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Food and elixirs

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General info on food and elixirs

Food: Includes fruits, mushrooms, herbs, vegetable, flowers, meat, fish, seafood, eggs, starches, spices, fairies.
Elixirs: Include pieces of monsters, insects (beetles, darners, butterflies, crickets), lizards, frogs
All combinations with materials other than those mentioned lead to dubious food. Same thing when combining materials from these two categories.
If you combine two materials having different effects (a zapshroom and a mighty carp for example), the effects are canceled and you get a recipe which only restores hearts (if the recipe is successful).
The quantity of materials has an impact on the quantity of restored life, power of the effect, and duration of the effect.

Food: life - hearty - hasty  •  energizing - enduring - tough - mighty  •  sneaky - spicy - fireproof - chilly - electro

Improving your discretion - SNEAKY

 NameEffectMaterials
Sneaky meaty rice balls  Breath of the Wild Sneaky meaty rice balls L 1 - 6 hearts - 3:30 min 1 silent shroom + 1 prime meat + 1 Hylian rice
Sneaky wheat bread Breath of the Wild Sneaky wheat bread L 1 - 4 hearts - 7:20 min 2 silent shrooms + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 rock salt + 1 goat butter
Sneaky mushroom risotto Breath of the Wild Sneaky mushroom risotto L 1 - 4 hearts - 7:20 min 2 silent shrooms + 1 Hylian rice + 1 rock salt + 1 goat butter
Sneaky mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Sneaky mushroom skewer L 1 to 3 - 1 to 5 hearts - 2:00 to 10:00 min 1 to 5 silent shrooms
Sneaky steamed fish Breath of the Wild Sneaky steamed fish L 1 - 2 hearts - 4:00 min 1 blue nightshade + 1 sneaky river snail
Sneaky meat and rice bowl Breath of the Wild Sneaky (prime) meat and rice bowl L 1 - 10 hearts - 6:30 min 2 silent shrooms + 1 (prime) meat + 1 Hylian rice + 1 rock salt
Sneaky cream of vegetable soup Breath of the Wild Sneaky cream of vegetable soup L 2 - 5 hearts - 6:20 min 3 Silent Princesses + 1 fresh milk + 1 rock salt
Sneaky fruit and mushroom mix Breath of the Wild Sneaky fruit and mushroom mix L 2 - 5 hearts - 8:30 min 4 silent shrooms + 1 apple
Sneaky meat and seafood fry Breath of the Wild Sneaky (prime) meat and seafood fry L 2 - 10 (11) hearts - 8:30 min 4 stealthfin trouts + 1 (prime) meat
Sneaky salt-grilled mushrooms Breath of the Wild Sneaky salt-grilled mushrooms L 2 - 4 hearts - 9:00 min 4 silent shrooms + 1 rock salt
