Eat Hyrule: My Attempts to Eat like Link

Finding a good empty bottle in reality makes you feel as if they are as scarce and valuable as they are in Hyrule. It's nearly impossible to find one that is just right. IKEA has come pretty close. For a relatively small investment ($4.99 in the US on Ikea.com ), you can get this rather lovely item: I agree, it's not perfect. But for 5 bucks, and at somewhere as ubiquitous as IKEA, that's too good to ignore! For Heart Portions, Pumpkin Soup, Fresh Milk, Hot Spring Water, Insects in general...! The uses are endless! If you find a better (more accurate) bottle that I can buy online without spending a small fortune, please leave a comment below! :)

Ah yes, going far back now on the Zelda timeline to Skyward Sword for this one! Pumpkin Soup , in the bottle, direct from The Lumpy Pumpkin in the Sky and cooling, fast! As it appears in Skyward Sword In reality, a Thermos would really help retain the heat. I can imagine this invigorating soup coming in handy after a day of romping through fallen leaves in the forest for a lovely BotW Akkala photo shoot (yes, I realise I'm mixing timelines. I don't care. It's all Zelda, and it's all good!). But where did I get this almost perfect glass bottle from, you ask? Have I got good news for you - it's cheap, it's accessible, and there's probably one not too far from you.... IKEA! :) Our IKEA even ships to home addresses (and not just giant furniture, but small stuff like this!). Wonderful! Ingredients: Roasted pumpkin (leftover from Pumpkin Stew , made in turn with leftovers from Meat-Stuffed Pumpkins ) - approximately 1.5 cups / 400mL of...

Continuing on with the leftovers from the Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin recipe, I cobbled together this li'l number. I was skeptical (extremely so), but it turned out rather well. Rather filling, though (you'll probably end up with a freezer full of leftovers too). I seriously would never have considered adding cracked wheat to a stew, but I had to stay true to the original Hyrule recipe. I'm glad I did! Like my last pumpkin-based recipe, if you follow my lead you will have leftovers that will slide very nicely into one of two upcoming pumpkin-y recipes: Pumpkin Soup ( Skyward Sword , and other appearances) and from Breath of the Wild - Vegetable Risotto . Pumpkin Stew Ingredients (in game): Fortified Pumpkin Goat Butter Tabantha Wheat Fresh Milk     Ingredients (in reality): Pumpkin puree* Butter Cracked (Bulgar) Wheat Milk 1 Stock Cube About 300mL of boiling water Pork for ragout / stewing (cubed) 2 onions (chopped) a tiny bit of ginger (very fine...

I really wanted to know what this legendary cocktail consisted of - my mouth felt parched throughout that entire quest. The sandy desert, the heat rising off the ground and distorting images, the giant melting block of ice, those inconvenient Lizalfos... I was really looking forward to pulling up that bar stool and virtually enjoying those soothing and quenching pixels. Imagine my disappointment at the outcome! "The Perfect Drink"?! WHAT Perfect Drink?! Link may be too young to drink, but I'm bloody well not! It was called the best drink ever. Worth pursuing in reality, I thought to myself. I knew a few things about it - it had to be full of ice, blue in colour*, and probably contain hydromelons. I already knew what I'd use as a Cool Safflina garnish. *Did I simply imagine this, or did I catch a glimpse of one being served to Pokki?! That quest was so long ago I've simply forgotten! And now it's time for some honesty - I've been trying to perfec...