Cooking

Cooking is an essential mechanic that involves combining two ingredients in a Cooking Pot to create cooked food items with improved and exclusive buffs.

Each ingredient has hidden effects used to determine the final result. These effects are different than the ingredient's effects when eaten individually, and are not shown in-game. A technical explaination on how the game calculates the final effects can be found below.

The resulting food item will be of a given type (such as a wrap, salad or soup) and has a prefix attached to it (such as "Mushy", "Giant" or "Spicy") based on its ingredients. Core Keeper also alters how the food items are displayed through a shader; the food item will be a mix between the colors of its ingredients.

There are a total of 68 cooking ingredients in the game, plus 2 which are no longer obtainable. This means that there are 2346 possible food combinations (2485 including unobtainable ingredients).

List of ingredients[]

Plants[]

Ingredient (Adjective • Noun)	Base cooked effects	Rarity
Mushroom (Mushy • Mushroom)	+19 food +4.2 health every sec for 20 sec	Common
Heart Berry (Hearty • Berry)	+25 max health for 5 min +2.8 health every sec for 20 sec +19 food	Common
Golden Heart Berry (Hearty • Berry)	+50 max health for 5 min +18 food +4.4 health every sec for 20 sec +17.1% melee damage for 1 min	Rare
Glow Tulip (Glowing • Tulip)	+2 food +4 blue glow for 2 min	Uncommon
Golden Glow Tulip (Glowing • Tulip)	+2 food +2.9% range attack speed for 1 min +7 blue glow for 2 min	Rare
Bomb Pepper (Spicy • Pepper)	+10 food +21% movement speed for 1 min	Uncommon
Golden Bomb Pepper (Spicy • Pepper)	+11 food +3% melee attack speed for 1 min +26.9% movement speed for 1 min	Rare
Carrock (Crunchy • Stone)	+15 food +23 armor for 5 min	Uncommon
Golden Carrock (Crunchy • Stone)	+26 armor for 5 min +18% knockback chance for 1 min +13 food	Rare
Bloat Oat (Filling • Oat)	+43 food +9.1 health every sec for 20 sec	Uncommon
Golden Bloat Oat (Filling • Oat)	+42 food +12.1 health every sec for 20 sec +10% less food drained when running for 5 min	Rare
Puffungi (Puffy • Mold)	+6% reduced damage taken from bosses for 5 min +5.5 health every sec for 20 sec +10 food	Uncommon
Golden Puffungi (Puffy • Mold)	+9% reduced damage taken from bosses for 5 min +14% damage against bosses for 1 min +3.9 health every sec for 20 sec +10 food	Rare
Pewpaya (Juicy • Fruit)	+20 food +6.3 health every sec for 20 sec +22.4% range damage for 5 min	Uncommon
Golden Pewpaya (Juicy • Fruit)	+21 food +28.2% range damage for 5 min +4.1 health every sec for 20 sec +3.7% range attack speed for 5 min	Rare
Pinegrapple (Sweet • Tropics)	+20 food +5.4 health every sec for 20 sec +22.4% melee damage for 5 min	Uncommon
Golden Pinegrapple (Sweet • Tropics)	+21 food +3.7% melee attack speed for 5 min +4.5 health every sec for 20 sec +28.2% melee damage for 5 min	Rare
Sunrice (Radiant • Sun)	+13 food +16% damage against bosses for 5 min +4 glow for 5 min	Uncommon
Golden Sunrice (Radiant • Sun)	+13 food +20% damage against bosses for 5 min +4 glow for 5 min +11.4% melee and range attack speed for 5 min	Rare
Lunacorn (Iridescent • Moon)	+13 food +14% reduced damage taken from bosses for 5 min +4 blue glow for 5 min	Uncommon
Golden Lunacorn (Iridescent • Moon)	+14 food +16% reduced damage taken from bosses for 5 min +10% dodge chance for 5 min +4 blue glow for 5 min	Rare
Grumpkin (Lumpy • Lump)	+21 food +4.3 health every sec for 20 sec +45 mining damage for 5 min	Uncommon
Golden Grumpkin (Lumpy • Lump)	+18 food +2.8% mining speed for 5 min +3.1 health every sec for 20 sec +71 mining damage for 5 min	Rare
Giant Mushroom (Giant • Mushroom)	+31 food +24 max health for 5 min +25 max health (only once)	Rare
Giant Mushroom (Legacy) (Giant • Mushroom)	+25 max health +24 max health for 5 min +31 food	Rare

