While it doesn't come with its own skill, an important aspect of Stardew Valley is learning every crafting and cooking recipe in the game, and then using these recipes once each. Doing so will help complete the Perfection Tracker, even if you haven't reached Qi's Walnut Room yet.
However, if you want to cook every recipe in Stardew Valley, you first have to learn every recipe. This is a challenge in itself, since these recipes aren't all sitting around in the same places. Players will need to hunt around the game if they want to collect every food recipe.
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The Queen of Sauce
The most straightforward way of learning food recipes is to watch a weekly TV program called The Queen of Sauce. The program airs every Sunday, and you can watch it at any point during the day. Each new episode teaches a new food recipe for the first two years of the game, for a total of 32 recipes. Here they are in order:
Date | Recipe |
|---|---|
Spring 7, Y1 | Stir Fry |
Spring 14, Y1 | Coleslaw |
Spring 21, Y1 | Radish Salad |
Spring 28, Y1 | Omelet* |
Summer 7, Y1 | Baked Fish |
Summer 14, Y1 | Pancakes* |
Summer 21, Y1 | Maki Roll* |
Summer 28, Y1 | Bread* |
Fall 7, Y1 | Tortilla* |
Fall 14, Y1 | Trout Soup |
Fall 21, Y1 | Glazed Yams |
Fall 28, Y1 | Artichoke Dip |
Winter 7, Y1 | Plum Pudding |
Winter 14, Y1 | Chocolate Cake |
Winter 21, Y1 | Pumpkin Pie |
Winter 28, Y1 | Cranberry Candy |
Spring 7, Y2 | Pizza* |
Spring 14, Y2 | Hashbrowns* |
Spring 21, Y2 | Complete Breakfast |
Spring 28, Y2 | Lucky Lunch |
Summer 7, Y2 | Carp Surprise |
Summer 14, Y2 | Maple Bar |
Summer 21, Y2 | Pink Cake |
Summer 28, Y2 | Roasted Hazelnuts |
Fall 7, Y2 | Fruit Salad |
Fall 14, Y2 | Blackberry Cobbler |
Fall 21, Y2 | Crab Cakes |
Fall 28, Y2 | Fiddlehead Risotto |
Winter 7, Y2 | Poppyseed Muffin |
Winter 14, Y2 | Lobster Bisque* |
Winter 21, Y2 | Bruschetta |
Winter 28, Y2 | Shrimp Cocktail |
*You can also find this recipe elsewhere.
After Year 2, The Queen of Sauce will start to repeat its programming in the same order that the episodes first aired. Also, aside from the first week, you can catch reruns of The Queen of Sauce every Wednesday. These reruns play any previously aired episode of the show, and they're more likely than not to show recipes that players haven't yet unlocked.
Something worth noting is that the farmer is allowed to know cooking recipes even before buying the first farmhouse upgrade that adds a kitchen. That means there's no reason not to watch The Queen of Sauce every week.
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Friendship Levels
The more difficult way to earn new recipes is to befriend everyone in Pelican Town. Just about every character with a friendship rating knows a unique recipe or two, and the only way to learn them is to reach a specific heart level. In most cases, once you reach a certain heart rating with a character, they'll send you the recipe in the mail the next day.
The one thing you don't have to do is romance every romanceable character. Only Shane and Emily offer food recipes, and they both run out after reaching seven hearts.
Character | Recipe |
|---|---|
Caroline 3 | Parsnip Soup |
Caroline 7 | Vegetable Medley |
Clint 3 | Algae Soup |
Clint 7 | Bean Hotpot |
Demetrius 3 | Fried Mushroom |
Demetrius 7 | Autumn's Bounty |
Emily 3 | Salad |
Emily 7 | Red Plate |
Evelyn 4 (enter her house while she's present) | Cookie |
Evelyn 7 | Rice Pudding |
George 3 | Fried Eel |
George 7 | Spicy Eel |
Gus 3 | Salmon Dinner |
Gus 7 | Cranberry Sauce |
Jodi 3 | Fried Calamari |
Jodi 7 | Ice Cream |
Lewis 3 | Spaghetti |
Lewis 7 | Eggplant Parmesan |
Linus 3 | Sashimi |
Linus 7 | Fish Taco |
Marnie 3 | Pale Broth |
Marnie 7 | Rhubarb Pie |
Pam 3 | Cheese Cauliflower |
Pam 7 | Stuffing |
Pierre 3 | Blueberry Tart |
Robin 7 | Pumpkin Soup |
Shane 3 | Pepper Poppers |
Shane 7 | Strange Bun |
Willy 3 | Chowder |
Willy 5 | Escargot |
Willy 7 | Fish Stew |
Willy 9 | Lobster Bisque |
Sandy 7 | Tom Kha Soup |
Kent 3 | Crispy Bass |
Kent 7 | Super Meal |
Leo 3 | Poi |
Leo 7 | Mango Sticky Rice |
Shops and Other Sources
Friendship ratings and The Queen of Sauce will get you most of the way to every food recipe, but there are a few more that you have to pick up from stores and skill increases. Some of them overlap with the TV show, but every shop has at least one recipe you need to buy from them to complete the set.
Skill Level | Recipe |
|---|---|
Combat 3 | Roots Platter |
Combat 9 | Squid Ink Ravioli |
Farming 3 | Farmer's Lunch |
Fishing 3 | Dish O' The Sea |
Fishing 9 | Seafoam Pudding |
Foraging 2 | Survival Burger |
Mining 3 | Miner's Treat |
Note that some consumables, such as the Field Snack and the Life Elixir, don't count as food recipes because you don't need to use the kitchen to make them.
Shop | Price | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
50g | Hashbrowns | |
Stardrop Saloon | 100g | Bread |
Stardrop Saloon | 100g | Omelet |
Stardrop Saloon | 100g | Pancakes |
Stardrop Saloon | 100g | Tortilla |
Stardrop Saloon | 150g | Pizza |
Stardrop Saloon | 300g | Maki Roll |
Stardrop Saloon | 5,000g | Triple Shot Espresso |
Level 5 Volcano Dungeon Shop | 1,000g | Ginger Ale |
Island Trader | 30 Bone Fragments | Banana Pudding |
Ginger Island Resort | 2,000g | Tropical Curry |
Players who learn every last food recipe and then craft them will get the Cook, Sous Chef, and Gourmet Chef achievements, and they'll be that much closer to completing the Perfection Tracker.
Stardew Valley is available now on Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
