LumenTale Cooking and Crafting at Fountains: Recipes, Effects, and Ingredients
Cooking and crafting in LumenTale: Memories of Trey both happen at the Fountains scattered along the routes between Talea's cities. The same menu lets you cook food, brew Potions, build Bilia, and throw raw ingredients together to see what comes out. Every dish or item you make can shift a battle, train an Animon, or speed up exploration, so it pays to know exactly what goes into each recipe.
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Quick answer: Open a Fountain, pick a known recipe or choose Experiment, then add at least the correct number of each ingredient. You do not need to own a recipe to make it. Switch to Trey for the highest cooking success rate before you confirm.
How cooking and crafting works at Fountains
When you interact with a Fountain, the crafting menu gives you two paths. You can make any recipe you already know if you hold the ingredients for it, or you can pick Experiment and combine ingredients freely. Experiment is how you make anything you have not unlocked yet.
Experimenting has a minimum-ingredient rule. You must add at least the exact quantity a recipe calls for. Pane, for example, needs three Flour and two Salt, and the craft button stays greyed out until you add at least that much. If your selection matches no valid recipe, nothing gets made.
There is risk built in. When you hit a correct combination, you either succeed or fail and lose every ingredient you put in. Succeeding through Experiment does not automatically save the recipe to your menu. Cook the same dish enough times through Experiment, though, and you eventually learn it, after which it appears in your known-recipe list.
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A failed craft consumes your ingredients. Check the success percentage before confirming, and never gamble rare materials on a low-percentage attempt.
Pick the right character before you craft
Trey, Ales, and Nada each have different success rates depending on what you are making. You can cycle through the party at the Fountain to compare each character's chance before committing. Choosing the strongest one for the job is the simplest way to avoid losing ingredients.
| Character | Best for |
|---|---|
| Trey | Cooking recipes (highest food success rate) and a few workshop projects |
| Ales | Inventions such as Bilia, repels, and several special projects |
| Nada | Potions, dispels, and several evolution or utility items |
Where to get recipes in LumenTale
You are never forced to buy a recipe to make a dish, since Experiment lets you brute-force any combination. Owning the recipe simply tells you the exact quantities so you stop wasting ingredients on guesses.
A recipe confirms exactly how much of each ingredient a dish needs | Image credit: Team17
City vendors sell recipes, including BoomBoom's Fantastic Gastronomic Arena in Voltar. Out in the overworld, recipes show up as gold sparkling spots on the ground that you can pick up. You can also reverse-engineer a dish from its description, though that takes more trial and error than buying or finding it.
Lumen Club notice boards hint at recipes, but only show ingredient icons, not amounts | Image credit: Team17
The notice board inside Lumen Clubs occasionally posts clues for specific dishes. These only show pictures of the ingredients, so you still have to work out how many of each to add.
All cooking recipes, effects, and ingredients
Food in LumenTale does far more than heal. Dishes can raise Trey's movement speed, boost an Animon's battle stats, grant battle shields, hand out flat EXP, raise innate stats permanently, or improve affection. The table below lists the known recipes with their effect and required ingredients.
