Cooking Exhibition

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Cooking Exhibition
Date Spring 22nd
Time 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location Rose Plaza
Prizes Friendship Points, Farm Degree Points

Every year on Spring 22nd, the Cooking Exhibition is held in Rose Plaza, where the villagers compete to see who is the best chef. The theme of the competition changes each year.

Winning the exhibition is straightforward: you must cook a dish from the correct category that has the highest possible stamina recovery.

The farmer wins the Cooking Exhibition.
The farmer wins the Cooking Exhibition.

Requirements

To participate, you must have upgraded your house at least once to include a kitchen. Having a good selection of cooking utensils is also essential for making a winning dish.

The first house upgrade, which includes the kitchen, can be purchased from Gotts’ Workshop. You will also need a Refrigerator to store ingredients, which he also sells.

The farmer stands in the middle of the kitchen.
The kitchen is required to participate in the festival.

Most cooking utensils can be purchased from the General Store. They become available for purchase sequentially.

Equipment Availability Cost
Seasoning Set After kitchen is built 2,500 G
Pot 10 days after Seasoning Set 1,000 G
Frying Pan 10 days after Pot 1,200 G
Knife 10 days after Frying Pan 1,500 G
Oven 10 days after Knife 2,500 G
Rolling Pin 10 days after Oven 750 G
Mixer 10 days after Rolling Pin 1,200 G
Whisk 10 days after Mixer 500 G

How to Win the Cooking Exhibition

When you enter Rose Plaza on the day of the festival, the gourmet judge Bon Vivant will announce the theme for the year. The themes for the first five years are fixed, after which they become random.

  • Year 1: Juice
  • Year 2: Dessert
  • Year 3: Bread
  • Year 4: Udon
  • Year 5: Rice
  • Year 6+: Random

After the theme is announced, you must return to your farmhouse to cook your entry.

You must bring it back to the plaza before 6:00 PM to be judged. If you show up after 6:00 PM then the festival will have already ended.

Best Recipes for Each Category

The key to winning is to make a recipe from the correct category that restores the most stamina. Below is a list of the best dishes to submit for each theme.

Category Best Recipe Stamina
Juice Mixed Smoothie +60 STA
Dessert Cheesecake +50 STA
Apple Pie
Bread Sandwich +40 STA
Udon Curry Udon +60 STA
Tempura Udon
Rice Omelet Rice +60 STA
Matsutake Rice

All Accepted Recipes by Category

While aiming for the dish with the highest stamina is the best strategy, it’s helpful to know all possible entries for each category.

So below we’ve added a table listing every possible recipe that can fit into any of the categories.

Category Accepted Recipes
Juice
  • Fruit Smoothie
  • Fruit Juice
  • Mixed Juice
  • Mixed Smoothie
  • Pineapple Juice
  • Relax Tea
  • Strawberry Milk
  • Veggie Juice
Dessert
  • Almond Tofu
  • Apple Pie
  • Baked Apple
  • Baked Yam
  • Baumkuchen
  • Cake
  • Candied Peels
  • Cheese Souffle
  • Cheesecake
  • Chocolate Cookies
  • Churros
  • Cookies
  • Daifuku
  • Dorayaki
  • Ice Cream
  • Madeleines
  • Mont Blanc
  • Moon Dumplings
  • Orangettes
  • Pancakes
  • Pudding
  • Strawberry Cake
  • Yam Dessert
  • Zenzai
Bread
  • Curry Bread
  • French Toast
  • Orange Pastries
  • Raisin Bread
  • Sandwich
Udon
  • Curry Udon
  • Tempura Udon
  • Udon
Rice
  • Bamboo Rice
  • Bibimbap
  • Chestnut Rice
  • Curry Rice
  • Fried Rice
  • Matsutake Rice
  • Mushroom Rice
  • Nasi Goreng
  • Omelet Rice
  • Paella
  • Seafood Rice Bowl
  • Sushi

Event Details

To participate, enter Rose Plaza between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM. After Bon Vivant announces the theme, you will be sent back to your farm to cook.

A map of Mineral Town with a white line to Rose Plaza.
A map showing the way to Rose Plaza.

Once you have prepared your dish, return to Rose Plaza before 6:00 PM and give it to Mayor Thomas to enter it into the competition.

After a period of judging each dish, the winner will be announced.

Note: Not all recipes that seem to fit a category are accepted. For example, Bon Vivant will not judge “Stamina Booster” as a Juice. Stick to the common recipes to be safe.

Prizes & Benefits

Winning the Cooking Exhibition will earn you friendship points with all the villagers in attendance. You will also receive Farm Degree points, which contribute to your overall farmer rank.

Action Reward
Winning the festival +20 FP with all villagers
Each win +10 Farm Degree Points
Tip: The Cooking Exhibition is the only day of the year that you can interact with Bon Vivant. And if you want to marry him then you’ll need to win the cooking festival at least 5 times first.
The player marries Bon Vivant in the chapel.
Winning the festival is a requirement for marrying Bon Vivant.
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