Explanation: Non-Canonical Recipes

Hello dear fellow fan of all things Zelda,

I made up a few recipes that I think should exist to help us here in the real-world escape from the mundane, the tiresome and the tedious without the direct intervention of an electronic entertainment system (you know, for the rest of the day, or in electricity-unwelcome places like the bath tub).

So I've chucked in a few recipes for food and for cosmetic products and the like that I think help to connect me to Hyrule even further. I've based these on characters or locations in existing games (this connection will be explained in each of the recipes), and have tagged them with both the inspirational game (for example, Ocarina of Time, or OoT for short) and further designated them "Non-Canonical". So please don't go looking for these items or meals in-game. :)

I hope you enjoy this blog. I enjoy writing it. :)

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