| Recipe | Effect | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Aglietta | Increases Trey's movement speed | 2 Bruschetta, 3 Garlic, 1 Tomato, 2 Leafy Greens |
| Amarenna | Increases Animon affection | 4 Biscotti, 3 Chocolate, 1 Egg, 2 Leafy Greens |
| Arista All'Arancia | Increases battle ATK, grants a shield | 4 Red Meat, 3 Orange, 1 Herbs, 1 Pepper |
| Babbà | Increases battle SPD, restores 25% HP | 5 Pan Dolce, 1 Lemon, 3 Grape, 2 Milk, 1 Strawberry |
| Baby | Increases innate LCK | 1 Pizza, 4 Cheese, 3 Red Meat, 3 Potatoes |
| Biscotti | Increases Animon affection | 2 Sugar, 4 Flour, 1 Lemon |
| Bollito | Increases battle SPD, grants a shield | 5 Soffritto, 7 Red Meat, 2 Pepper, 3 Herbs |
| Bruschetta | Increases Trey's movement speed | 2 Pane, 2 Olive Oil |
| Calambottito | Increases battle ATK, grants a shield | 4 Molluscs, 2 Garlic, 2 Tomato, 2 Herb |
| Canederli | Gives 1,000 EXP | 6 Pane, 4 Red Meat, 2 Onion, 6 Milk, 1 Pepper, 1 Herbs, 1 Egg |
| Cantucci | Increases innate AGI | 4 Biscotti, 3 Dried Fruit, 2 Grapes, 2 Eggs |
| Caprese | Increases battle DEF, restores 25% HP | 5 Pan Dolce, 3 Chocolate, 1 Dried Fruit |
| Capresino | Increases innate DEF | 4 Pane, 2 Cheese, 1 Tomato, 2 Olive Oil |
| Carne e Salsa | Increases battle SPA, grants a shield | 5 Red Meat, 4 Tomato, 2 Garlic, 2 Pepper, 3 Herbs |
| Casatiello | Increases innate AGI | 6 Pane, 2 Olive Oil, 4 Red Meat, 2 Cheese, 2 Egg |
| Cassata | Increases battle ATK, SPA, and AGI | 6 Pan Dolce, 6 Cheese, 1 Orange, 2 Chocolate, 1 Lemon, 2 Dried Fruit |
| Cime di Rapa | Increases battle AGI | 2 Olive Oil, 3 Leafy Greens, 2 Pasta |
| Cipollata | Increases Animon affection | 4 Frittata, 4 Onion |
| Cotoletta | Increases battle ATK and DEF, grants a shield | 4 Red Meat, 4 Pane, 2 Egg, 2 Olive Oil, 3 Potato, 2 Herb |
| Cotolino | Gives 1,000 EXP | 4 Pane, 4 White Meat, 2 Tomato |
| Cuopo | Increases battle ATK, grants a shield | 2 Fish, 4 Molluscs, 2 Potato, 1 Lemon, 1 Pepper, 3 Olive Oil |
| Diavola | Increases Animon affection | 1 Pizza, 3 Red Meat, 2 Tomato, 3 Spices |
| Fagioli e Cozze | Increases battle SPA | 2 Pasta, 3 Pulses, 2 Molluscs, 1 Olive Oil |
| Felicis Gelato | Grants the Animon Trait buff | 3 Chocolate, 5 Milk, 1 Sugar, 1 Melon |
| Focaccia | Increases innate SPD | 1 Pizza, 3 Herbs |
| Frisella | Increases Trey's movement speed | 4 Bruschetta, 2 Olive Oil, 3 Fish, 2 Herbs, 2 Fish |
| Frittata | Increases Animon affection | 4 Egg, 3 Olive Oil |
| Frittata di Pasta | Increases innate SPA | 5 Frittata, 5 Pasta, 2 Egg, 3 Red Meat, 4 Cheese |
| Frittata di Patate | Increases innate SPD | 4 Frittata, 2 Potatoes, 2 Onion |
| Frittatino | Increases innate ATK | 2 Pane, 1 Frittata |
| Fuorisede | Increases innate HP, AGI, and LCK | 6 Pasta, 4 Olive Oil, 2 Garlic, 1 Spices |
| Gamberi Cocktail | Increases battle SPD, grants a shield | 8 Crustaceans, 2 Egg, 2 Olive Oil, 2 Lemon, 4 Tomato |
