Culinary Alchemy

A Cozy Hearth of Discoveries

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Culinary Alchemy

A cozy hearth of discoveries

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Ledger Guide

Tap berries in the Pantry to place them on the counter, then select the Separate action bar button!

Drag ingredients from the Pantry onto the counter to begin experimenting.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these shortcuts to quickly navigate the kitchen.

How to Play

Drag ingredients from the Pantry onto the counter, then use the Action Bar to cook and discover new recipes.

Pantry

  • Drag an ingredient onto the counter, or tap to place it in the center.
  • Filter by State (Primal, Raw, Prepared) and Type (Produce, Forage, etc.).

Action Bar

  • Combine — Select it, then drag one ingredient onto another (or use the Combine sub-action).
  • Separate — Pick Separate, then click an ingredient on the counter (highlighted targets are valid).
  • Force — Crush and grind with techniques like Smash and Pound.
  • Heat — Unlocks at 50 recipe discoveries; apply heat to cook and transform ingredients.
  • Time — Unlocks at 200 recipe discoveries; steep, rest, or ferment ingredients.

Skills & Progress

  • Open the Skills tab in the pantry to see your unlocked actions and exp.
  • Practicing techniques and discovering recipes earns exp and unlocks new actions.
  • Use the Progress Map to explore how ingredients connect.
  • The Recipe Book lists everything you have discovered so far.
  • Open Settings (,) to export or import a save, adjust sound, or reset progress.

Keyboard shortcuts

  • 1–5 Select method (Combine, Separate, Force, Heat, Time)
  • [ ] Previous / next sub-technique
  • Enter Apply active technique to counter
  • U or ⌘Z Undo last counter change
  • C Clear counter
  • / Focus pantry search · P K J Pantry / Skills / Journal
  • B Recipe book · M Progress map · , Settings · S Sound · ? Help
  • Esc Close dialog or leave progress map

Kitchen Settings

Tune the hearth to your taste. Preferences are saved on this device and included in exported saves.

Audio

Display

Save data

Back up discoveries, skills, and journal timestamps — or start a fresh pantry.

Reset removes all discoveries and skill progress on this device. Export first if you want a backup.

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Grandmother's Recipe Ledger

Here are all the recipes and intermediate ingredients you have discovered. Hover/tap to read the culinary science behind them!

Congratulations!

New Ingredient Discovered

Dish Name

Description of the dish goes here.

Did You Know?

A short historical or culinary fact goes here.

New Cooking Technique!

Mechanic Unlocked

Action Name

Description of the mechanic goes here.