Preamble

 
Before the player can begin to cook, they need the recipes first. The first half of this guide will outline just how to get each and every recipe. After that, the total amounts of all ingredients will be listed and organized by season and method of acquiring. If you are looking for a specific recipe, use ctrl+f and then type in the search bar what recipe your looking for. 
 
Since you need to go to Ginger Island to get some of the ingredients, you’ll have to finish the community center. If you need help with that, here’s a https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2470877532 Alternatively, you could finish Joja Mart instead. 
 
 

Recipes

Queen Of Sauce

 
Queen Of Sauce is a television channel that is broadcasted every Sunday and Wednesday. On Sundays, new recipes will be shown. On Wednesday, it will only be re-runs, meaning that you can get old recipes you might’ve missed. The recipe shown on Wednesday is random, so be sure not to miss any otherwise you will be at the mercy of RNG for re-runs. Just check the television every Sunday, and you’ll be fine. Note: Queen Of Sauce premieres on the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th of every month. Some recipes can be bought from Gus instead, but I don’t like spending money, so just get them from Queen Of Sauce. 
 

• Stir Fry– Spring 7th of the first year. 
• Coleslaw– Spring 14th of the first year. 
• Radish Salad– Spring 21st of the first year. 
• Omelet– Spring 28th of the first year. 
• Baked Fish– Summer 7th of the first year. 
• Pancakes– Summer 14th of the first year. 
• Maki Roll– Summer 21st of the first year. 
• Bread– Summer 28th of the first year. 
• Tortilla– Fall 7th of the first year. 
• Trout Soup– Fall 14th of the first year. 
• Glazed Yams– Fall 21st of the first year. 
• Artichoke Dip– Fall 28th of the first year. 
• Plum Pudding– Winter 7th of the first year. 
• Chocolate Cake– Winter 14th of the first year. 
• Pumpkin Pie– Winter 21st of the first year. 
• Cranberry Candy– Winter 28th of the first year. 
• Pizza– Spring 7th of the second year. 
• Hashbrowns– Spring 14th of the second year. 
• Complete Breakfast– Spring 21st of the second year. 
• Lucky Lunch– Spring 28th of the second year. 
• Carp Surprise– Summer 7th of the second year. 
• Maple Bar– Summer 14th of the second year. 
• Pink Cake– Summer 21st of the second year. 
• Roasted Hazelnuts– Summer 28th of the second year. 
• Fruit Salad– Fall 7th of the second year. 
• Blackberry Cobbler– Fall 14th of the second year. 
• Crab Cakes– Fall 21st of the second year. 
• Fiddlehead Risotto– Fall 28th of the second year. 
• Poppyseed Muffin– Winter 7th of the second year. 
• Lobster Bisque– Winter 14th of the second year. 
• Bruschetta– Winter 21st of the second year. 
• Shrimp Cocktail– Winter 28th of the second year.

Friendship

 
Many recipes can only be obtained through friendship. Some aren’t restricted to only friendship, and can also be obtained from Queen Of Sauce. Remember that this guide is not a guide on friendship, this only shows how many hearts you need for certain people. If you need help on what gifts to give, you can look up the character and find out what they love. Note: All recipes from characters will be given via a letter in the mail unless specifically stated otherwise. 
 

Emily

• Salad– 3 Hearts. 
• Red Plate– 7 Hearts.

Pam

• Cheese Cauliflower– 3 Hearts. 
• Stuffing– 7 Hearts.

Caroline

• Parsnip Soup– 3 Hearts. 
• Vegetable Medley– 7 Hearts.

Jodi

• Fried Calamari– 3 Hearts. 
• Ice Cream– 7 Hearts.

Shane

• Pepper Poppers– 3 Hearts. 
• Strange Bun– 7 Hearts.

Demetrius

• Fried Mushroom– 3 Hearts. 
• Autumn’s Bounty– 7 Hearts.

Robin

• Pumpkin Soup– 7 Hearts.

Kent

• Crispy Bass– 3 Hearts. 
• Super Meal– 7 Hearts.

Gus

• Salmon Dinner– 3 Hearts. 
• Cranberry Sauce– 7 Hearts.

Pierre

• Blueberry Tart– 3 Hearts.

Evelyn

• Cookie– At four hearts, enter Evelyn’s house when she’s there to get the recipe. 
• Rice Pudding– 7 Hearts.

