Manana can cook up a storm at any Rest Spot in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, or you can choose to spend money to order food at the many Colony Canteens. This is something that you will want to do throughout your time with Monolith Soft‘s latest sprawling JRPG on Nintendo Switch, as such meals can prove invaluable for your party’s growth.
Unsurprisingly, your recipe choices will be limited at the start of your adventure. Manana will come up with new recipes with broader status effects whenever you order a meal that your party has not eaten before at a Colony Canteen, so be sure to keep that in mind as you play.
The recipes that you will start to unlock each offer their own “Meal Effects,” which, to briefly explain, can boost the EXP, Class Points, gold and items that your party earn after defeating enemies in battle.
You can either choose to cook with ingredients or spend your Silver Nopon Coins. It doesn’t make a difference which way you choose to cook a meal, but you will find more than enough ingredients in the wild as you traverse your surroundings and topple the monsters that call the world home.
Remember that you can also scan three amiibo per day, from which you may receive a Collectible Set with ingredients which are needed for many of these recipes.
If you’re looking for more help with Xenoblade Chronicles 3, we also have guides for hunting down the game’s Unique Monsters, the amiibo rewards that you can receive, how to approach Gem Crafting, and what carries over to New Game Plus.
List of Meal Effects in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- EXP Boost: Increases EXP gained when defeating enemies.
- CP Boost: Increases Class Points (CP) gained when defeating enemies.
- Enemy Gold Boost: Increases gold gained when defeating enemies.
- Enemy Drop Boost: Increases item drop rate when defeating enemies.
- Collectible Boost: Increases chance of obtaining an extra collectible when harvesting.
List of Recipes in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
| Recipe Name | Meal Effects | Ingredients | Duration | Nopon Coin Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manana’s Battle Soup | 5% EXP Boost 5% CP Boost | Glitter Radish x 2 Comet Carrot x 2 Bunnit Meat x 2 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Kerfluffled Torpedo Wrap | 10% Enemy Gold Boost 5%Enemy Drop Boost | Tasty Sausage x 2 Powdered Wheat x 3 Kaleidoscelery x 2 Misty Asparagus x 1 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Brisky-Breezy Toastie | 15% Enemy Drop Boost 15% Collectible Boost | Garaffa Tenderloin x 2 Powdered Wheat x 3 Salty Cabbage x 1 Smalnut x 1 Quinini x 1 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Feisty-Spicy Zestbeans | 15% CP Boost 5% Collectible Boost | Milky Soy x 1 Prickle Spice x 4 Cracker Nut x 1 Crimson Moonbloom x 3 Fire Apricot x 2 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Stringy-Wingy Veggie Leclati | 5% EXP Boost 15% Enemy Gold Boost | Full-Bodied Adrun Meat x 2 Bafflestripe Gourd x 2 Filling Onion x 2 Paste Bean x 3 King Marigold x 1 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Squishy-Fishy Grillwrap | 15% EXP Boost 5% Collectible Boost | Refreshing Piranhax Meat x 2 Silverseed x 2 Clusterelle x 2 Plate Pothos x 1 Condimenut x 2 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Well-Dressed Maktha Salad | 10% Enemy Gold Boost 20% Enemy Drop Boost | Compressed Ansel Meat x 4 Purple Pepper x 2 Jasper Coriander x 3 Monstrum Mango x 1 Aldae Evridae x 2 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Mild Sizzle-Fizzle Stew | 20% CP Boost 10% Collectible Boost | Cured Armu Sirloin x 2 Muscat Noir x 2 Million-Leaf Dill x 3 Armored Chestnut x 1 Minionion x 2 | 68 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Cerise-Caprice Acqua Pazza | 20% EXP Boost 10% Enemy Drop Boost | Refreshing Piranhax Meat x 2 Whisper Tomato x 1 Bizarrenacle x 3 Ring Guava x 1 Metamorphosage x 2 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Saucy-Glossy Gem Lobster | 10% EXP Boost 10% CP Boost 5% Enemy Gold Boost | Tafetta Lobster x 1 Varicini x 3 Dream Lemon x 3 Gimme Lettuce x 2 Girder Potato x 2 | 93 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Creamy-Dreamy Fish Pie | 20% Enemy Drop Boost 45% Collectible Boost | Fatty Serprond Fillet x 3 Rainbow Boronia x 2 Babybubble Berry x 3 Neo Walnut x 2 Squeezy Lime x 2 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Ritzy-Glitzy Saucy Vizzard | 30% EXP Boost 20% Collectible Boost | Thick Moramora Fin x 1 Sundialflower x 1 Ingot Carrot x 2 Relief Bean x 3 Wand Burdock x 1 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Crumblecrunch Block Bar | 35% Enemy Drop Boost 35% Collectible Boost | Noise Bite x 3 Skyclam x 2 Fluffy Cloud Ear x 3 Knockout Wasabi x 1 Egg Seed x 2 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Highly-Piley Ocean’s Bounty | 30% CP Boost 10% Enemy Drop Boost | Glowing Gyaark Fin x 2 Fatty Serprond Fillet x 2 Quality Red Krodlax Meat x 1 Dish Philodendron x 1 Galaxy Swirl x 3 | 76 minutes | 1 Silver Nopon Coin |
| Manana’s Battle Soup DX | 15% EXP Boost 10% CP Boost 15% Enemy Drop Boost | Glitter Radish x 1 Comet Carrot x 1 Transcendent Tenderloin x 3 | 76 minutes | 2 Silver Nopon Coins |
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is now available at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide.