Fish[]

Ingredient (Adjective • Noun)	Base cooked effects	Rarity
Orange Cave Guppy (Orange • Guppy)	+19 food +2.1 health every sec for 20 sec +8 mining damage for 5 min	Common
Blue Cave Guppy (Blue • Guppy)	+21 food +2.2 health every sec for 20 sec +4% dodge chance for 5 min	Common
Rock Jaw (Rocky • Jaw)	+22 food +2.5 health every sec for 20 sec +15.9% melee damage for 5 min	Uncommon
Gem Crab (Glimmering • Crab)	+21 food +3.1 health every sec for 20 sec +14 armor for 5 min	Rare
Green Blister Head (Green • Blister)	+20 food +2.5 health every sec for 20 sec Immune to acid damage for 5 min	Common
Yellow Blister Head (Yellow • Blister)	+21 food +2.6 health every sec for 20 sec Immune to being slowed by slime for 5 min	Common
Devil Worm (Devilish • Worm)	+20 food +3 health every sec for 20 sec +22.8% range damage for 5 min	Uncommon
Vampire Eel (Vampiristic • Eel)	+21 food +3.5 health every sec for 20 sec +3 life on melee hit for 5 min	Rare
Dagger Fin (Sharp • Fin)	+21 food +3.9 health every sec for 20 sec +13 thorns damage for 5 min	Common
Pink Palace Fish (Pink • Palace)	+22 food +3.9 health every sec for 20 sec +3.3% melee attack speed for 5 min	Uncommon
Teal Palace Fish (Teal • Palace)	+21 food +4 health every sec for 20 sec +3.8% range attack speed for 5 min	Uncommon
Crown Squid (Crowned • Squid)	+19 food +19% knockback chance for 5 min +5 health every sec for 20 sec	Epic
Azure Feather Fish (Azure • Feather)	+21 food +8.1 health every sec for 20 sec	Common
Emerald Feather Fish (Emerald • Feather)	+20 food +6% critical hit chance for 5 min +3 health every sec for 20 sec +29 max health for 5 min	Common
Spirit Veil (Spiritual • Veil)	+19 food +36.2% movement speed for 2 min	Uncommon
Astral Jelly (Astral • Jelly)	+21 food +5.2 health every sec for 20 sec +63 fishing for 5 min	Rare
Mold Shark (Moldy • Shark)	+21 food +4.8 health every sec for 20 sec +38.6% melee damage for 5 min	Common
Rot Fish (Rotten • Decay)	+21 food Immune to mold infection for 5 min	Uncommon
Black Steel Urchin (Black • Urchin)	+19 food +15 thorns damage for 5 min +3.6 health every sec for 20 sec +22 armor for 5 min	Rare
Bottom Tracer (Bright Yellow • Barbel)	+20 food +5.8 health every sec for 20 sec +69 mining damage for 5 min	Common
Silver Dart (Silver • Dart)	+21 food +31% critical hit damage for 5 min +5.5 health every sec for 20 sec	Uncommon
Golden Dart (Golden • Dart)	+22 food +5.7 health every sec for 20 sec +11% dodge chance for 5 min	Uncommon
Pink Coralotl (Coral Red • Coral)	+22 food +7 health every sec for 20 sec +53.3% range damage for 5 min	Rare
White Coralotl (White • Coral)	+19 food +5.8 health every sec for 20 sec +6.5% mining speed for 5 min	Rare
Solid Spikeback (Solid • Spike)	+38 armor for 5 min +50 thorns damage for 5 min +21 food	Common
Sandy Spikeback (Sandy • Spike)	+78 max health for 5 min +50 thorns damage for 5 min +19 food	Common
Brown Dune Tail (Brown • Dune)	+21 food +8.1 health every sec for 20 sec +6.4% range attack speed for 5 min	Rare
Grey Dune Tail (Grey • Dune)	+20 food +6.7 health every sec for 20 sec +6.4% melee attack speed for 5 min	Rare
Tornis Kingfish (Royal • King)	+20 food +7.8 health every sec for 20 sec +50.4% damage for 5 min	Epic
Dark Lava Eater (Dark • Lava)	+19 food +7.8 health every sec for 20 sec +7 life on melee hit for 5 min	Uncommon
Bright Lava Eater (Bright • Lava)	+20 food +7.1 health every sec for 20 sec +21% more healing from health over time regeneration for 5 min	Uncommon
Elder Dragonfish (Elder • Dragon)	+19 food +14% critical hit chance for 5 min Immune to burning for 5 min	Rare
Verdant Dragonfish (Verdant • Dragon)	+21 food +41% critical hit damage for 5 min Immune to burning for 5 min	Rare
Starlight Nautilus (Sparkling • Starlight)	+7% critical hit chance for 5 min +4.7% melee and range attack speed for 5 min +21 food +17.7 health every sec for 20 sec +100 max health (only once)	Legendary
Beryll Angle Fish (Encased • Crystal)	+20 food +136 max health for 5 min	Uncommon
Cosmic Form (Cosmic • Cosmos)	+18 food +30.9% damage dealt by your pet for 5 min	Epic
Glistening Deepstalker (Glistening • Hunter)	+20 food +13% dodge chance for 5 min +27.2% movement speed for 1 min	Rare
Jasper Angle Fish (Crystallized • Crystal)	+96 max health for 5 min +45 armor for 5 min +19 food	Rare
Splendid Deepstalker (Splendid • Hunter)	+20 food +6.2% melee and range attack speed for 5 min +10% dodge chance for 5 min +21.2% movement speed for 1 min	Epic

