The Sims 4: Cooking Recipes Guide
Cooking is an essential aspect of daily life, and in The Sims 4, it is no exception. Cooking skill is a crucial skill for any Sim looking to whip up a delicious meal. From the base game to the various expansion packs, the game offers a wide range of recipes for players to learn and experiment with. Whether it’s whipping up a quick snack or preparing a gourmet feast, mastering the Cooking Skill will enable players to satisfy their Sim’s hunger, impress guests, and make a profit.
In The Sims 4, Sims can primarily learn new recipes by practicing their Cooking Skill. As they cook more meals, their skill level will increase, and they will unlock new recipes. Aside from leveling up the Cooking Skill, Sims can also unlock new recipes through various means. For example, ordering food from a food vendor or a restaurant can also sometimes result in Sims learning the recipe of the dish they ordered. Additionally, some recipes can be unlocked by Sims that experiencing certain emotional states, such as being energized, flirty, angry and more.
Tips For Cooking Skill
Cooking is an important skill for Sims to master, as it affects their overall mood and well-being. While Sims can opt for quick snacks or microwave food, relying on these options for too long can give Sims a negative moodlet. The best way to improve the cooking skill is to cook meals to satisfy the hunger need. However, Sims with low-grade appliances or those completing the Unlucky Chef Scenario may find it beneficial to learn cooking from skill books in order to prevent fires. Gourmet Cooking skill requires a minimum of level 5 in cooking, but this can also be learned from skill books.
Sims who enjoy cooking frequently and in larger quantities may want to consider completing the Master Chef aspiration, as it enables them to cook high-quality food that never spoils. For those who enjoy these activities, gardening and fishing are also great skills to develop alongside cooking since fresh, high-quality ingredients improve the overall quality of the food, while using one’s own ingredients reduces the cost of food preparation. By improving their cooking skills, Sims can learn to add flavor to their stove-cooked meals, and by reaching level 8 in the Gourmet Cooking skill, they can learn how to garnish their dishes. These techniques not only enhance the overall quality of the meal but also give unique moodlets to the Sims who eat it.
All Skill-Based Cooking Recipes
These recipes are easily accessible through the fridge or oven as players improve their cooking skill, without requiring additional unique interactions with objects or other Sims. The base game provides a substantial collection of cooking recipes, but various expansion packs offer an extensive range of options, catering to Sims’ unique tastes and lifestyles.
Regardless of the pack or base game, many of the recipes in The Sims 4 can be cooked with fresh ingredients. However, the Cottage Living expansion pack introduced a new lot challenge called Simple Living, which adds another layer of realism and challenge to cooking. With this trait, Sims cannot rely on their Simoleons to purchase ingredients via the cooking appliance right away, and must instead do their own grocery shopping or grow and harvest all the required produce themselves. This can make cooking a bit more challenging, but also more rewarding for players who enjoy a more immersive gameplay experience.