Sneaky fragrant mushroom sauté Breath of the Wild Sneaky fragrant mushroom sauté L 2 - 5 hearts - 9:00 min 1 silent shroom + + 1 bird egg + 1 Goron spice
Sneaky mushroom rice balls Breath of the Wild Sneaky mushroom rice balls L 2 - 6 hearts - 9:00 min 4 silent shrooms + 1 Hylian rice
Sneaky salt-grilled fish Breath of the Wild Sneaky salt-grilled fish L 2 - 8 hearts - 9:00 min 4 stealthfin trouts + 1 rock salt
Sneaky omelet Breath of the Wild Sneaky omelet L 2 - 6 hearts - 9:30 min 4 silent shrooms + 1 bird egg
Sneaky seafood rice balls Breath of the Wild Sneaky seafood rice balls L 2 - 10 hearts - 9:00 min 4 stealthfin trouts + 1 Hylian rice
Sneaky poultry curry Breath of the Wild Sneaky poultry curry L 3 - 9 hearts - 7:00 min 2 Silent Princesses + 1 raw bird thigh + 1 Hylian rice + 1 Goron spices
Sneaky meat and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Sneaky meat and mushroom skewer L 3 - 7 hearts - 8:30 min 4 silent shrooms + 1 prime meat
Sneaky steamed fruit Breath of the Wild Sneaky steamed fruit L 3 - 10 hearts - 8:30 min 4 Silent Princesses + 1 palm fruit
Sneaky steamed meat Breath of the Wild Sneaky steamed meat L 3 - 11 hearts - 8:30 min 4 Silent Princesses + 1 prime meat
Sneaky veggie rice balls Breath of the Wild Sneaky veggie rice balls L 3 - 10 hearts - 9:00 min 4 Silent Princesses + 1 Hylian rice
Sneaky milk Breath of the Wild Sneaky milk L 3 - 9 hearts - 9:20 min 4 Silent Princesses + 1 fresh milk
Sneaky fish and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Sneaky fish and mushroom skewer L 3 - 6 hearts - 10:00 min 4 silent shrooms + 1 stealthfin trout or sneaky river snail
Sneaky steamed mushrooms Breath of the Wild Sneaky steamed mushrooms L 3 - 9 hearts - 10:00 min 1 silent shroom + 4 Silent Princesses
Sneaky fried wild greens Breath of the Wild Sneaky fried wild greens L 3 - 10 hearts - 10:00 min 5 Silent Princesses
Sneaky seafood skewer Breath of the Wild Sneaky seafood skewer L 3 - 10 hearts - 10:00 min 4 stealthfin trouts + 1 sneaky river snail
Sneaky fish skewer Breath of the Wild Sneaky fish skewer L 3 - 10 hearts - 10:00 min 5 stealthfin trouts or sneaky river snails
Sneaky steamed fish Breath of the Wild Sneaky steamed fish L 3 - 10 hearts - 15:00 min 4 stealthfin trouts + 1 Silent Princess
Sneaky elixir Breath of the Wild Sneaky elixir L 1 - 0 heart - 9:50 min 4 sunset fireflies + 1 Bokoblin fang
Sneaky elixir Breath of the Wild Sneaky elixir L 1 - 6.75 heart - 30:00 min 3 sunset fireflies + 1 Moblin guts + 1 dragon's shard of horn

