8 Recipes We Need To See In The Official Baldur's Gate 3 Cookbook

Food plays a crucial role in Baldur's Gate 3—if players don't eat heartily during a Long Rest, they won't be able to refresh their health and spell slots when they wake up. As they journey through Faerun, Baldur's Gate 3 players can feast on everything from simple vegetables to hearty stews, roasts, and other full meals. Therefore, the announcement of A Feast for a Tenday, the official Baldur's Gate 3 tie-in cookbook, came as no surprise to fans of the popular video game.

A Feast for a Tenday was announced alongside several other Baldur's Gate 3 books, including a coloring book, a Necromancy of Thay notebook, and a prequel novel starring popular companion Astarion. The cookbook will feature 65 recipes that seem to be divided by region, with sections based around the Wilderness Camp, Last Light In, Baldur's Gate Harbor, and more. Several recipes have already been confirmed for the book, including Scotched Owlbear Egg, Bex's Handmade Cookies, and, of course, the Emperor's favorite fiddlehead soup, but there's plenty more that need to fill its pages.

Auntie Ethel's Treacle Tart

While disguising herself as a friendly old lady, the hag Auntie Ethel serves treacle tart to poor Mayrina, who has come to her for assistance after losing her husband. Once the player can see the fetid wetlands for what they truly are, the "tart" is revealed to be fully spoiled—and presumably laced with Ethel's hag magic, or possibly even poisoned. Hopefully, whatever recipe might be featured in A Feast for a Tenday would be the tasty-looking version, rather than the nasty reality.

Dippin' Soup & Potato Chowder

Among the many books that can be found and looted in Baldur's Gate 3 is SOUPS OF THE REALMS, found in the Open Hand Temple in Rivington. Written by Donnick, a cook players encounter during the "Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders" quest, the book features two recipes for "Dippin' Soup" and "Potato Chowder." While the recipes in their current form can technically be recreated, as many fans on sites such as Reddit have done, it would be nice to get more detailed versions that include accurate measurements rather than Donnick's estimations.

Underdark Mushroom Dishes

Mushrooms are everywhere in Baldur's Gate 3's Underdark region, from the glowing specimens that light players' paths to the sentient Myconids of the underground Colony. Drow companion Minthara Baenre also mentions that mushrooms are frequently eaten in underground cities such as Menzoberranzan (and are also used by some drow to poison their enemies). It would be a shame if A Feast for a Tenday did not include at least one mushroom recipe to pay homage to the game's iconic Underdark section. A mushroom soup, stew, or stir-fry would be a great option, or even a colorful mixed dish with multiple mushroom types to reference the Myconids and the potential conflict between Sovereigns Glut and Spaw.

Neogi Claws / Rolls

Described by Volothamp Geddarm as a mixture between eels and spiders, the neogi are a vicious slaving race. Githyanki, such as companion Lae'zel, hate them almost as much as they hate Mind Flayers, enough that they will eat neogi meat even though eating food is not required in the Astral Plane. Baldur's Gate 3 features two neogi-based camp supplies: Neogi Claws, which are roasted over hot coals and served with dipping sauce, and Neogi Rolls, which resemble real-life spring rolls. The cookbook could potentially use seafood to recreate these dishes—perhaps crab legs could serve as the Claws, or eel meat could be used in the Rolls because neogi are said to resemble them?

Gale's Hundur Sauce

Gale isn't just the Wizard of Waterdeep—he's a wizard in the kitchen, too. Given that Gale does most of the cooking for the party, it would only be right to include one of his recipes in the official cookbook. Players who romance Gale learn that one of his specialties is Hundur sauce, a savory sauce that can apparently be paired with a variety of Waterdhavian dishes, such as quipper fish. I've wanted to know how to make Gale's signature sauce since I first pursued the wizard's romance path, and I hope A Feast for a Tenday makes that dream come true.

Boiled Beholder Eyestalks

One of the most bizarre food items featured in Baldur's Gate 3 is inarguably the boiled eyestalks of a beholder, an iconic Dungeons and Dragons monster that can be fought multiple times throughout the game (including if you choose to release one from an iron flask looted from the Zhentarim). The item's in-game description gives us nothing about what this dish supposedly tastes like—is it rubbery? Chewy? Savory? Tasteless? Sadly, beholders aren't real, but the cookbook could potentially include a real-world version of this unique foodstuff. Perhaps it could feature root vegetables as the "stalks" and eggs, meatballs, or even fish eyes as the "eyeballs."

A Feast for a Tenday

The official Baldur's Gate 3 cookbook takes its name from a recipe found in the kitchen of Lady Jannath's estate, a haunted manor players can visit as part of the "Free the Artist" Quest. The feast includes pork ribs or pork neck bones cooked in a thick beef-and-vegetable-based sauce served over pasta, accompanied by salad and "plenty of hard, salty, cheese." Given that the book is titled A Feast for a Tenday, it seems only natural that the Feast should be featured. Given how much food it makes, it should definitely be marked as one of the book's "Romanceable" recipes, designed to be shared with a partner—or perhaps your favorite romanced Baldur's Gate 3 companion.

Companion-Themed Cocktails

Given that there's an achievement in Baldur's Gate 3 for Long Resting while consuming only alcohol, there has to be a cocktail recipe or two in the cookbook. There are plenty of in-game drinks, such as Plum Fizz, Syl-Pashan Sup, and the humorously named Baldur's Grape, but why not also feature cocktails inspired by Baldur's Gate 3's beloved companions? There could be a honey mead drink with lots of herbs and berries for Halsin, something hot and spicy to represent Karlach, or a rich and refined liquor-based drink for Wyll. And, of course, you can't forget to include a Bloody Mary to honor Astarion; after all, he can't eat any of the other recipes in the book.