The order of the lists below is based on cooking skill level and alphabetical order:
Base Game
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Chocolate Cake |
None |
Chocoberry or Chocolate Syrup, Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Eggs and Toast |
None |
Bread, Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Garden Salad |
Tomato |
Lettuce, Tomato |
Fridge-only, Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Grilled Cheese |
None |
Bread, Cheese |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Hamburger Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Exclusive To Up All Night Content Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Japchae |
None |
Any Herb, Egg, Flour |
None |
1 |
Mac and Cheese |
None |
Cheese, Flour |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Pan De Muerto |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free. |
1 |
Pão de Queijo |
None |
Flour, Milk/Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Rice Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
White Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Vegetable Dumplings |
None |
Any Vegetable, Flour |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
2 |
BLT |
Tomato |
Lettuce, Meat |
Lactose-Free |
2 |
Brigadeiro |
None |
Chocoberry or Chocoberry Syrup, Milk |
Vegetarian-Safe |
2 |
Chips and Salsa |
Tomato, Onion |
Tomato |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
2 |
Faux Meat Protein Plate |
None |
Meat Substitute |
Requires Energized emotion Vegetarian-Safe |
2 |
Fish Tacos |
Any Fish, Any Vegetable |
Any Fish, Flour |
Lactose-Free |
2 |
High Energy Protein Plate |
None |
Meat |
Requires Energized emotion Lactose-Free |
2 |
Scrambled Eggs With Bacon |
Tomato, Eggs |
Egg |
Lactose-Free |
2 |
Tteokguk |
None |
Any Vegetable, Flour |
None |
2 |
Winter Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Chocolate Chip Cookies |
None |
Chocoberry or Chocolate Syrup, Egg, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Faux Meat Casserole |
Meat Substitute |
Lettuce, Meat Substitute, Cheese |
Exclusive to Up All Night Content Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Flirty Heart Cookies |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Requires Flirty emotion Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Galbi-jjim |
Any Meat |
Any Meat |
None |
3 |
Hallaca |
Tomato |
Any Meat, Tomato, Flour |
None |
3 |
Pan Fried Tilapia |
Tilapia |
Tilapia |
Lactose-Free |
3 |
Pancakes |
Any Fruit |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Silly Gummy Bear Pancakes |
None |
Egg, Sugar |
Requires Playful emotion Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Taco Casserole |
Faux Meat Cube |
Wrapped Red Meat, Lettuce, Cheese |
Exclusive to Up All Night Content |
3 |
Zaatar Manakeesh |
Any Herb |
Any Herb, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Angry Flaming Spaghetti |
Tomato, Onion, Mushroom, Garlic |
Onion, Tomato |
RequiresAngry emotion Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Black and White Cookies |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Exclusive to Up All Night content Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Spaghetti |
Tomato, Onion, Mushroom, Garlic |
Flour, Tomato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Strawberry Cake |
Strawberry |
Egg, Flour, Sugar, Strawberry |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
(Sim’s Name) Signature Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Requires Level 6 on Chef Career Branch Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Acarajé |
Onion |
Flour, Onion |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Fish and Chips |
Potato, Any Fish |
Any Fish, Potato |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
French Toast |
Any Fruit |
Any Bread, Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
5 |
Fried Fish Plate |
Any Fish |
Any Fish |
Lactose-Free |
6 |
Baked Chocolate Mousse |
None |
Chocoberry/Chocolate Syrup |
None |
6 |
Blue Confetti Cake |
None |
Blue Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Butter Chicken |
None |
Tomato, White Meat |
None |
6 |
Chili |
Tomato, Onion |
Red Meat, Tomato |
Lactose-Free |
6 |
Palak Paneer |
None |
Cheese, Spinach |
None |
7 |
Blackened Bass |
Bass |
Any Herb, Bass |
Lactose-Free |
7 |
Boiling Frog Hot Pot |
Any Frog |
Any Frog |
None |
7 |
Crown Roast |
Potatoes, Any Herb |
Any Herb, Potato, Red Meat |
Lactose-Free |
7 |
Mud Carp |
None |
Any Fish |
Lactose-Free |
7 |
Golden Omelet |
Golden Eggs |
Golden Egg, Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
7 |
Obsidian Omelet |
Obsidian Eggs |
Obsidian Egg, Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
7 |
Omelet |
Spinach or Eggs, Mushroom, Onion |
Egg, Mushroom, Onion |
Vegetarian-Safe |
7 |
Steamed Fish |
Any Fish |
Any Fish |
None |
8 |
Apple Pie |
Apple |
Apple, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
9 |
Cioppino |
Tomato, Any Fish, Garlic |
Any Fish, Tomato |
Lactose-Free |
10 |
Roast Chicken |
Carrot, Potato |
Carrot, Potato, White Meat |
Lactose-Free |
10 |
