Cooking Guide

The Quest
In the land of Rune-Midgart there is a chef who is famous for his skills so much that he has earned the favor to be the official Court Chef of King Tristam III. This chef is Sharle Orelean, and now he is offering his knowledge out to aspiring chef's.

To start down the path of a fine chef requires a few things,

first a short journey to the kitchen of Sharle Orelean, which is located in Prontera Castle, directly down the stairs left of the entrance.

Secondly what else could a chef need except a Chef's Hat? (Made by combining 120 Piece of Cake + 450 Dragon Scale + White Dyestuffs + 330 Feather) After completing these two things equip your chef hat and

talk to Sharle, he will give you a test to gather the items for one of the level 1 cookbook recipes. After you gather the required items and give them to him, you will be able to talk to Marlene Sheu, the sous chef who will give you some outdoor cooking sets and the level 1 cookbook. This will also open up the option to buy the outdoor cooking sets and the home cooking sets. You can't but the home ones until you finish the quest though.


Let's Cook!
The cooking system is very similar to the creation system that alchemists use to make potions. To begin you must have the items that the dish requires, then you click the utensil that you are going to use. Standing may give a better chance of success (unconfirmed).

Note: If you do not have the correct amount of items and cookbook that the recipe requires, you will lose your cooking set.
If you have items for multiple recipes a menu will be brought up letting you choose which dish you want to prepare.

After you complete all the recipes in the level 1 cookbook talk to Marlene Sheu, the sous chef again and he will evaluate your culinary art (you need one of each level 1 dish in your inventory), he will then ask you to look for a friend of his in Payon (Rice Cake Boy 209, 127) and give him some wrapped food to test, when you return he will give you some of the level 2 home cooking set.

Talk to Sharle Orelean again (don't forget your chef hat) and he will open up the option to borrow other cookbooks. But of course this isn't the Library of Prontera, Sharle will impose a small fee for switching cookbooks with you.

Sharle only has 1-5 level cookbooks that he lends out. Anything beyond that requires adventurers to set out and find on their own.

Level 1 Cookbook - another book + 10 Pumpkins
Level 2 Cookbook - another book + 5 Well Baked Cookies
Level 3 Cookbook - another book + 5 Sushi
Level 4 Cookbook - another book + 5 Dumpling
Level 5 Cookbook - another book + 10 Shoot
Level 6 Cookbook - Orc Lady(0.06), Requiem(0.02), Pirate Skeleton(.10)
Level 7 Cookbook - Evil Druid(0.0Cool, Deathword
Level 8 Cookbook - Gemini-S58, Deathword (mobs not in)
Level 9 Cookbook - Turtle General(4.00), Deathword
Level 10 Cookbook - Maya Purple (does not currently drop)

The Cooking Sets- the better the set, the better success rate.
Outdoor Cooker: Buy in the Prontera Kitchen (500z, no discount)
Home Cooking Set: Buy in the Prontera Kitchen (1000z, no discount)
Deluxe Cooking Set: Magnolia, Miyabi Ningyo, Orc Lady, Violy
Court Cooking Set: Alice, Tengu
Legendary Cooking Set:

The Food
When you eat cooking items you recover a certain amount of HP and SP and your stats are increased depending on the level of the cooking item that you have eaten.
They last for about as long as an attack speed potion, which is 20 - 30 minutes. The effect is still on if you die (not sure about logout)

Some of the ingredients are dropped only by monsters including:
Cacao: Yoyo, Wootan Shooter
Strawberry: Yoyo
Orange: database says yoyo..but...i think the monkeys are hoarding 'em
Lemon: Leaf Cat
Shrimp: Leaf Cat
Red Chile: buyable in ayothaya (related to the tomyomgong quest?)
Fig Leaf:
Prickly Fruit:
Izidor:

La Bonne Chance...
chance seems to be the same as forging/pot making, base/job/dex/luk being factored in. Cooking while standing seems to be more reliable then sitting.

Cooking Merchants....(alphabetical order)

Alberta: Southwest of the Ship to Turtle Island, Sunken Ship (167, 135)
Yummy Fish 250z

Aldebaran: Northeast of the Guild Flags (165, 107)
Red Spice 1000z
Yellow Spice 1000z
Bread 150z

Amatsu: North of the Kafra (206, 150)
Sweet Sauce 700z
Yummy Fish 250z
Geffen: South of East Exit (196, 111)
Pot 200z

Ayothaya: Northwest of Kafra (203, 178)
Hot Sauce 700z
Grain 200z

Comodo: East of the Dancer Stage (225, 164)
Hot Sauce 700z
Sweet Sauce 700z
Plain Sauce 700z
Yummy Fish 250z

Gonryun: South of the Kafra (147, 101)
Yellow Spice 1000z
Bread 150z

Juno: West of Kafra (130, 173)
Cooking Oil 500z
Pot 200z

Louyang: Northeast of Kafra (256, 123)
Plain Sauce 700z
Grain 200z

Lutie: Inside Snowpumpkin Giftshop (169, 34)
China 1000z

Lutie: North of the Kafra (152, 137)
Cooking Oil 500z
Grain 200z

Morroc: West from Southern Kafra (120, 97)
Hot Sauce 700z
Sweet Sauce 700z
Plain Sauce 700z
Red Spice 1000z
Yellow Spice 1000z

Payon: Northeast of the Kafra (206, 119)
Hot Sauce 700z

Prontera: North of the Fountain (156, 212)
Plain Sauce 700z
Red Spice 1000z
Pot 200z
Bread 150z

Prontera Castle: Castle Kitchen
Outdoor Cooker 500z (Non-Discountable)
Home Cooking Set 1000z (Non-Discountable)

Umbala: Center Island on Western Side (102, 154)
Red Spice 1000z
Grain 200z

Niflheim -South of Kafra 209, 180
Mushroom 40z

Einbroch- Right Middle of Map224, 207
Cooking Oil 500z


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