Food
Template:Item Food is a type of item in The Legend of Zelda and Breath of the Wild.
Location and Uses
The Legend of Zelda
In The Legend of Zelda, Food, also called Enemy Bait,[1] is an item used to lure enemies. It can be bought from various Merchants scattered across Hyrule. Placing Food in an area where enemies are present distracts them as they gather near the bait. This allows Link to pass a crowded path or easily defeat the enemies. Within the Demon labyrinth, a hungry Goriya requires Link to give up some Food before he can pass.
Breath of the Wild
Template:Future game In Breath of the Wild, Food is a type of consumable item that Link uses to restore health and receive buffs. It can be made by combining up to five Materials found in Hyrule and cooking them together in a Cooking Pot. Only certain Materials combined can yield useful Food, and the potency of a Food's effects (e.g. the amount of Hearts or Stamina recovered) can differ based on how many Materials Link used in the recipe. Failed combinations yield Dubious Food, which only restores one Heart, or a Failed Experiment which restores 1/4 of a Heart.
List of Food
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Acorn | Direct heat has softened and sweetened this apple. Eat it to restore three quarters of a heart. | 
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Baked Apple | Direct heat has softened and sweetened this apple. Eat it to restore three quarters of a heart. |
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Dubious Food | It's too gross to even look at. A bizarre smell issues forth from this heap. Eating it won't hurt you though... probably. | 
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| File:BotW Failed Experiment Icon.png | Failed Experiment | A dish gone awry after mixing conflicting ingredients. It doesn't taste great, but as they say, beggars can't be choosers. | 
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Enduring Mushroom Skewer | Temporarily increases your Stamina limit. A simple roasted skewer packed with delicious mushrooms. Its colorful presentation heightens the appeal. | Temporary stamina increase |
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Energizing Mushroom Skewer | Instantly restores some of your stamina. A simple roasted skewer packed with delicious mushrooms. Its colorful presentation heightens the appeal. | Restores Stamina |
Steak Stamella Shroom Hylian Shroom |
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Energizing Elixir | Restores your Stamina, which is used when performing physical actions such as climbing walls and swimming. | Restores Stamina | Bokoblin Horn Restless Cricket |
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Hasty Mushroom Skewer | Temporarily increases your movement speed. A simple roasted skewer packed with delicious mushrooms Its colorful presentation heightens the appeal. | Temporary movement speed increase |
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| File:BotW Meat & Mushroom Skewer Icon.png | Hasty Meat & Mushroom Skewer | Temporarily increases your movement speed. A filling dish made by grilling various mountain ingredients with either Steak or Bird Meat. | Temporary movement speed increase |
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Hearty Mushroom Skewer | Temporarily increases your maximum Hearts. A simple roasted skewer packed with delicious mushrooms. Its colorful presentation heightens the appeal. | Full recovery File:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.png |
Steak Hearty Truffle Hylian Shroom |
| File:BotW Meat & Mushroom Skewer Icon.png | Hearty Meat & Mushroom Skewer | Temporarily increases your maximum Hearts. A filling dish made by grilling various mountain ingredients with either Steak or Bird Meat | Full recovery File:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.png |
Steak Hearty Truffle |
| File:BotW Hearty Steamed Meat Icon.png | Hearty Steamed Meat | Temporarily increases your maximum Hearts. A dish that preserves the moisture of the meat by wrapping it in fragrant wild leaves and steaming it. | Full recovery File:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.png |
Steak Hearty Radish Hearty Truffle |
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Hearty Steamed Mushrooms | Temporarily increases your maximum Hearts. A healthy vegetable dish achieved by steaming mushrooms in plant leaves. | Full recovery File:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.png |
Hearty Radish Hearty Truffle |
| File:BotW Hearty Wild Greens Icon.png | Hearty Wild Greens | Temporarily increases your maximum Hearts. A basic vegetable dish made by sautéing fresh wild plants. | Full recovery File:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.pngFile:BotW Temporary Heart Icon.png |
Steak Hearty Radish Hearty Truffle |
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Honeyed Fruits | A dish that combines the thick sweetness of honey with the acidity of sour fruits. |
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Courser Bee Honey Spicy Pepper |
| File:BotW Meat & Mushroom Skewer Icon.png | Meat & Mushroom Skewer | A filling dish made by grilling various mountain ingredients with either Steak or Bird Meat. |
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Steak or Bird Meat Hylian Mushroom |
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Seared Steak | Steak cooked over an open flame. Cooking it has increased its flavor and the number of hearts it provides. |
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Steak |
| Sneaky Elixir | Grants a low-level stealth effect, which calms the nerves and silences footfalls. Allows you to move about undetected by monsters and animals. | Sunset Firefly Keese Wing Bokoblin Horn | ||
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| File:BotW Sneaky Steamed Fish Icon.png | Sneaky Steamed Fish | Increases your ability to sneak. A refined dish made by wrapping a fresh fish in fragrant wild grass and cooking it. | Increased sneak ability |
Hyrule Bass Blue Nightshade |
| Sneaky Steamed Mushrooms | Grants a low-level stealth boost. A healthy vegetable dish achieved by steaming mushrooms in plant leaves. | |||
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Spicy Elixir | Warms your body from its core, increasing your resistance to cold environments. Very useful in the snow-covered mountains. | Cold Resistance | Bokoblin Horn Sizzlewing Butterfly |
| File:BotW Spicy Sauteed Peppers Icon.png | Spicy Sauteed Peppers | Temporarily raises your body temperature. A simple dish composed of sauteed peppers. High heat has broken down the spicy compound, creating a deeper sweeter taste. | Cold Resistance |
Spicy Pepper |
| File:BotW Spicy Pepper Steak Icon.png | Spicy Pepper Steak | Temporarily raises your body temperature. A dish made by cooking meat in crushed peppers, surpressing the gamy taste while accentuating its flavor. | Cold Resistance |
Spicy Pepper Hylian Mushroom Steak |
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Steamed Mushrooms | A healthy vegetable dish achieved by steaming mushrooms in plant leaves. |
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| File:BotW Steak Skewer Icon.png | Steak Skewer | A juicy, filling snack made by grilling small chunks of meat on a skewer. |
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Toasty Hylian Shroom | A Hylian Shroom toasted to perfection. The taste and fragrance are amplified, restoring more health to its consumer. | 
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Hylian Shroom |
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Toasty Stamella Shroom | This toasted Stamella Shroom doesn't grant any special effects, but it will restore one and a half hearts. |
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Stamella Shroom |
Non-Canon Appearances
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Template:Sectstub In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Food can be dropped by enemies and found inside pots within Keeps. They are used to feed Fairies, which will grow to a higher level depending the quality of the Food. Like Materials, they can found in Bronze, Silver, or Gold levels.
Etymology
 Names in Other Regions 
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Japanese | エサ (Esa) |
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French | Viande |
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SpanishLA | Cebo 
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Gallery
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Food artwork from The Legend of Zelda Japanese manual
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Link cooking in Breath of the Wild
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Food cooking on a Pot statue from the E3 2016 Breath of the Wild booth
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8-Bit Food Weapon from Hyrule Warriors
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Bronze Food icon from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Silver Food icon from Hyrule Warriors Legends
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Gold Food icon from Hyrule Warriors Legends
Video Gallery
References
- ↑ "Enemy bait: Link can use this bait to lure the enemy and bump them off as they come to eat it. But watch out! This doesn't work for some of the enemy [sic]." (The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 25)