Cooking is one of the most complex tasks you can tackle in Tales of the Shire, with over 100 recipes you can unlock and make. To cook up these dishes, you need to have access to all essential cooking ingredients.
There are also over 100 ingredients you can acquire from around Bywater, making it difficult to ensure your pantry is stocked with everything you need. If you want to be ready to cook any dish you come across, here are all cooking ingredients and where to get them in Tales of the Shire.
All Tales of the Shire ingredients and where to find them
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The many cooking ingredients you need are divided across six unique categories, including:
Fruit
Vegetables
Hearty Vegetables
Seasonings
Fish
Miscellanous
The process for acquiring different types of ingredients is unique, but interacting with all townsfolk who call Bywater home is essential for unlocking many of them. Here's a full breakdown of all ingredients you can acquire and use in cooking. This list is a work in progress and will receive updates with additional ingredients as we find and unlock them.
All Fruit in Tales of the Shire
Ingredient
Season
How to get
Apricot
Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is far west of Orlo's house.
Blackberry
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is directly east of Willoww Took's workshop.
Elderberry
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is right between Lookout Hill and Orlo's home.
Currant
Summer
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is far north of The Forest and northeast of Delphinium's tree.
Peach
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is slightly northeast of your home and north of Willow Took's workshop.
Raspberry
Summer
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is far west of Orlo's home.
All Vegetables in Tales of the Shire
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Ingredient
Season
How to get
Box Peppers
Summer
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Butterfly Cups
All seasons
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is south of The Forest, near the bottom right corner of the map.
Chanterelle
Summer and Spring
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is northeast of Delphinium's tree.
Hops
Summer
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is slightly north of The Green Dragon.
Lettuce
Summer and Spring
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Penny Bun
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is near The Stone Bridge.
Puffball
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is northwestof Delphinium's tree.
Rhubarb
Summer and Spring
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Wild Beef
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is south of Willow Took's workshop.
All Hearty Vegetables in Tales of the Shire
Ingredient
Season
How to get
Beans
Summer
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Brown Onion
Autumn and Winter
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Brown Tater
Summer and Autumn
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Maize
Summer
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Shallot
Summer and Spring
Can be grown from seeds purchased at Farmer Cotton's shop.
Sperage
Summer
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is directly west of The Green Dragon.
All Seasonings in Tales of the Shire
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Ingredient
Season
How to get
Butter
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Hedge Mustard
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is slightly north of your house, close to the Bywater sign.
Pepperwort
Summer and Spring
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is slightly southeast of The Great East Road.
Cinnamon
All seasons
Can be purchased from Hobson Hornblower's stall.
Cloves
All seasons
Can be purchased from Hobson Hornblower's stall.
Salt
All seasons
Can be purchased from Hobson Hornblower's stall.
Lemon
All seasons
Can be purchased from Hobson Hornblower's stall.
Rasins
All seasons
Can be purchased from Hobson Hornblower's stall.
Sugar
All seasons
Can be purchased from Hobson Hornblower's stall.
All Fish in Tales of the Shire
Ingredient
Season
Preferences
How to get
Blue-Finned Gudgeon
All seasons
Afternoon, dry weather
Can be fished out of Old Ruby's Pond.
Bywater Bleak
All seasons
Afternoon, dry weather
Can be fished out of Old Ruby's Pond.
Dawn Dace
All seasons
Dawn, rainy weather
Can be fished out of Old Ruby's Pond.
Dunno
Summer and Spring
Evening, dry weather
Can be fished out of Noakes' Jetty.
Honeyed Chub
All seasons
Morning, rainy weather
Can be fished out of Old Ruby's Pond.
Little Beard
Summer and Autumn
Evening, rainy weather
Can be fished out of Noakes' Jetty.
Ruffle
All seasons
Evening, rainy weather
Can be fished out of Old Ruby's Pond.
Sad Rudd
Summer and Autumn
Afternoon, dry weather
Can be fished out of the Cotton Farm Pond.
Stone Loach
All seasons
Night, dry weather
Can be fished out of Old Ruby's Pond.
All Miscellaneous ingredients in Tales of the Shire
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Ingredient
Season
How to get
Shirefield Cheese
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Bacon
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Beef
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Chicken
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Coney
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Mutton
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Pork
All seasons
Can be purchased from Young Tom Cotton's stall.
Chestnut
Autumn and Winter
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is northwest of LookoutHill.
Hazelnut
Summer and Autumn
Can be foraged from out in the wild. One spot you can visit to find some is south of Old Noakes' smial.