Cooking Recipes

Discover all cooking recipes in Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. Learn their effects, ingredients, how to obtain them, and character preferences for maximum party buffs.

Don't neglect the cooking mechanic in Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, as it can significantly boost your party's performance both in and out of battle. Cooking dishes provides stat buffs, offering valuable preparation before challenging encounters. For instance, if facing a spell-spamming boss, preparing a dish that enhances magic defense is a strategic choice.

Party members improve their cooking skills with repeated use, indicated by one to three stars and eventually 'MASTERED' status next to their portrait. Higher skill levels result in greater dish effects. Each character has unique food preferences and cooking aptitudes, influencing the outcome of certain dishes. These details are noted with each recipe.

Cooking Recipes

Below is a comprehensive list of all cooking recipes, their effects, ingredients, how to learn them, and character-specific cooking abilities and preferences.

Sandwich

• Effect: Recovers 10% of maximum HP for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Bread, 1x Egg.
• Location: Learned automatically during the cooking tutorial.
• Cooking Ability (Good): Yuri, Karol, Rita.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): Rita.
• Preference (Hate): N/A.

Rice Ball

• Effect: Recovers 5% of maximum TP for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Rice, 1x Dried Seaweed, 1x Salmon.
• Location: Have Estelle make the Sandwich recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): Karol, Rita, Judith.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): Rita, Judith.
• Preference (Hate): N/A.

Beef Bowl

• Effect: Recovers 20% of maximum HP and cures the 'Poison' status effect for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Rice, 1x Beef, 1x Onion.
• Location: Have Yuri make the Rice Ball recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): N/A.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): N/A.
• Preference (Hate): Repede.

Omelette Rice

• Effect: Recovers 10% of maximum HP and TP for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Rice, 1x Egg, 1x Onion, 1x Chicken.
• Location: Have Karol make the Beef Bowl recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): N/A.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): N/A.
• Preference (Hate): Repede.

Curry

• Effect: Recovers 30% of maximum HP for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Meat, 1x Rice, 1x Potato, 1x Onion, 1x Carrot.
• Location: Learn from the Wonder Chef in Mantaic.
• Cooking Ability (Good): Estelle, Karol.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): Karol.
• Preference (Hate): Repede.

Meat Sauce

• Effect: Recovers 15% of maximum HP and TP and cures all status ailments for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Sticky Flour, 1x Tomato, 1x Onion, 1x Pork.
• Location: Have Karol make the Omelette Rice recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): Estelle.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): Karol.
• Preference (Hate): Rita, Repede.

Cream Stew

• Effect: Recovers 40% of maximum HP for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Milk, 1x Potato, 1x Carrot, 1x Onion, 1x Chicken.
• Location: Learn from the Wonder Chef in Myorzo.
• Cooking Ability (Good): N/A.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): N/A.
• Preference (Hate): Repede.

Skewers

• Effect: Recovers 20% of maximum HP and TP and revives all knocked out allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Miso, 1x Radish, 1x Egg, 1x Potato, 1x Kelp.
• Location: Have Patty make the Miso Soup recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): N/A.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Estelle, Rita.
• Preference (Love): Patty.
• Preference (Hate): Estelle.

Udon Noodles Hot Pot

• Effect: Recovers 50% of maximum HP for all allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Sticky Flour, 1x Shrimp, 1x Squid, 1x Shiitake, 1x Napa Cabbage, 1x Egg.
• Location: Have Yuri make the Pork Miso Soup recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): Judith.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Estelle, Repede.
• Preference (Love): Estelle, Judith.
• Preference (Hate): Flynn, Patty.

Mabo Curry

• Effect: Recovers 25% of maximum HP and TP and revives all knocked out allies.
• Ingredients: 1x Rice, 1x Onion, 1x Tomato, 1x Potato, 1x Tofu.
• Location: Obtained at Nordopolica after learning all other recipes.
• Cooking Ability (Good): N/A.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Rita, Repede.
• Preference (Love): Yuri.
• Preference (Hate): Repede.

Salisbury Steak

• Effect: Recovers 5% of maximum HP and increases physical attack power for all allies by 3%.
• Ingredients: 1x Beef, 1x Egg, 1x Onion.
• Location: Learn from the Wonder Chef in Aspio.
• Cooking Ability (Good): N/A.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): Karol, Flynn.
• Preference (Hate): Repede.

Pork Stew

• Effect: Recovers 5% of maximum HP and increases physical attack power for all allies by 5%.
• Ingredients: 1x Pork, 1x Radish, 1x Kelp.
• Location: Have Raven make the Beef Bowl recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): Judith.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Rita, Repede.
• Preference (Love): Judith, Flynn.
• Preference (Hate): N/A.

Kebab Sandwich

• Effect: Recovers 5% of maximum HP and increases physical attack power for all allies by 7%.
• Ingredients: 1x Bread, 1x Beef, 1x Lettuce, 1x Tomato.
• Location: Learn from the Wonder Chef in Nordopolica.
• Cooking Ability (Good): Raven.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): Rita, Flynn.
• Preference (Hate): Patty.

Steak

• Effect: Recovers 5% of maximum HP and increases physical attack power for all allies by 10%.
• Ingredients: 1x Beef, 1x Potato.
• Location: Have Flynn make the Salisbury Steak recipe.
• Cooking Ability (Good): N/A.
• Cooking Ability (Bad): Repede.
• Preference (Love): N/A.