Genshin Impact: Master the Culinary Arts with These Coveted 4-Star Food Recipes

In Genshin Impact, like many other games, players rely on various items to heal their characters. These items include healers in their roster and special abilities. However, the simplest and most fundamental form of healing in the game is through food.

In Genshin Impact, players can craft a wide range of food recipes. These recipes vary in effectiveness, with one-star recipes providing minimal healing and more complex five-star dishes offering optimal performance. Yet, some of the most reliable and cost-effective food options in the world of Teyvat come from four-star recipes.

Updated on July 2, 2023, by Nahda Nabiilah:

In Genshin Impact, cooking is of utmost importance as it can provide healing or performance-boosting effects to characters. This becomes crucial in the midst of intense battles. As players are aware, meals in the game come in various rarities, and the higher the rarity, the greater the performance improvement. However, obtaining rare recipes may present a challenge as they require scarce materials. Furthermore, some dishes can only be created using exclusive event recipes that players may have missed.

Overview

In Genshin Impact, food recipes can be classified into four main categories: health, attack, defense, and stamina. Health-boosting dishes revive downed characters or provide a fixed amount of HP over time. Attack and defense dishes enhance different aspects of the player's stats, such as Physical DMG and shield quality. Stamina dishes, on the other hand, focus on reducing consumption or increasing stamina by a specific amount.

At present, there are no four-star recipes available for health and stamina-boosting in Genshin Impact. However, as three more regions are introduced, players can anticipate the introduction of four-star recipes in these areas. For now, players will need to rely on three-star or lower recipes for these particular benefits.

Biryani

Category: DEF-Boosting Dish

Ingredients: 4 Rice, 3 Raw Meat, 2 Spice, 1 Padisarah

Upon unlocking Sumeru and reaching Reputation level 7, players will receive the Biryani recipe as a reward. Additionally, the four-star dish can be purchased from Jut, located in the Grand Bazaar, for 12,500 Mora. Biryani provides a defense boost to all team members in Genshin Impact, while also increasing healing effectiveness.

Obtaining the necessary ingredients, such as Rice, Meat, and Spice, is relatively easy since they can be bought from vendors in Sumeru City. However, Padisarah, a local specialty of Sumeru, can only be found in specific locations.

Bountiful Year

Category: ATK-Boosting Dish

Ingredients: 4 Fish, 4 Carrots, 2 Onions, 1 Violetgrass

The Genshin Impact 2.4 event, Fleeting Colors in Flight, featured the recipe for the highly acclaimed dish, Bountiful Year. This delectable meal grants a significant boost to attack and critical rate for all members of your party when consumed.

Fortunately, gathering the necessary ingredients to prepare a Bountiful Year is relatively straightforward, as many of the materials can be purchased from merchants or discovered while exploring. The only exception is the Violetgrass, a sought-after Liyue delicacy that must be hand-picked from the mountains.

Butter Crab

Category: DEF-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 4 Butter, 4 Crab, 2 Seagrass, 1 Matsutake

Genshin Impact features reputation rank systems for each region, monitoring players' exploration progress in the respective nation. At rank 7, players can unlock special recipes specific to each region. In Inazuma, this distinguished recipe is known as Butter Crab.

Although technically classified as a dish that enhances defense, Butter Crab possesses a unique aspect to its functionality. By consuming this dish, a team's defense stat receives a fixed increase, while simultaneously enhancing the potency of healing effects by a certain percentage. Thus, it serves as a balance between healing and defense, making it ideal for supporting healers who may not yet have optimized their abilities.

Chicken Tofu Pudding

Category: ATK-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 4 Fowl, 2 Ham, 2 Bird Egg, 1 Snapdragon

In Genshin Impact, players are occasionally rewarded with items other than Mora and Primogems. One such reward is obtained through the world quest called "A Dish Beyond Mortal Ken" - the recipe for Chicken Tofu Pudding.

Chicken Tofu Pudding is a simple yet effective dish, providing a boost to attack power and an 8% increase in critical rate. It is particularly beneficial for characters with low critical rate but high critical damage.

Chili-Mince Cornbread Buns

Category: DEF-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 4 Raw Meat, 2 Jueyun Chili, 3 Flour, 2 Cabbage

Content: Limited-time events in Genshin Impact offer exclusive dishes that cannot be obtained otherwise. The recipe for Chili-Mince Cornbread Buns, unfortunately, is only available during the Moonlight Merriment event in version 2.1. It will not be obtainable again until the event returns, if it ever does.

For players of Genshin Impact who were fortunate enough to acquire the recipe, Chili-Mince Cornbread Buns serve as an excellent defensive option. This four-star dish enhances shield strength by 30% and also provides a fixed increase in general defense. Therefore, it proves beneficial for teams that include shield users, serving as a valuable booster.

Golden Crab

Category: DEF-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 5 Bird Egg, 5 Flour, 4 Crab, 2 Salt

Golden Crab is a popular four-star food recipe in Genshin Impact that is frequently used for its defensive properties. You can obtain the recipe through various means, such as completing Mona's story quest, purchasing it from Xinyue Kiosk, or acquiring it during the quest Pressing Deadlines.

By consuming Golden Crab, players can greatly enhance their defense and healing effects by 8%. This makes it an excellent choice for bolstering overall defense and is particularly beneficial due to its accessibility as an easy-to-obtain recipe.

