Monster Hunter Wilds: Where and How to Get All Cooking Ingredients

Eating a meal is not only a fun activity but also an important one before hunting in Monster Hunter Wilds. To prepare a meal, you need to cook using various ingredients to gain the full benefits. In this guide, we will cover everything you need to know about cooking, including all the ingredients and how to get them in Monster Hunter Wilds.

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Cooking Ingredients in Monster Hunter Wilds

Before finding the ingredient locations, it is important to understandwhy cooking matters in the game. In Monster Hunter Wilds, a well-prepared meal can significantly enhance your hunting capabilities by providing buffs to attack, defense, and special abilities.

The cooking system at your camp allows you to create custom meals that match your playstyle and give you an edge against powerful monsters. Here is a full guide of all cooking ingredients and the skills they provide:

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How to Get Cooking Ingredients in Monster Hunter Wilds

The basic ingredients (Meat, Fish, and Veggies) are relatively easy to get. Meat comes from hunting small and large monsters, while fish can be caught at fishing spots throughout the game world. Veggies include herbs and mushrooms that can be gathered during your expeditions.

When starting out, focus on gathering these basic ingredients as you explore. They will be the foundation of all your meals and provide the initial buff based on your weapon preferences. Here are some cooking ingredients that require specific tasks to obtain, unlike simply gathering meat and vegetables in Monster Hunter Wilds:

Cooking Ingredients List in Monster Hunter Wilds

Eastern Honey

Eastern Honey is one of the most valuable early-game finds. While gathering regular honey for your potions, you will also occasionally find Eastern Honey, which helps with elemental resistance and makes potions heal you faster. Be sure to collect honey whenever you are out exploring.

Truffle Du Conga

If you are exploring Scarlet Forest, you will definitely meet the Congalala. This monster is a great source of special mushrooms, including the Truffle Du Conga ingredient. This ingredient serves as an excellent finishing touch to your meal. It grants you Gatherere Meal skill, which helps you find more items when mining or gathering herbs. Even fighting this monster 4 to 5 times should yield you several truffle ingredients.

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Kunafa Cheese

You can get Kunafa Cheese by trading with Kunafa traders. For example, you can exchange three Windward Aloe plants to get a piece of Kunafa Cheese. You can farm these aloes in the Windward Plains area, specifically close to locations #8 and #10. Kunafa Cheese provides the Defender Meal skill, which decreases damage taken during your hunts.

Monster Chili

The Wudwud traders sometimes offer Monster Chili in exchange for Wyvern Coins. While this is a mid to high-rank currency, it’s worth checking these traders occasionally as you progress. Monster Chili provides the Sizzling Meal skill, which is valuable for certain hunting areas. It’s important to note that traders rotate their offerings periodically. If a trader doesn’t have the ingredient you need, check back after completing a few hunts.

Jeweled Mullet Roe

Jeweled Mullet Roe is a finishing rouch ingredient that provides an attack boost when you are wet. You can get it by trading with Wudwuds using Wyvern Coins, from fishing Gravid Bowfin, or by completing the Fishing for Flavor and Razzle Dazzle quests.

Getting cooking ingredients can be tough in the early game, but it will get easier as you progress.Beginnersshould focus on reachingHigh Rankas quickly as possible tounlock the full trading system, which makes collecting ingredients much simpler.

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In the meantime,track and target specific monsterslike Congalala for reliable ingredient drops, and always check quest rewards for potential cooking components. With this guide, you’ll know exactly where to find every ingredient you need to create the perfect meal for any hunting scenario. Happy hunting and bon appétit!

Shida Aruya

Shida is a gaming writer at TechWiser who loves getting comfy with a good book. When she is not writing, you’ll catch her growing crops in Stardew Valley and Fields of Mistria, or exploring Fortnite. For Shida, nothing beats a day split between reading books and playing games.

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