Summary

  • Bringing the best meals to the Mines and Skull Cavern can help your farmer survive longer during combat.
  • The meals in our list are ranked based on the buffs they offer your farmer, as well as the duration those buffs last,
  • We've included recipes for each meal to help you make the most of your combat.

Even players in get hungry so it's a good, thing there are so many meals and recipes to choose from. What's even better is that there are meals that cater to specific activities in the game, such as fishing, farming, or foraging. One activity that definitely requires extra buffs and energy is engaging in combat.

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Updated On April 22, 2024, by Gabrielle Castania: Now that the version 1.6 update has been out for a bit, we're updating plenty of our older Stardew Valley content to make sure it's as accurate as can be, and that we still stand by our picks. This list is current as of the 1.6.4 update.

To help you get the most out of these meals, we've included their stats both with and without Qi Seasoning 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:from the Walnut Room.

15 𝐆 ⛦ Banana Pudding

Banana Pudding Stardew Valley

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 1 Banana
  • 1 Milk
  • 1 Sugar

Duration: 5 minutes, 1 second


  • +1 Mining
  • +1 Luck
  • +1 Defense

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+225

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+101

Without Qi Seasoning

+125

Without Qi Seasoning

+56

How To Get The Recipe

Purchased from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Island Trader for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:30 Bone Fragments.

One of the new crops added with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Ginger Island addition in version 1.5, Bananas are a pretty mighty little fruit. Sure, you'll need to plant and harvest a Banana Tree, but with the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:weather never really changing other than to stormy on Ginger Island, it's a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:good place to grow them.

This mighty meal might have lower buffs numerically, but so many different buffs pack a punch. Besides, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:most of your combat is done 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:while out Mining, so it stacks helpfully in there as well.

14 Spicy Eel

Stardew Valley character holding Spicy Eel

Ingredients

Buff(s)

Duration: 7 Minutes


Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+207

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+93

Without Qi Seasoning

+115

Without Qi Seasoning

+51

How To Get The Recipe

George sends it in the mail after ♔you reach 7 Hﷺearts.

Maybe eel is an acquired taste in real life, but in Stardew Valley, pairing 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:this freshwater fish with a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:summertime Hot Pepper provides the Luck and Speed boost you need when darting through 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:places like Skull Cavern (where you may also get it as a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Monster Loot drop).

Trying to avoid combat? Spicy Eel's got you. Trying to get more out of the fights you do stick around for? Spicy Eel has you there, too.

13 ♔ Crab Cakes

stardew valley crabs willy

Ingredients

Buff(s)

Duration: 16 minutes, 47 seconds


  • +1 Speed
  • +1 Defense

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+405

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+182

Without Qi Seasoning

+225

Without Qi Seasoning

+101

How To Get The Recipe

Watching the Queen of Sauce on Fall 21, Year 2.

Probably the longest buff duration in Stardew Valley's cookbook has to go to the Crab Cakes, which last for a staggering almost 17 minutes! That's probably enough time to get some serious business done as you creep through the caverns.

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If you haven't made the recipe yourself yet, you may also receive a portion as a drop from Iridium Crabs.

The two boosts Crab Cakes give you are only level one, but since they last for such a long time, it's easy to eat a serving when you need a health boost and head on out for the rest of the day.

12 ℱ Iridium-Quality Cheese♐

Stardew Valley Cheese Inside Cheese Press

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 1 Milk

N/A

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

N/A

Health

With Qi Seasoning

N/A

Without Qi Seasoning

+325

Without Qi Seasoning

+146

How To Get The Recipe

Made with a Cheese Press.

When you start in Stardew Valley, you'll have very little to work with, so you'll have to build up from crops until you can afford to buy and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:support Cows and Goats. Once you do, however, they can 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:send your profits soaring by providing you with milk which you can then pu�ꩲ�t into a Cheese Press to get some Cheese.

Though both types of Cheese can 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:be quite profitable, they're also very handy in a pinch when out exploring. When your animals are happy and healthy, they have a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:greater chance t𝐆o produce high-quality Milk which can be turned into high-quality Cheese.

11 Eggplant Parm꧒esan 🅰

Stardew Valley - eggplants

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 1 Eggplant
  • 1 Tomato

Duration: 4 minutes, 39 second

  • +1 Mining
  • +3 Defense

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+315

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+141

Without Qi Seasoning

+175

Without Qi Seasoning

+78

How To Get The Recipe

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Lewis sends it in the mail after you reach 7 Hearts.

