The Unofficial Zelda Cookbook

by Thibaud Villanova

Explore the culinary universe of The Legend of Zelda with over 50 delicious recipes from across the Kingdom of Hyrule!

This immersive and sumptuous cookbook samples the culinary delights of all your favorite Legend of Zelda games. Designed as a travel notebook, it tells the journey of a new character: the Gourmet, and delivers numerous recipes inspired from games like Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, and more. Following the previous Gastronogeek books, the Zelda Cookbook offers in-depth recipes, techniques and cooking tips, all explained and made accessible to professionals as well as complete beginners, to help readers discover or rediscover the culinary universe of The Legend of Zelda.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Video Games

192 pages, Hardcover

First published December 6, 2022

Reviews

[Malale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tengo que ser de las pocas personas que le gusta leer libros de recetas para relajarse, y este libro está muy bien hecho y es además increiblemente bonito, y te hace sentir que son recetas sacadas del mismisimo Hyrule.

Aun tengo que probar a cocinarlas para saber que buenas son, pero os digo que la fotografía dentro del libro es una maravilla, que no son instrucciones demasiado complicadas y que tiene varios apartados con trucos, un glosario y hasta un índice de alimentos que ayudarán muchísimo a alguien que esté empezando en la cocina

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

So far this cookbook has been kinda meh for me. Just tried the meat-stuffed pumpkin recipe and was confused by the use of panko, shichi togarashi and sesame oil. It feels like the author went out of his way to include Japanese specific ingredients you wouldn't normally use for a recipe like this that don't quite work that well. Panko really isn't a good substitute for regular breadcrumb stuffing, it's more for frying. I cooked it for over 40 minutes like the recipe said and the carrot and potato definitely weren't done! The second recipe I linked has you cooking the veggies and meat before stuffing and baking.
If you're looking for a meat-stuffed pumpkin recipe that has a bit of asian style to it I'd recommend this one.

https://www.mrsyungcooking.com/beef-b...
or this one for western style
https://simmeringstarfruit.com/2022/1...

[Noogit9000 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introduction to cooking with a theme I love! I love that it’s structured like a journey through Hyrule’s regions. The only thing is that the entrees do not vary as much as they could have. Once you get through the first couple regions, you’ve kinda done them all. The in-game cuisine in Japanese inspired, and that reflects in the recipes. TLDR, beginner friendly, wish there was more variation.

[Kaylie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a little disappointed with this cookbook, to be honest. Most of the recipes were not for beginner-level cooks, and a lot of the dishes called for specialty ingredients that would need to be ordered online or purchased from a specialty shop. Even though the recipes were mostly based on meals from BotW, the recipes themselves seemed less appealing than the video game versions.

[Sophie Jermy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so much better than I expected it to be, with lots of great general cooking tips too. I loved the effort of all of the styled pictures. There's lots of recipes I want to try (which always sounded tasty when playing the game) and I appreciate that they look like actually good recipes and not just basic ones for a quick cookbook.

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

The recipes and pictures look and sound wonderful, but there’s a lot of ingredients that I can’t find in my area. I think this book would be more suited to someone who lives near an asian market, a Japanese area, or Japan itself

[Marina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved how pretty the book was, with the beautiful photos of the dishes and cosplayers, but most important, loved all the recipes!

[A. L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A medium-range cookbook. Not fantastic, not terrible. Very artsy, full of heart, and reasonable recipes - for the most part.

[Zab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always love to see passion projects inside other peoples 4 walls that aren't publicized as largely. Theres always someone out there willing to put time into these things, regardless of the return.