Others[]

Ingredient (Adjective • Noun)	Base cooked effects	Rarity
Larva Meat (Gooey • Meat)	+22 food +6% critical hit chance for 2 min +2.8 health every sec for 20 sec	Common
Shiny Larva Meat (Shiny • Gold)	+25 food +13% critical hit chance for 2 min +4 life on melee hit for 2 min	Rare
Marbled Meat (Tender • Meat)	+27 food +2.6 health every sec for 20 sec +13.3% damage for 5 min	Common
Amber Larva (Meaty • Amber)	+50 max health (only once) +52 max health for 5 min +21 food	Epic
Amber Larva (Legacy) (Meaty • Amber)	+50 max health +52 max health for 5 min +21 food	Epic
Atlantean Worm Heart (Atlantean • Giant)	+20 health every sec to you and all nearby allies for 20 sec +100 max health (only once) +27 food	Epic

Food items[]

Each food item has hidden effects used in calculating the final effects.

Food item	Produced by	Hidden effects
Soup	Mushroom Grumpkin Golden Grumpkin	+20 food
Salad	Glow Tulip Golden Glow Tulip Giant Mushroom Giant Mushroom (Legacy)	+5 food
Pudding	Heart Berry Golden Heart Berry Amber Larva Amber Larva (Legacy)	+10 food
Wrap	Bomb Pepper Golden Bomb Pepper	+15 food
Steak	Larva Meat Shiny Larva Meat Marbled Meat Atlantean Worm Heart	+20 food
Dip Snack	Carrock Golden Carrock	+5 food
Fillet	Orange Cave Guppy Blue Cave Guppy Dagger Fin Yellow Blister Head Green Blister Head Mold Shark Azure Feather Fish Emerald Feather Fish Bottom Tracer Solid Spikeback Sandy Spikeback Verdant Dragonfish Elder Dragonfish Glistening Deepstalker Splendid Deepstalker	+20 food
Fish Balls	Rock Jaw Pink Palace Fish Teal Palace Fish Devil Worm Rot Fish Spirit Veil Pink Coralotl White Coralotl Grey Dune Tail Brown Dune Tail Dark Lava Eater Bright Lava Eater Cosmic Form	+20 food
Sushi	Gem Crab Crown Squid Vampire Eel Black Steel Urchin Astral Jelly Silver Dart Golden Dart Tornis Kingfish Starlight Nautilus Beryll Angle Fish Jasper Angle Fish	+15 food
Cheese	Puffungi Golden Puffungi	+5 food
Cereal	Bloat Oat Golden Bloat Oat	+20 food
Smoothie	Pewpaya Pinegrapple Golden Pewpaya Golden Pinegrapple	+20 food
Curry	Sunrice Golden Sunrice	+20 food
Sandwich	Lunacorn Golden Lunacorn	+15 food

Calculating effects[]

The game uses the following steps to calculate the final effects:

