How to Eat Food in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Game

Restore Health and Stamina

  • Eating food items is the primary way to restore Link’s health and stamina meters in the game.
  • Food can be cooked or consumed raw. Cooked food typically provides more restoration.
  • Different ingredients provide different restoration amounts and bonus effects. Experiment with recipes.

Obtaining Food

  • Hunt animals and collect meat.
  • Forage for fruits, vegetables, herbs.
  • Purchase at shops in towns.
  • Cook ingredients at a cooking pot.

Cooking Mechanics

  • Have ingredients in inventory and approach a cooking pot.
  • Select ingredients to add and cook.
  • Vary ingredients and amounts to create different recipes.
  • Cooked food generally provides more health/stamina restoration than raw.

Consuming Food

  • Open inventory screen and select food item.
  • Choose “Eat/Drink” to consume.
  • Animation will play of Link eating the food.
  • Health and stamina meters will replenish based on food values.