| Gamberoni | Increases battle DEF, grants a shield | 2 Crustaceans, 1 Garlic, 2 Herbs, 1 Pepper |
| Gourmet | Increases innate AGI | 1 Pizza, 3 Cheese, 4 Red Meat, 2 Truffle, 2 Pumpkin |
| Horrens Gelato | Grants the Animon Trait buff | 5 Milk, 1 Sugar, 2 Aubergine, 1 Garlic |
| Impanatigghi | Increases battle ATK | 5 Biscotti, 3 Chocolate, 2 Egg, 1 Spice, 2 Red Meat, 2 Dried Fruit |
| Impepate | Increases battle AGI, grants a shield | 3 Molluscs, 1 Lemon, 4 Pepper, 2 Herb, 2 Pane |
| Involtini | Increases battle AGI, +1 SP | 2 White Meat, 1 Cheese, 2 Courgette, 2 Bell Pepper, 1 Herbs, 2 Rice |
| Lampredino | Gives 1,000 EXP | 5 Pane, 5 Red Meat |
| Lasagna | Increases innate SPA and SPD | 6 Pasta, 6 Tomato, 2 Milk, 6 Red Meat, 2 Cheese, 2 Soffritto |
| Lenticchino | Increases money gained for a while | 3 Red Meat, 10 Pulses, 4 Tomato, 3 Soffrito, 3 Olive Oil |
| Macedonia Nord | Increases battle SPA and SPD | 2 Apple, 2 Strawberry, 2 Grapes, 2 Melon |
| Macedonia Sud | Increases battle ATK and DEF | 2 Lemon, 2 Orange, 2 Percoca, 2 Pineapple |
| Margherita | Increases innate HP | 1 Pizza, 3 Cheese, 4 Tomato, 1 Herbs |
| Mestus Gelato | Grants the Animon Trait buff | 5 Milk, 1 Sugar, 1 Grapes, 2 Onion |
| Moratella | Increases battle DEF | 4 Flour, 2 Egg |
| Norma | Increases battle SPA | 5 Pasta, 8 Tomato, 6 Aubergine, 6 Cheese, 3 Leafy Greens |
| Orata al Forno | Increases battle SPA, grants a shield | 3 Fish, 2 Garlic, 3 Herbs, 1 Lemon, 1 Pepper, 3 Potato |
| Orrida | Increases innate SPA | 1 Pizza, 3 Pineapple, 3 Cheese, 2 Red Meat |
| Ortolana | Increases innate DEF | 1 Pizza, 3 Cheese, 2 Aubergine, 2 Bell Pepper, 2 Courgette |
| Pan Dolce | Gives 1,000 EXP | 4 Flour, 2 Sugar, 6 Egg |
| Pane | Restores 25% HP | 3 Flour, 2 Salt |
| Pane alla Zucca | Gives 1,000 EXP | 4 Pane, 3 Pumpkin |
| Pane Fritto | Gives 1,000 EXP | 4 Pane, 4 Olive Oil, 2 Egg |
| Panettone | Increases battle DEF and SPD, restores 10% HP in battle | 3 Pan Dolce, 1 Dried Fruit, 2 Orange, 1 Lemon, 2 Grapes |
| Panino | Restores 35% HP | 2 Pane, 2 Red Meat, 2 Cheese |
| Pappa | Increases innate SPD and AGI | 6 Pasta, 4 Tomato, 1 Leafy Greens, 2 Olive Oil |
| Patate e Cozzo | Increases battle DEF | 2 Pasta, 1 Potato, 3 Molluscs, 2 Pepper, 1 Olive Oil |
| Pasta | Increases innate HP | 4 Flour, 1 Salt |
| Pasta al Salmone | Increases battle AGI | 6 Pasta, 3 Tomato, 2 Herbs, 6 Fish, 3 Milk |
| Peperone Ripieno | Increases battle AGI, grants a shield | 7 Red Meat, 7 Bell Pepper, 3 Pane, 2 Garlic, 2 Herbs, 1 Pepper, 2 Egg |
| Pesto (Pasta) | Increases battle SPD | 5 Leafy Greens, 5 Olive Oil, 2 Garlic, 2 Dried Fruit, 3 Cheese |
| Pesto (Sauce) | Increases innate AGI | 5 Pasta, 3 Olive Oil, 5 Pesto (Pasta), 2 Cheese |
| Pistacchionno | Increases battle DEF, grants a shield | 2 Fish, 1 Tomato, 4 Dried Herb, 2 Purple Poppy |
| Pizza | Increases Animon affection | 4 Flour, 1 Salt, 2 Olive Oil |
