All Cairn Recipes & Cooking Guide

Master Cairn's cooking system to survive Mount Kami. Combine ingredients to create food and infusions that restore health, stamina, and provide powerful buffs.

9 Food Recipes 12 Infusions 6 Secret Recipes

Buff Guide

Burst Energy boost
Grit Endurance
Focus Concentration
Grip Hold strength
Stamina Climbing power

Food Recipes

Recipe Ingredients Buffs
Boiled Eggs Eggs + Clear Water -
Boiled Eggs (Creamy) Eggs + Clear Water + Yellow Yak -
Boiled Eggs (Herbal) Eggs + Clear Water + Juniper Infusion -
Caramel Clear Water + Honey Dipper Burst
Cooked Dandelion Dandelion + Clear Water Grit
Cooked Dandelion (Extra Sweet) Dandelion + Clear Water + Yellow Yak Grit Burst
Cooked Thistle Thistle + Clear Water -
Cooked Thistle (Extra Sweet) Thistle + Clear Water + Yellow Yak Burst
Cooked Noodles Instant Noodles + Clear Water -

Infusions (Drinks)

Recipe Ingredients Buffs
Alpine Cola (Extra Sweet) Raspberries + Alpine Cola Stamina Burst Grit
Chocolate Drink Chocolate + Clear Water Focus
Chocolate Drink (Intense) Chocolate Drink + Chocolate Focus
Chocolate Drink (Extra Sweet) Chocolate Drink + Raspberries Burst Focus
Juniper Infusion Juniper + Clear Water Grit
Nettle Infusion Nettle + Clear Water Focus
Raspberry Juice (Extra Sweet) Raspberry Juice + Raspberries Burst
Sweet Infusion Juniper Infusion + Chocolate Burst
Strong Infusion Juniper Infusion + Juniper Grip
Mysterious Mixture Juniper + Yellow Yak -
Ultimate Infusion ⭐ Strong Infusion + Juniper Stamina Focus Grip Grit
Yellow Yak (Extra Sweet) Yellow Yak + Raspberries Burst

Secret Recipes (Hidden)

These recipes remain locked until you find them at specific locations on Mount Kami.

Recipe Location
Super Honey In The Escarpment, find the crevasse closest to the Bivouac. Enter the small cave and find the recipe on the whiteboard.
Mountain Stew At The Split Rock, go right from the Bivouac. Find the camps above the shrine - the recipe is in a journal in the upper camp.
Cave-style Trout The Waterfall has a hidden cave by the Bivouac. Take the stairs down to the main room. The recipe is on the middle island.
Tourist-trap Noodles The easiest to find! Take the stairs from the abandoned cable car building in The Shortcut - the recipe is at the top.
Porridge Near the second doorway's Bivouac. Head left from the room past the statue to find an eating area. The recipe is on a table.
Pasture Tomatoes In The Vault, find the storage alcove by the tomato plants near the Shepherdess. You can also pick Goat Milk and Tomatoes here.
Maple Fudge In The Two Hundred Steps, from the midway Bivouac, follow the ledge and jump across the broken wooden path. Find the recipe on the ground by the tent.
Hunter's Mushrooms In The Palace of Wind, find the circular room above the Crystal-cutter's location. The recipe is near the Bivouac on the left.
Mountain Rice In The Dome, beneath the dome structure near the Bivouac and water spring. Easy to find once you reach this area.

Cooking Tips

  • Cooked food is always better than raw. Even simple recipes provide more nutrition and sometimes buffs.
  • The Ultimate Infusion is the best drink in the game - provides all four major buffs!
  • Put your best drinks in Aava's canteen for quick access via D-pad during climbs.
  • Experiment with ingredients! Many recipes are discovered by combining items in new ways.