If the player has the Utilizing every nutrient talent, increase the food value of the food item and both ingredients by 5-25%, plus an additional 5-25% (additive) for plant ingredients if the player has the Eat your vegetables! talent, and round.^[1]
If the resulting food item is rare or epic, increase the values of all non-permanent effects by 25% or 50%, respectively, plus an additional 15% (multiplicative) if both ingredients are golden or legendary, and round.^[1]
- Note that the Shiny Larva Meat is not considered a golden ingredient.
Combine the effects of the food item and both ingredients. For duplicate effects, only the one with the highest value is used, except for permanent max health boosts, which are additive.
If either ingredient is a fish, and the player has the Power of Omega-3! talent, add 3-15% damage against bosses for 60 seconds.
If the player has the Fast food talent, add 1-5% melee attack speed for 30 seconds.
If the player has the Long-lasting food talent, increase the durations of all effects by 6-30%, and round.^[1]

Note that this is applied retroactively, meaning the player can change their talents (or give the food item to another player) and its effects will adjust accordingly.

Examples[]

Cooking a Heart Berry and Rock Jaw will produce the following food item. Used effects are highlighted in green.

Fish Balls	Heart Berry	Rock Jaw	Result
+20 food	+19 food	+22 food	+22 food
	+25 max health for 5 min		+25 max health for 5 min
	+2.8 health every sec for 20 sec	+2.5 health every sec for 20 sec	+2.8 health every sec for 20 sec
		+15.9% melee damage for 5 min	+15.9% melee damage for 5 min

Cooking two Bomb Peppers will produce the following food item.

Wrap	Bomb Pepper	Result
+15 food	+10 food	+15 food
	+21% movement speed for 1 min	+21% movement speed for 1 min

Tips[]

The following is a list of useful food items obtainable at different points of progression:

Food	Ingredients	Effects	Notes
Hearty Pepper Wrap	Bomb Pepper Heart Berry	+22 food +21% movement speed for 1 min +25 max health for 5 min +2.8 health every sec for 20 sec	This is both a filling and easy to obtain food source, and it is recommended to bring these around in the hundreds to stay full.
Crunchy Pepper Wrap	Bomb Pepper Carrock	+17 food +21% movement speed for 1 min +23 armor for 5 min	A good food item to use to evade enemies while vulnerable.
Moldy Gold Steak	Shiny Larva Meat Mold Shark	+29 food +13% critical hit chance for 2 min +4 life on melee hit for 2 min +4.8 health every sec for 20 sec +38.6% melee damage for 5 min	Provides a powerful melee advantage, increasing damage and replenishing life on hit.
Gooey Worm Fish Balls	Devil Worm Larva Meat	+25 food + 3.0 health every sec for 20 sec + 22.8% range damage for 5 min + 6% critical hit chance for 2 min	Good for putting more power into range damage.
Royal Shark Fillet	Mold Shark Tornis Kingfish	+24 food +7.8 health every sec for 20 sec +38.6% melee damage for 5 min +50.4% damage for 5 min	Gives an extreme offensive buff, especially for melee weapons.
Rare Spicy Oat Cereal	Golden Bloat Oat Golden Bomb Pepper	+69 food +17.4 health every sec for 20 sec +14% less food drained when running for 5 min +38.7% movement speed for 1 min +4.3 melee attack speed for 1 min	Extremely overpowered, healing a player from 1 to over 350 health within seconds. With the Expert gardener skill at maximum, this is the best option for a full stat restore.

Trivia[]

Unused adjectives/nouns for golden ingredients can be found in the game's files:

Ingredient	Adjective	Noun
Golden Heart Berry	Delightful	Goldberry
Golden Glow Tulip	Shining	Goldtulip
Golden Bomb Pepper	Piquant	Goldpepper
Golden Carrock	Piquant	Goldstone
Golden Bloat Oat	Stodgy	Goldoat
Golden Puffungi	Musty	Goldmold
Golden Pewpaya	Luscious	Goldfruit
Golden Pinegrapple	Succulent	Goldtropics
Golden Sunrice	Dazzling	Goldsun
Golden Lunacorn	Brilliant	Goldmoon

History[]

0.1.91e2cab: Introduced.

Footnotes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Core Keeper uses half to even rounding, meaning that 4.5 and 3.5 would both become 4 when rounded.

[rounding-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Core Keeper uses half to even rounding, meaning that 4.5 and 3.5 would both become 4 when rounded.

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