Fortified Pumpkin

Fortified Pumpkins are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

191 (196Master Mode) Fortified Pumpkin	Description An extremely tough pumpkin raised in village fields. When cooked, that toughness manifests itself by considerably upping defense.
	Common Locations Kakariko Village

Hearts Recovered	Cooking Effects Defense Up

Fortified Pumpkins are one of three foodstuffs favored by the Sheikah race, with the others being Swift Carrots and Mighty Bananas. They are primarily and exclusively cultivated by the Sheikah farmer Olkin, who sells 8 from his field in Kakariko Village. Olkin sells the Fortified Pumpkins he grows from Olkin's Pumpkins because his rival, Steen, refuses to have them stocked at his wife's shop. There are nine Pumpkin plants in the patch, yet only eight bear fruit. During the evening, Olkin's wife Mellie Cooks him dishes containing many Fortified Pumpkins,^[4] which Olkin feels is better than Swift Carrots.^[5] Some may also be purchased from the Wandering Merchant Cambo, and Hinoxes have a chance to drop them upon their defeat.

Eaten raw, Fortified Pumpkins restore half of a Heart. They can also be roasted by a Fire or Scorching Climate to create Baked Fortified Pumpkins. When Cooked in a dish, the resulting Meal temporarily provides Link with Defense Up.^[1] At the Kochi Dye Shop, Fortified Pumpkins can be used to create Orange Dye.

As part of the Side Quest "Riddles of Hyrule", Walton will ask Link to bring him Kakariko Village's specialty fruit, which has rock-hard flesh.^[6] If Link returns with a Fortified Pumpkin, Walton will be excited he figured the riddle out and move on to the next one.^[7]

When Cooking, Fortified Pumpkins can be replaced by a Carrot in some cases. They are required for the following Meals:

Item	Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin
Ingredients	Fortified Pumpkin Any Meat
Item	Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients	Fortified Pumpkin Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Goat Butter
Item	Pumpkin Stew
Ingredients	Fortified Pumpkin Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Fresh Milk
Item	Vegetable Curry
Ingredients	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Hylian Rice Goron Spice
Item	Vegetable Risotto
Ingredients	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Hylian Rice Goat Butter Rock Salt
Item	Veggie Cream Soup
Ingredients	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Fresh Milk Rock Salt

Item	Ingredients
Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin	Fortified Pumpkin Any Meat
Pumpkin Pie	Fortified Pumpkin Tabantha Wheat Cane Sugar Goat Butter
Pumpkin Stew	Fortified Pumpkin Tabantha Wheat Goat Butter Fresh Milk
Vegetable Curry	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Hylian Rice Goron Spice
Vegetable Risotto	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Hylian Rice Goat Butter Rock Salt
Veggie Cream Soup	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Fresh Milk Rock Salt

Like other Vegetables, Fortified Pumpkins can be used in a Cooking Pot to make the following Meals:

Item	Cream of Mushroom Soup
Ingredients	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Item	Fried Wild Greens
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Glazed Veggies
Ingredients	Courser Bee Honey Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Herb Sauté
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Goron Spice
Item	Salt-Grilled Greens
Ingredients	Rock Salt Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Steamed Fish
Ingredients	Any Seafood Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Steamed Fruit
Ingredients	Any Fruit Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Steamed Mushrooms
Ingredients	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Vegetable Omelet
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Bird Egg Goat Butter Rock Salt
Item	Veggie Rice Balls
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Hylian Rice

Item	Ingredients
Cream of Mushroom Soup	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Fried Wild Greens	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Glazed Veggies	Courser Bee Honey Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Herb Sauté	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Goron Spice
Salt-Grilled Greens	Rock Salt Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Steamed Fish	Any Seafood Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Steamed Fruit	Any Fruit Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Steamed Mushrooms	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Vegetable Omelet	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Bird Egg Goat Butter Rock Salt
Veggie Rice Balls	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Hylian Rice

Tears of the Kingdom

242 Fortified Pumpkin	Description An extremely tough pumpkin raised for food. When cooked, that toughness manifests itself by considerably upping defense.
	Common Locations Kakariko Village Hateno Village

Hearts Recovered	Properties Fuse Atk: 1 Cooking Effects Defense Up

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Fortified Pumpkins and Sun Pumpkins can be used interchangeably when Cooking. In some cases, they can also be replaced by a Carrot. They are required for the following Meals:

Item	Veggie Cream Soup
Ingredients	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Item	Vegetable Curry
Ingredients	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Goron Spice Hylian Rice
Item	Pumpkin Stew
Ingredients	Any Pumpkin Fresh Milk Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat
Item	Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin
Ingredients	Any Meat Any Pumpkin
Item	Vegetable Risotto
Ingredients	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Goat Butter Hylian Rice Rock Salt
Item	Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients	Any Pumpkin Cane Sugar Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat

Item	Ingredients
Veggie Cream Soup	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Vegetable Curry	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Goron Spice Hylian Rice
Pumpkin Stew	Any Pumpkin Fresh Milk Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat
Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin	Any Meat Any Pumpkin
Vegetable Risotto	Any Carrot or Pumpkin Goat Butter Hylian Rice Rock Salt
Pumpkin Pie	Any Pumpkin Cane Sugar Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat

Like other Vegetables, Fortified Pumpkins can be used in a Cooking Pot to make the following Meals:

