In Genshin Impact, there is a huge variety of food and dishes that you can cook. They can be used to revive characters, restore health, and replenish stamina. 

A guide for those interested in where and how to cook dishes in Genshin Impact. 

Cooking in Genshin Impact

Cooking takes place on stoves located in Mondstadt and Liyue Harbor. If there are no stoves nearby, you can cook food on campfires, which are plentiful. Another option is to use the portable cooking pot made by the Adepti. To activate a campfire or stove, you need to use Pyro abilities. 

There are characters who have a bonus: when cooking perfectly, they receive an additional serving of the dish for free. All combat characters have a 20% chance of obtaining an extra dish when cooking. These dishes usually have specific bonuses. 

Manual Dish Cooking

When you obtain a new recipe, you should immediately learn how to cook it yourself. You will need to do this several times to become proficient. Pay attention to the timer while cooking and stop it at the right moment, which indicates the correct result. 

The stopped indicator affects the effectiveness of the cooked dish:

1. Partial yellow color - the dish will be ordinary with a mediocre bonus.

2. Partial orange color - a delicious dish with maximum effects. 

3. Partial gray color - the bonus will be minimal, and the dish will be mediocre. 

You have the option to exit the game at any time to preserve your ingredients. 

Cooking Mastery

Each dish has its own skill level, which, when increased, allows you to cook it perfectly. Remember that once you automate the cooking process, you won't have to spend time on it in subsequent attempts. It will be cooked automatically without your participation. Additionally, you can create a modified version of the dish if you desire. 

In the new 1.4 update, players will be able to cook dishes themselves even if they have automated the cooking process. 

The higher the rarity of a dish, the higher the mastery level:

1. 1-star dishes - cook 5 perfect portions;

2. 2-star dishes - cook 10 perfect portions;

3. 3-star dishes - cook 15 perfect portions;

4. 4-star dishes - cook 20 perfect dishes;

5. 5-star dishes - cook 25 perfect portions. 

How to Cook Special Dishes

To cook a special dish, you need to select the character who knows how to cook it. These dishes possess qualities that are more beneficial than just being tasty. Such dishes can provide good bonuses to those who consume them. 

You can cook special dishes with a high degree of probability both automatically and manually. The probability applies to both regular and less refined versions of the dishes. In the article, we will also discuss all the characters who can cook special dishes in Genshin Impact. 

Who Cooks Special Dishes in Genshin

The article has already mentioned that some characters have skills that give them bonuses when cooking dishes. Here is a list of all the characters who possess such bonuses: 

1. Xingqiu - when the character cooks a dish that restores and increases their defense, there is a high chance of receiving an additional serving of that dish. 

2. Xiangling - when cooking a dish that can increase their attack, there is a 12% chance of obtaining an additional serving of the same dish. 

3. Diona - when cooking a perfect dish, the character has a 12% chance of receiving an additional serving for free. 

4. Noelle - when the character cooks a perfect dish that increases their defense, there is a high chance of obtaining an additional serving. 

5. Hu Tao - with an 18% probability, the character will make another strange dish of the same type.

6. Barbara - when the character cooks a dish for healing or reviving a character, there is a 12% chance of receiving an additional serving.