📂 Cooking

Cooking in Stardew Valley involves the preparation of various dishes using ingredients harvested from the farm, foraged from the environment, or purchased from shops. Players can unlock cooking recipes by leveling up their Farming skill, discovering them in the game, or receiving them as gifts. To cook, players must use a kitchen equipped in their farmhouse, where they can combine ingredients to create meals that restore health and energy, provide buffs, or serve as gifts to villagers. Cooking is an essential gameplay mechanic, as it enhances the player's efficiency in farming and exploration and plays a key role in completing community bundles and achieving various game objectives.