Tuna Casserole |
Any Vegetable |
Any Fish, Any Vegetable, Cheese |
None |
City Living
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Faux BLT |
Tomato |
Bread, Meat Substitute, Tomato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
2 |
Tofu Tacos |
Any Vegetable |
Any Vegetable, Flour, Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Faux Meat Bowl |
Meat Substitute |
Mayonnaise, Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Poke Bowl |
Any Fish |
Any Fish, Mayonnaise |
Any Fish is Required |
5 |
Faux Meat and Chips |
Potato, Meat Substitute |
Meat Substitute, Potato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Faux Meat Butter Chicken |
None |
Meat Substitute, Onion, Tomato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Vegetable Chili |
Tomato, Onion |
Meat Substitute, Onion, Tomato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
9 |
Chicken Stir Fry |
Mushroom, Wrapped White Meat |
Mushroom, Onion, White Meat |
Lactose-Free |
9 |
Tofu Stir Fry |
Onion, Mushroom |
Meat Substitute, Mushroom, Onion |
Vegetarian-Safe |
10 |
Roast Tofu Chicken |
Carrot, Potato |
Carrot, Meat Substitute, Potato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
10 |
Vegetable Casserole |
Any Vegetable |
Any Vegetable, Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe |
Seasons
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Honey Cake |
Honey |
Egg, Flour, Sugar, Honey |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Scout Cookies |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Exclusive to Teens or older Sims who have unlocked a scout badge |
Island Living
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
Coconut Cake |
Coconut |
Egg, Flour, Sugar, Coconut |
Vegetarian-Safe |
Eco Lifestyle
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Popcorn Crickets |
Cricket Flour |
Any Vegetable, Cricket Flour |
Lactose-Free |
3 |
Cricket Meal |
Cricket Flour |
Any Vegetable, Cricket Flour |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Bombardier Beetle Stir-Fry |
Bombardier Beetle Nugget |
Any Vegetable, Bombardier Beetle Nugget |
Snowy Escape
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Onigiri |
None |
Mayonnaise, Any Vegetable |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
2 |
Beef Ramen |
Faux Meat Cube |
Flour, Wrapped Red Meat |
Lactose-Free |
2 |
Egg Ramen |
None |
Flour, Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
2 |
Matcha Cake |
None |
Green Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
2 |
Miso Ramen |
None |
Flour, Any Vegetable |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
2 |
Seaweed Ramen |
None |
Flour, Any Vegetable |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
4 |
Knafeh |
None |
Cheese, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Minced Pork Noodles |
Any Meat, (Flour or Sugar) |
Flour/Sugar, Meat |
|
4 |
Tri-Color Dango |
None |
Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Beef Yakisoba |
Faux Meat Cube |
Wrapped Red Meat, Any Vegetable |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Fish Yakisoba |
Any Fish |
Any Vegetable, Any Fish, Any Mushroom |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Veggie Yakisoba |
Any Vegetable |
Any Vegetable, Any Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
Cottage Living
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Cheese |
Any Milk |
Milk |
Vegetarian-Safe. Group Meal only. |
1 |
Golden Eggs and Toast |
Golden Eggs |
Any Bread, Golden Egg, Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Lactose-Free Milk Bread |
Mighty Plant Milk, Flour |
Flour, Mighty Plant Milk, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Lactose-Free Yorkshire Pudding |
Mighty Plant Milk, Egg, Flour |
Egg, Flour, Mighty Plant Milk |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Milk Bread |
Flour, Any Milk |
Flour, Milk, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Obsidian Eggs and Toast |
Obsidian Eggs |
Any Bread, Obsidian Egg, Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Yorkshire Pudding |
Egg, Flour, Any Milk |
Egg, Flour, Milk |
Vegetarian-Safe |
2 |
Beef Wellington |
Wrapped Red Meat, Flour |
Any Herb, Flour, Red Meat |
Lactose-Free |
2 |
Faux Meat Wellington |
Flour, Meat Substitute |
Any Herb, Flour, Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe |
2 |
Golden Scrambled Eggs and Bacon |
Golden Eggs |
Golden Egg, Egg |
Lactose-Free |
2 |
Obsidian Scrambled Eggs and bacon |
Obsidian Eggs |
Obsidian Egg, Egg |
Lactose-Free |
2 |
Watermelon Salad |
Any Watermelon |
Any Vegetable, Watermelon |
Fridge-only, Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
3 |
Aubergine Parmesan |
Any Aubergine, Any Cheese |
Aubergine, Cheese, Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Blueberry Pie |
Blueberry or Blueberry Jam |
Blueberry/Blueberry Jam, Egg, Flour/Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
4 |
Charming Mushroom Soup |
Charming Mushroom |
Charming Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Lovely Mushroom Soup |
Lovely Mushroom |
Lovely Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Mushroom Soup |