| Polletto | Increases battle ATK, +1 SP | 1 White Meat, 2 Potato, 2 Herb |
| Pollo ai Funghi | Increases battle SPA, +1 SP | 2 White Meat, 3 Mushrooms, 1 Flour, 2 Olive Oil, 1 Herbs |
| Pollo al Latte | Increases battle DEF, +1 SP | 2 White Meat, 1 Milk, 1 Flour, 1 Olive Oil, 1 Lemon, 2 Herbs |
| Polpettino | Increases innate HP | 4 Pane, 4 Red Meat, 3 Tomato |
| Polpettone | Increases battle SPA and SPD, grants a shield | 5 Red Meat, 4 Leafy Greens, 3 Egg, 3 Cheese |
| Polpino | Increases innate SPD | 4 Pane, 3 Molluscs |
| Polpo e Patate | Increases battle ATK, grants a shield | 5 Molluscs, 5 Potatoes, 3 Olive Oil, 1 Lemon, 2 Herbs, 2 Pepper |
| Polpo in Umido | Increases battle AGI, grants a shield | 9 Molluscs, 7 Tomato, 3 Garlic, 2 Grape, 2 Olive Oil, 4 Herbs |
| Pometto | Increases Trey's movement speed | 2 Bruschetta, 3 Tomato, 1 Salt |
| Porchetta | Increases battle ATK and SPA, grants a shield | 5 Red Meat, 2 Pepper, 2 Garlic, 3 Herbs |
| Ravioli | Restores 50% HP | Leafy Greens, Pasta, Cheese |
| Riso Cremisi | Gives 1,000 EXP | 5 Rice, 3 Crustaceans, 2 Herbs, 1 Lemon, 1 Garlic, 3 Pepper |
| Riso del Bosco | Gives 1,000 EXP | 5 Rice, 4 Mushrooms, 3 Red Meat, 1 Onion, 1 Herbs, 3 Cheese |
| Riso Giallo | Gives 1,000 EXP | 5 Rice, 4 Purple Poppy, 3 Onion, 5 Cheese |
| Risotto Rosso | Grants the Animon Trait buff | 5 Rice, 3 Strawberry, 2 Onion, 1 Soffritto |
| Risotto Verde | Grants the Animon Trait buff | 3 Rice, 5 Leafy Greens, 2 Herbs |
| Risotto Viola | Grants the Animon Trait buff | 5 Rice, 3 Grapes, 1 Cheese, 2 Onion, 1 Garlic |
| Salgrumi | Increases battle SPD, grants a shield | 3 Fish, 4 Orange, 2 Olive Oil, 2 Leafy Greens, 1 Pepper |
| Savoiardi | Increases innate DEF | 5 Biscotti, 2 Potatoes |
| Sbrisolona | Gives 1,000 EXP | 6 Pan Dolce, 4 Dried Fruit |
| Sereum Gelato | Grants the Animon Trait buff | 5 Milk, 3 Sugar, 1 Truffle, 1 Lemon |
| Soffritto | Increases innate AGI | 4 Onion, 2 Olive Oil |
| Spiedini | Increases battle SPA and AGI, grants a shield | 4 Courgette, 2 Potato, 5 Red Meat, 5 Bell Pepper |
| Spinaciata | Increases innate DEF | 4 Frittata, 4 Leafy Greens |
| Tarallolci | Increases innate SPD | 3 Biscotti, 3 Grape, 1 Orange, 1 Lemon, 1 Egg |
| Tartar | Increases battle DEF, grants a shield | 5 Red Meat, 3 Herbs, 2 Egg, 2 Cheese |
| Zuppa di Pane | Gives 1,000 EXP | 4 Pane, 2 Olive Oil, 4 Pulses, 2 Leafy Greens, 3 Tomato |
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Some dishes are ingredients for other dishes. Pane, Pasta, Pizza, Biscotti, Frittata, Pan Dolce, Bruschetta, and Soffritto all feed into more advanced recipes, so keep a stock of the basics on hand.
All crafting designs and ingredients
Fountains also build the gear you use outside of cooking. That covers Bilia for catching Animon, Potions for healing, repels, dispels, and evolution items. Ales tends to have the best success rate on these, so swap to the inventor before attempting an early Bilia or Potion.
