TV Spring 28, Year 2 |
| Fried Mushroom | Demetrius - 3 hearts |
| Pizza | TV Spring 7, Year 2 or Gus for 150G |
| Bean Hotpot | Clint - 7 hearts |
| Glazed Yams | TV Fall 21, Year 1 |
| Carp Surprise | TV Summer 7, Year 2 |
| Hashbrowns | TV Summer 7, Year 2 or Gus for 50G |
| Pancakes | TV Summer 14, Year 1 or Gus for 100G |
| Salmon Dinner | Gus - 3 hearts |
| Fish Taco | Linus - 7 hearts |
| Crispy Bass | Kent - 3 hearts |
| Pepper Poppers | Shane - 3 hearts |
| Bread | TV Summer 28, Year 1 or GUs for 100G |
| Tom Kha Soup | Sandy - 7 hearts |
| Trout Soup | TV Fall 14, Year 1 |
| Chocolate Cake | TV Winter 14, Year 1 |
| Pink Cake | TV Summer 21, Year 2 |
| Rhubarb Pie | Marnie - 7 hearts |
| Cookie | Evelyn - 4 hearts |
| Spaghetti | Lewis - 3 hearts |
| Fried Eel | George - 3 hearts |
| Spicy Eel | George - 7 hearts |
| Sashimi | Linus - 3 hearts |
| Maki Roll | TV Summer 21, Year 1 or Gus for 300G |
| Tortilla | TV Fall 7, Year 1 or Gus for 100G |
| Red Plate | Emily - 7 hearts |
| Eggplant Parmesan | Lewis - 7 hearts |
| Rice Pudding | Evelyn - 7 hearts |
| Ice Cream | Jodi - 7 hearts |
| Blueberry Tart | Pierre - 3 hearts |
| Autumn's Bounty | Demetrius - 7 hearts |
| Pumpkin Soup | Robin - 7 hearts |
| Super Meal | Kent - 7 hearts |
| Cranberry Sauce | Gus - 7 hearts |
| Stuffing | Pam - 7 hearts |
| Farmer's Lunch | Farming Level 3 |
| Survival Burger | Foraging Level 8 |
| Dish O' The Sea | Fishing Level 3 |
| Miner's Treat | Mining Level 3 |
| Roots Platter | Combat Level 3 |
| Triple Shot Espresso | Gus for 5,000G |
| Seafoam Pudding | Fishing Level 9 |
| Algae Soup | Clint - 3 hearts |
| Pale Broth | Marnie - 3 hearts |
| Plum Pudding | TV Winter 7, Year 1 |
| Artichoke Dip | TV Fall 28, Year 1 |
| Stir Fry | TV Spring 7, Year |
| Roasted Hazelnuts | TV Summer 28, Year 2 |
| Pumpkin Pie | TV Winter 21, Year 1 |
| Radish Salad | TV Spring 21, Year 1 |
| Fruit Salad | TV Fall 7, Year 2 |
| Blackberry Cobbler | TV Fall 14, Year 2 |
| Cranberry Candy | TV Winter 28, Year 1 |
| Bruschetta | TV Winter 21, Year 2 |
| Coleslaw | TV Spring 14, Year 1 |
| Fiddlehead Risotto | TV Fall 28, Year 2 |
| Poppyseed Muffin | TV Winter 7, Year 2 |
| Chowder | Willy - 3 hearts |
| Fish Stew | Willy - 7 hearts |
| Escargot | Willy - 5 hearts |
| Lobster Bisque | TV Winter 14, Year 2 or Willy 9 hearts |
| Maple Bar | TV Summer 14, Year 2 |
| Crab Cakes | TV Fall 21, Year 2 |
| Shrimp Cocktail | TV Winter 28, Year 2 |
| Ginger Ale | Dwarf Shop in Volcano Dungeon for 1,000G |
| Banana Pudding | Island Trader (Ginger Island) for 30 Bone Fragments |
| Mango Sticky Rice | Leo - 7 hearts |
| Poi | Leo - 3 hearts |
| Tropical Curry | Gus (Ginger Island Resort) for 2,000G |
| Squid Ink Ravioli | Combat Level 9 |
| Moss Soup | Foraging Level 3 |
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