Any Mushroom |
Any Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Mysterious Mushroom Soup |
Mysterious Mushroom |
Mysterious Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Nightly Mushroom Soup |
Nightly Mushroom |
Nightly Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Raspberry Pie |
Raspberry or Raspberry Jam |
Egg, Flour/Sugar, Raspberry/Raspberry Jam |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
4 |
Spicy Mushroom Soup |
Spicy Mushroom |
Spicy Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Verdant Mushroom Soup |
Verdant Mushroom |
Verdant Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Berry Scones |
Any Berry |
Berry, Egg, Flour |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Chocolate Pie |
Chocoberry or Chocolate Syrup |
Chocoberry/Chocolate Syrup, Egg, Flour/Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Chocolate Scones |
Chocoberry or Chocolate Syrup |
Chocoberry/Chocolate Syrup, Egg, Flour |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Pumpkin Scones |
Any Pumpkin |
Egg, Flour, Pumpkin |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Blueberry Jam Crumpets |
Flour, Blueberry Jam |
Blueberry/Blueberry Jam, Egg, Flour |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Buttered Jam Crumpets |
Flour |
Egg, Flour, Milk |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Cottage Pie |
Wrapped Red Meat |
Any Vegetable, Any Meat, Potato |
Lactose-Free |
6 |
Faux Cottage Pie |
Meat Substitute |
Any Vegetable, Meat Substitute, Potato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Faux Meat Pie |
Meat Substitute |
Egg, Flour/Sugar, Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Meat Pie |
Wrapped Red Meat |
Egg, Flour/Sugar, Any Meat |
Lactose-Free |
6 |
Pumpkin Stew |
Any Pumpkin |
Pumpkin |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
6 |
Strawberry Jam Crumpets |
Flour, Strawberry Jam |
Egg, Flour, Strawberry |
Vegetarian-Safe |
7 |
Pumpkin Pie |
Any Pumpkin |
Egg, Flour/Sugar, Pumpkin |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
9 |
Bangers and Mash |
Potato Wrapped Red Meat |
Any Herb, Meat, Potato |
Lactose-Free |
9 |
Faux Meat and Mash |
Potato, Meat Substitute |
Any Herb, Meat Substitute, Potato |
Vegetarian-Safe |
Outdoor Retreat
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Franks and Beans |
Onion |
Onion, Any Meat |
Lactose-Free |
3 |
Fried Fish |
Any Fish |
Any Fish |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Breakfast Scramble |
Potato, Onion, Any Mushroom |
Potato, Onion, Egg, Any Mushroom |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Camper’s Stew |
Carrot, Potato, Any Mushroom |
Carrot, Potato, Any Meat |
Lactose-Free |
7 |
Fruit Cobbler |
Any Fruit |
Bottle of Milk, Any Fruit, Flour/ Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
8 |
Gumbo |
Onion, Any Crawdad, Any Insect |
Onion, Crawdad, Any Insect |
Lactose-Free |
9 |
Walleye Surprise |
Walleye, Huckleberry, Locust |
Walleye, Huckleberry, Locust |
Lactose-Free |
Spa Day
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Sugar-Free Carob Coconut Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Wellness level 2, Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Superfood Salad |
Pomegranate |
Pomegranate, Onion |
Wellness level 7, Fridge-only, Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
Dine Out
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Fruit Salad |
Any Fruit |
Any Fruit |
Fridge only, Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
4 |
Italian Meatballs |
Parsley |
Any Tomato, Any Meat, Parsley |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Minestrone |
Carrot, Basil, Tomato |
Carrot, Basil, Tomato |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
6 |
Clam Chowder |
Potato, Onion |
Potato, Onion, Milk |
Vampires
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Plasma Fruit Salad |
Plasma Fruit |
Plasma Fruit |
Vampire Lore level 9, Fridge only, Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
Jungle Adventure
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Remedy of the Ancients |
Ancient Bone Dust |
Ancient Bone Dust |
Requires “Curse of the Ancients” moodlet |
Werewolves
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Steak Tartare |
Any Red Meat |
Any Red Meat |
Lactose-Free |
Spooky Stuff
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients (Amounts and some ingredients depend on sizing) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Spooky Cookies |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Cheese Eyeballs |
None |
Cheese |
Vegetarian-Safe |
4 |
Zombie Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
Gourmet Cooking Recipes
Gourmet cooking may appear similar to normal cooking in many ways, but it offers more exciting options for Sims to explore. It also includes items such as Ambrosia, which can revive dead Sims. Gourmet cooking recipes are also compatible with simple cooking. However, unlike normal cooking recipes, they do not require varying types or amounts of ingredients for different serving sizes.
