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vestal plover
sage cape
Platform: PC
Issue: Can't add ingredients myself, only autofill.
harsh hearth
Platform: Switch
Issue: Dreamlight Boba Tea recipe just makes regular boba tea
timid zodiac
Platform: PC
Issue: Meat doesn't show up anywhere in the cooking menu, so I can't progress on Gason's quest requesting meat-based dishes.
proper sky
Platform: Switch
Issue: Meals for Gaston’s level 2 friendship quest. I can’t find the meat icon in the cooking menu and the only thing I’m being able to cook is the roast with the meat
lusty crown
Console: PS5
Issue: The dessert recipes are doing this weird thing when scrolling through
pine echo
PS4: we desperately, desperately need a meat section while cooking when selecting ingredients. Currently the only way to find the new meat is to scroll to the bottom of the all ingredients menu, like 20 pages.
strange venture
Platform: Switch
Issue: Since Update 7, there's been an issue with the meal menu when cooking. After selecting a meal, cooking it, then accessing the menu again, it does this strange scrolling action and lands on a random recipe. I was hoping this would've been fixed with Update 8.
strange venture
Platform: Switch
Issue: There is a slight lag in between adding the same ingredients. Example: I make 5 gooseberry fruit salads for energy.
minor crest
Platform: Switch
Issue: There seems too be a lag when adding Ingredients. At Remy's restaurant it is worse.
minor pier
Platform Switch
Issue severe lag when using the autofill function.
mellow frost
Platform: PC stuff seems to be falling off instead of feeling the ingredient squares. It is only letting me cook using the recipe book. any ideas?
modern perch
Platform: PS4
Issue: Not directed to ‘Start Cooking’ button after selecting ingredients and scrolling through to the bottom to cook the recipe… I can place ingredients in by auto-select or manually but not letting me cook
nova knoll
Platform: Steam PC
Issue: New Fruit Milkshake recipe can be made without DLC, but does not show up in Dreamlight Valley Collections. Also causes red dot on greyed out "Eternity Isle" in Collections that cannot be removed.
smoky mauve
Platform: Steam
ummm guys are the Scorpions supposed to be in the DAIRY section for cooking? that doesn't feel correct 😶
simple brook
Platform: Steam; Sand Worm also shows up under the Dairy Section for cooking.
simple brook
Platform: Steam; Issue: Soya shows up under the Dairy Section for cooking when it's under the Grain section in Collections.
signal marsh
Platform: PC (Xbox)
Issue: Meat doesn't have a section and is only accessible by scrolling alllllll the way to the bottom of the all ingredient list.
simple brook
Platform Steam:
Issue: If you hover over strawberry in the collection screen, it shows The Docks as a location twice.
deep fulcrum
Platform: XBOX XS
Issue: no meat icon
Screenshot/Video:` can not progress thru Gaston’s quest. No meat icon to choose from. Have logged out and back in. Still not there
simple brook
Platform: Steam
Issue: Simba ordered a seafood appetizer in Remy's Restaurant. When giving it to him and clicking on "I have your order" I did not get the Confirmation Pop up where you select Give. Instead, my inventory opened where I had to select the seafood appetizer there in order to give it to him.
pastel willow
Platform: XBOX XS
Issue: no meat icon
Screenshot/Video:` can not progress thru G...
select all and scroll to the bottom
nova parrot
Switch: when cooking, my vegetable tab is no longer at the top. It has been moved to the bottom making it harder to make meals.
dire stump
Pc issue: in rift of time when doing the pesto with linguine it ask oregano instead of the most important ingredient for pesto without with it couldn't even exist: Basil. It's a bug right?
slate delta
Nintendo switch
Multiple recipes are missing that I know that I made before the update and were saved recipes.
A couple of recipes show up in specialized lists but not in the list of all recipes.
boreal turtle
**Platform: **Epic Games Store
**Issue: ** Scorpion and sand worm being under the dairy tab, instead of seafood/fish. Thus I cannot make recipes with scorpion, been trying and got the following instead: Grilled Vegetables, Shake, Crudités.
**Screenshot: **provided.
simple brook
Platform: Steam
Issue: Beans is not under the vegetable category in the cooking menu. It's in dairy. (Its under vegetable in the collection listing).
kind rain
Platform: PS5
Issue: No meat option when cooking. There's no tab for it, so you have to scroll to the bottom each time and that's annoying.
nova parrot
Switch: change in energy levels from several meals, even foraged fruits after hot fix today. EG: strawberries were 800 energy, now they are only 275, basil berry salad was 2300, now only 1355.
drifting echo
Platform: Switch
Issue: Since the update, I have been experiencing latency when using autofill, especially for recipes requiring 4-5 ingredients.
minor pier
Platform switch
Issue no tab for meat
zenith ferry
Platform: PC
Issue: Blend of the Bayou recipe is cooking as Seafood Appetizer. Is this bugged?
lone mountain
Issue: No meat in the cooking ingredients. Haha. Just little oversight eh?