| Design | Effect | Ingredients |
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| Bilia | Catches Animon | 1 Glass, 1 Metal, 1 Anivite |
| Bilia+ | Stronger catch device | 10 Glass, 10 Metal, 1 Anivite+ |
| Bilia EX | Best standard catch device | 25 Glass, 25 Metal, 5 Anivite+ |
| Craft Bilia | Recovers items dropped by Animon | 1 Bilia+, 10 Anivite, 5 Quartz |
| Dispel | Removes a negative effect in battle | 5 Quartz, 5 Plastic, 5 Glass, 2 Anivite+ |
| Experience Bilia | Strengthens caught Animon | 1 Bilia+, 30 Anivite |
| Furor Bilia | Better at catching Furor Animon | 1 Bilia+, 5 Anivite+, 1 Pepper |
| Horrens Bilia | Better at catching Horrens Animon | 1 Bilia+, 5 Anivite+, 1 Aubergine |
| Lampalite | Evolves a certain Animon | 1 Anivite EX, 1 Topaz, 30 Glass |
| Potion | Restores 30 HP | 5 Purple Poppy, 1 Plastic, 1 Glass, 1 Anivite |
| Potion+ | Restores 100 HP | 10 Purple Poppy, 3 Plastic, 3 Glass, 3 Anivite |
| Potion EX | Fully restores an Animon | 1 Potion+, 5 Purple Poppy, 2 Anivite+ |
| Repel+ | Keeps all Animon away for longer | 1 Repel, 3 Garlic, 3 Onion |
| Scan Bilia | Adds AniWiki knowledge on catch | 1 Bilia EX, 10 Anivite EX, 1 Diamond |
| Velox Bilia | Higher chance of a fast catch | 1 Bilia+, 1 Velocifruit, 10 Anivite+ |
| Zord Helmet | Collectible toy head | 5 Anivite EX, 1 Diamond, 100 Plastic, 5 Ruby, 5 Sapphire, 5 Topaz |
| Image credit: Team17 |
Where to find every crafting ingredient
Most ingredients come from two reliable sources. City grocers stock the staples like Flour, Egg, Red Meat, and Cheese, while route ingredients such as Grapes and Potatoes appear as light yellow sparkling spots on the ground, usually in clusters of three. Items like Cheese, Chocolate, and Milk also drop from crates you smash with your Holoken.
| Ingredient | Where to find it |
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| Apple | Area 20, Voltar Grocer |
| Aubergine | Area 17 |
| Bell Pepper | Area 07 |
| Cheese | Crates, Grocers |
| Chocolate | Crates, Grocers |
| Courgette | Area 14, 16, 22, 25 |
| Crustaceans | Area 21, Grocers |
| Egg | Grocers |
| Fish | Area 21, Grocers |
| Flour | Grocers |
| Garlic | Area 18 |
| Glass | Crates, Lumen Club Shop |
| Grapes | Area 16, 17 |
| Herbs | Area 13, 17, Crates |
| Leafy Greens | Area 06, 14, 16, 20, 22 |
| Lemon | Area 09, Costa Linda Grocer |
| Melon | Area 25 |
| Metal | Crates, Lumen Club Shop |
| Milk | Crates, Grocers |
| Molluscs | Area 21, Grocers |
| Olive Oil | Crates, Grocers |
| Onion | Area 06, 07, 08, 13, 24 |
| Orange | Area 14, Memorenia |
| Pepper | Crates, Grocers |
| Percoca | Altipetra, Area 13 |
| Pineapple | Area 06 |
| Plastic | Crates, Lumen Club Shop |
| Potatoes | Area 18, 24 |
| Pulses | Crates |
| Pumpkin | Area 09, 25 |
| Purple Poppy | Iris Hamlet |
| Red Meat | Crates, Grocers |
| Rice | Crates, Grocers |
| Salt | Crates, Grocers |
| Scarberry | Scarlet Woods |
| Spices | Crates, Grocers |
| Strawberry | Area 24, Paradine Landing Grocer |
| Sugar | Crates, Grocers |
| Tomato | Area 09, 10, 23 |
| Truffle | Area 18, 20, 22 |
| White Meat | Crates, Grocers |
| Image credit: Team17 |
The crafting system spans more than 120 food recipes plus dozens of item designs, and discoveries keep growing as players test new ingredient combinations. Build a steady supply of base dishes like Pane, Pasta, and Biscotti, keep Trey ready for cooking and Ales ready for inventions, and you can produce nearly any battle buff, heal, or Bilia you need straight from the nearest Fountain. You can confirm the full game details on the official Beehive Studios LumenTale page.
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