The order of the lists below is based on cooking skill level and alphabetical order:
Base Game
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Black and White Cake |
None |
Egg, Sugar, Flour |
Exclusive to Up All Night Content Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Caprese Salad |
Tomato, Basil |
Lettuce, Tomato |
Fridge-only, Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Fruit & Yogurt Parfait |
Any Fruit |
Any Fruit, Milk |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Garlic Noodles |
Garlic |
Egg, Flour |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Gourmet Fruit Cake |
Any Fruit |
Any Fruit, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
1 |
Pasta Primavera |
Any Vegetable, Any Herb |
Any Vegetable, Flour |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
White and Black Cake |
None |
Egg, Sugar, Flour |
Exclusive to Up All Night Content Vegetarian-Safe |
2 |
Butternut Gnocchi |
Any Herb |
Any Herb, Pumpkin |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
2 |
Chicken Saltimbocca |
Lemon, Spinach |
Lemon, White Meat |
Lactose-Free |
3 |
Herb-Crusted Salmon |
Salmon, Any Herb |
Any Herb, Salmon |
Lactose-Free |
3 |
Salt and Pepper Shrimp Cocktail |
None |
Onions, Any Herb |
Group Meal only, Lactose-Free |
3 |
Spinach Frittata |
Spinach |
Egg, Spinach |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
4 |
Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus |
Any Herb |
Meat |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
SimCity Cheesecake |
Any Fruit |
Cheese, Egg, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Tiered Cake |
None |
Egg, Flour, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Rack of Lamb |
Carrot, Potato, Faux Meat Cube, Any Herb |
Any Herb, Meat, Potato |
Lactose-Free |
7 |
Lobster Thermidor |
Lemon, Any Herb |
Any Herb, Lemon |
|
7 |
Lobster Tortellini |
Tomato, Any Herb |
Any Herb, Tomato |
Lactose-Free |
8 |
Monte Cristo Sandwich |
Any Fruit |
Bread, Meat |
|
9 |
Trout Meunière |
Trout, Lemon, Parsley |
Lemon, Trout |
Lactose-Free |
10 |
Ambrosia |
Angelfish, Potion of Youth, Death Flower |
Angelfish, Potion of Youth, Death Flower |
Used to bring back ghosts to life. |
10 |
Baked Alaska |
Any Fruit |
Any Fruit |
Vegetarian-Safe |
City Living
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Tofu Chicken Saltimbocca |
Lemon, Spinach |
Lemon, Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
4 |
Faux Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus |
Any Herb |
Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
7 |
Faux Lobster Tortellini |
Tomato, Any Herb |
Lettuce, Tomato |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
8 |
Meatless Monte Cristo |
Any Fruit |
Bread, Meat Substitute |
Vegetarian-Safe |
Snowy Escape
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
Avocado Maki Roll |
Avocado |
Any Vegetable |
Vegetarian-Safe |
3 |
Salmon Maki Roll |
Salmon |
Salmon, Any Vegetable |
Lactose-Free |
3 |
Tuna Maki Roll |
Blue-Fin Tuna |
Any Vegetable, Any Fish |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Salmon Nigiri |
Salmon |
Salmon |
Lactose-Free |
5 |
Tamago Nigiri |
None |
Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe |
5 |
Tuna Nigiri |
Bluefin Tuna |
Any Fish |
Lactose-Free |
Cottage Living
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Lactose-Free Fruit & Yogurt Parfait |
Mighty Plant Milk |
Any Fruit, Mighty Plant Milk |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
5 |
Lactose-Free SimCity Cheesecake |
Mighty Plant Milk |