Golden Fried Chicken

Category: ATK-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 4 Fowl, 4 Butter, 3 Pepper, 2 Flour

Genshin Impact is known for its frequent crossover events, including collaborations with Horizon Zero's Aloy, Honkai Impact 3rd's Fischl event, and even KFC. In the collaboration with KFC, a limited-time recipe for Golden Fried Chicken was introduced, but it is no longer obtainable.

Similar to the Bountiful Year, Golden Fried Chicken provides beneficial buffs to attack and critical hit rate, making it a versatile offensive booster.

Jade Parcels

Category: ATK-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 3 Lotus Head, 2 Jueyun Chili, 2 Cabbage, 1 Ham

Content: Xiangling, an early character in Genshin Impact from Liyue, introduces players to their first four-star recipe in her competition quest in Springvale. Upon completing the quest, players are rewarded with Jade Parcels.

Jade Parcels, a four-star recipe, serve as a powerful offensive enhancer. They provide a fixed increase in attack and boost critical rate by 8%.

Meat Lovers' Mushroom Pizza

Category: ATK-Boosting Dish

Ingredients: 4 Raw Meat, 4 Flour, 3 Mushroom, 2 Cheese

Paimon sent the recipe for Meat Lovers' Mushroom Pizza along with other 3-Star recipes, such as Milky Mushroom Crisp Tower and Sunset Berry Tea, via mail in version 3.0. This pizza provides a battle advantage by enhancing the attack and critical rate for party members. To make the pizza, players need basic ingredients like Raw Meat (obtained from hunting animals or purchased from vendors), Flour, Mushroom, and Cheese.

Moon Pie

Category: DEF-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 4 Raw Meat, 4 Bird Egg, 3 Butter, 2 Flour

The recipe for Moon Pie can be acquired at rank 7 in Mondstadt's reputation system in Genshin Impact. As Mondstadt is the initial region that players explore, Moon Pie is often the first reputation recipe they obtain.

Moon Pie stands out as a highly cost-effective option for enhancing defense in Genshin Impact. It utilizes readily available ingredients to create a delectable four-star food recipe. This dish not only enhances a team's shield strength by 30% but also provides a substantial increase in defense through a fixed amount.

Stormcrest Pie

Most characters in Genshin Impact can create specialty dishes, but only one character can create a special dish with a four-star recipe. Specifically, when making Moon Pie, Eula has the opportunity to create a specialty dish known as Stormcrest Pie.

If Genshin Impact players have Eula, they may want to prioritize making Moon Pie more frequently compared to other recipes that boost defense. This is because if Eula successfully creates a Stormcrest Pie, the four-star dish will offer a significantly higher defense boost. Unlike the usual 30% boost, the Stormcrest Pie provides a 40% boost to shield strength.

Super Magnificent Pizza

Category: ATK-Boosting Dish

Ingredients: 2 Raw Meat, 2 Ham, 2 Flour, 2 Cheese

Just like the Meat Lovers' Mushroom Pizza recipe, the Super Magnificent Pizza can be obtained by receiving a Mail from Paimon as a reward in Genshin Impact 3.5. The only difference between the two recipes is that the Super Magnificent Pizza doesn't include Mushrooms, but instead, it includes Ham.

The Super Magnificent Pizza provides a bonus to Physical DMG and increases critical rate for 300 seconds. The percentage of these buffs varies depending on the quality of the dish, whether it's Normal, Delicious, or Suspicious.

Sashimi Platter

Category: ATK-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 4 Fish, 4 Shrimp Meat, 4 Crab, 2 Radish

Obtained early on in the Inazuma storyline, the Sashimi Platter is a renowned dish. Completing the quest "The Gourmet Supremos: The Importance of Eating Well in Inazuma City" rewards players with this culinary delight.

However, crafting the Sashimi Platter in Genshin Impact may not be the most cost-efficient option. It requires a combination of fish, shrimp, and crab, which can be troublesome to acquire at times. Nevertheless, players who put in the effort will be generously rewarded. The recipe enhances critical rate by 8% and significantly boosts attack power.

Tandoori Roast Chicken

Category: ATK-Boosting Dish

Ingredients: 3 Fowl, 2 Rukkha­sha­va Mushrooms, 1 Padisarah, 1 Spice

Getting your hands on Tandoori Roast Chicken in Genshin Impact is no small feat. It is tied to a World Quest called The Gourmet Supremos, which involves completing multiple steps. Once you reach the final part of the quest, known as The Gourmet Supremos: Cleanup, you will be rewarded with three new recipes, one of which is the coveted Tandoori Roast Chicken.

To prepare this dish, you'll need more than just the typical ingredients like Fowl and Spice. Two local specialties, Rukkha­sha­va Mushrooms and Padisarah, are essential for bringing out the authentic flavors. The Tandoori Roast Chicken offers a significant benefit to your team, as consuming it grants a buff to their attack and critical rate for 300 seconds.

Tianshu Meat

Category: ATK-Boosting Dishes

Ingredients: 4 Raw Meat, 2 Sugar, 1 Qingxin, 1 Matsutake

Reaching rank 7 in Liyue rewards Genshin Impact players with the coveted recipe for Tianshu Meat. Previously priced at 12,000 Mora by Licai, this four-star recipe proves advantageous to players in terms of in-game currency.

Apart from its delectable taste, the dish's high price is justified by its remarkable effects. Tianshu Meat stands out as one of the top offense-boosting foods in Genshin Impact, particularly benefiting Physical DPS characters with its impressive 30% increase in Physical DMG and 8% critical rate boost.

Genshin Impact is now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.