The vast and dense Isle of Seiren has a near-endless supply of things for you to discover and participate in, allowing you to grow stronger by leveling up and learning Skills, recruiting new members to your party, taking on side-quests, and much more. One of many activities you will dabble with in Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana is cooking recipes you discover while exploring.
There are twelve recipes for you to discover and make in the game, all providing different buffs and benefits when consumed. You can also create and give these meals to Mishy, a cat NPC that will give you unique rewards for feeding them. Recipes are a crucial aspect of Lacrimosa of Dana, and they can be hard to come by if you don’t know where to look.
Recipes Overview
Recipes are obtained by searching treasure chests across the island’s many regions and are sometimes gifted to you by party members or the castaways you recruit to the Castaway Village. These recipes require specific ingredients to make and will reward you with excellent buffs when consumed, such as increasing your Strength and Defense, restoring 2,100 HP, and much more.
As mentioned above, you can also give these recipes to Mishy, who will provide you with unique and valuable rewards in return. This includes the Aeolus Rune Adventure Gear you obtain when feeding them six different meals and the Earth Orb Accessory you get when giving him twelve recipes. You can find everything Mishy offers and how to receive them with our guide that covers Mishy and Shoebill’s rewards here!
Aside from medicines and other formulas you can craft or scavenge, recipes are immensely beneficial and can be the difference between life and death and will even offer you massive bonuses to aid you in combat, allowing you to deal more damage or eliminate all ailments.
Every Recipe
Completing Bulletin Board Quests, exploring the Isle of Seiren, and occasionally receiving them as gifts from your party members will be how you obtain recipes in Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana. As already covered, all twelve recipes are crucial for completing Mishy’s quest and will also help you get the Achievement/Trophy for gathering all the unique items in the game. This will also help you build your reputation up to receive the game’s secret ending, so we recommend jumping on these recipes as soon as possible.
All twelve of the game’s recipes, their effects, how long they last, the required ingredients, and how to obtain them can be found in the table below. Additionally, you can learn how to purge food effects to consume more than one meal without waiting for the current one to run its course in the section following the table!
| Recipe | Ingredients | Effect | How To Obtain |
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| Fish Soup | Increases Break Rate and restores 400 HP.
Effect lasts for three minutes. |
Default Recipe | |
| Mushroom Omelet |
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Cleanses all ailments and restores 350 HP.
Effect lasts for three minutes. |
Found in a treasure chest in the Towering Coral Forest after dropping down from the branches and climbing an ivy-covered wall. |
| Hearty Ratatouille | Regenerates 10 SP per second and restores 600 HP.
Effect lasts for two minutes. |
Obtained by periodically searching through the driftage at Castaway Village. | |
| Colorful Meauniere |
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Increases Strength and Defense (+1.25) and restores 300 HP.
Effect lasts for three minutes. |
Rewarded in a chest after defeating a Salamandine enemy in Schlamm Jungle, located near the entrance, after climbing an ivy-covered wall. You will need to fight insects on the way there or can use repellant to bypass them. |
| Seafood Quiche |
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Increases EXP gains and restores 500 HP.
Effect lasts for two minutes. |
Received as a gift from Laxia. |
| Cabbage Rolls |
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Regenerates .05 percent HP per second and restores 700 HP.
Effect lasts for one minute. |
Received as a gift from Ricotta. |
| Meat-Wrapped Mushrooms |
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Cleanses all ailments and restores 2,000 HP.
Effect lasts for five minutes. |
Rewarded for completing the Bulletin Board Quest “Nutritious Dish” in Chapter 4 for Miralda. Quest expires if you defeat Oceanus. |
| Fish Fry |
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Increases Break Rate and restores 1,800 HP.
Effect lasts for four minutes. |
Obtained via a chest found near the start of the Stone Pillar Wind Cave dungeon. Climb the raised platform in the middle of the entrance, then leap onto a vine wall and climb to the top of it. From there, jump onto another vine wall and scale it until you reach another platform where the chest lies. |
| Pirates Platter |
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Increases EXP gains and restores 1,500 HP.
Effect lasts for five minutes. |
Located in a chest guarded by a Guilcry in the Pirate Ship Eleftheria. Found by accessing a small pathway east of the barriers you lower near the start of the area. |
| Luxurious Coleslaw |
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Regenerates 1 percent HP per second and restores 2,100 HP.
Effect lasts for two minutes. |
Found in a chest in the Lapis Mineral Vein dungeon, located in the area where you can speak with the Mighty Pikkard just before you discover the Sky Blue Veins landmark. |
| Heartfelt Bolognese |
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Regenerates 20 SP per second and restores 2,200 HP.
Effect lasts for four minutes. |
Received as a gift from Sister Nia after defeating the Oceanus boss in the Archeozoic Chasm. |
| Great Pumpkin Pie |
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Increases Strength and Defense (+1.5) and restores 2,500 HP.
Effect lasts for four minutes. |
Rewarded to you for completing the Bulletin Board Quest “Adventurer Needed” for Franz. |
Fresh Vegetable Juice
While the longest a recipe effect can last is five minutes, you may find yourself in situations where you need to consume another meal for its healing properties or unique effect but can’t due to another one being active. Usually, you would either have to wait it out or rest to clear the meal’s effect, but there is one more method you can utilize to purge yourself of the food buffs.
After recruiting Miralda to Castaway Island in Chapter 3, she will eventually offer you the opportunity to turn gathered vegetables into Fresh Vegetable Juice, allowing you to consume it to erase your currently activated recipe effects. Though this isn’t the most significant benefit in the world, it can help you in a pinch, especially if you need a lot of health restored and have already consumed a meal.
Lastly, while it’s technically counted as a recipe since you need vegetables to make it, Fresh Vegetable Juice is not required for Mishy’s questline as he only accepts the abovementioned twelve meals. However, we still recommend seeking out Miralda and learning how to make Fresh Vegetable Juice, as it will give you a slight nudge to your reputation, getting you closer to the 150 needed for the secret ending.