Resisting to the cold - SPICY

 NameEffectMaterials
Spicy meat stew Breath of the Wild Spicy meat stew L 1 - 6 hearts - 6:40 min - appris au Village Piaf 1 meat + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 fresh milk + 1 goat butter + 1 spicy pepper
Spicy meat and rice bowl Breath of the Wild Spicy (prime) meat and rice bowl L 1 - 6 (7) hearts - 7:30 min 2 sunshrooms + 1 Hylian rice + 1 (prime) meat + 1 rock salt
Spicy fruit pie Breath of the Wild Spicy fruit pie L 1 - 7 hearts - 8:40 min 2 spicy peppers + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 cane sugar + 1 goat butter
Spicy mushroom risotto Breath of the Wild Spicy mushroom risotto L 1 - 1 heart - 9:50 min 2 sunshrooms + 1 Hylian rice + 1 rock salt + 1 goat butter
Spicy cream of vegetable soup Breath of the Wild Spicy cream of vegetable soup L 1 - 1 heart - 9:50 min 3 warm safflinas + 1 fresh milk + 1 rock salt
Spicy simmered fruit Breath of the Wild Spicy simmered fruit L 1 - 5 hearts - 10:30 min 4 spicy peppers + 1 apple
Spicy veggie rice balls Breath of the Wild Spicy veggie rice balls L 1 - 2 hearts - 11:00 min 4 warm safflinas + 1 Hylian rice
Spicy milk Breath of the Wild Spicy milk L 1 - 5 hearts - 11:20 min 4 spicy peppers + 1 fresh milk
Spicy sautéed peppers Breath of the Wild Spicy sautéed peppers L 1 - 1 to 5 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 spicy peppers
Spicy fried wild greens Breath of the Wild Spicy fried wild greens L 1 - 0 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 warm safflinas
Spicy steamed meat Breath of the Wild Spicy steamed meat L 1 - 3 hearts - 10:30 min 4 warm safflinas + 1 prime meat
Spicy steamed fruit Breath of the Wild Spicy steamed fruit L 1 - 4 hearts - 12:30 min 4 spicy peppers + 1 warm safflina
Viande épicée pikpik Breath of the Wild Spicy pepper steak L 1 - 7 (9) hearts - 8:30 min (13:30) 3 spicy peppers + 2 (prime) meats
Spicy poutry curry Breath of the Wild Spicy poutry curry L 1 - 4 hearts - 5:30 min - given by a Gerudo east of the Toruma Dunes for saving her 1 warm safflina + 1 raw bird drumstick + 1 Hylian rice + 1 Goron spices
Spicy meaty rice balls Breath of the Wild Spicy meaty rice balls L 2 - 7 hearts - 9:00 min 3 sunshrooms + 1 meat + 1 Hylian rice
Spicy meat and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Spicy meat and mushroom skewer L 2 - 7 hearts - 10:30 min 4 sunshrooms + 1 prime meat
Spicy meat and seafood fry Breath of the Wild Spicy (prime) meat and seafood fry L 2 - 10 hearts - 10:30 min 1 sunshroom + 3 sizzlefin trouts + 1 (prime) meat
Spicy seafood rice balls Breath of the Wild Spicy seafood rice balls L 2 - 8 hearts - 11:00 min 2 spicy peppers + 2 sizzlefin trouts + 1 Hylian rice
Spicy omelet Breath of the Wild Spicy omelet L 2 - 6 hearts - 11:30 min 4 sunshrooms + 1 bird egg
Spicy mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Spicy mushroom skewer L 1 to 2 - 1 to 5 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 sunshrooms
Spicy steamed mushrooms Breath of the Wild Spicy steamed mushrooms L 2 - 4 hearts - 12:30 min 4 sunshrooms + 1 warm safflina
Spicy fruit and mushroom mix Breath of the Wild Spicy fruit and mushroom mix L 2 - 5 hearts - 12:30 min 4 sunshrooms + 1 spicy pepper
Spicy fish and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Spicy fish and mushroom skewer L 2 - 6 hearts - 12:30 min 4 sunshrooms + 1 prime meat
Spicy fish skewer Breath of the Wild Spicy fish skewer L 2 - 10 hearts - 12:30 min 5 sizzlefin trouts
Spicy steamed fish Breath of the Wild Spicy steamed fish L 2 - 11 hearts - 12:30 min 4 sizzlefin trouts + 1 warm safflina
Spicy pepper seafood Breath of the Wild Spicy pepper seafood L 2 - 12 hearts - 12:30 min 4 sizzlefin trouts + 1 spicy pepper
Spicy mushroom rice balls Breath of the Wild Spicy mushroom rice balls L 2 - 6 hearts - 16:00 min - appris au Relais des Prairies Gelées 4 sunshrooms + 1 Hylian rice (+ 1 rock salt)
Spicy fragrant mushroom sauté Breath of the Wild Spicy fragrant mushroom sauté L 2 - 4 hearts - 16:30 min 4 sunshrooms + 1 Goron spice
Spicy elixir Breath of the Wild Spicy elixir L 2 - 0 hearts - 11:10 min 4 warm darners + 1 Hinox nail
Spicy elixir Breath of the Wild Spicy elixir L 2 - 6.75 hearts - 30:00 min 3 warm darners + 1 Hinox nail + 1 dragon's shard of horn

