In Teyvat, it is vital for Travelers to have access to cooking, as preparing food is a crucial aspect of survival. If you see a place to cook or process ingredients in Genshin Impact, you should take the opportunity to do so. You never know when you might have a decent meal or when your next boss encounter will be.
This is especially important because the dishes have different effects, such as improving ATK, recovering HP, or increasing stamina. There are also different levels of dishes; the simpler ones require simple ingredients, while the more complex ones need more ingredients. Fortunately, Genshin Impact has Cooking 101 in the early game, so you should only worry about having the necessary ingredients because you can process them, too.
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Processing Ingredients Guide in Genshin Impact
Fortunately, Genshin Impact has Cooking 101 in the early game, so you should only worry about having the necessary ingredients, but to process them, you must Follow these steps:
- Interact with any cooking pot, campfire, kitchen, or any cooking gadget to open the cooking interface.
- The menu, by default, will show you all the different recipes you have already unlocked. However, you will see two icons at the top bar; here, you have to change to the Chili/Peper tab. This brings up the processing menu. From here, you have access to all the ingredients that can be processed into more complex ingredients.
- Then, click the ingredients you want to process. You can adjust the slider to the desired amount.
- Wait for the required time. The time it takes varies depending on what you are processing and how many ingredients you are making. For example, Flour takes only a minute, while sugar can take up to three minutes.
- When the time ends, collect the ingredients.
The processing minutes of each ingredient are real-life times, so your patience will be necessary for these longer processing times. Luckily, Genshin Impact allows you to queue up these tasks, so you can do other things while waiting for that countdown to end.
Remember that each dish has a counter of how many times you must prepare it to unlock the Auto-cook, just in case you want to avoid doing the mini-game every time you need a Grilled Tiger Fish. Now you will be ready for the next time Siegfria asks you to cook Jade Parcels during her Daily Commission: A Returning Customer.
