Summary
- Stardew Valley has a cookbook based on in-game dishes.
- Monster Hunter Wilds’ food looks delicious and plays a role in combat.
- Monster Hunter Wilds needs its own cookbook with its mouth-watering dishes.
Monster Hunter Wilds has been making a name for itself in one way or another since its release in February, despite a bit of pushback on its difficulty. With a rewarding open world to explore, plenty of monsters to hunt, and some of the best visuals ever seen in a Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Wilds offers an unprecedented experience for the series. While it does have a lot going for it, though, it may want to follow in the footsteps of ConcernedApe’s famr life sim Stardew Valley in one key area.
It may seem interesting to suggest that Monster Hunter Wilds, a somewhat hardcore monster-hunting game, should follow in the footsteps of a cozy farm life sim like Stardew Valley. However, Monster Hunter Wilds has some cozy elements of its own that could benefit from a bold leap that Stardew Valley took in May 2024, when it released an official cookbook based on many of its in-game dishes. Considering how delicious the food in Monster Hunter Wilds looks, it might consider doing something similar.
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Monster Hunter Wilds Needs Its Own Cookbook
Stardew Valley Has a Cookbook Based on In-Game Dishes
In an effort to bring the charm of Stardew Valley to the dining table, the beloved farm life sim has its own official cookbook for fans to utilize in the kitchen at home. The cookbook features recipes for many of the dishes players can cook in Stardew Valley, from simple snacks like Survival Burgers to more elaborate meals such as Pumpkin Soup and Crab Cakes. Each recipe is designed to reflect the cozy feel of the game, making it perfect for fans who want to experience Pelican Town’s culinary treats in their own kitchens.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ Food Looks Good Enough to Eat
Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has always had delicious-looking food, but Monster Hunter Wilds has taken that tradition to an entirely different level with some of the tastiest-looking dishes ever seen in the franchise. In Monster Hunter Wilds, meals play a major role in combat by granting players major buffs that can help them succeed where they might have failed otherwise. Players can cook meals in Monster Hunter Wilds using a variety of ingredients, or they might wander into a village where the locals offer them a meal, upon which they bear witness to a mouth-watering cutscene where the food looks real enough that even the most uncultured palate is likely to find it appetizing.
Needless to say, Monster Hunter Wilds needs its own cookbook, just like Stardew Valley has its own. The Monster Hunter series already has an official cookbook called the “Monster Hunter Food Cookbook (MonHun Meshi Recipe Book),” with 29 recipes inspired by the series — including classics like the Well-Done Steak and Chef’s Choice Platter. However, it’s important to note that this cookbook is currently available only in Japanese, and there hasn’t been an official English translation released.
There have been fan-made Monster Hunter food projects like the Monster Muncher Cookbook, which is inspired by Monster Hunter: World, but nothing official has been made for English-speaking fans.
Even if it isn’t a cookbook based on the food that has been featured throughout the Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Wilds, at the very least, needs to receive its own cookbook. Almost every dish in the game looks like it could be eaten right off the screen, and if Stardew Valley can justify it with the pixelated-but-charming images of its own recipes, surely Monster Hunter Wilds can justify its own as well. Whether it’s the cheesy naan-like dish of Kunafa Village or the bowl of warm veggie soup from Suja Village, Monster Hunter Wilds has plenty of dishes that would be fantastic to eat in real life.
- Released
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February 28, 2025
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Violence, Blood, Crude Humor