Resisting to the heat - CHILLY

 NameEffectMaterials
Chilly apple pie Breath of the Wild Chilly apple pie L 1 - 3 hearts - 6:40 min 1 apple + 1 cool safflina + 1 cane sugar + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 goat butter
Chilly crepe Breath of the Wild Chilly crepe L 1 - 7 hearts - 7:40 min 1 fresh milk + 1 bird egg + 1 cane sugar + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 chillfin trout
Chilly mushroom risotto Breath of the Wild Chilly mushroom risotto L 1 - 4 hearts - 8:20 min - learnt in Gerudo Town and at the Gerudo Canyon Stable 2 chillshrooms + 1 Hylian rice + 1 rock salt + 1 goat butter
Chilly wheat bread Breath of the Wild Chilly wheat bread L 1 - 4 hearts - 8:20 min 2 chillshrooms + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 rock salt + 1 goat butter
Chilly fruit pie Breath of the Wild Chilly fruit pie L 1 - 4 hearts - 8:40 min 2 hydromelons + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 cane sugar + 1 goat butter
Chilly veggie rice balls Breath of the Wild Chilly veggie rice balls L 1 - 2 hearts - 9:30 min 3 cool safflinas + 1 Hylian rice
Chilly cream of vegetable soup Breath of the Wild Chilly cream of vegetable soup L 1 - 1 heart - 9:50 min 3 cool safflinas + 1 fresh milk + 1 rock salt
Chilly steamed meat Breath of the Wild Chilly steamed meat L 1 - 3 hearts - 10:30 min 4 cool safflinas + 1 prime meat
Chilly milk Breath of the Wild Chilly milk L 1 - 5 hearts - 11:20 min 4 hydromelons + 1 fresh milk
Chilly steamed fruit Breath of the Wild Chilly steamed fruit L 1 - 3 hearts - 12:30 min 3 hydromelons + 2 cool safflinas
Chilly fried wild greens Breath of the Wild Chilly fried wild greens L 1 - 0 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 cool safflinas
Chilly simmered fruit Breath of the Wild Chilly simmered fruit L 1 - 1 to 5 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 hydromelons
Chilly meaty rice balls Breath of the Wild Chilly meaty rice balls L 2 - 7 hearts - 9:00 min 3 chillshrooms + 1 meat + 1 Hylian rice
Chilly omelet Breath of the Wild Chilly omelet L 2 - 6 hearts - 11:30 min 4 chillshrooms + 1 bird egg
Chilly meat and rice bowl Breath of the Wild Chilly meat and rice bowl L 2 - 6 hearts - 12:30 min 2 chillshrooms + 1 Hylian rice + 1 meat + 1 rock salt
Chilly fish skewer Breath of the Wild Chilly fish skewer L 1-2 - 2 à 10 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 chillfin trouts
Chilly mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Chilly mushroom skewer L 1 to 2 - 1 to 5 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 chillshrooms
Chilly meat and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Chilly meat and mushroom skewer L 2 - 7 hearts - 10:30 min 4 chillshrooms + 1 prime meat
Chilly mushroom rice balls Breath of the Wild Chilly mushroom rice balls L 2 - 6 hearts - 11:00 min 4 chillshrooms + 1 Hylian rice
Chilly seafood rice balls Breath of the Wild Chilly seafood rice balls L 2 - 10 hearts - 11:00 min 4 chillfin trouts + 1 Hylian rice
Chilly fruit and mushroom mix Breath of the Wild Chilly fruit and mushroom mix L 2 - 5 hearts - 12:30 min 3 chillshrooms + 2 hydromelons
Chilly fish and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Chilly fish and mushroom skewer L 2 - 7 hearts - 12:30 min 3 chillshrooms + 2 chillfin trouts
Chilly steamed mushrooms Breath of the Wild Chilly steamed mushrooms L 2 - 4 hearts - 12:30 min 4 chillshrooms + 1 cool safflina
Chilly steamed fish Breath of the Wild Chilly steamed fish L 2 - 7 hearts - 12:30 min 1 cool safflina + 4 chillfin trouts
Chilly meat and seafood fry Breath of the Wild Chilly meat and seafood fry L 2 - 7 hearts - 15:30 min 3 chillshrooms + 1 chillfin trout + 1 meat
Chilly elixir Breath of the Wild Chilly elixir L 2 - 0 hearts - 13:10 min 4 cold darners + 1 Moblin guts
Chilly elixir Breath of the Wild Chilly elixir L 2 - 3.75 hearts - 30:00 min 3 cold darners + 1 Moblin guts + 1 dragon's shard of horn

Resisting to the heat and flames - FIREPROOF

 NameEffectMaterials
Fireproof elixir Breath of the Wild Fireproof elixir L 1 - 0 heart - 6:10 min (3:40 with a lizard) 2 fireproof lizards + 1 Bokoblin horn
Fireproof elixir Breath of the Wild Fireproof elixir L 1 - 0 heart - 11:10 min 4 fireproof lizards + 1 Moblin horn
Fireproof elixir Breath of the Wild Fireproof elixir L 2 - 3.75 hearts - 30:00 min 3 fireproof lizards + 1 Bokoblin horn + 1 dragon's shard of horn

