Summary

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azumais an incredible spin-off title connected to theRune Factoryfranchise. It’s a game that focuses not only on farming and building up villages but also on adventuring, which may include taking on various monsters. During these battles, it’s important for the player to haveresources available that can replenish their healthas well as their RP, which is needed to use the various sacred treasures gifted to the player.

Although the player can find potions to replenish these things, the most reliable option is the assortment of cooking recipes that can be uncovered throughout the RPG. With so many fine dishes to formulate, these are by far thebest cooking recipes inGuardians of Azuma.

Gold Juice in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

8Gold Juice

An Expensive But Useful Drink

With a name like Gold Juice, mostGuardians of Azumaplayers would likely expect this drink to be quite valuable. Players can create this liquid gold by combining four different gold vegetables together, which one can only imagine doesn’t taste the best.

Thoughts on flavor aside,players who have the gold vegetablesto spare will likely rely on Gold Juice instead of RP potions, as a single drink from this wine glass will restore 100RP. Players can even improve the RP regeneration of Gold Juice depending on the level of the juice. This is determined by skills as well as the level of crop used within the drink.

Turnip Heaven meal in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

7Turnip Heaven

The Best Meal For Grinding Experience

Although the main goal of many of the cooking recipes inGuardians of Azumais to either replenish the player’s health or RP, many of the recipes that can be unlocked by finding the various frog statues around the map also haveother bonuses to them. One such example is Turnip Heaven.

While it may replenish 100RP after being consumed, this isn’t the main reason players should be cooking this dish. Turnip Heaven boosts the experience gained by the player by 25%. This therefore allows them to level up quicker, making it a perfect choice for players to consume before they get into battles if they are hoping to grind levels. It should be noted that players will be required to have an assortment of turnips available in order to craft Turnip Heaven.

Peach Nectar drink in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

6Peach Nectar

A Simple But Effective Drink To Regain RP

While the majority of the cooking recipes inRune Factory: Guardians of Azumarequire players to put multiple ingredients together, there are a few options that only require a single ingredient to make a useful snack or drink. Peach Nectar only requires the player to have one peach available in order for them to make this thick and tasty drink.

RP is something that players will likely become reliant upon as they exploit the weaknesses of many monsters. Peach Nectar can help a player replenish 150RP just from a simple drink. Therefore, after unlocking these recipes, players should be sure to grow as many peach trees as possible in order to stock up on this Peach Nectar.

Pickled Fortune Mix meal in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

5Pickled Fortune Mix

Improve The Crit Chance Of Attacks Among Other Things

Cooking recipes inGuardians of Azumaare usually found through locating various frog statues around the maps. However, another way to get some of the best dishes in thisRune Factoryspin-off is by befriending the various NPCs of the game. Although some players may only be making friends with the romance options ofGuardians of Azuma, the regular NPCs also deserve a chance.

Getting to bond level sixwith Hisui will reward players with the chance of cooking with her. If players have already unlocked the pickled mix recipe and have got Hisui to level 6, then they can cook with this older lady to create Pickled Fortune Mix, her specialty dish. This meal not only replenishes 30% of the player’s HP and 75RP, but it also increases the player’s crit chance. This makes it the perfect meal for boss battles, where players should focus on weak spots.

Protein Stir-Fry in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

4Protein Stir-Fry

Increase Weapon Attacks With Some Protein

Protein is important not only in the real world but also in the virtual world of Azuma. Not only is Protein Stir-Fry a great cooking option when it comes to health because of its 850HP, but it also improves the stats of the player.

As discussed previously, many of the cooking options in the game do more than simply replenish a player’s health. The protein options inGuardians of Azumaare perfect for increasing the player’s strength temporarily. This stat is used to improve the base attack damage of weaponry. Therefore, if a player feels like they need a slight boost to their damage, consuming this protein-filled Stir-Fry is the way to go.

Matcha Flan in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

3Matcha Flan

A Healing Dessert That Improves Magic Defense

Somedelicious dishes inRune Factory: Guardians of Azumahave multiple variants. Onigiri is one of these, with Flan being another. Depending on the sort of Flan made by the player, it will give them different boosts. Out of Flan options such as the regular dessert, Pumpkin, and Chocolate, Matcha Flan is by far one of the best.

Besides being incredibly easy to make with it only requiring three ingredients, and Matcha being something the player can make by combining three different types of grass, this Flan makes for a perfect quick-and-easy recipe. For such a small treat, Matcha Flan replenishes a lot of health, but that isn’t the only reason to cook it. Matcha Flan also increases the Mind stat of the player. This improves their magical defense, which is greatly needed when facing certain bosses.

Traveler’s Delight in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

2Traveler’s Delight

Players Will Find Rarer Drops Easier With This

There’s only one thing better than normal cookies, and that’s cookies that look like real coins. When befriending Mauro and getting his bond to level 6, players canbring this treasure hunter into the kitchento help with a spot of baking.

One of Mauro’s specialty recipes is somehow turning cookies into a bag of coins. Thankfully, they are still made with flour, sugar, and butter, which allows for the creation of simple cookies that pack a punch when exploring. This dessert also comes with some of Mauro’s treasure-hunting luck, as eating this delight will increase the player’s drop boost to allow them to gain rarer materials after defeating enemies.

Sushi Platter (L) in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

1Sushi Platter (L)

The Perfect Dish For Healing All Lost Health

Out of all the cooking recipes available inRune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, by far the best that players should be sure to make the most of, especially as they reach the end game of this RPG, is the Sushi Platter. With three different sizes of Sushi Platter to unlock, players gain this recipe from leveling up Winter Village.

The largest Sushi Platter size is the greatest for players looking for a way to regain as much health as possible due to one dish replenishing 5000HP. While it does require the player to cook a separate meal of steamed rice as well asfish for Tuna and Snappers, those who find themselves taking on challenging foes or are facing the game at a harder difficulty will be relying on this Sushi Platter often.

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