Monster Hunter Wilds: Where and How to Get All Cooking Ingredients

Eating a meal is not only a fun activity but also an important one before hunting in Monster Hunter Wilds. To prepare a meal, you need to cook using various ingredients to gain the full benefits. In this guide, we will cover everything you need to know about cooking, including all the ingredients and how to get them in Monster Hunter Wilds.

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Cooking Ingredients in Monster Hunter Wilds

Before finding the ingredient locations, it is important to understand why cooking matters in the game. In Monster Hunter Wilds, a well-prepared meal can significantly enhance your hunting capabilities by providing buffs to attack, defense, and special abilities.

The cooking system at your camp allows you to create custom meals that match your playstyle and give you an edge against powerful monsters. Here is a full guide of all cooking ingredients and the skills they provide:

How to Get Cooking Ingredients in Monster Hunter Wilds

The basic ingredients (Meat, Fish, and Veggies) are relatively easy to get. Meat comes from hunting small and large monsters, while fish can be caught at fishing spots throughout the game world. Veggies include herbs and mushrooms that can be gathered during your expeditions.

When starting out, focus on gathering these basic ingredients as you explore. They will be the foundation of all your meals and provide the initial buff based on your weapon preferences. Here are some cooking ingredients that require specific tasks to obtain, unlike simply gathering meat and vegetables in Monster Hunter Wilds:

Eastern Honey

Eastern Honey is one of the most valuable early-game finds. While gathering regular honey for your potions, you will also occasionally find Eastern Honey, which helps with elemental resistance and makes potions heal you faster. Be sure to collect honey whenever you are out exploring.

Truffle Du Conga

If you are exploring Scarlet Forest, you will definitely meet the Congalala. This monster is a great source of special mushrooms, including the Truffle Du Conga ingredient. This ingredient serves as an excellent finishing touch to your meal. It grants you Gatherere Meal skill, which helps you find more items when mining or gathering herbs. Even fighting this monster 4 to 5 times should yield you several truffle ingredients.

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Kunafa Cheese

You can get Kunafa Cheese by trading with Kunafa traders. For example, you can exchange three Windward Aloe plants to get a piece of Kunafa Cheese. You can farm these aloes in the Windward Plains area, specifically close to locations #8 and #10. Kunafa Cheese provides the Defender Meal skill, which decreases damage taken during your hunts.

Monster Chili

The Wudwud traders sometimes offer Monster Chili in exchange for Wyvern Coins. While this is a mid to high-rank currency, it’s worth checking these traders occasionally as you progress. Monster Chili provides the Sizzling Meal skill, which is valuable for certain hunting areas. It’s important to note that traders rotate their offerings periodically. If a trader doesn’t have the ingredient you need, check back after completing a few hunts.

Jeweled Mullet Roe

Jeweled Mullet Roe is a finishing rouch ingredient that provides an attack boost when you are wet. You can get it by trading with Wudwuds using Wyvern Coins, from fishing Gravid Bowfin, or by completing the Fishing for Flavor and Razzle Dazzle quests.

Getting cooking ingredients can be tough in the early game, but it will get easier as you progress. Beginners should focus on reaching High Rank as quickly as possible to unlock the full trading system, which makes collecting ingredients much simpler.

In the meantime, track and target specific monsters like Congalala for reliable ingredient drops, and always check quest rewards for potential cooking components. With this guide, you’ll know exactly where to find every ingredient you need to create the perfect meal for any hunting scenario. Happy hunting and bon appétit!

Monster Hunter Wilds

Ingredient	Type	Skill	How to Get
Meat	Ration	Attack Boost • Duration:30 min • Health: +50 • Stamina: +150 • Attack: +2	Hunting monsters.
Fish	Ration	Balanced Stats • Duration: 30 min • Health: +50 • Stamina: +150 • Defense: +4	Fishing.
Veggies	Ration	Defense Boost • Duration: 30 min • Health: +50 • Stamina: +150 • Defense: +2 • Element Resistance: +3	Gathering herbs.
Kunafa Cheese	Extra	Defender Meal Lo/Hi • Duration: 20 min • Decreases damage taken.	• Trading in Kunafa. • Completing The Eye of the Storm quest. • Finishing the Village of Whispering Winds quest.
Droolshroom or Delishroom	Extra	Black Belt Meal Lo/Hi • Duration: 20 min • Reduces stamina depletion.	• Trading with the Wudwuds. • Completing Forest Finding quest. • Finishing the Make Fluffy Dealings quest. • Completing Fur Damagings are Dislikeworthy side mission.
Mud / Turbid Shrimp	Extra	Tumbler Meal Lo/Hi • Duration: 20 min • Extends the invulnerability period when evading.	• Trading in Azus. • Completing Toward Fervent Fields quest. • Finishing Succulent Scraps side mission. • Completing Long-forgotten Flame quest.
Fluffy / Airy Egg	Extra	Caprice Meal Lo/Hi • Duration: 20 min • Repeatedly activates a large temporary attack boost at random intervals.	• Trading in Suja. • Completing the Echoing from the Cliffs quest.
Sild Garlic	Extra	Moxie Meal Lo/Hi • Duration: 20 min • Prevents fainting one time when damage taken.	Trading in Sild.
Wild Herb	Finishing Touch	Immunizer Meal • Elemental Resistance: +5 • Lessens the effects of a variety of ailments.	• Small chance while gathering herbs. • Trading with Wudwuds. • Completing Samin’s Special Research Report quest. • Finishing New Ecosystems quest.
Eastern Honey	Finishing Touch	Medic Meal • Elemental Resistance: +5 • Increases the amount of health recovered,	Small chance while gathering honey.
Monster Chili	Finishing Touch	Sizzling Meal • Elemental Resistance: +5 • Negates the effects of hot or cold climates and increases defense.	Trading in Kunafa, Azuz, or Wudwuds.
Jeweled Mullet Roe	Finishing Touch	Swimmer Meal • Elemental Resistance: +5 • Increases attack when wet.	• Trading with Wudwuds. • Rare drop while fishing Gravid Bowfin. • Completing Fishing for Flavor quest. • Finishing Razzle Dazzle quest.
Wild Seed Oil	Finishing Touch	Specialist Meal • Elemental Resistance: +5 • Increases the potency of abnormal status attacks.	Trading in Azuz or Wudwud.
Truffle Du Conga	Finishing Touch	Gatherer Meal • Elemental Resistance: +5 • Increases the number of resources per gather of bones, ore, and other gatherable items.	• Trading with Rove. • Monster Congalala drops. • Completing Make Fluffy Dealings quest.