Marnie

• Pale Broth– 3 Hearts. 
• Rhubarb Pie– 7 Hearts.

Clint

• Algae Soup– 3 Hearts. 
• Bean Hotpot– 7 Hearts.

Sandy

• Tom Kha Soup– 7 Hearts.

Lewis

• Spaghetti– 3 Hearts. 
• Eggplant Parmesan– 7 Hearts.

George

• Fried Eel– 3 Hearts. 
• Spicy Eel– 7 Hearts.

Linus

• Sashimi– 3 Hearts.

Willy

• Chowder– 3 Hearts. 
• Escargot– 5 Hearts. 
• Fish Stew– 7 Hearts. 
• Lobster Bisque– 9 Hearts. If you acquired this recipe from the Queen Of Sauce, then you don’t need to get Willy to 9 hearts.

Leo

• Poi– 3 Hearts. 
• Mango Sticky Rice– 7 Hearts.

Miscellaneous

 
Some recipes are bought from shops or acquired from skills. Those recipes will be listed here. 
 

Shops

• Triple Shot Espresso– Purchased from the Stardrop Saloon for 5,000 gold. 
• Tropical Curry– Purchased from the Ginger Island Resort for 2,000 gold. 
• Ginger Ale– Purchased from the Dwarf Shop in the volcano on Ginger Island for 1,000 gold. 
• Banana Pudding– Traded with the Island Trader for 30 bone fragments.

Skills

• Farmer’s Lunch– Farming level three. 
• Survival Burger– Foraging level two. 
• Miner’s Treat– Mining level three. 
• Dish o’ The Sea– Fishing level three. 
• Seafoam Pudding– Fishing level nine. 
• Roots Platter– Combat level three. 
• Squid Ink Ravioli– Combat level nine.

Misc.

• Fried Egg– Kitchen farmhouse upgrade unlocked.

Ingredients

 
Now that you have all of the recipes, you can begin to gather the ingredients. If you’re still working on friendship, getting to Ginger Island, or missed an episode of Queen Of Sauce, you could begin gathering the ingredients while your doing that. Although you only technically need 3 fridges to store all of the ingredients, you should get at least 4 since items can be different qualities. That can cause 8 tomatoes to take up 4 slots if they’re different qualities. If you think you might accidentally use up the ingredients you should be saving, use chests instead.  
 
Important– Some recipes call for a specific fish(or other type of item), while others say any fish can be used. When cooking these recipes you may use a fish you needed for another dish, so don’t cook any of the dishes until all of the ingredients have been gathered unless you are 100% sure it won’t cause problems. At the end of the guide, I will outline the order in which you should cook the dishes. It may not seem important, but trust me, it is. All items are available year one unless specifically said otherwise. You only need one of each item unless stated otherwise. 
 
Since most fish can be caught in multiple seasons, I have decided to list the fish in the season that they can be obtained earliest. After all, its better to get everything sooner so you can get the achievement sooner. I did the same with all multi season ingredients. 
 
All foraged goods can be found throughout the valley unless stated otherwise. It’s usually the easiest to get them in Cindersap Forest, but they can also be found in Pelican Town and in the backwoods. 
 
Note that you need seaweed, green algae, and white algae for dishes so don’t throw them away. 
 
Although you can grow anything during any season on Ginger Island or in the greenhouse, all items will be included in the category for the season that they grow when outside in Pelican Town. 
 
 

Spring

Farming

• 2 Parsnips– The seeds can be bought from Pierre’s General Store for 20g and take 4 days to grow. 
• 2 Potatoes– The seeds can be bought from Pierre’s for 50g and take 6 days to grow. 
• 2 Kale– The seeds can be bought from Pierre’s for 70g and take 6 days to grow. 
• Blue Jazz– The seeds can be bought from Pierre’s for 30g and take 7 days to grow. 
• 2 Green Beans– The starters can be bought from Pierre’s for 60g and take 10 days to grow. 
• Cauliflower– The seeds can be bought from Pierre’s for 80g and take 12 days to grow. 
• Rhubarb– The seeds are bought from the Oasis for 100g and take 13 days to grow. 
• 2 Garlic– The seeds are only available during year two onward from Pierre’s for 40g and take 4 days to grow. 
• Apricot– Grown from a fruit tree that is bought from Pierre’s for 2,000 gold. Also can be obtained from the fruit bat cave. If you have the greenhouse unlocked, feel free to get this in any season.

