Stardew Valley offers a beautiful culinary experience with everyone's favourite farming simulator intermixed with the thrill of farm management.
You can very quickly make the yummy treat, Fried Calamari—a crispy, tasty seafood treat. In this article, we will elaborate on everything you need to know to cook Fried Calamari in Stardew Valley, like where to get the ingredients and master the cooking process.
Gathering the Ingredients: A Seafood Shopping Spree
The delicious Fried Calamari needs:
Squid Rings: The star ingredient! You can purchase Squid Rings in one of two ways:
Traveling Cart: This mysterious vendor appears in the Cindersap Forest only on Fridays and Sundays. Keep an eye out for Squid Rings in his ever-changing stock.
Fishing: Cast your line into the ocean, and you may just pull out a Squid that can be placed into the Crab Pot and possibly produce Squid Rings.
Corn Flour: A central ingredient in making that iconic crispy crust. Corn Flour is a product made by grinding Wheat in a Mill, which in turn is created with 50 Wood and 1 Iron Ore.
Vegetable Oil: This adds a rich flavor to your dish. You can buy One Vegetable Oil from either Pierre's General Store or Robin's Carpenter Shop, OR.
You can process Sunflowers in an Oil Maker: Sunflower Seeds Processed Through Oil Maker, a craftable machine with 25 Wood and 1 Iron Ore in construction.
Salt: A critical ingredient in bringing everything together. Come on, who doesn't have salt at home? But you can always buy some from Pierre's General Store.
Cooking Up a Delight: From Stove to Plate
Once you have all your ingredients on your work table, you're good to go for cooking! Here's what you do:
Access the cooking menu by entering your abode and clicking on the trusty Stove.
Choose Recipe: Scroll through the list of recipes and select Fried Calamari.
Cooking Time: Put the required ingredients into their respective slots: 1 Squid Ring, 1 Corn Flour, 1 Vegetable Oil, and 1 Salt. Click it. Your character starts cooking. The cooking time for Fried Calamari is 750 ms. It will be ready in no time!
Savour the Flavour: When you are done, your Fried Calamari will go into your inventory. You can either consume it to earn energy back (+225-275) and health (+130-150) or sell it to a shop for tons of gold (175-225 gold).
Conclusion:
Stardew Valley serves as a superb overall escape to not only running your farm but also having some kind of culinary adventure. Now, with this guide, you have learned all the secrets of cooking Fried Calamari, which is quite a delicious and satisfyingly good dish. Light that stove, get those ingredients, and let your cooking amaze your senses!
Fried Calamari is not a recipe that can be bought through the usual way of buying a recipe book. It is a recipe you learn automatically upon reaching Foraging Level 8. Keep foraging all sorts of items, and eventually, you will be able to cook Fried Calamari.
Yep! Squid occasionally appears in Crab Pots placed in the ocean. Processing the caught squid at the Crab Pot will produce a bunch of Squid Rings.
No, it doesn't. The recipe for that signature crispiness of Fried Calamari specifically requires Corn Flour. 4. Is Fried Calamari a decent profit maker? Not the most profitable dish in the game, Fried Calamari is a decent return on investment. At least considering how easily the ingredients are to obtain, it is feasible to make a bit of money this way.