Cooking Guide by Spops

About This Guide
This guide is intended to show a new player or an experienced player a path to level your cooking skill from 0-100. You will not find many sushi skillup recipes in this guide. Unless you are a high level fisherman most of the sushi fish are just too expensive to purchase from the Auction House. A couple of breaks can easily set you back some money if you are on a budget. My goal was to make each synth as cheap as possible. The downside is that it may require a little running around on your part to achieve that goal.

Any feedback that can improve this guide is always welcomed. If there is any recipe that you think is a decent alternative to what I have listed, please let me know. I will take a look at the recipe and try and incorporate it into this guide.

Why I Made This Guide
While I was leveling my cooking I used both of the current cooking guides on the wiki. For the most part they are both great guides. However I always found myself unsure of what to skill up on next, because I did not agree with some of there options. I sat down and did some research and came up with some alternatives that I found were easier and cheaper to make. I decided that I should take that information and make a guide for everyone to use. I feel that this guide should give everyone some more excellent alternatives to what is out there already.

Time to Skill Up
I have given you a few different options to skill up off of in certain level ranges. Please do some research beforehand to see which would be a better option for yourself. Make sure you try and avoid the Auction House for most ingredients (unless it is cheaper on there). Stick to purchasing your ingredients from Standard Merchants and Regional Merchants. You can also purchase them from the Guild Merchant but just be aware that there prices vary drastically. Try and farm and fish ingredients wherever you can.

Good luck and happy crafting!

Level 0 ~ 5



Pebble Soup
 * Yield: Pebble Soup
 * HQ1: Wisdom Soup
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 3 x Flint Stone

Flint Stones can be obtained from farming Worms. Alternatively you can purchase them from the Auction House for around 1k/stack


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC

Level 5 ~ 11



Sliced Sardine
 * Yield: Sliced Sardine x 2
 * Wind Crystal
 * 1 x Bastore Sardine

Grab yourself a Halcyon Fishing Rod and a Sabiki Rig to fish up the Bastore Sardine's. Even if your fishing skill is level 0 you should have very little trouble catching them, as they cap at level 10. Head to any port to start fishing them.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC

Level 11 ~ 16



Roast Mushroom
 * Yield: Roast Mushroom x 1
 * HQ1: Witch Kabob x 1
 * Fire Crystal
 * 2 x Sleepshroom or Danceshroom or Woozyshroom
 * 1 x Rock Salt

This recipe can be rather expensive if you purchase the mushrooms off of the Auction House. You can however make a decent profit off of them if you go out and farm them. My personal favorite spot was in La Theine Plateau. Go down the ramp at H-7 and into the gorge, there you can target the Poison Funguar’s. They will only drop Sleepshroom’s at this location.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House

Level 16 ~ 20



Selbina Butter
 * Yield: Selbina Butter x 4
 * HQ 1: Selbina Butter x 6
 * HQ 2: Selbina Butter x 9
 * HQ 3: Selbina Butter x 12
 * Ice Crystal
 * 1 x Selbina Milk
 * 1 x Rock Salt

Selbina Milk can be purchased for 55-64 gil from the Regional Merchant that owns the Zulkheim Region. You can also pick it up from the Guild Merchant but pay attention to the price they are charging. It can vary from 45 - 295 gil.


 * Recommendation: Hold onto this, you will be using it for Baked Popoto's next, and Pie Dough in a few levels.

Level 20 ~ 22



Baked Popoto
 * Yield: 1 x Baked Popoto
 * ''HQ: 1 x Pipin' Hot Popoto
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Popoto
 * 1 x Selbina Butter

Purchase the Popoto's from the Regional Merchant that owns the Sarutabaruta Region. 99.99% of the time this will be Baehu-Faehu located in Windurst Waters at (G-5). Use the Selbina Butter that you saved.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC

Level 22 ~ 29



Insect Ball
 * Yield: Insect Ball x 12
 * Earth Crystal
 * 1 x Millioncorn
 * 1 x Little Worm
 * 1 x Distilled Water

All of the ingredients can be purchased from Regional Merchants or Standard Merchants.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House, and/or put up a Bazaar in Port Windurst next to the Fishing guild.

Level 27 ~ 33



Nebimonite Bake
 * Yield: Nebimonite Bake x 1
 * HQ 1: Buttered Nebimonite x 1
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Selbina Butter
 * 1 x Nebimonite
 * 1 x Mhaura Garlic

If you have your fishing around level 20, you may find this as a good alternative to Black Bread. There are 2 different areas where you can catch Nebimonites depending on your level. If you are level 75 I would highly recommend going to Sea Serpent Grotto and fishing them up at (J-12)  on the first map. If you are a lower level character than I would suggest you use the Selbina to Mhaura Ferry. Use a Halcyon Fishing Rod and a Shrimp Lure.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC, or sell on the Auction House.  Honestly see which works better on your server.  It looks like they do sell on the Auction House but not to often.  That may be because this item is usually not listed.

