Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom – Best Recipes For Gloom Recovery

Highlights

• Players can cook certain dishes in
  Tears of the Kingdom
  to restore Link’s Hearts lost in The Depths without having to return to the surface.
• Recipes like Sunny Vegetable Curry, Sunny Veggie Rice Balls, and Sunny Cheesy Omelet are effective in recovering Hearts from Gloom.
• Other recipes like Sunny Wheat Bread, Sunny Veggie Porridge, and Sunny Fried Egg and Rice can also help restore lost Hearts, with varying amounts of Gloom recovery.

Trying to traverse The Depths in Tears of the Kingdom can be a tricky job. The entire realm is infested with Gloom and powerful enemies that can permanently chip away at Link’s health until he returns to the surface. This can be pretty inconvenient for players trying to explore the area, but luckily, there are other methods to restore Link’s Hearts from Gloom.

Tears of the Kingdom players can cook certain dishes to recover any Hearts they’ve lost whilst in The Depths without having to return to the surface. Here are the best recipes to restore Link’s Hearts from Gloom in Tears of the Kingdom.

Updated on June 29, 2024, by Mark Sammut: Tears of the Kingdom has been out for more than a year, and the Zelda game will likely continue to be played indefinitely. As Gloom can be a huge issue during a playthrough, each recipe has been updated to make its ingredients and benefits as crystal clear as possible.

10 Sunny Vegetable Curry

Restores 5 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: Sun Pumpkin, Hylian Rice, & Goron Spice
• Description: This healthy curry is popular for its mild flavor and moderate spiciness.

An easy way to naturally incorporate Sun Pumpkins into a dish in Tears of the Kingdom is by cooking some Sunny Vegetable Curry. The recipe requires Hylian Rice, Goron Spice, and usually any kind of vegetable. However, to gain the Sunny status effect, players will need to use a Sun Pumpkin as their chosen vegetable.

If the player needs more Gloom Recovery, they can add more than one Sun Pumpkin to the dish, which will increase the amount of lost hearts they will recover.

9 Sunny Veggie Rice Balls

Restores 8 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: Sun Pumpkin & Hylian Rice
• Description: This home-style dish of Kakariko Village is stuffed with the bounty of the mountains.

The Sunny Veggie Rice Balls recipe in Tears of the Kingdom is one of the best ways to regain lost Hearts from Gloom. This recipe is perfect for players looking to use Sun Pumpkins, as the dish requires a vegetable and Hylian Rice.

Sun Pumpkins are a great choice of vegetable for this dish, as they provide the Sunny bonus effect, also known as Gloom Recovery. Players who need a bit more Gloom Recovery can add multiple Sun Pumpkins to add to the effect.

8 Sunny Cheesy Omelet

Restores 8 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: Sun Pumpkin & Hylian Rice
• Description: A satisfying dish with Hateno cheese poured over a tasty omelet.

The Sunny Cheesy Omelet recipe not only sounds delicious, but it also recovers up to 8 Hearts lost from Gloom. However, this dish does require quite a few different ingredients. Players will need some Hateno Cheese, a Bird Egg, Rock Salt, and one or two Sundelions.

Hateno Cheese is first made available at the Hateno Pasture once the player has completed the Letter to Koyin side quest. Following this, the cheese can be bought from various vendors across Hyrule, or players can trade with Koyin for it. Bird Eggs can be purchased from multiple shops, including High Spirits Produce and East Wind in Hateno Village. Rock Salt can be found either by mining or bought from stores in Goron City and Gerudo Town. Sundelions can commonly be found growing on the Sky Isles.

7 Sunny Wheat Bread

Restores 9 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: 1-3 Sundelions, Tabantha Wheat, & Rock Salt
• Description: Made with wheat from the Tabantha region, this soft, springy bread smells just heavenly.

Sunny Wheat Bread is one of the more simple recipes in Tears of the Kingdom. As a base, it only requires some Tabantha Wheat and Rock Salt. However, to add some Gloom Recovery to the dish, players can include between one and three Sundelions. This will help them to recover up to 9 Gloom Hearts.

Tabantha Wheat can be purchased from various shops around Hyrule, including the Gerudo Town Cooking Stall and The Slippery Falcon in Rito Village. Players can find Rock Salt whilst mining, or they can purchase it from certain vendors in Goron City and Gerudo Town. Most commonly, Sundelions grow on the Sky Isles.

