A typical old-school JRPG is never complete without cooking. "I am Setsuna" has a recipe system that can easily be overlooked by some. Here are some quick guide on cooking in Tokyo RPG Factory's latest game.

How To Obtain Recipes

To be able to order food from the town chef, you should have the recipe for that particular item. These recipes can be obtained from normal NPC's in the game, and they will not give you the recipe unless you have all the ingredients in your inventory. That's what makes it tricky.

Gathering Ingredients

Ingredients can be commonly found in Shining Spots instead of loot drops in battles, so you can't grind for them. For more information on Shining Spots locations, check out this guide by Gameskinny.

Where To Get Recipes

Here is the list of NPC's and the required ingredients for each recipe. Note that this is not an exhaustive list and is compiled from Gameskinny's guide as well as the GameFAQs forums.

Hailbean Stew

Ingredients: Hailbean, January Cabbage, Snow Crown Turnip, Avalanche Kelp

NPC: Ever-Hungry Man (Purikka, house north of the pub)

Purikka Cobbler Salad

Ingredients: Purikka Cobbler, Square Onion, Amber Rock Salt, Gold Peppercorn

NPC: Irritated Looking Waitress (inside the same pub where the chef is located)

Fluffshroom Stir Fry

Ingredients: Black Soybean, Flushroom, Speckled Sesame Pod, Blue Rock Salt

NPC: Bored Looking Old Man (Floneia Citadel, first house on the right past the gates)

Floneian Vegetable Stew

Ingredients: Black Sweet Potato, Icicle Cucumber, Stove Asparagus, Water Broccoli

NPC: Unremarkable Young Man (Floneia Citadel, hanging out near the stone monument)

Lonely Mushroom Soup

Ingredients: Lonely Mushroom, Polestar Onion, Frost Rock Salt, Snowflake Peppercorn

NPC: Rude Soldier (Tenderville, between two houses)

Yellowtop Carrot Soup

Ingredients:Yellowtop Carrot, Nomad's Ear Mushroom, Snowflake Peppercorn, Crunchy Coriander

NPC: Scatterbrained Old Woman (Tenderville, south of where Rude Soldier is)

Twisted Potato Soup

Ingredients: Twisted Potato, Cloud Pea, Thunder Rock Salt, Red Basil

NPC: Glass-Stained Little Boy (Hiddbury, after fighting the Stone Golem boss and having Kir join the party)

Deep Fried Crystal Lettuce

Ingredients: Crystal Lettuce, Philosopher's Garlic, White Sunflower Seed, Thunder Rock Salt

NPC: Forlorn Girl (Hiddbury, left side)