10 best must-have Special Recipes in Once Human

Having the best recipes will help make sure your character is always fed and hydrated while exploring Once Human. If you let these stats drop below a certain level while playing, your ability to complete most tasks suffers. To get the most out of your gameplay, you should use the best food and drink items.

Of course, if you want the best food and drink items you'll need to have their recipes. With these you'll not only be able to make them for yourself, but also for the friends in Once Human you team up with.

On top of the fact that these items will restore your hydration and hunger quickly, they can also provide rare and useful bonuses. These can include anything from extra stats in combat to higher chances of finding certain items as loot.

Note: Some recipe items are incorrectly labeled in-game, but should show up in your cooking menu under the correct name once obtained. The list is subjective.

Explore these Once Human Special Recipes

1) Bacon Burger

Interacting with these recipes will unlock them in your cooking menu (Image via Starry Studio || DaOpa)

The Bacon Burger is a great food item for those who find themselves in combat very often. The Bacon Burger recipe can be found written on a note in the Sunbury Diner.

Effects:

50 Energy
100 Hydration
30% chance to obtain ammo from looted crates

Ingredients:

1x Deviated Pumpkin
2x Purified Water
1x Ice Cube

2) Assorted Canned Fruit

The Assorted Canned Fruit is the perfect item for those who have great aim in Once Human, and want to get more damage out of their shots. The Assorted Canned Fruit recipe can be found inside the Alkirk sandwich shop.

Effects:

80 Energy
40 Hydration
Increases Weakspot damage by 25% when above 80% Sanity

Ingredients:

1x Deviated Beet
1x Coconut
1x Aluminum

3) Taco

The Taco is a food item best used by those who intend to gather a lot of ore and logs in Once Human. The Taco recipe can be found inside the High Banks Restaurant on a white table.

Effects:

80 Energy
Increases gains when cutting trees and gathering normal ore by 80%

Ingredients:

2x Deviated Wheat
2x Caviar

Variable Ingredient	Extra Effect
1x Beast Meat	N/A
1Sanity Gummy	+25 Max Stamina
1x Pork	+50 Max HP
1x Rabbit Meat	+40 Max Stamina
1x Goat Meat	Slowly restores HP
1x Bear Meat	+100 Max HP
1x Crocodile Meat	+5% Pollution Resistance
1x Snapping Turtle	+10% Pollution Resistance

4) Stardust Italian Soup Can

The Stardust Italian Soup can is perfect for when you are hunting down Once Human Deviations to add to your collection. The Stardust Italian Soup recipe can be found on the bar inside a building North of the East Blackwell Junction.

Effects:

100 Energy
30 Hydration
Increases chance of securing Deviations by 20%

Ingredients:

1x Deviated Corn
3x Wheat
1x Aluminum

5) Safety Sandwich

This item is a must-have for those who play on Once Human PvP servers and engage in combat frequently. The Safety Sandwich recipe can be found on the bar in a house kitchen slightly Southwest of Riverside Souvenirs.

Effects:

100 Energy
Reduces damage taken from other players by 20%

Ingredients:

2x Bread
1x Deviated Cucumber
2x Butter
2x Corn Oil

6) Croquette

Selling Croquettes is a good way to make extra Energy Links (Image via Starry Studio II Pixel Ripper)

This item is an interesting one in that its best use is to be sold after you've cooked it for a profit. The Croquette recipe can be found outside on a white table in Greenlake Hill.

Effects:

80 Energy
Sells for 2000 Energy Links

Ingredients:

2x Cactus
2x Deviated Wheat
1x Pickle

7) French Fries

This food item is great for PvE players who intend to go up against tough Deviant enemies. The French Fries recipe can be found in a dark room connected to the kitchen of the Silvershore Resort.

Effects:

100 Energy
Reduces damage taken from Deviant enemies by 20%

Ingredients:

1x Deviated Potato
2x Masala
1x Cheese

8) Signature Ice Brew

The Signature Ice Brew is ideal for those who intend to do a lot of exploring in polluted areas. The Signature Ice Brew recipe can be found on the bar counter of the Evergreen Vineyard.

Effects:

100 Hydration
100 Sanity
Increases Pollution resistance by 30% and increases Sanity recovery speed when not in combat

Ingredients:

1x Deviated Aloe Vera
3x Cucumber
2x Tomato
5x Ice Cube

9) Stargazy Pizza

If you intend to do a lot of swimming or water-based exploration, you'll need this food. The Stargazy Pizza recipe can be found inside a dark house on a small table Southwest of the Fisherman Wharf.

Effects:

100 Energy
Ability to breathe underwater

Ingredients:

1x Deviated Aloe Vera
2x Shellfish
1x Caviar

Variable Ingredient	Extra Effect
1x Coneflower	Extra sanity restoration
1x Sage	+10% dish duration
1x Bellflower	+10% dish effect
1x Honeysuckle	Extra HP restoration
1x Scarlet Calamus	Extra sanity restoration
1x Yellow Lotus	+20% dish durability

10) Ghost Cookies

These cookies will make you fully invisible to enemies (Image via Starry Studio || Pixel Ripper)

If you aren't a huge fan of combat and prefer sneaking around your enemies, this will be a regular dish for you. The Ghost Cookies recipe can be found on the table next to the Once Human Wish Machine Southwest of the Blackfell Fallen Zone.

Effects:

100 Energy
Grants invisibility for 3 minutes (Attacking removes effect)

Ingredients:

1x Deviated Tomato
2x Cheese
2x Wheat
5x Sugar

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Edited by Srijan Sen