If you want to try new food and drink while enjoying the cosmic world, then you need to know about All Food and Drink Research Projects in Starfield.
While traversing the stars in Starfield, you’ll need to keep your strength and spirits up. What better way than with a hearty meal or refreshing drink? Starfield provide buffs and healing through Food and Drink.
Unlock new recipes and craft delicious dishes and beverages by use of the Research Labs found throughout the Settled Systems. You can choose from four unique project categories – Old Earth Cuisine, Exotic Recipes, Beverage Development, and Mixology.
Food and Drink Research Projects are a way to improve your recipes in Starfield. You can have new consumable items with a variety of effects. But, while it sounds so good in ears, you need specific resources and skill to do the research. I will tell you everything about Food and Drink Research Projects.
All Food and Drink Research Projects
Old Earth Cuisine
| Research Project | Required Resources | Required Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Earth Cuisine 1 | • Cheese x2 • Bread (any kind) x3 • Red Meat (any kind) x2 | • None | • Reuben Recipe • Meatloaf Recipe |
| Old Earth Cuisine 2 | • Spice x2 • Poultry (any kind) x2 • Cheese x2 • Butter x2 • Egg x2 | • Gastronomy (Rank 1) | • Carbonara • Chicken Marsala • Latkes |
| Old Earth Cuisine 3 | • Poultry (any kind) x4 • Dairy x4 • Beer x4 • Nutrient x8 • Spice x4 • Egg x4 | • Gastronomy (Rank 2) | • Barbacoa Wrap • Chapaguri • Chicken Tikka |
| Old Earth Cuisine 4 | • Poultry (any kind) x4 • Spice x8 • Butter x4 • Nutrient x16 • Bread (any kind) x4 • Noodles x4 • Beans (any kind) x4 | • Gastronomy (Rank 3) | • Alien Kebabs • Alien Stir-Fry • Crispy Alien Nuggets |
Exotic Recipes
| Research Project | Required Resources | Required Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exotic Recipes 1 | • Nutrient x3 • Fiber x4 • Aromatic x3 • Noodles x2 • Spice x3 | • Gastronomy (Rank 4) | • Alien Kebabs • Alien Stir-Fry • Crispy Alien Nuggets |
| Exotic Recipes 2 | • Spice x4 • Red Meat x3 • Egg x3 • Aromatic x4 • Wine x2 • Membrane x4 | • Gastronomy (Rank 4) | • Alien Stew • Creature Jam • Xenowurst |
| Exotic Recipes 3 | • Fiber x8 • Quark-D. Tissues x2 • Aromatic x4 • Wine x4 • Butter x4 | • Gastronomy (Rank 4) | • Alien Pie • Star Cluster Marsala • Stellar Kebabs |
| Exotic Recipes 4 | • Spice x12 • Nutrient x16 • Noodles x8 • Egg x8 • Beans (any kind) x4 • Quark-D. Tissues x4 • Bread (any kind) x4 | • Gastronomy (Rank 4) | • Galaxy Lo Mein • Nebula Wat |
Beverage Development
| Research Project | Required Resources | Required Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverage Development 1 | • Water x3 • Fiber x3 • Spice x2 | • None | • Alien Tonic • Yellow Giant Splash • Boba Alien Tea |
| Beverage Development 2 | • Tranquilitea Sunray x2 • Aromatic x2 • Spice x2 • Metabolic Agent x4 • Benzene x2 | • Gastronomy (Rank 1) | • Alien Energy Drink • Sunray Tonic |
| Beverage Development 3 | • Fiber x8 • Nutrient x4 • Dairy x4 • Spice x4 • Coffee x4 • Water x8 | • Gastronomy (Rank 2) | • Alien Broth • Bullet Coffee |
| Beverage Development 4 | • Boom Pop! Cola x4 • Spice x12 • Boom Pop! Root Beer x4 • Water x12 • Tea x4 Boom Pop! Black • Licorice x4 | • Gastronomy (Rank 3) | • Chai Latte • Boom Pop! Dynamite |
Mixology
| Research Project | Required Resources | Required Skill | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixology 1 | • Aromatic x2 • Spice x3 • Alkanes x2 | • None | • Alien Liquor |
| Mixology 2 | • Aromatic x4 • Liquor x2 • Spice x4 • Can-uck! Poutine x2 | • Gastronomy (Rank 1) | • Colonel’s Choice • Lumberjack Julep |
| Mixology 3 | • Dairy x4 • Aromatic x8 • Soda x4 • Liquor x4 | • Gastronomy (Rank 2) | • Disastrous Shipwreck • Very Heavy Water |
| Mixology 4 | • Spice x10 • Tomato x4 • Liquor x8 | • Gastronomy (Rank 3) | • Big Bloody Mary |
How to Unlock Food and Drink Research Projects?
Food and Drink Research Projects in Starfield are unlocked sequentially within each category. The first tier of projects in Old Earth Cuisine, Exotic Recipes, Beverage Development, and Mixology are available from the start.
To unlock higher tiers of recipes, you must complete the prerequisite projects in that specific category. For example, to unlock Old Earth Cuisine 2 recipes, you first need to finish Old Earth Cuisine 1.
Completing more advanced recipes requires gathering progressively more resources and leveling up your Gastronomy skill. Planning ahead and completing lower tier recipes will grant access to the most delectable and beneficial concoctions in each category.
How to complete food and Drink Research Projects?
Here is a step-by-step guide to completing Food and Drink Research Projects in Starfield:
- Locate a Research Lab in your ship, an outpost, or a major settlement.
- Access the Research Lab terminal and select the “Food and Drink” category.
- Choose a project to work on and review the required resources and skills.
- Gather the necessary resources by mining, collecting, purchasing, etc.
- Level up your Gastronomy skill to the required rank by crafting recipes.
- Return to the Research Lab terminal and select the project. Contribute the resources to start research.
- Optionally assign crew members to the Research Lab to speed up research time.
- When the project timer completes, the new food/drink recipes will unlock at Cooking Stations.
- Craft the new recipes using the required ingredients to enjoy their benefits!
- Repeat for higher tier projects by first completing prerequisite recipes.
By completing Food and Drink Research Projects in Starfield, you will unlock new recipes for food and drink. Each of this food and drink give unique perks and benefits. If you don’t know about this, you can also learn new recipes from your mother.
