How to Cook & Eat Meals Before Hunting in Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster hunting demands meticulous preparation, and fueling your body with a hearty meal is crucial. Here's how to cook and eat in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Cooking and Eating Meals in Monster Hunter Wilds

Unlike World and Rise, where helpful Palicos handle cooking, Monster Hunter Wilds requires you to prepare your own meals. You have two options:

• Cooking in your tent: After accepting a quest, head to your tent. Press L1 or R1 to access the BBQ menu and select "Grill a Meal."
• Using the Portable BBQ Grill: Equip the Portable BBQ Grill from your inventory and press the square button to use it.

Which Meals to Cook?

The cooking menu offers three meal types:

• Recommended Meals: These basic meals use a Ration and any additional ingredients. A Ration-only meal provides a 30-minute buff with +50 Health, +150 Stamina, and +2 Attack. Adding ingredients extends the buff duration by 20 minutes. This is a solid baseline for hunt preparation.

• Custom Meals: For greater customization, select the custom meal option. Choose one Ration (meat, fish, or vegetables, each offering different buffs like increased attack, defense, or elemental resistances), one ingredient, and a finishing touch. Ingredients and finishing touches enhance your meal, providing additional buffs like improved gathering or reduced damage taken.

• Favorite Meals: [This section needs details on Favorite Meals and how they function in the game. What are the benefits? How are they created/saved?]

Once you've selected your meal, cooking is automatic, and your Hunter will immediately consume it.

That's how to cook and eat in Monster Hunter Wilds. Check out The Escapist for more game tips and information.