Foraging

• Dandelion– A common foraged plant. 
• Leek– A common foraged plant. 
• Wild Horseradish– A common foraged plant. 
• Morel– A foraged plant found in the secret woods. They can be found in the mushroom cave as well. 
• 3 Common Mushroom– A foraged mushroom found in the secret woods. Although you can get them in Spring, they are more common in Fall where they can be found anywhere. They can also be acquired in the mushroom cave if you chose the mushroom cave.

Fishing

• Flounder– Caught in the ocean from 6am to 8pm during any weather. 
• Sunfish– Caught in rivers from 6am to 7pm on sunny or windy days. 
• 2 Sardines– Caught in the ocean from 6am to 7pm during any weather. 
• 2 Eels– Caught in the ocean from 4pm to 2am during rainy weather.

Summer

Farming

• Poppy– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 100g and take 7 days to grow. 
• 2 Radishes– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 40g and take 6 days to grow. 
• 2 Melons– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 80g and take 12 days to grow. 
• 2 Blueberries– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 80g and take 13 days to grow. 
• 2 Corn– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 150g and take 14 days to grow. 
• 3 Red Cabbage– The seeds are available year two onward from Pierre’s for 100g and take 9 days to grow. 
• 3 Hot Peppers– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 40g and take 5 days to grow. 
• 8 Tomatoes– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 50g and take 11 days to grow. 
• Pineapple– The seeds are bought from the Island Trader for 1 Magma Cap, and take 14 days to grow. 
• 4 Taro Roots– The seeds are bought from the Island Trader for 2 bone fragments, and take 10 days to grow, or 7 if planted near water. 
• Banana– Grown from a fruit tree sapling that is bought from the Island Trader for 5 dragon teeth. If you have the greenhouse unlocked, feel free to get this in any season. 
• Mango– Grown from a fruit tree sapling that is bought from the Island Trader for 75 mussels. If you have the greenhouse unlocked, feel free to get this in any season.

Foraging

• Fiddlehead Fern– A foraged fern found in the secret woods.

Fishing

• Tuna– Caught in the ocean from 6am to 7pm during any weather. 
• Rainbow Trout– Caught in rivers or the mountain lake from 6am to 7pm during sunny weather.

Fall

Farming

• Bok Choy– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 50g and take 4 days to grow. 
• Amaranth– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 70g and take 7 days to grow. 
• Beet– The seeds are bought from the Oasis for 20g and take 6 days to grow. 
• 2 Artichokes– The seeds are available year two onward. They’re purchased from Pierre’s for 30g and take 8 days to grow. 
• 2 Eggplants– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 20g and take 5 days to grow. 
• 2 Yams– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 60g and take 10 days to grow. 
• 3 Pumpkins– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 100g and take 13 days to grow. 
• 4 Cranberries– The seeds are bought from Pierre’s for 240g and take 7 days to grow. 
• Apple– Grown from a fruit tree sapling that is bought from Pierre’s for 4,000g. If you have the greenhouse unlocked, feel free to get this in any season. Also can be obtained from the fruit bat farm cave.

Foraging

• 2 Wild Plums– These can be found all throughout Stardew Valley. They can also be found in the fruit cave. 
• 4 Hazelnuts– Hazelnuts can be found anywhere like most other foraged items. 
• 2 Blackberries– Blackberries can be found in the fruit cave and on bushes past the 14th. 
• 3 Common Mushrooms– These were also listed in the Spring category. If you already have these than there’s no need to get them now.

Fishing

• Salmon– Caught in rivers from 6am to 7pm during any weather. 
• Midnight Carp– Caught in forest pond or the mountain lake from 10pm to 2am during any weather. Since the time frame is quite small, consider getting to either destination early so that you have as much time as possible to catch the fish. 
• Sea Cucumber– Caught in the ocean from 6am to 7pm during any weather.

Winter

 
Since Winter is a light season in terms of amount of ingredients needed, you should probably get started on gathering the “all seasons” items. Just be sure to prioritize the things that can only be acquired in Winter. 

Foraging

• Winter Root– These can be found by tilling soil and hitting worm spots with your hoe in Winter. They’re also a rare drop from blue slimes on floors 40-79 in the mines and in the secret forest.

Fishing

• Squid– Caught in the ocean from 6pm to 2am during any weather.

All Seasons

Miscellaneous

• Maple Syrup– Place a tapper on a maple tree and wait about a week or so. 
• 2 Squid Ink– These can be obtained from fish ponds with midnight or regular squids. Alternatively, they drop from squid kids too.