Egg, Mighty Plant Milk, Sugar |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
Dine Out
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Caesar Salad |
Lemon |
Lemon, Any Lettuce |
Fridge-only, Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
4 |
Butternut Squash Soup |
Onion |
Onion, Any Pumpkin |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
5 |
Tiramisu |
None |
Egg, Sugar, Chocoberry or Chocolate Syrup |
Vegetarian-Safe |
6 |
Eggs Benedict |
None |
Egg, Bottle of Milk |
Lactose-Free |
Luxury Party Stuff
Level |
Name |
Ingredients |
Simple Living Ingredients |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Almond Macaroons |
None |
Egg |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
1 |
Ceviche and Chips |
None |
Potato, Any Fish, Flour, Sugar |
Lactose-Free |
1 |
Vegetable Tempura |
None |
Any Vegetable |
Vegetarian-Safe, Lactose-Free |
Vendor Recipes
To learn new vendor recipes in The Sims 4, Sims must visit vendor stalls and try out new food. While the City Living expansion pack introduced the first set of vendor recipes, other packs also include some vendor recipes. The requirements per pack for these recipes are as follows:
- City Living: Sims must visit each festival and food stall and eat the food to unlock the recipe. This pack is compatible with the Simple Living lot trait.
- Cats & Dogs: Sims must visit vendor stalls at Brindleton Bay and eat the food to unlock the recipe.
- Jungle Adventure: Sims must visit the vendor stalls at Selvadorada and eat the food to unlock the recipe. Some recipes require the Selvadoradan Culture Skill at level 5.
- Journey to Batuu: Food can be purchased from multiple locations in Black Spire Outpost, including Docking Bay 7, Ronto Roasters, and Oga’s Cantina. To learn the recipes, the Sim trying the food must be inspired.
Other Food Interactions And Recipes
Additional food options for Sims can be obtained through certain objects or features in base game or packs. Here are some of them:
- Cupcake Machine: Requires the Whipped Dream Cupcake Factory object from Build/Buy Mode. With the Get To Work expansion, players can also gain baking skill from this item and unlock more recipes. Most items are compatible with the Simple Living lot challenge.
- Experimental Dishes: These dishes require the Dine Out game pack and can only be eaten at restaurants. While players can’t learn these recipes to cook at home, taking pictures of experimental dishes serves as a new collection group while enjoying interesting meals.
- Fire Pit: Comes with the Outdoor Living pack. Most items don’t require any ingredients for normal or simple living, nor simoleons, except for cooking Beetles which need 1 beetle in the inventory.
- Grand Meals: These dishes are exclusive to the Seasons pack. Their primary function is to be served during holiday celebrations, but they can be cooked anytime. They are also compatible with the Simple Living lot challenge.
- Off-The-Grid Exclusive Recipes: While many general recipes can be cooked at an off-the-grid lot, some items are only available when this lot challenge is active. Most require fish or certain vegetables, and can also be utilized in combination with the Simple Living lot challenge.
- Outdoor Grill: These recipes are exclusive to the Outdoor Grill. Most are compatible with the Simple Living lot challenge.
- Pet Recipes: Requires the Cats & Dogs expansion pack and a pet to be present in the household. There are normal cooking and gourmet cooking pet recipes available.
The Sims 4 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.