Level 29 ~ 34



Black Bread
 * Yield: Black Bread x 4
 * HQ 1: Pumpernickel x 4
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Rock Salt
 * 1 x Rye Flour

Buy all of the ingredients from Merchants. The Rye Flour can be purchased through the Guild Merchant at the time you are synthing. Rye Flour does not stack, so make sure you have some free inventory room.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC

Level 34 ~ 39



Pet Food Delta Biscuit
 * Yield: Pet Food Delta Biscuit x6
 * HQ1: Pet Food Delta Biscuit x8
 * HQ2: Pet Food Delta Biscuit x10
 * HQ3: Pet Food Delta Biscuit x12
 * Earth Crystal
 * 1 x Bird Egg
 * 1 x Land Crab Meat
 * 1 x Rye Flour
 * 1 x Distilled Water

This can be a fairly profitable synth depending on the market of your server. Land Crab Meat is usually the most expensive ingredient. I recommend that you head out to do some farming to save yourself some money.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC or Sell on the Auction House depending on your server.

Level 39 ~ 42



Pie Dough
 * Yield: Pie Dough x 4
 * HQ 1: Pie Dough x 6
 * HQ 2: Pie Dough x 9
 * HQ 3: Pie Dough x 12
 * Water Crystal
 * 1 x Rock Salt
 * 1 x San d'Orian Flour
 * 1 x Selbina Butter

I hope you saved that leftover Selbina Butter, if not go and make yourself some. San d'Orian Flour does not stack, so make sure you have some free inventory room.


 * Recommendation: Hold onto this, you will be using it for Apple Pie next.

Level 42 ~ 50



Apple Pie
 * Yield: Apple Pie x4
 * HQ1: Apple Pie +1 x4
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Pie Dough
 * 1 x Maple Sugar
 * 1 x Cinnamon
 * 1 x Lizard Egg (caps at 48) or Bird Egg (caps at 50)
 * 1 x Faerie Apple

You may want to start off this recipe using Lizard Egg’s so that you will have fewer breaks. You can than switch to using Bird Egg’s to take this recipe to level 50. Use the Pie Dough that you made, and hopefully saved. Purchase the remaining ingredients from Regional Merchants or Guild Merchant.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House

Level 50 ~ 55



Beaugreen Sautee
 * Yield: Beaugreen Sautee
 * HQ 1: Monastic Sautee
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Beaugreens
 * 1 x Selbina Butter

Purchase the Beaugreens from the Guild Merchant or the Regional Merchant that owns the Fauregandi Region. Make your own Selbina Butter.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC

Level 55 ~ 58



Tentacle Sushi ''
 * Yield: Tentacle Sushi x 1
 * HQ 1: Tentacle Sushi x 2
 * HQ 2: Tentacle Sushi +1 x 1
 * HQ 3: Tentacle Sushi +1 x 2
 * Earth Crystal
 * 1 x Ginger
 * 1 x Tarutaru Rice
 * 1 x Rice Vinegar
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Cone Calamary or Kalamar
 * 1 x Cone Calamary or Kalamar

This is the only sushi skillup recipe I used because I had a bunch of Cone Calamary sitting in my Mog House from skilling up fishing. This recipe does require that you have the. If you have not had the chance to get the go onto one of the other recipe’s listed.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House

Level 55 ~ 61



Stone Cheese
 * Yield: Stone Cheese x 4
 * HQ1: Rock Cheese x 4
 * Dark Crystal
 * 1 x Rock Salt
 * 1 x Selbina Milk

I chose this recipe over the ever popular Yagudo Drink because the ingredients are cheaper, and I can purchase them from the Guild Merchant. You can also make a slight profit by selling them to an NPC.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC

Level 61 ~ 68



Colored Egg
 * Yield: Colored Egg x 1
 * HQ1: Party Egg x 1
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x La Theine Cabbage
 * 1 x Lizard Egg (caps at 66) or Bird Egg (caps at 68)
 * 1 x San d'Orian Carrot

You may want to start off this recipe using Lizard Egg’s so that you will have fewer breaks. You can than switch to using Bird Egg’s to take this recipe to level 68.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC

Level 66 ~ 72



Pear au Lait
 * Yield: Pear au Lait
 * Water Crystal
 * 2 x Derfland Pear
 * 1 x Honey
 * 1 x Selbina Milk

Purchase Derfland Pear’s from the Regional Merchant that owns the Derfland Region.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 72 ~ 75



Dhalmel Pie
 * Result: Dhalmel Pie x4
 * HQ #1: Dhalmel Pie +1 x4
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Black Pepper
 * 1 x Coral Fungus
 * 1 x Dhalmel Meat
 * 1 x Pie Dough
 * 1 x Rock Salt
 * 1 x San d'Orian Carrot
 * 1 x Selbina Butter
 * 1 x Wild Onion

I personally did not make this recipe as I was skilling up. A friend recommended it to me as a decent alternative to starting Pamama au Lait early on. There can be some money made off of these as you skill up on them.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 72 ~ 81