Item	Steamed Fruit
Ingredients	Any Fruit Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Steamed Tomatoes
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Hylian Tomato
Item	Steamed Mushrooms
Ingredients	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Steamed Fish
Ingredients	Any Fish Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Fried Wild Greens
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Item	Salt-Grilled Greens
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Rock Salt
Item	Herb Sauté
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Goron Spice
Item	Cream of Mushroom Soup
Ingredients	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Item	Glazed Veggies
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Courser Bee Honey
Item	Veggie Rice Balls
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Hylian Rice
Item	Veggie Porridge
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Fresh Milk Hylian Rice
Item	Vegetable Omelet
Ingredients	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Plant Bird Egg Goat Butter Rock Salt

Item	Ingredients
Steamed Fruit	Any Fruit Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Steamed Tomatoes	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Hylian Tomato
Steamed Mushrooms	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Steamed Fish	Any Fish Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Fried Wild Greens	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower
Salt-Grilled Greens	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Rock Salt
Herb Sauté	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Goron Spice
Cream of Mushroom Soup	Any Mushroom Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Fresh Milk Rock Salt
Glazed Veggies	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Courser Bee Honey
Veggie Rice Balls	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Hylian Rice
Veggie Porridge	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Flower Fresh Milk Hylian Rice
Vegetable Omelet	Any Vegetable, Herb, or Plant Bird Egg Goat Butter Rock Salt

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

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Trivia

Fortified Pumpkins and other varieties of Pumpkins throughout The Legend of Zelda series are referred to as Vegetables, despite being considered Fruits in the real world.^[8]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	ヨロイカボチャ (Yoroi kabocha) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)} ヨロイカボチャ ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Chinese^{TRTraditional}	鎧甲南瓜 (Kǎijiǎ nánguā) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Chinese^SISimplified	铠甲南瓜 (Kǎijiǎ nánguā) ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[9]	Armor Pumpkin
Dutch	Pantserpompoen ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[10]^[11]	Armor Pumpkin
French^EUEuropean	Citrouille armo ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[12]	Armo is a contraction of Armure (Armor).
French^CACanadian	Citrouille armo ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[13]
German	Rüstungskürbis ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[14]	Armor pumpkin
Italian	Corazzucca ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| TotKTears of the Kingdom)}	Armored pumpkin
Korean	갑옷호박 (Gabothobak) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)} 갑옷호박 ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
Russian	Латная тыква (Latnaya tykva) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Calabaza robusta ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Spanish^EUEuropean	Calabaza robusta ^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Age of Calamity
Fortified Pumpkin icon

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Fortified Pumpkin
An extremely tough pumpkin raised in village fields. When cooked, that toughness manifests itself by considerably upping defense. — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Fortified Pumpkin
An extremely tough pumpkin raised for food. When cooked, that toughness manifests itself by considerable upping defense. — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Fortified Pumpkin
An extremely tough pumpkin raised in village fields. Making it a part of one's diet is said to toughen up the body. — Spoils (Age of Calamity)
↑ My wife's tough dishes are made from fortified pumpkins. They're out of this world. There are A LOT of fortified pumpkins in that recipe, I tell ya what. — Olkin (Breath of the Wild)
↑ My wife's fortified pumpkin dishes are the best. Way better than a barrel o' carrots, that's for sure! — Olkin (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Kakariko Village's specialty fruit! It's rock-hard flesh is quite resolute! — Walton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Fortified pumpkin! That's it! THAT'S IT! You got it! — Walton (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 74
↑ 铠甲南瓜 — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Simplified Chinese version)
↑ Pantserpompoen — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Pantserpompoen — Material (Age of Calamity)
↑ Citrouille armo — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)
↑ Citrouille armo — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)
↑ Rüstungskürbis — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom, German version)

[Inventory-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Fortified Pumpkin
An extremely tough pumpkin raised in village fields. When cooked, that toughness manifests itself by considerably upping defense. — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)

[2] Fortified Pumpkin
An extremely tough pumpkin raised for food. When cooked, that toughness manifests itself by considerable upping defense. — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)

[3] Fortified Pumpkin
An extremely tough pumpkin raised in village fields. Making it a part of one's diet is said to toughen up the body. — Spoils (Age of Calamity)

[4] My wife's tough dishes are made from fortified pumpkins. They're out of this world. There are A LOT of fortified pumpkins in that recipe, I tell ya what. — Olkin (Breath of the Wild)

[5] My wife's fortified pumpkin dishes are the best. Way better than a barrel o' carrots, that's for sure! — Olkin (Breath of the Wild)

[6] Kakariko Village's specialty fruit! It's rock-hard flesh is quite resolute! — Walton (Breath of the Wild)

[7] Fortified pumpkin! That's it! THAT'S IT! You got it! — Walton (Breath of the Wild)

[8] Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 74

[nomenclature-ref-1-9] 铠甲南瓜 — Hyrule Compendium (Tears of the Kingdom, Simplified Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-2-10] Pantserpompoen — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)

[nomenclature-ref-3-11] Pantserpompoen — Material (Age of Calamity)

[nomenclature-ref-4-12] Citrouille armo — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-5-13] Citrouille armo — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-6-14] Rüstungskürbis — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom, German version)

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Fortified Pumpkin

Contents

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

Tears of the Kingdom

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Trivia

Nomenclature

Gallery

See Also

References

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Breath of the Wild

Tears of the Kingdom

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Trivia

Nomenclature

Gallery

See Also

References

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