Final Beta · community reports reviewed October 16, 2026; not independently tested
Check the ingredient category and quality before spending rare materials. A sea fish does not fill a seafood requirement in the Final Beta.
Common ingredient mix-ups
| Recipe requirement | What to use |
|---|---|
| Seafood | Creatures collected along the shore, rather than fish caught at sea |
| Grains | Wheat, rice or corn |
| Meat, eggs or milk | Buy these from Glenn’s shop |
| A named species | Match that species; shrimp, crayfish and lobster are not interchangeable |
| Higher-quality ingredients | Match the quality requested by the recipe, as well as the ingredient type |
Check before cooking
- Open the recipe and read each requirement, including its quality marker.
- Pick the matching ingredients. Save rare variants for recipes that actually require them.
- Use the correct appliance. The Blender does not accept fish, seafood, meat or eggs.
In Freestyle cooking, a combination that does not match an unlocked recipe produces a mixed dish.
For ingredient refunds and failed batches, see recipe discovery.
Six starter recipes
Each ingredient slot below uses one item. Use the listed appliance and follow your current recipe’s quality requirements.
| Dish | Ingredients | Appliance |
|---|---|---|
| Aromatic Fruit Tea | Fruit ×2 | Cooking Pot |
| Catch of the Day Soup | Fish ×2 | Cooking Pot |
| Country-Style Congee | Vegetable ×1 + grain ×1 | Cooking Pot |
| Dazzling Juice | Fruit ×2 | Blender |
| Blissful Floral & Fruit Tea | Flower ×1 + fruit or flower ×1 | Cooking Pot |
| Crab & Clam Stir-Fry | Crab ×1 + shellfish ×1 | Cooking Pot |
Two fruits make different dishes in the Cooking Pot and Blender. For the seafood rows, fish caught at sea is not a substitute for shore-dwelling ingredients.