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.
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.
RecipeSourceFried EggKnown by defaultOmeletTV Spring 28, Year 1 or Gus for 100GSaladEmily – 3 heartsCheese CauliflowerPam – 3 heartsBaked FishTV Summer 7, Year 1Parsnip SoupCaroline – 3 heartsVegetable MedleyCaroline – 7 heartsComplete BreakfastTV Spring 21, Year 2Fried CalamariJodi – 3 heartsStrange BunShane – 7 heartsLucky LunchTV Spring 28, Year 2Fried MushroomDemetrius – 3 heartsPizzaTV Spring 7, Year 2 or Gus for 150GBean HotpotClint – 7 heartsGlazed YamsTV Fall 21, Year 1Carp SurpriseTV Summer 7, Year 2HashbrownsTV Summer 7, Year 2 or Gus for 50GPancakesTV Summer 14, Year 1 or Gus for 100GSalmon DinnerGus – 3 heartsFish TacoLinus – 7 heartsCrispy BassKent – 3 heartsPepper PoppersShane – 3 heartsBreadTV Summer 28, Year 1 or GUs for 100GTom Kha SoupSandy – 7 heartsTrout SoupTV Fall 14, Year 1Chocolate CakeTV Winter 14, Year 1Pink CakeTV Summer 21, Year 2Rhubarb PieMarnie – 7 heartsCookieEvelyn – 4 heartsSpaghettiLewis – 3 heartsFried EelGeorge – 3 heartsSpicy EelGeorge – 7 heartsSashimiLinus – 3 heartsMaki RollTV Summer 21, Year 1 or Gus for 300GTortillaTV Fall 7, Year 1 or Gus for 100GRed PlateEmily – 7 heartsEggplant ParmesanLewis – 7 heartsRice PuddingEvelyn – 7 heartsIce CreamJodi – 7 heartsBlueberry TartPierre – 3 heartsAutumn’s BountyDemetrius – 7 heartsPumpkin SoupRobin – 7 heartsSuper MealKent – 7 heartsCranberry SauceGus – 7 heartsStuffingPam – 7 heartsFarmer’s LunchFarming Level 3Survival BurgerForaging Level 8Dish O’ The SeaFishing Level 3Miner’s TreatMining Level 3Roots PlatterCombat Level 3Triple Shot EspressoGus for 5,000GSeafoam PuddingFishing Level 9Algae SoupClint – 3 heartsPale BrothMarnie – 3 heartsPlum PuddingTV Winter 7, Year 1Artichoke DipTV Fall 28, Year 1Stir FryTV Spring 7, YearRoasted HazelnutsTV Summer 28, Year 2Pumpkin PieTV Winter 21, Year 1Radish SaladTV Spring 21, Year 1Fruit SaladTV Fall 7, Year 2Blackberry CobblerTV Fall 14, Year 2Cranberry CandyTV Winter 28, Year 1BruschettaTV Winter 21, Year 2ColeslawTV Spring 14, Year 1Fiddlehead RisottoTV Fall 28, Year 2Poppyseed MuffinTV Winter 7, Year 2ChowderWilly – 3 heartsFish StewWilly – 7 heartsEscargotWilly – 5 heartsLobster BisqueTV Winter 14, Year 2 or Willy 9 heartsMaple BarTV Summer 14, Year 2Crab CakesTV Fall 21, Year 2Shrimp CocktailTV Winter 28, Year 2Ginger AleDwarf Shop in Volcano Dungeon for 1,000GBanana PuddingIsland Trader (Ginger Island) for 30 Bone FragmentsMango Sticky RiceLeo – 7 heartsPoiLeo – 3 heartsTropical CurryGus (Ginger Island Resort) for 2,000GSquid Ink RavioliCombat Level 9Moss SoupForaging Level 3