6 Sunny Veggie Porridge

Restores 9 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: 1-3 Sundelions, Hylian Rice, & Fresh Milk
• Description: Porridge made of easy-to-digest vegetables, fresh milk, and Hylian rice. An uplifting dish.

Tears of the Kingdom players may already be familiar with the Sunny Veggie Porridge recipe, as it’s a key component in the Gloom-Borne Illness side quest. This specific variant requires some Hylian Rice, Fresh Milk, and one to three Sundelions.

Players can purchase Hylian Rice from a few different stores, some of which include the General Store in Lookout Landing, the Cooking Stall in Gerudo Town, and the General Store in Zora’s Domain. Locating Fresh Milk is pretty easy, players just need to head to the shop in Lookout Landing. It can also be acquired at Hateno Pasture by exchanging some acorns for some Fresh Milk. Players can easily find Sundelions growing on most of the Sky Isles.

5 Sunny Fried Egg And Rice

Restores 9 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: 1-3 Sundelions, Hylian Rice, & Bird Egg
• Description: The soft egg yolk pairs well with the fresh rice in this simple dish.

The recipe for some Sunny Fried Egg and Rice is pretty simple. Players will need some Hylian Rice, a Bird Egg, and one to three Sundelions. Once cooked, this dish will recover up to 9 Gloom Hearts.

It’s possible to find Bird Eggs in tall trees, or they can be bought from various shops, such as High Spirits Produce and East Wind. Hylian Rice can be bought from multiple vendors in Hyrule, such as the General Store in Lookout Landing, the Cooking Shop in Gerudo Town, and the General Store in Zora’s Domain. Sundelions can be found around some Zonai ruin sites but can easily be found on most Sky Isles too.

4 Sunny Herb Sauté

Restores 12 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: 1-4 Sundelions & Goron Spice
• Description: A fragrant mixture of herbs and spices. It’s easily recognized by its unique aroma.

One of the most efficient recipes in Tears of the Kingdom for recovering Link’s Hearts from Gloom is Sunny Herb Sauté. This recipe only requires some Goron Spice and one to four Sundelions. The more Sundelions the player uses, the more Hearts the dish will recover. Using all four will result in the dish recovering 12 Gloom Hearts.

Goron Spice can easily be purchased from the General Store in Goron City, whereas Sundelions are very common and easy to find on the Sky Isles.

3 Sunny Steamed Fish

Restores 12 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: 1-4 Sun Pumpkins & Any Fish
• Description: A refined dish made by wrapping a fresh fish in fragrant wild greens and cooking it.

The Sunny Steamed Fish dish in Tears of the Kingdom is one of the best for recovering Gloom Hearts. This recipe itself is rather straightforward, players will just need to combine any fish and one to four Sun Pumpkins. The fish mustn’t have any effects when cooked, as this will cancel out the Sun Pumpkins. The more Sun Pumpkins the player uses, the more Hearts they will be able to recover.

Fish can be found in most bodies of water in Hyrule, or they can be purchased from certain vendors. Sun Pumpkins will be available to purchase in Hateno Village once the player has completed The Mayoral Election side quest.

2 Sunny Steamed Tomatoes

Restores 14 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: 1-4 Sundelions & Hylian Tomatoes
• Description: Tomato cooked while wrapped in a leaf. The heat brings out its medicinal effect.

Hylian Tomatoes are one of the most common ingredients players will come across in Tears of the Kingdom. It can be quite difficult trying to figure out what to do with them all, but luckily, players can use some in this recipe. The Sunny Steamed Tomatoes dish requires a Hylian Tomato and one to four Sundelions.

Once cooked, the dish will provide Link with a huge 14 Gloom Hearts recovery. Hylian Tomatoes are commonly found in East and West Necluda, whereas Sundelions can be found on most of the Sky Isles.

1 Sunny Fried Wild Greens

Restores 15 Hearts Damage By Gloom

• Ingredients: Sundelions & Sun Pumpkins
• Description: A basic vegetable dish made by sauteing fresh wild planets.

The best recipe for Gloom Recovery in Tears of the Kingdom is Sunny Fried Wild Greens. For this dish, players can simply combine their Sunny ingredients: Sun Pumpkins and Sundelions. Any amount and combination will work for this dish and will recover up to 15 Hearts from Gloom. This is a great dish for players trying to take down some of the more dangerous enemies in The Depths.

Sundelions are incredibly common on most of the Sky Isles. Sun Pumpkins, on the other hand, can only be bought once players have completed The Mayoral Election quest in Hateno Village.