Zelda: Breath Of The Wild – The 15 Best Food Recipes To Heal Link's Stamina (2024)

The world of Hyrule is huge, and peril lurks around every corner. Traversal is arguably the most important thing in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and stamina is key for ensuring Link makes his way through the map with ease.

Given how important exploration is, it is quite easy to run out of stamina. Everything from climbing to combat to gliding across the map consumes stamina, and even two extra vessels of the stat can often feel inadequate. Thanks to the brilliant cooking options available, there are some great stamina-healing recipes in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Updated June 16th, 2024, by Alexandra O'Leary: It's been highly debated among Zelda players whether the stamina limits placed on Link are needed. On one hand, they provide a realistic obstacle for Link to consider during his travels, but on the other, they can be deeply frustrating. There's few things more upsetting than spending ages climbing up an incline only to realize that Link's stamina will run out before he reaches the top. Toppling from a height, or huffing and puffing after running through a field, isn't exactly a player's idea of fun.

That said, Breath of the Wild doesn't use this mechanic to punish players. In fact, it inspires creative solutions and also prompts Link to start exploring different recipes that can aid him in his adventures. There are a huge number of dishes in Breath of the Wild that specifically restore and increase stamina, and Link can quickly chow down if he needs to sprint away from an enemy or scale a great mountain. It's safe to say that keeping a few stamina restoring dishes on hand will be instrumental in keeping players calm and collected, and saving Link from a devastating fall. With that in mind, a few more stamina-restoring dishes are now included on this list to help players keep Link's energy up.

1 Enduring Veggie Cream Soup

Fully Restores Stamina And Adds +1.25 Temporary Stamina Wheel

For anyone about to undertake a grueling period of intense exploration, Enduring Veggie Cream Soup is the perfect dish to have in Link's inventory. This tasty stew will fully restore Link's stamina and provide just over a wheel of temporary stamina in addition. This is perfect for when Link needs to drift long distances with his paraglider, or climb up a particularly steep incline.

This dish has the exact ingredients one would expect: Fresh Milk, Rock Salt, and the right veggie to make this soup energizing. In this case, it would be an Endura Carrot. The more Link adds, the better the restorative properties. To gain the maximum amount, players should use three Endura Carrots, one Fresh Milk, and one Rock Salt.

2 Vegetable Risotto

Fully Restores Stamina And Adds A Portion Of Temporary Stamina Wheel

One of the staples of any stamina-restoring vegetarian dish will be an Endura Carrot. These brilliant little veggies are the key to keeping Link going even after the most challenging of adventures. Cooking them into any dish is instantly useful, but a Vegetable Risotto is a dish that truly lets them shine. Endura Carrots can be found near Great Fairy Fountains, and Malanya Spring towards the top of Satori Mountain - likely because the horse god Malanya is waiting for an Endura Carrot offering.

Using two Endura Carrots, one Hylian Rice, one Goat Butter, and one Rock Salt, players can make a tasty veggie rice dish that will fully restore Link's stamina and grant him just under one temporary stamina wheel. It's perfect for a long paragliding session, or if a fight goes poorly and Link needs to make a high-speed dash to safety.

3 Energizing Glazed Seafood

Restores Just Under 3 Stamina Wheels

Glazed Seafood is a surprisingly easy dish to make, as it only has two main ingredients: some sort of fish, and Courser Bee Honey. It's also a great choice when cooking stamina-restoring dishes because players can use four different kinds of fish in order to get Energizing Glazed Seafood: Staminoka Bass, Bright-Eyed Crabs, Hyrule Bass, and Sanke Carps. Hyrule Bass and Staminoka Bass can be found all around Hyrule (Hyrule Field, West Necluda, Duelling Peaks, etc.), Bright-Eyed Crabs are plentiful in the Zora Domain and around Lanayru, and Snake Carps can be found only in Latern Lake in Kakariko Village.

In order to make Energized Glazed Seafood, Link should combine four of the above fish and one portion of Courser Bee Honey. It's simple and has a lot of variety, meaning players won't have to spend all their time running around, looking for a specific ingredient. While it doesn't provide any temporary stamina, it'll almost entirely refill Link's stamina, which is ideal when he's halfway up a cliffside.

4 Energizing Meat And Mushroom Skewer

Restores A Minor Amount Of Stamina Wheel

Sometimes players don't need a massive amount of stamina restored, and it seems a waste to use one of the better restoration dishes when Link only needs enough to leap up the edge of a cliff. That's where dishes like an Energizing Meat and Mushroom Skewer are the most useful.

While this dish doesn't restore an impressive amount to Link's stamina wheel, sometimes that's all he needs to get by. It's also very easy to make and only requires Stamella Shrooms and some meat. The more shrooms players add, the more effective the dish will be. Stamella Shrooms can be found growing at the base of trees in forest areas.

5 Enduring Carrot Cake

Fully Refills Stamina And +1 Temporary Stamina Wheel

There are all sorts of brilliant and tasty recipes available to cook in Breath of the Wild. Among those dishes are some delicious desserts, and although Link can bake a standard Carrot Cake to regain some health - adding some Endura Carrots will make this dish replenish his stamina too.

Combining 1-2 Endura Carrots, Tabantha Wheat, Cane Sugar, and Goat Butter in a cooking pot will produce an Enduring Carrot Cake, which will fully restore Link's stamina and give him one (and a bit) extra Stamina wheel to allow him to go past his typical limit.

