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Cooking Profit Calculator

Wondering whether to cook a dish or just sell the ingredients? This compares every cooked dish's sell value to the gold its ingredients are worth sold raw — and ranks how cheaply each one refills your Focus.

No cooked dish sells for more than its raw ingredients. Across every recipe we can price, the best you can do is roughly break even — so cook for Focus, gifting and quests, not to make gold at the vendor. The most Focus-efficient dish is Spicy Honey-Baked Muujin at 0.34g of ingredients per Focus.


Spicy Honey-Baked MuujinStandard Oven 1×Honey 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Muujin Meat	94g	77g	-17g	275	0.34
Rice Cake Stir FryStandard Stove 2×Cooking Oil 1×Wild Garlic 1×Wild Ginger 1×Rice 1×Carrot 1×Bok Choy 1×Soy Sauce 1×Sugar 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Wild Green Onion	210g	116g	-94g	475	0.44
Cream of Tomato SoupStandard Stove 1×Tomato 1×Milk 1×Wheat 1×Onion 1×Spice Sprouts	124g	46g	-78g	275	0.45
Pumpkin Curry and RiceMixing Station 1×Rice 1×Onion 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Rockhopper Pumpkin 1×Heat Root 1×Kopaa Nuts	260g	55g	-205g	550	0.47
Highlands BratwurstCampfire 3×Jaakcat Meat 3×Sernuk Meat 1×Spice Sprouts	119g	42g	-77g	250	0.48
Soon TofuStandard Stove 1×Egg 1×Rice 3×Batterfly Beans 1×Wild Garlic 1×Onion 1×Spicy Pepper	208g	78g	-130g	400	0.52
Stuffed TomatoesStandard Stove 1×Butter 1×Tomato 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Onion 1×Wild Garlic	119g	45g	-74g	225	0.53
MacaronMixing Station 1×Flour 1×Egg 1×Milk 1×Sweet Leaf	55g	21g	-34g	100	0.55
Sernuk Noodle StewStandard Stove 1×Sernuk Meat 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Wheat 1×Onion 1×Carrot	125g	47g	-78g	225	0.56
Veggie Fried RiceStandard Stove 1×Cooking Oil 1×Egg 1×Onion 1×Wild Garlic 1×Carrot 1×Rice	125g	47g	-78g	225	0.56
Palian Onion SoupStandard Stove 1×Onion 1×Flour 1×Wild Garlic	58g	22g	-36g	100	0.58
Grilled OysterCampfire 3×Oyster Meat	33g	33g	0g	55	0.60
Steamed FishStandard Stove 1×Bahari Bream 1×Cooking Oil 1×Wild Ginger 1×Wild Green Onion	99g	37g	-62g	150	0.66
Chapaa MasalaStandard Stove 1×Milk 1×Chapaa Meat 1×Butter 2×Spice Sprouts 1×Tomato 1×Dari Cloves 1×Wild Garlic 1×Heat Root	347g	130g	-217g	525	0.66
Pumpkin PieStandard Oven 1×Butter 1×Milk 1×Rockhopper Pumpkin 1×Spice Sprouts 3×Wheat	245g	36g	-209g	350	0.70
Dawnspur TeaCampfire 1×Dawnspur Lily 1×Honey	32g	11g	-21g	45	0.71
Kimchi Fried RiceStandard Stove 1×Bok Choy Kimchi 1×Egg 1×Cooking Oil 1×Wild Garlic 1×Rice 1×Wild Green Onion	128g	35g	-93g	175	0.73
Fern TeaCampfire 1×Golden Fern 1×Heat Root	120g	42g	-78g	160	0.75
Anch' 'n GritsCampfire 3×Corn 1×Spice Sprouts 2×Green Anchovy 1×Extremely Aged Cheese	465g	163g	-302g	620	0.75
Jaakcat StewCampfire 3×Jaakcat Meat 1×Flowtato 3×Spice Sprouts 1×Wild Green Onion	188g	66g	-122g	250	0.75
Wisteria TeaCampfire 1×Royal Wisteria 1×Dari Cloves	290g	102g	-188g	385	0.75
Lotus Leaf TeaCampfire 1×Elderwood Lotus 1×Sweet Leaf	83g	29g	-54g	110	0.75
Beans On ToastCampfire 1×Batterfly Beans 3×Wheat 1×Butter 1×Tomato	170g	59g	-111g	225	0.76
Bean BurgerPrep Station 1×Milk 2×Tomato 2×Onion 3×Batterfly Beans 3×Vinegar 1×Wild Garlic 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Egg 1×Cooking Oil 1×Wheat	606g	221g	-385g	800	0.76
Rice 'n BeansCampfire 3×Batterfly Beans 3×Rice 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Spice Sprouts	220g	77g	-143g	290	0.76
Heather TeaCampfire 1×Royal Heather 1×Wild Ginger	46g	16g	-30g	60	0.77
Spicy Rice CakesStandard Stove 2×Cooking Oil 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Dari Cloves 1×Wild Garlic 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Heat Root 1×Rice	330g	124g	-206g	425	0.78
Fruit Smoothie BowlMixing Station 1×Milk 1×Blueberries 3×Apple 1×Piksii Berries	255g	95g	-160g	325	0.78
Blueberry PieStandard Oven 1×Butter 1×Wheat 2×Blueberries 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Sweet Leaf	177g	66g	-111g	225	0.79
Creamy Carrot SoupStandard Stove 1×Carrot 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Milk 1×Wild Garlic	84g	32g	-52g	100	0.84
Apple PieStandard Oven 1×Butter 1×Wheat 1×Sweet Leaf 3×Apple 1×Spice Sprouts	291g	109g	-182g	325	0.90
CongeeCampfire 2×Rice	54g	53g	-1g	50	1.08
S'moresCampfire 2×Wheat 1×Sugar 1×Kopaa Nuts	99g	33g	-66g	50	1.98
Fisherman's BrewCampfire 1×Emerald Carpet Moss 1×Crystal Lake Lotus	46g	9g	-37g	—	—