Protecting from shocks - ELECTRO

 NameEffectMaterials
Electro fruitcake Breath of the Wild Electro fruitcake L 1 - 8 hearts - 6:40 min 1 voltfruit + 1 apple + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 cane sugar + 1 goat butter
Electro meat stew Breath of the Wild Electro meat stew L 1 - 6 hearts - 6:40 min 1 meat + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 fresh milk + 1 goat butter + 1 voltfruit
Electro poutry curry Breath of the Wild Electro poutry curry L 1 - 5 hearts - 8:00 min 2 electric safflinas + 1 raw bird + 1 Hylian rice + 1 Goron spices
Electro simmered fruit Breath of the Wild Electro simmered fruit L 1 - 1 to 5 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 voltfruits
Electro wheat bread Breath of the Wild Electro wheat bread L 2 - 4 hearts - 8:20 min 2 zapshrooms + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 rock salt + 1 goat butter
Electro mushroom risotto Breath of the Wild Electro mushroom risotto L 2 - 4 hearts - 8:20 min 4 zapshrooms + 1 Hylian rice + 1 rock salt + 1 goat butter
Electro fruit pie Breath of the Wild Electro fruit pie L 1 - 7 hearts - 8:40 min 2 voltfruits + 1 Tabantha wheat + 1 cane sugar + 1 goat butter
Electro milk Breath of the Wild Electro milk L 2 - 5 hearts - 11:20 min 4 voltfruits + 1 fresh milk
Electro veggie rice balls Breath of the Wild Electro veggie rice balls L 2 - 2 hearts - 11:00 min 4 electric safflinas + 1 Hylian rice
Electro seafood rice balls Breath of the Wild Electro seafood rice balls L 2 - 10 hearts - 11:00 min 4 voltfin trouts + 1 Hylian rice
Electro fried wild greens Breath of the Wild Electro fried wild greens L 2 - 0 heart - 12:30 min 5 electric safflinas
Electro steamed fruit Breath of the Wild Electro steamed fruit L 2 - 4 hearts - 12:30 min 4 voltfruits + 1 electric safflina
Electro mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Electro mushroom skewer L 1 to 3 - 1 to 5 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 zapshrooms
Electro meat and rice bowl Breath of the Wild Electro meat and rice bowl L 3 - 6 hearts - 7:30 min 2 zapshrooms + 1 meat + 1 Hylian rice + 1 rock salt
Electro meat and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Electro meat and mushroom skewer L 3 - 6 hearts - 10:30 min 4 zapshrooms + 1 meat
Electro meat and seafood fry Breath of the Wild Electro meat and seafood fry L 3 - 8 hearts - 10:30 min 1 zapshroom + 2 voltfin trouts + 1 meat
Electro mushroom rice balls Breath of the Wild Electro mushroom rice balls L 3 - 6 hearts - 11:00 min 4 zapshrooms + 1 Hylian rice
Electro omelet Breath of the Wild Electro omelet L 3 - 6 hearts - 11:30 min 4 zapshrooms + 1 bird egg
Electro fruit and mushroom mix Breath of the Wild Electro fruit and mushroom mix L 3 - 5 hearts - 12:30 min 4 zapshrooms + 1 voltfruit
Electro fish skewer Breath of the Wild Electro fish skewer L 1 to 3 - 2 to 10 hearts - 2:30 to 12:30 min 1 to 5 voltfin trouts
Electro steamed mushrooms Breath of the Wild Electro steamed mushrooms L 3 - 4 hearts - 12:30 min 4 zapshrooms + 1 electric safflina
Electro steamed fish Breath of the Wild Electro steamed fish L 3 - 8 hearts - 12:30 min 4 voltfin trouts + 1 electric safflina
Electro fish and mushroom skewer Breath of the Wild Electro fish and mushroom skewer L 3 - 6 hearts - 17:30 min 4 zapshrooms + 1 voltfin trout
Electro elixir Breath of the Wild Electro elixir L 2 - 0 heart - 6:10 min - Given by Sidon at the Zora Spring and seen at the Wetland Stable 1 Lizalfos horn + 2 electric darners
Electro elixir Breath of the Wild Electro elixir L 3 - 0 heart - 13:10 min 2 electric darners + 1 Moblin guts
Electro elixir Breath of the Wild Electro elixir L 3 - 6.75 hearts - 30:00 min 3 electric darners + 1 Bokoblin horn + 1 dragon's shard of horn

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