We're not entirely sure why this simple dish provides such a heavy boost to our farmers, but we're definitely not complaining! The buff duration on Eggplant Parm is relatively short at under five minutes, but the powerful Defense boost can't be understated.

You'll need to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:befriend Lewis to get the recipe, but after that, this summer staple is sure to satisfy and keep you safe as you go about your business in the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:most dangerous parts of Pelican Town.

10 Pale Brot🌳h 🧜

Contributing To The Large Soup Pot

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 2 White Algae

N/A

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+225

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+101

Without Qi Seasoning

+125

Without Qi Seasoning

+56

How To Get The Recipe

Marnie sends it i☂n the mail after you reach 3 Hearts.

Considering White Algae is one of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the universally hated gifts in Stardew Valley, it's pretty easy to let yourself use every piece you get to craft a serving or two of Pale Broth. There's also a variant for the Green Algae you're catching, but it's a bit less potent.

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White Algae is fairly easy to get your hands on and otherwise just takes up inventory space, so we've found making as much Pale Broth as we can is a great way to replenish a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:good amount of health while recycling something we'd otherwise probably just throw away.

9 Fiddlehead Risotto 🃏 🐟

The farmer in Stardew Valley standing in the Secret Woods, next to the statue of Old Master Cannoli. The farmer is wearing a chef's coat and chef's hat and is holding Fiddlehead Risotto above their head.

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 1 Fiddlehead Fern
  • 1 Garlic
  • 1 Oil

N/A

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+405

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+182

Without Qi Seasoning

+225

Without Qi Seasoning

+101

How To Get The Recipe

Watching the Queen of Sauce on Fall 28, Year 2.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fiddlehead Ferns are one of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:many foraged goods around Stardew Valley, and if you've got some Garlic and Oil on hand back at the farmhouse, you can turn those wild little plants into one healthy dish to bring for fighting off monsters!

It takes a bit for you to unlock the recipe - pretty far into your second year in Pelican Town - but once you do, it's an awesome way to use up 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:some of your foraged goods and put them to excellent use.

8 Fruit Salad 𝔉

Stardew Valley Fruit

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 1 Apricot
  • 1 Blueberry
  • 1 Melon

NA

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+473

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+212

Without Qi Seasoning

+263

Without Qi Seasoning

+118

How To Get The Recipe

Watching the Queen of Sauce on Fall 7, Year 2.

You're supposed to get your servings of five fruits and vegetables every day to keep yourself healthy. Having access to a farm in Stardew Valley makes these easy, and you can turn your produce into salads and fruit salads for both profit and personal use.

One of many healthy salad options in Stardew Valley, you'd do well to prepare some of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:your Summer tree fruits ahead of time, since the recipe doesn't unlock until Fall. Keep them on-hand to whip up plenty of this fresh fruit salad!

7 Fried Mushroom𝄹 ♛

farm cave with player standing infront of mushrooms
via Izzybugg/Steam

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 1 Common Mushroom
  • 1 Morel
  • 1 Oil

Duration: 7 minutes

  • +2 Attack

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+243

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+109

Without Qi Seasoning

+135

Without Qi Seasoning

+60

How To Get The Recipe

Demeꦦtrius sends it in the ma♏il after you reach 3 Hearts.

If you're going up against some of Stardew Valley's toughest monsters, you'll want to make quick work of all those fearsome foes, and bringing along meals that so dramatically boost your Attack stat, like Fried Mushroom, is a great way to do it.

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With your Attack stat boosted, be sure to bring your 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:most powerful weapons along and slide on your 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:very best rings, and you're sure to pack one heck of a punch to any monster who dares come your way.

6 Lucky Lunch🐷 ꧂

A Lucky Lunch In The Menu

Ingredients

Buff(s)

  • 1 Blue Jazz
  • 1 Sea Cucumber
  • 1 Tortilla

Duration: 11 minutes, 11 seconds

  • +3 Luck

Energy

With Qi Seasoning

+180

Health

With Qi Seasoning

+81

Without Qi Seasoning

+100

Without Qi Seasoning

+45

How To Get The Recipe

Watching the Queen of Sauce on Spring 28, Year 2.

There's nothing quite so comforting as a packed lunch and even more rewarding is the one you make yourself. There are plenty of ingredients to find in the valley and the surrounding areas and combining them can yield some promising results.

Once you have the recipe and gather all the various ingredients, you'll have a very fortunate meal to take with you into the underground. Not only are the baseline Health and Energy replenishment pretty good, but such a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:big boost to the Luck stat can really make a d🌠ifference as you bust open ore and gem nodes in the Mines.