Dishes with a flexible ingredient

These recipes call for a whole category — “Any Fish”, “Red Meat”, “Mushrooms” — rather than one specific item, so the ingredient cost depends on what you choose. We list their sell value and Focus, but not a single profit figure.

Dish	Sells for	Focus
Akwinduu Chapaa 1×Chapaa Meat 1×Butter 1×Potato?1×Mushrooms 1×Wild Garlic 1×Spice Sprouts	51g	250
Bacon-Stuffed Mushrooms ?1×Mushrooms 1×Butter?1×Red Meat 1×Tomato 1×Spice Sprouts	35g	225
Bouillabaisse ?1×Fish 1×Oyster Meat 1×Wheat 1×Potato 1×Onion 1×Spice Sprouts	67g	350
Candied Kopaa Nuts ?1×Salts 1×Honey 1×Milk 1×Sweet Leaf 1×Kopaa Nuts	24g	200
Celebration Cake 1×Blueberries 4×Butter 3×Egg 3×Flour 4×Sweet Leaf?3×Fruit 1×Milk 3×Sugar	188g	825
Chapaa Asada Tacos ?1×Salts 1×Chapaa Meat 1×Butter 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Corn 1×Onion	50g	250
Chapaa Onigiri ?1×Salts 1×Rice 1×Chapaa Meat 1×Butter 1×Spice Sprouts	34g	200
Chili Oil Dumplings 1×Spice Sprouts?1×Red Meat?1×Vegetables 1×Wheat 1×Rice 1×Cooking Oil 1×Spicy Pepper	61g	350
Crab Boil ?1×Crabs 1×Butter 1×Corn 1×Heat Root	49g	190
Crab Gumbo 1×Flour 1×Oyster Meat 2×Cooking Oil?1×Crabs 1×Onion 1×Spicy Pepper	45g	250
Crab Pot Pie 1×Butter 1×Corn 1×Wheat 1×Onion?1×Vegetables?1×Crabs	62g	225
Cream of Mushroom Soup ?1×Mushrooms 1×Milk 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Wheat 1×Onion 1×Wild Garlic	51g	250
Elderwood Pie 1×Butter 3×Wheat?1×Red Meat 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Flowtato 1×Onion	91g	400
Fish Stew ?1×Fish?1×Spices 1×Wild Garlic	29g	100
Fish Tacos 1×Spice Sprouts?1×Fish 1×Corn	35g	100
Flowtato Fries with Ketchup ?1×Salts 1×Cooking Oil 1×Flowtato 1×Vinegar 1×Tomato	72g	300
Fried Catfish Dinner ?1×Fish 1×Flour?1×Spices 1×Onion 1×Tomato	51g	225
Grilled Fish ?2×Fish	60g	50
Grilled Meat ?2×Red Meat	30g	50
Grilled Mushroom ?3×Mushrooms	33g	50
Hearty Vegetable Soup ?1×Vegetables?1×Spices?1×Mushrooms	24g	100
Hot Hounds 1×Cooking Oil?1×Red Meat 1×Onion 1×Spicy Pepper	33g	175
Loaded Flowtato 1×Flowtato 1×Onion?1×Red Meat 1×Milk	42g	200
Loaded Potato Soup 1×Potato 1×Butter?1×Red Meat 1×Onion 1×Wild Garlic	50g	250
Lucky Braised Fish 5×Cooking Oil 2×Wild Ginger?1×Fish 4×Soy Sauce 4×Sugar 4×Spice Sprouts 5×Wild Green Onion 1×Vinegar	187g	1100
Meaty Stir Fry 1×Cooking Oil?1×Red Meat 1×Wild Garlic?1×Vegetables 1×Rice	36g	250
Mushroom Dumpling Soup ?1×Mushrooms 1×Soy Sauce?1×Red Meat 1×Onion 1×Wild Ginger 1×Wheat 1×Carrot 1×Bok Choy 1×Wild Green Onion	58g	375
Mushroom Quiche 1×Butter 1×Egg 1×Wheat?1×Mushrooms	29g	100
Muujin Bahari 2×Butter 2×Wheat 2×Corn?3×Salts 1×Chapaa Meat?1×Mushrooms 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Onion 2×Spice Sprouts 1×Wild Garlic 3×Muujin Meat 3×Plant Fiber 3×Cooking Oil 1×Vinegar 1×Egg	206g	925
Oysters Akwinduu 1×Oyster Meat?5×Salts 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Tomato 1×Onion 1×Wild Garlic 1×Heat Root 1×Butter?1×Red Meat	90g	350