Platform: Steam
somber mirage
issue: some ingredients are not properly sorted into subcategories. some examples: scorpions and sand worms are classified as dairy for some reason. meat needs it's own category entirely.
platform: pc
undone orchid
Switch, no pork at Gaston’s cart only venison and 2 poultry
slate delta
Nintendo switch
Known recipes missing from list since the Dec 5th update. Making those recipes from scratch (without the recipe in the known file) does not mark them as new recipes either.
unkempt fable
Platform: Switch
Issue: The veggie icon has moved to be 2nd from the bottom, which is inconvenient since it is used very often
There is no meat category so to use the new meat ingredients you must scroll to the bottom of "all" which takes a long time.
Scorpion and sand worm are listed as "dairy" items
I think QA for cooking got missed 🙈
merry horizon
Platform: PC
Issue: ingredients for both royal latte and royal iced tea make royal iced tea.
sage cape
Platform: PC (Steam)
Issue: Can't add ingredients of any category myself (they just fall out directly, like the cherry in the picture), only autofill let's me add ingredients. I have tried on multiple days after restarting the game each time. I have this bug since 'The Pumpkin King Returns' update and the hotfixes have not changed this. This bug makes it so I can't create new recipes I don't own yet. (Edit for clarity: I was able to make new recipes before last update, so I do know how to make recipes.)
fossil goblet
Platform : switch
Issue : super laggy when autofill recipes. It takes forever. It’s been like this for months and it’s really annoying. Makes me not wanna cook anything.
pine finch
Xbox series x/s
Meat doesn’t show up in any category. It only shows up under All(infinity symbol) and at the very bottom. It’s annoying to scroll. Please add a meat category
spiral fjord
Xbox series x/s
Meat doesn’t show up in any category. It only shows up under All...
I agree, I did think it might be added with the eggs and such (as protien).
orchid stirrup
PS4: we desperately, desperately need a meat section while cooking when selectin...
This is also happening on Switch!
tidal nebula
Platform: Switch Issue: when using any cooking device (outside of Remy’s Restaurant), I cannot add ingredients individually. I can only autofill.
west heron
**Platform:** PC (Steam)
**Issue:** Can't add ingredients of any category myself...
i have the game through steam and i'm also having this problem. i thought it was just me.
slate delta
Nintendo switch
Known recipes missing from recipes list since the Dec 5th update. This is still happening.
New thing: I made a previously known recipe (missing from my known list since Dec 5 update), pickled herring, and today it marked it as a new recipe. This hasn't happened with other known recipes that are missing from my list.
slim mango
Platform: Nintendo
Issue: Auto-fill is adding the ingredients very, very slowly since the update before last. It will actually pause between adding each ingredient.
Screenshot/Video: screenshot won't show the issue and I can't take a video because you removed the ability to do so! 😡
livid smelt
Platform: Steam/PC
Issue: Someone already mentioned this, but I'll double down so it's fixed. Right now there is no Protein tab when cooking, meaning that Chicken, Venison, and Pork are missing. To cook with them I need to select "All ingredients" and scroll to the very last ones. Very tedious. Also, I did feel there was something odd with where Sandworms and Scorpions were being displayed.
junior plinth
Platform: PC steam
Issue: no section for any meat, sand worms not in fish section
solemn raptor
Platform: switch ISSUE:Can use auto complete, if I add the ingredients manually I get frozen out and have to force quit the game
hybrid vine
**Platform:** PC (Steam)
**Issue:** Can't add ingredients of any category myself...
I am also having this bug (not being able to manually submit ingredients. Only autofill works) I've tried restarting. I've tried moving the stove. I'm not sure when mine started, but it definitely was before the pumpkin king since I don't have him yet
rose lodge
Platform: PC - Xbox
Issue - Where is the meat meant to be? I've checked everything when cooking. Just unlocked it and brought it. so I cannot complete Centre of Attention Quest to cook meals with meat/poultry
copper rain
platform pc no tab for meat
warm hound
Can people cook with meat? No matter what I put in the pot it comes out as roast even following recipes online, just bugs and says roast every time and I can’t finish Gaston’s quest
woeful ore
Platform: PC
Issue: autofill is using the Christmas fish!
nova parrot
Cooking recipes that are not premade has become difficult since vegetables is all the way at the bottom and they’re all mixed up, filling the food slots has gotten very slow with premade meals. It’s become unnecessarily difficult after the update/hotfixes.