6 Energizing Mushroom Rice Balls

Refills Just Under One Stamina Wheel

If players are looking to gain back a good amount of hearts as well as a bit of stamina, Energizing Mushroom Rice Balls are a great choice. Like all recipes, the amount they restore depends on the amount of each ingredient players add before cooking. Mushroom Rice Balls are an incredibly flexible dish that easily has its effects changed based on what ingredients Link decides to add.

To make this tasty dish, all players need are some Stamella Shrooms and Hylian Rice. Adding more than one mushroom will restore more stamina, so players can cook more or less based on how much they think they'll need. It'll also restore about seven hearts in the process, which can be handy if players are climbing away from a battle gone wrong.

7 Energizing Salt-Grilled Crab

Refills Three Full Stamina Wheels

For players who are only halfway through a big climb, or desperately trying to run away from something much faster than Link, a quick munch of some Energizing Salt-Grilled Crab will be clutch.

Once again, the effects will vary based on how many of each ingredient players add. To make this to its full potential, Link will need rock salt, 2 Staminoka Bass, and 2 Bright-Eyed Crabs. This will restore eight hearts, but more importantly, refill three full stamina wheels and keep Link going.

8 Energizing Honey Candy

Refills Two Full Stamina Wheels

Energizing Honey Candy is a relatively easy recipe that regenerates 2.8 (two and four-fifths) of Link's stamina vessels. The efficacy of this recipe, combined with its ease of use, makes it one of the best foods Link can carry with him for stamina recovery at all times.

To cook the best version of Energizing Honey Candy, players need 5 Courser Bee Honey. Players can find swarms of Courser bees throughout the map of the game, but forests, especially those surrounding Hyrule field, serve as ideal locations. It's also possible to make this dish with 1-4 Courser Bee Honey, but the amount of stamina regained will be greater the more honey is used.

9 Enduring Mushroom Skewer

Fully Replenishes Stamina And Adds Additional Temporary Stamina

The Enduring Mushroom Skewer fully heals stamina in Breath of the Wild and temporarily increases max stamina as well. This is another simple recipe that players can stock up on with ease. Recipes such as this are especially useful when climbing tall buildings or mountains from the very bottom.

To cook this meal, all players have to do is cook Endura mushrooms in a pot. The easiest way to procure Endura shrooms is to buy them from the Hateno village general shop. The more mushrooms used, the more temporary stamina the dish will grant.

10 Energizing Salt-Grilled Fish

Refills Three Stamina Wheels

This recipe restores some of Link's stamina vessels while also restoring heart containers. To craft this recipe, players will have to cook Staminoka Bass, Bright-Eyed Crab, and Rock Salt in a cooking pot. All these items are easy to acquire. Rock Salt can be found by breaking ores, whereas Bright-Eyed Crabs and Staminoka Bass are both abundant around bodies of water.

As a whole, Energizing Salt-Grilled Fish is among the game's most versatile foods that are useful for a variety of reasons. Having multiples in stock will be very useful during tough encounters.

11 Enduring Elixirs

Fully Replenishes Stamina And Adds Additional Temporary Stamina

Enduring Elixirs are powerful potions that not only heal all of Link's stamina but also give players a few added temporary stamina vessels.

To make such elixirs, players need to mix Energizing Rhino Beetles or Restless Crickets with at least one monster part. Both these critters can be found in abundance around trees and in areas where wood exists in good quantity. Players may also find them in Beedle's stock.

12 Energizing Elixirs

Refills Stamina (Depending On Monster Parts)

Much like Enduring Elixirs, Energizing Elixirs are potions that heal some or all of Link's stamina vessels. To create these elixirs, players need to mix Restless Frogs with at least one monster part.

Farming Restless Frogs is easy since players will occasionally come across them during their journey in Hyrule. However, the easiest way to acquire these frogs is to purchase them from Beedle, who can be found at Stables throughout the game.

13 Enduring Fried Wild Greens

Fully Replenishes Stamina And Adds +2 Additional Temporary Stamina

Enduring Fried Wild Greens is a powerful recipe in the game. Not only does this recipe restore several of Link's heart containers, but it also has an enduring effect that fully heals all of his stamina vessels, while providing additional temporary ones.

To create this recipe, players have to cook several (up to five) Endura Carrots in a cooking pot. Procuring Endura Carrots is super easy in the game. The easiest way players can get them is by purchasing them from the Hateno Village general shop.

14 Enduring Meat And Mushroom Skewer

Fully Replenishes Stamina And Adds Additional Temporary Stamina

The Enduring Meat and Mushroom Skewer refills heart containers while fully healing and granting temporary additional stamina vessels. This is another recipe that players can cook during the very start but will take them well into the endgame.

To cook this recipe, all players have to do is cook Endura Shrooms alongside Raw Meat in a pot. Endura Shrooms can be purchased from the Hateno Village general store, whereas Raw Meat can be obtained upon killing animals scattered throughout Hyrule.

15 Enduring Steamed Mushrooms

Fully Replenishes Stamina And Adds Additional Temporary Stamina

Enduring Steamed Mushrooms is arguably the best stamina-healing recipe in Breath of the Wild. Its ease of use, alongside its ability to restore and grant additional stamina vessels, makes it an excellent stamina-restoring food that will come in handy at all times.

To craft this recipe, all players have to do is mix Endura Carrots and Endura Shrooms in a pot. As mentioned above, both these items are very easy to procure, making this recipe one that players can start crafting from their first hour in the game. Players can acquire both Endura Shrooms and Carrots from the Hateno Village general store.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Platform(s)

Wii U , Switch

Released

March 3, 2017

Developer(s)

Nintendo EPD

Genre(s)

Action , Adventure

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