You can survive in Cairn for a little bit by consuming raw ingredients, but sooner or later, you’ll still need to cook your meals and beverages to gain extra health. All foods and drinks can be cooked on the hanging burner at Bivouacs. This guide will provide you with a complete list of all available cooking recipes in the game, including the following stat buffs:
- Grit: Reduces fall damage or while fast walking.
- Grip: Provides better holds and consumes less stamina on poor grips.
- Focus: Guarantees a slower stamina drain in general.
- Burst: Provides faster limb movement.
- Stamina: Grants improved regeneration.
Cooked Food Recipes
Cooking in Cairn is all about combining compatible ingredients to ease your hunger and thirst much more effectively than simply consuming raw ingredients. On top of that, it provides warmth and special buffs that aren’t available when eating raw items. You can discover recipes by either simply experimenting with various ingredients or by collecting recipe scrolls that contain advice on how to cook various dishes. Typically, you can find these scrolls at the graffiti cabin, inside caves, around fishing spots, etc.
Note that the following cooking recipes are basic instructions, and you can always add more ingredients or try out other alternatives to achieve certain results. But with these recipes, you’ll be sure that you can satisfy hunger quickly and even get a boost to one of your stats. These recipes are listed in order from the least satiating to the most satiating ones at the end:
| Food | Recipes | Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Cooked Thistle | Thistle Clear Water | None |
| Caramel | Clear Water Honey Dipper | Burst |
| Cooked Dandelion | Dandelion Clear Water | Grit |
| Cooked Thistle (Extra Sweet) | Thistle + Clear Water Thistle + Yellow Yak | Burst |
| Cooked Noodles | Instant Noodles Clear Water | None |
| Cooked Dandelion (Extra Sweet) | Dandelion + Clear Water Dandelion + Yellow Yak | Grit Burst |
| Boiled Eggs | Eggs Clear Water | None |
| Boiled Eggs (Herbal) | Eggs + Clear Water Eggs + Juniper Infusion | None |
| Boiled Eggs (Creamy) | Eggs + Clear Water Eggs + Yellow Yak | None |
Cooked Drink Recipes
The following recipes are specifically for drinks that satisfy your thirst, although some of them also satisfy hunger. These are also known as infusions in the game, and they’re especially useful for tough climbs that immediately cause thirst and consume your stamina. Note that on average, one sip of liquid will grant you about five minutes of extra climbing, while a full large bottle contains about four sips or 20 minutes of climbing. As with food, these recipes are listed in ascending order:
| Drinks | Recipes | Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Strange Mixture | Yellow Yak Juniper | None |
| Juniper Infusion | Clear Water Juniper | Grit |
| Nettle Infusion | Clear Water Nettle | Focus |
| Clear Water (Extra Sweet) | Clear Water Honey Dipper | Burst |
| Chocolate Drink | Clear Water Chocolate | Focus |
| Chocolate Drink (Extra Sweet) | Clear Water + Chocolate Chocolate Drink + Raspberries | Focus Burst |
| Chocolate Drink (Intense) | Clear Water + Chocolate Chocolate Drink + Chocolate | Focus |
| Sweet Infusion | Clear Water + Juniper Juniper Infusion + Chocolate | Burst |
| Strong Infusion | Clear Water + Juniper Juniper Infusion + Juniper | Stamina Grip |
| Ultimate Infusion | Juniper Infusion + Juniper Strong Infusion + Juniper | Stamina Focus Grip Grit |
| Yellow Yak (Extra Sweet) | Yellow Yak Raspberries | Burst |
| Alpine Cola (Extra Sweet) | Alpine Cola Raspberries | Stamina Grit Burst |
| Raspberry Juice | Clear Water Raspberries | None |
| Raspberry Juice (Extra Sweet) | Clear Water + Raspberries Raspberry Juice + Raspberries | Burst |