sudden iris
Platform: switch
Issue: The meat tap is invisible
dense arrow
Platform-PS4
Issue- Everytime I feed a customer in Chezs. The game freezes and I get stuck in the "give" or "cancel" screen.
nova parrot
Switch: noticing that when I’m serving customers in Remys, their orders are so high in the air I can’t see them. I have to tilt and move my focus around
plush carbon
Platform - PC
Issue - Brandade de Morue is incorrectly cooking as Tasty Veggies instead.
meager tinsel
Platform- switch Issue is my switch starts to lag when i try to cook. And it moves very slow when using the auto fill button
onyx grotto
platform- switch issue- no meat tab
upper olive
Platform: PC
When I go to cook Brandade de Morue which is milk, potato, lemon, garlic, I just get a platter of tasty vegetables instead?
dawn warren
Platform: Steam/PC
Issue: When trying to cook Chicken Souvlaki (using Poultry, Lemon, Mint & Paprika) I always get Roast instead
tropic flume
Platform: switch Issue: It’s not letting me cook at all. I can put ingredients but it won’t let me cook.
hollow nimbus
platform - ps5
issue - sand worms appear in the dairy/oil category, not fish
subtle horizon
Platform - PlayStation 5
Issue: no matter if I reload the game or quick travel, I cannot cook anywhere with meat. The tab for the meat products does not show
formal temple
Steamdeck:
Meat is not showing up in a category-need to go to the "all" list
Brandade de Morue – milk, potato, lemon, garlic : this is giving tasty veggie instead
midnight osprey
Platform: PS4… Issue: Whenever I am trying to scroll down to click “start cooking”, it won’t allow me to move past choosing food and go down to that section at all. For some reason it shows I only have 1 coal when I have 99+ and it won’t let me cook anything as I have tried adding a variety of items to the pot. Please help!
junior plinth
Platform: PC Steam
Issue: new foods not categorized
ornate sand
Platform: PC
Issue: Ancient Cooker cooked veggie plate not pumpkin puffs but used pumpkin puff ingredients.
Item Name: Advanced Ancient Cooker
digital garden
Platform: Xbox
Issue: autofill is incredibly slow
left token
I haven’t been able to cook or finish my last star path quest for about a week now. I also can’t cook for Gaston’s quest either.
wooden egret
Platform: Steam
Issue: Sand Worm and Scorpion, which are listed as fish, are not found in the fish section OR the seafood section, but are instead in the dairy section of the cooking menu
Corn, canola, and Soya are listed as grains in the collections menu, but corn is under veggie and soya/canola under dairy in the cooking menu
Beans and Ruby Lentils are veggies, according to the collections tab, but both are in the dairy section.
Now it's possible that the "Dairy" section is supposed to be "Remy's Panty" in which case, all those are STILL wrong but you can add in Slush Ice, which has it's own section but is literally the only thing there.
Meanwhile, meat doesn't have it's own section (and it should) and can only be found by going to "all" and scrolling through the whole list of ingredients EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO COOK A NEW THING.
wooden egret
Platform: Steam
Issue: spent a chunk of time making 64 meals today, different ones, one at a time, because I was filling out my recipe book. Not one. single. memory orb. Not one. Cooking memories were already harder than they should have been but since the update they've become almost non-existent.
tardy folio
Platform: Switch
Issue: no section for any meat in ingredient list while cooking
sage cape
**Platform:** PC (Steam)
**Issue:** Can't add ingredients of any category myself...
Platform: PC (Steam)
Issue: I still can't add ingredients myself, only autofill, so I can't make any of the new recipes. It seems like I can add ingredients myself in the ancient cooker, but only ingredients that fit the recipe I selected, so I still can't make any new recipes with that cooking system 😦 (Edit for clarity: I was able to make new recipes before last update, so I do know how to make recipes.)
faint trellis
Platform: Xbox Series X
Issue: The recipes menu is crazy for me. It runs all the way to the top or bottom, making it difficult to pick a recipe in the middle.
abstract imp
Platform: Pc/Steam
Issue: Cooked a meatpie and it stayed on top of the oven. It says "pick up" but my character cannot actually do it. Cant take it away even in furniture mode
arctic garden
Platform: Switch, issue: Theres no seperate meat section to cook with and i can only find it in the all ingridients tab with makes it very anoying to cook with meat as there all the way down in that menu.
pure lion
Platform: PC
Issue: Eternity Isle ingredients (except fish) have to be in my pack inventory in order for them to show as cooking ingredients at a cooking station.
wooden egret
Platform: Steam
Issue: Memories
I have cooked well over 400 meals in the autocooker and not a single memory (despite being shown evident that it should be producing them). I sat and cooked 64 meals manually to finish out my known recipes and not a single memory either. I either have TERRIBLE memory RNG or the spawn rate is as broken as the dried flowers...