Salmon meunière is a delicious seafood dish that can be cooked in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It restores Link’s hearts and provides temporary extra hearts when made with hearty salmon. Here is a guide on how to make salmon meunière in BotW.
What is Salmon Meunière?
Salmon meunière is a baked or pan-fried salmon fillet seasoned with salt, pepper, parsley and lemon juice It is a simple French recipe that highlights the flavor of the salmon
In Breath of the Wild, salmon meunière is made by cooking together hearty salmon, Tabantha wheat and goat butter The wheat and butter provide texture and flavor, while the hearty salmon contributes extra temporary hearts
Salmon meunière is required to complete the “Recital at Warbler’s Nest” shrine quest in BotW It is also a useful healing dish that is easy to cook once you have gathered the ingredients
Salmon Meunière Recipe in BotW
To cook salmon meunière in Breath of the Wild, you need the following ingredients:
- 1 Hearty Salmon
- 1 Tabantha Wheat
- 1 Goat Butter
Put all three ingredients in a cooking pot and light the fire. This will produce one serving of hearty salmon meunière.
The hearty salmon provides extra temporary yellow hearts on top of restoring Link’s regular health. The number of bonus hearts depends on the number of hearty salmons used.
To make regular salmon meunière without the bonus hearts, add a fourth ingredient with an effect that overrides hearty, like hyrule herb.
How to Get Salmon Meunière Ingredients
Before you can cook up some salmon meunière, you need to find the ingredients first. Here is where to get hearty salmon, Tabantha wheat and goat butter:
Hearty Salmon
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Fish for hearty salmon at any location with a large body of water. They appear as large red fish.
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Purchase from fishing stores like the Fang and Bone in Zora’s Domain.
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Receive from giving fish to the chef Groose at the Lakeside Stable.
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Sometimes dropped by Lizalfos carrying fish.
Tabantha Wheat
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Find growing in the Tabantha region, usually near Rito Stable.
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Given by Notts during the “Recital at Warbler’s Nest” quest.
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Purchase from Rito Village shops like Brazen Beak.
Goat Butter
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Given by Cree during the “Recital at Warbler’s Nest” quest.
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Purchase from Rhondson Armor Boutique in Gerudo Town.
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Purchase from shops like the Slippery Falcon in Rito Village.
Once you have at least one of each ingredient, head to a cooking pot to cook up some hearty salmon meunière!
How to Make Salmon Meunière Step-By-Step
Follow these steps to cook salmon meunière in Breath of the Wild:
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Gather the ingredients – hearty salmon, Tabantha wheat, goat butter
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Find a cooking pot – locate one at a stable or campsite
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Hold the ingredients and approach the pot
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Select “Cook” when prompted
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Place the items in the cooking menu – order does not matter
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Confirm cooking to produce the dish
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Eat the salmon meunière to restore health and gain bonus hearts!
It only takes a few minutes to prepare this nutritious seafood meal. Salmon meunière is easy to make anytime you are exploring the wilds and need to replenish Link’s health.
With some hearty salmon, the dish will also give you those precious extra temporary hearts that could mean the difference in a tough battle.
How to Use Salmon Meunière
Salmon meunière is primarily used as a healing item in Breath of the Wild. When eaten, it will:
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Restore several hearts based on cooking pot modifiers
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Grant yellow bonus hearts if made with hearty salmon
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Provide a short movement speed boost
The temporary hearts from hearty dishes like salmon meunière are extremely useful when fighting bosses or exploring dangerous areas. With some bonus hearts, you can absorb extra damage before your actual health is impacted.
Salmon meunière is also handy when you need to restore Link’s health and don’t have much to cook with. As long as you have one hearty salmon and basic ingredients like butter and wheat, you can whip up a decent healing dish.
Make salmon meunière when your hearts are low and you need the health boost during exploration or combat. The bonus hearts can let you take an extra hit or two, while the healed health gets you back to full.
Salmon Meunière for “Recital at Warbler’s Nest”
Cooking salmon meunière is required to complete the “Recital at Warbler’s Nest” shrine quest in Breath of the Wild.
In this quest, the Rito girl Genli demands salmon meunière before she will attend her singing rehearsal with her sisters.
You need to gather the ingredients from her sisters around Rito Village, then bring them to Genli so she can cook the dish. Once satisfied with the salmon meunière, she will join the rehearsal and allow you to continue the quest.
So if you want to unlock the Voo Lota Shrine near Warbler’s Nest, be sure to cook up some tasty salmon meunière for Genli!
Tips for Making Salmon Meunière
Keep these tips in mind when cooking salmon meunière:
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Use additional hearty salmon to increase the bonus hearts granted
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Add herbs like hyrule herb to create non-hearty salmon meunière
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Use stamella shrooms to extend the duration of the extra hearts
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Cook during a blood moon for an extra critical cooking boost
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Use prime meat instead of Tabantha wheat for higher restored hearts
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Equip heat or flame resist armor when cooking to avoid burning yourself
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Store extra salmon meunière in your inventory for healing on the go
With some practice in the kitchen, you’ll be an expert at cooking up this nutritious Breath of the Wild dish. Enjoy the delicious salmon meunière on your adventures across Hyrule!
Related Side Quest[]
During this Shrine Quest, Link must make Hearty Salmon Meunière for Genli.
Salmon Meunière[]
Salmon Meunière is produced by adding a non-“hearty” ingredients to the basic Hearty Salmon Meunière recipe as it cancel out the salmons “Hearty” effect. Unlike the “Hearty” version it refills fourteen heart containers and does not grant additional yellow heart containers.
How to Make Salmon Meuniere! Recital at Warbler’s Nest BotW
FAQ
How do you make salmon meuniere in Breath of the Wild?
In order to make salmon meuniere, you need to get Tabantha wheat, hearty salmon and goat butter. If you’re making this dish for the Recital at Warbler’s Nest Shrine Quest, you need to talk to each of Kheel’s sisters who will give you the ingredients.
How do I give Genli salmon meuniere?
Cree and her Goat Butter can be found at the general store.
Now just go see Genli, who’s at the village kitchen near the Akh Va’Quot Shrine fast travel point. Whip out the Salmon, Tabantha Wheat, and Goat Butter, and toss them all into the cooking pit beside Genli to create the Salmon Meuniere.
What is salmon meuniere in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom?
Salmon Meunières are meals that can be made by Cooking a Hearty Salmon with Tabantha Wheat and Goat Butter. Regular Salmon Muenières can only be made by adding another ingredient with an effect other than hearty. Eating them will heal several Hearts in Link’s Life Gauge.