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One of the most exciting aspects ofRekais building the little wooden cottage of your dreams. The game is packed with furniture and decorations, allowing you to truly embrace the maximalist vibe. Aside from decorating, did you know that you may also cook a variety of meals?
In this guide, we are going to go over how to cook in Reka. While you can’t directly eat meals, you can use them for side quests and decoration, as well as sell them to make some coin. This will cover the basics of cooking, as it’s meant to help you get started on this culinary journey.
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Where To Cook
Once you complete the opening section to restore the house,you will be able to interact with the oven at the center.This is where you will do all of your cooking. To the right of the oven, you will see a few shelves. After your food is done cooking, it will move here, where you can either claim it or leave it for display.
Where To Get Cooking Ingredients
There are a few main ways to get ingredients for cooking. Firstly, you will beable to forage while running around the map.This includes items like berries, mushrooms, grain, and honey.
Ingredients can also bepurchased from the vendor in town.Each town you visit will have anNPC standing next to a covered wagonwith items like flour, salt, and mushrooms available for purchase.
How To Cook Food
With ingredients in hand, you can start cooking by interacting with the oven. From here, you will be able topick three ingredients from your inventory to make into a dish.As you click on them, the ingredients will be placed on the table.
Once three compatible ingredients are placed, they will immediately combine into a bowl that goes into the oven.Inside, the bowl will have atimer displaying how long the cooking process will take;after the time has passed, the food will appear on the shelf.
All learned recipes will be noted down,allowing you to make them again. Additionally, these recipes willfill in your recipe collection,which can be found in the final tab of your journal (the Collection section).
Setting Up A Cooking Queue
Rather than just cooking one dish at a time,you are able to set up a queue.After adding three compatible items to the oven, you will be able to select three more. If they can form a dish, the ingredients willcombine into a bowl that waits until the oven is free.
You don’t have to do anything manually from here. Once the food inside the oven is done cooking,the next one will automatically go inside.After everything is finished, you may thencollect it from the shelves.
Adding Fuel To The Oven
In order to cook,you will also need to put fuel in the oven.This is a simple process; all you need to do ishead to the back of the oven and interact.Doing so will zoom into a small compartment where you can place wood. If there isn’t enough wood back here, you will need to add more!
What To Do With Food
Once you’ve cooked food, there are a few things to do with it. First and foremost,certain NPCs may request a meal, so food is used to complete these quests.For example, you may come across a quest from an NPC asking for porridge or bread.
The second thing you can do with food issell it.This is a great way to turn a profit if you are looking to earn some more coins. We suggest selling foods made with ingredients that you have plenty of, such as porridge, which is made from grains.
It’s worth mentioning thatraw ingredients can sell for more than cooked food on occasion.For example, you may find that selling three sacks of flour is considerably better than selling cooked bread.
Lastly, food can beused as decorations around your house.From the build menu, you will be able to place down items within your inventory. If you have food on hand, you canput it on tables or counters.This food can add to the environment; for example,cooked bread will have steam rising from it,adding a bit of coziness to an area.