Foraging

• 2 Coconuts– A foraged item found in the desert. 
• 3 Ginger– Found throughout Ginger Island, and can be dropped by tiger slimes. 
• 5 Cave Carrots– They can be found in boxes in the mines or occasionally be acquired through tilling the ground on the upper levels in the mines.

Animal Products

• 8 Eggs– 8 eggs are needed from either ducks or chickens. 
• 12 Milk– 12 milk are needed from either cows or goats.

Artisan Goods

• 3 Coffee– Made by putting 5 coffee beans into a keg. Can also be purchased from the Stardrop Saloon. 
• Void Mayonnaise– Made by placing one void egg into a mayonnaise machine. 
• 2 Mayonnaise– Made by placing one egg into a mayonnaise machine. 
• 3 Cheese– Made by placing one cow milk into a cheese press.

Store Bought Items

 
You’ll need a total of 7,600g to buy all of these ingredients. 

• 3 Rice– Purchased from Pierre’s General Store for 200g a piece. 
• 4 Vinegar– Purchased from Pierre’s General Store for 200g a piece. 
• 11 Oil– Purchased from Pierre’s General Store for 200g a piece. 
• 18 Sugar– Purchased from Pierre’s General Store for 100g a piece. 
• 22 Wheat Flour– Purchased from Pierre’s General Store for 100g a piece.

Crab Pot Items

 
Since they are all obtained and used in the same way, I’ll only show where the crab pots need to be placed to get the item. 

• Crayfish– Freshwater. 
• Snail– Freshwater. 
• 2 Periwinkle– Freshwater. 
• Clam– Ocean. Also obtained from beach foraging, which is much easier. 
• Mussel– Ocean. Also obtained from beach foraging, which is much easier. 
• Crab– Ocean. Also dropped by rock crabs and lava crabs in the mines. 
• Lobster– Ocean. 
• 2 Shrimp– Ocean.

Fishing

• Largemouth Bass– Caught in the mountain lake from 6am to 7pm during any weather 
• 4 Carp– Most common in the secret woods. If you fish for it in the mountain lake, then all seasons except Winter will work. They can be caught at any time during any weather. 
• Bream– Caught in rivers from 6pm to 2am during any weather. 
• 2 Of Any Fish– Literally any fish works. You likely caught a lot of other fish while trying to get the ones you need. Pick two of them and save them with all of your other ingredients. 
• Seaweed– Caught in the ocean during any season and at anytime. 
• 5 Green Algae– Can be caught in any place at anytime except the pond on the farm. 
• 2 White Algae– Can be caught in the mines, mutant bug lair, the sewers, and the swamp. It can also drop from slimes.

The Cooking Process

 
Finally. After the arduous process of gathering all of the ingredients, we can begin cooking. This should only take a few minutes. I stated this earlier, but I’ll restate it now; The dishes should be cooked in the order shown to avoid using the wrong ingredients and then having to re-gather things from a season that won’t happen for another year. For example, you may accidentally use a largemouth bass for the sashimi which uses any fish. Now you don’t have a largemouth bass for the crispy bass. 
 
First, cook the following dishes in any order: Baked Fish, Fried Calamari, Lucky Lunch, Strange Bun, Carp Surprise, Salmon Dinner, Fish Taco, Crispy Bass, Tom Kha Soup, Trout Soup, Fried Eel, Spicy Eel, Dish o’ The Sea, Seafoam Pudding, Algae Soup, Pale Broth, Chowder, Fish Stew, Escargot, Lobster Bisque, Crab Cakes, and Shrimp Cocktail. That should be all of the fish dishes. You should have two random fish left. If you don’t, make sure you cooked everything from the list. 
 
Now, cook 1 omelet, 3 bread, 2 tortillas, 1 pancake, 2 hashbrowns, and 1 fried egg. Do not sell or eat these dishes. They act as ingredients, so we are not done with them. Do not craft too many or you’ll have to re-gather ingredients.  
 
Lastly, you may now cook all of the remaining dishes. 
 
 

Conclusion

 
Getting all the recipes was hard, and gathering every ingredient needed likely took quite some time and effort, but you should have emerged victorious with the Gourmet Chef Achievement as your trophy. Congratulations. 
 
End Note – On the off chance I happened to miss something or accidentally described an item wrong, please comment below. 
 

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