Black Desert Online is a deep, complex MMORPG with a fleshed-out cooking system that allows players to craft a wide variety of recipes. The various dishes that players can cook provide plenty of powerful buffs to a number of different stats and attributes, making developing the cooking skill in order to be able to make more complex recipes a very worthwhile endeavour.
But, with so many cooking recipes to choose from, it can be hard to know which players should be keeping an eye out for or trying out in the game. This is a list of 10 of the best cooking recipes in Black Desert.
10 Eilton Meal
The Eilton Meal requires an Artisan Level of 1 in Cooking for players to be able to prepare it. Players will also need 1x Chanterelle Risotto, 2x Mesima Rice Wine, 1x Chanterelle and Potato Stew, 1x Stir-Fried Chanterelle and Meat, and 2x Fruit Sherbet.
Players with a Cooking level of Master 1 or higher have a slight chance of crafting a Special Eilton Meal rather than an Eilton Meal with these ingredients. Consuming one Eilton Meal results in a 10% boost in Processing EXP and Processing Success Rate, as well as a +100 LT increase in Weight Limit. The buffers gained by consuming an Eilton Meal last for a whole 90 minutes.
9 Exquisite Cron Meal
Crafted by combining rare foods from all over Black Desert's game world, the Exquisite Cron Meal is an incredibly valuable dish that can either be sold for a massive amount or consumed for a generous, temporary boost to a number of stats.
The Exquisite Cron Meal contains 1x Special Arehaza Meal, 3x Serendia Meal, 3x Kamasylvia Meal, and 1x Ancient Cron Spice. Consuming an Exquisite Cron Meal grants players a +8 boost to All AP, All Accuracy +15, Attack Speed +2, Casting Speed +2, Movement Speed +2, Critical Hit +2, All Evasion +15, Max HP +150, Max Stamina +200, Back Attack Damage +5%, Critical Hit Damage +5%, All Resistance +4%, and Ignores All Resistance +4% for a duration of 120 minutes.
8 Freekeh Snake Stew
While it might not sound very appetising, the Freekeh Snake Stew is another great cooking recipe to learn in Black Desert. Players will need their cooking skill to be at Apprentice 1 and will need 5x Mineral Water, 6x Freekah, 3x Snake Meat, and 2x Star Anise to craft Freekah Snake Stew.
Consuming the Stew results in a +5 boost to Worker Action Point Recovery, which is great for productivity in Black Desert. This is easily one of the best mid-level cooking recipes in the game, and it only requires a handful of ingredients to prepare.
7 Five-Grain Chicken Porridge
Far and away one of the best cooking recipes in Black Desert that Beginner level cooks can make, the Five-Grain Chicken Porridge only needs three ingredients to make and yields a generous +5% boost to Amity for a whopping 60 minutes.
To craft the Five-Grain Chicken Porridge, players will need their Cooking skill to be at Beginner level 6, as well as 2x Ground Bird Meat, 2x Mineral Water, and 3x Cereals. While it might seem simple based on these ingredients, Five-Grain Chicken Porridge is definitely a recipe worth making.
6 Fruit Pudding
One of the tastiest-looking and easiest desserts to make in Black Desert is the Fruit Pudding. Requiring just four ingredients to craft (5x Fruits, 3x Milk, 2x Sugar, 1x Cream), Fruit Pudding is a quick and easy way to obtain a helpful +2 buff to players' MP, WP, and SP Recovery stats.
What's more, the buff granted by consuming Fruit Pudding lasts for a full 30 minutes. Players only need a Cooking skill level of Beginner 6 to craft Fruit Pudding, too, so it's easily one of the most accessible dishes on this list.
5 Savory Steak
Made using Lion Meat rather than beef, like steaks typically are in real life, the Savory Steak is a fantastic tool for Black Desert players to use when grinding stats or new skill levels thanks to its +10 boost to All Life Skill Mastery, which lasts for 45 minutes.
To make the Savory Steak, players will need 4x Lion Meat, 5x Fig, 2x Cooking Wine, and 3x Pepper. It does also require a Cooking skill level of Professional 1, so players will have to be reasonably advanced at Cooking to be able to craft it.
4 Kamasylvia Meal
Containing several of the delicacies and delights of Black Desert's Kamasylvia in one single dish, the Kamasylvia Meal is a fairly elaborate dish that delivers a generous +150 boost to Max HP, as well as +200 to Max Stamina and +5% to Base Attack Damage.
Players need to have access to 1x Rainbow Button Mushroom Sandwich, 1x Coconut Pasta, 1x Fig Pie, 2x Fruit Wine, and 1x Rainbow Button Mushroom Cheese Melt to be able to craft the Kamasylvia Meal. Additionally, players need to have a Cooking skill level of Professional 6 to make this recipe.
3 King Of Jungle Hamburg
Essentially a really fancy sandwich made of Lion Meat, the King of Jungle Hamburg requires gathering some fairly unusual ingredients in order to craft it. However, it's well worth the effort for the +3% Ignores All Resistance and +5% Critical Hit Damage boosts the King of Jungle Hamburg provides, lasting a full 110 minutes.
The ingredients needed to craft the King of Jungle Hamburg are 4x Lion Meat, 4x Teff Bread, 2x Pickled Vegetables, and 3x Nutmeg. Players will also need to have a Cooking level of Professional 1 to be able to make it.
2 Pan-Fried Oyster
For the most sophisticated Black Desert players out there, Pan Fried Oysters is definitely a dish worth making. To craft it, players will need 3x Oyster, 2x Egg, 5x Flour, 2x Vinegar, and 3x Olive Oil. Players also need a Cooking skill level of Skilled 1 in order to be able to make Pan Fried Oysters.
If players have a Cooking skill level of Artisan 1, there's a small chance that crafting Pan Fried Oysters with these ingredients will result in them crafting the superior Aromatic Pan-Fried Oyster instead. Consuming Pan Fried Oysters results in a +2 boost to Attack Speed, +2 boost to Casting Speed, and +10% boost to Stun/Stiffness/Freezing Resistance.
1 Valencia Meal
Combining all of the highlights of Black Desert's Valencia cuisine into one dish, the Valencia Meal requires 1x Teff Sandwich, 1x King of Jungle Hamburg, 1x Couscous, 2x Fig Pie, and 2x Date Palm Wine to craft.
Additionally, to make the Valencia Meal, players need to have a Cooking skill level of Professional 6. Consuming the Valencia Meal grants buffs of +4% to Nullifying All Resistance, +4% to Resistance Against All Debuffs, +10 to All Evasion, and -6% Damage from Monsters. These buffs last for a very generous 110 minutes.
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