Pan Fried Dumplings 1×Cooking Oil?1×Red Meat 1×Onion 1×Wild Ginger 1×Wheat	40g	250
Petit Fives 2×Sugar 2×Butter 1×Egg 1×Flour 2×Sweet Leaf 1×Milk?1×Fruit 1×Corn	81g	400
Phoenixfire Relleno 1×Egg 1×Flour?1×Red Meat 2×Spicy Pepper 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Cooking Oil	48g	300
Poke Bowl 1×Vinegar?1×Fish?1×Spices 1×Tomato 1×Onion 1×Dari Cloves 1×Wild Garlic 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Heat Root	171g	525
Pumpkin Stew ?1×Red Meat 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Rockhopper Pumpkin 1×Onion 1×Heat Root	48g	500
Quiche Caleri 1×Butter 1×Egg 1×Wheat?1×Mushrooms?1×Red Meat	34g	175
Ramen ?1×Mushrooms 1×Egg 1×Wheat 1×Wild Garlic	30g	125
Rice Cake Soup 1×Egg 1×Soy Sauce?1×Red Meat 1×Rice 1×Napa Cabbage 1×Wild Green Onion	45g	300
Sashimi 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Rice?1×Fish	30g	100
Shepp's Pie ?1×Salts 1×Corn 1×Potato 1×Carrot 1×Chapaa Meat 1×Butter 1×Spice Sprouts	64g	325
Spicy Crab Fried Rice 1×Cooking Oil 1×Soy Sauce 1×Egg?1×Crabs 1×Rice 1×Wild Garlic 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Napa Cabbage 1×Corn 1×Wild Green Onion	88g	400
Spicy Stir Fry ?1×Salts?1×Red Meat 1×Wild Garlic?1×Vegetables 1×Rice 1×Cooking Oil 1×Spicy Pepper	50g	325
Steak Dinner ?1×Red Meat 1×Wheat 1×Butter 1×Spice Sprouts	34g	225
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls 1×Napa Cabbage?1×Red Meat?1×Mushrooms 1×Carrot 1×Wild Green Onion	35g	275
Sushi 1×Dari Cloves?1×Fish 1×Heat Root 1×Vinegar 1×Rice 1×Sweet Leaf	144g	325
Trout Dinner ?1×Fish?1×Spices 1×Potato 1×Wild Garlic	67g	200
Veggie Chili 3×Batterfly Beans?1×Salts 1×Wild Garlic 1×Spice Sprouts 1×Spicy Pepper 1×Onion 1×Corn 1×Carrot 1×Tomato	148g	675

Cooking profit FAQ

Is cooking a good way to make gold in Palia?

No — every cooked dish sells for less gold than its ingredients would fetch sold raw. The most you can do is roughly break even (Grilled Oyster). Cook for Focus, gifting and quests, not to turn a profit at the vendor.

What does the "vs. selling raw" number mean?

It compares a dish's sell price to the combined sell price of the ingredients it's made from. A negative number is how much gold you give up by cooking instead of selling those ingredients raw. It does not count what the ingredients cost you to grow or forage — home-grown crops are cheaper than their sell value, so a dish can still be worth cooking to eat or gift.

Which dish restores Focus most cheaply?

Sort by "Cost / Focus" to rank dishes by the gold value of ingredients spent per point of Focus restored. Lower is better — it's the most efficient way to refill Focus for a big crafting or gathering session.

Why are some dishes listed as "flexible ingredient"?

Recipes like Akwinduu Chapaa call for a category — "Any Fish", "Red Meat", "Mushrooms" — rather than one specific item. The cost depends on which ingredient you pick, so those dishes can't show a single profit figure and are listed separately.