Pamama au Lait
 * Yield: Pamama au Lait x 1
 * Water Crystal
 * 2 x Pamamas
 * 1 x Honey
 * 1 x Selbina Milk

This is a big stretch, prepare to break a bunch of synths early on. You can purchase Pamamas from the Regional Merchant that owns the Elshimo Uplands region. Alternatively one of the best places to purchase them is from Ghemi Sinterilo located in Kazham at G-7


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 80 ~ 82



Emperor Roe
 * Result: Emperor Roe x 4
 * HQ1: Emperor Roe x 6
 * HQ2: Emperor Roe x 8
 * HQ3: Emperor Roe x 10
 * Lightning Crystal
 * 1 x Emperor Fish or Morinabaligi

Only make this if you plan on making Tonosama Rice Ball ‘s later on.


 * Recommendation: Hold onto it, you will need it for Flint Caviar later on.

Level 81 ~ 86



Marron Glace
 * Yield: Marron Glace
 * HQ: Bijou Glace
 * Dark Crystal
 * 2 x Chestnut
 * 1 x Grape Juice
 * 1 x Maple Sugar

This recipe is best done when San d'Oria is in 1st of 2nd place in the Conquest. That way in a short distance you have every ingredient available to you. You are however going to need a lot of Dark Crystal’s for this recipe. First you will need to make your own Grape Juice (recipe is Dark Crystal + 4 x San d'Orian Grape). Keep in mind that Grape Juice is not stackable.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 86 ~ 90



Rolanberry Pie
 * Yield: Rolanberry Pie x 4
 * HQ1: Rolanberry Pie +1 x 4
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Bird Egg
 * 1 x Gelatin
 * 1 x Maple Sugar
 * 1 x Pie Dough
 * 1 x Rolanberry
 * 1 x San d'Orian Flour
 * 1 x Selbina Milk

Gelatin is the only hard ingredient to find for this recipe. If you have Bonecraft level 16+ you can make it yourself. If not you might want to make friends with a Bonecrafter.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 90 ~ 92



Flint Caviar
 * Yield: Flint Caviar x 3
 * Dark Crystal
 * 1 x Emperor Roe
 * 1 x Rock Salt

Just like with the Emperor Roe, only do this recipe if you plan on making  Tonsoma Rice Ball’s  next.


 * Recommendation: Hold onto it so you can use it for Tonsoma Rice Ball’s

Level 90 ~ 94



Tonosama Rice Ball
 * Yield: Tonosama Rice Ball x 2
 * HQ: Shogun Rice Ball x 1
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Flint Caviar
 * 1 x Pamtam Kelp
 * 1 x Rock Salt
 * 1 x Tarutaru Rice

If you decided to skillup earlier using Flint Caviar You can now put it to good use with this recipe. Pamtam Kelp is usually never on the Auction House, luckily it is fairly easy to fish up.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 90 ~ 95



Rice Dumpling, 
 * Result: Rice Dumpling x3
 * HQ #1: Rice Dumpling x6
 * HQ #2: Rice Dumpling x9
 * HQ #3: Rice Dumpling x12
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Bamboo Stick
 * 1 x Coral Fungus
 * 1 x Dhalmel Meat
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Maple Sugar
 * 1 x Rock Salt
 * 1 x Sticky Rice

Many people have recommended this as a great skillup synth. There are however 2 downsides to it. First it requires, and second it requires    Coral Fungus that is sometimes hard to come by on the Auction House. If you have no problem with either of those, I say go for it.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 94 ~ 99



Sweet Rice Cake
 * Result: Sweet Rice Cake x 9
 * HQ1: Sweet Rice Cake x 12
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Cinnamon
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Fresh Mugwort
 * 1 x Gardenia Seed
 * 1 x Maple Sugar
 * 1 x Sticky Rice

This is a tough recipe. Ingredients are expensive and hard to come by, and some do not stack. It is however probably the fastest way to get to 99.


 * Recommendation: Depending on your server you may be better off just selling these to an NPC.

Level 95 ~ 100



Red Curry
 * Yield: Red Curry
 * Fire Crystal
 * 1 x Coriander
 * 1 x Curry Powder
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Dragon Meat
 * 1 x Kazham Peppers
 * 1 x Mithran Tomato
 * 1 x San d'Orian Carrot

Very expensive recipe, but if you do this slowly you can make some decent money off of it. Dragon Meat is hard to come by because it only drops off of a few high level NM’s.


 * Recommendation: Sell on the Auction House.

Level 95 ~ 100



Cursed Soup
 * Result: Cursed Soup
 * Water Crystal
 * 1 x Kitron
 * 1 x Persikos
 * 1 x Royal Jelly
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Honey

This is a very cheap alternative to doing Red Curry. The downside is that you will need to farm your own Royal Jelly. It can not be purchased as it is EX. Your best bet is to head down to Crawlers' Nest to farm Death Jacket’s. Keep in mind that the drop rate is fairly low on these.


 * Recommendation: Sell to an NPC and / or sell on the Auction House.