Fans want to get as close as they can to their favorite franchises, and one surefire way to experience a game world is to taste it. From culinary guides written by fictional characters to collections of dishes inspired by multicultural backgrounds, there are a growing number of cookbooks for gamers to open up and craft new favorites from.
The creative nature of a lot of the recipes featured in gaming cookbooks is a nifty way for fans to host themed parties or just imagine they are living in their favorite fictional world, eating the same meals as their virtual counterparts. A number of games include food as a stat booster and gamers have been looking at their screen with their mouths watering for years. Now, finally, they can make those digital delicacies a reality.
10 Get Universal Dishes The Master Chief Would Love
Halo: The Official Cookbook offers up over 70 dishes for fans to make whether they are preparing for a game of Capture The Flag or coming back from a hard day in The Forge. The recipes range from beginner to advanced and offer detailed instructions and pictures for fans to follow.
Some of the offerings include the Steve Downes approved "Master Chief Chili" and everything else from sandwiches and burgers to drinks and desserts. This book will let fans fill their armory full of tasty treats.
9 Invite Your Friends Over To The Tower For a Party!
Written from the perspective of a chef traveling within the Destiny universe, this cookbook details recipes from characters such as Xur and Zavala. Fans will be able to create delicious drinks like the "Reveler's Tonic," tasty treats like "Gjallardoodles," as well as staples like coleslaw and spicy ramen.
Each recipe comes with a little excerpt told by the author of how they came across the recipe, adding a fun bit of story lore for fans to indulge in along with the food they make.
8 Shout Over The Roar Of A Dragon To Pass These Dishes Around
When someone wakes up in a wagon in a new land, they might start to panic. But when that land has a wide array of dishes and drinks to serve up, suddenly, it doesn't seem so bad, even if there are dragons. The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook takes fans across the lands of Skyrim, Morrowind, and Tamriel with recipes from the Nords, Bosmer, and Khajit.
The book features over 50 recipes, each with a tidbit of information about its origin. Fans can conjure up dishes like "Saltrice Porridge," "Sunlight Souffle" and "Water of Life" that are sure to slay the cravings of any Dragonborn!
7 Watch Over Your Stove With These Multicultural Recipes
This Overwatch cookbook not only gives fans delicious recipes, but the book also added little bits of lore with each recipe based on the characters or setting they are named after. Fans can pick their favorite dishes based on the characters they like to main like the drinks "The 76" or "Valkyrie's Flight."
With the game's cast of characters coming from all parts of the globe, this book offers up a large variety of recipes that originate in each hero's homeland. With almost 100 recipes, every fan is sure to find a new dish to main.
6 Become A Meowscular Chef With These Recipes!
Monster Hunter shows off some of the most mouthwatering in-game dishes that fans can get to boost their skills. The Meowscular Chef and his Palico companions cook up massive plates of delicious meats, fruits, and fish. Fans can now craft items from the game including drinks, soups, roasts, and desserts.
The book has 29 savory recipes for fans to cook up, but it is worth noting that it is currently only available in Japanese. Before heading out on the next hunt, fans should gear up with a knife and fork and indulge in some of the tastiest vegetable and meat dishes the world of Monster Hunter has to offer.
5 These Dishes From The MMORPG Are No Longer A Fantasy
The Ultimate Final Fantasy XIV Cookbook: The Essential Guide to Hydaelyn is another example of a cookbook designed to appear as if taken out of the game itself. It is written by an in-game character as they adventure across the lands of Hydaelyn and Norvrandt, exploring culinary curiosities and sharing them with the reader.
Fans can cook up things like "Dodo Omlette" and "Starlight Dodo" from over 70 recipes within the book including drinks and desserts. Each recipe comes with an anecdote about its discovery and beautiful mouthwatering pictures of the finished product. Fans should definitely find time between quests to serve up a few of these treats.
4 Don't Starve In A Vault During The Apocalypse
A nuclear apocalypse does not mean people have to eat poorly! With Fallout: The Vault Dweller's Official Cookbook, fans of the long-running series get to make over 75 recipes that cover appetizers, desserts, and everything in between. Each recipe is cleverly named after in-game creatures, characters, or items such as "Mole Rat Wonder Meat Dip" and "Radioactive Gumdrops."
The book even includes a recipe for the famed "Nuka-Cola." Some recipes even come with a "handwritten" note from a vault-dweller adding a humorous take on the recipe. Fans of the series can hunker down in their Vaults and enjoy these treats, staying away from the atrocities of nuclear fallout.
3 Bring The Horde And Alliance Together With These Delicacies
The universe of World of Warcraft is so expansive that there are actually two cookbooks to celebrate delicacies from the Horde and the Alliance. World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook offers over 100 recipes for fans to indulge in including "Cherry Grog" and "Dragonbreath Chili."
The second book, World of Warcraft: New Flavours from Azeroth, takes fans on an adventure across the fictional land as a Panderan chef named Nomi explores the characters and cuisines, sharing his recipes and discoveries with his readers. Offering up dishes like "Gnomeregan Gnuggets" and "Arden Apple Pie," this book is sure to satisfy the hunger of any Druid or Orc.
2 Travel The Globe With Lara Croft From Your Kitchen
In 25 years, Lara Croft has gone on numerous adventures in countries all over the world. It would seem that ancient artifacts are not the only prizes to claim from these places. Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide gives fans over 40 recipes names after key characters and locations, all from places that Lara visited on her adventures.
In addition to the recipes, the book includes a creative "travel guide" that covers all the locations that Lara has visited over her years as a treasure hunter. This book celebrates the game with fun facts and delicious recipes like "Okonomiyaki" and "Vada Pav" and fans won't have to risk their lives against deathly traps in order to try them.
1 Hadouken Away Hunger After A Long Street Fight
Street Fighter: The Official Cookbook once again is written from the perspective of a person traveling within the game's universe, meeting and learning from the diverse group of characters across all iterations of the game. Over 80 recipes reflect the multicultural group of characters and each recipe comes with an anecdote written by the author noting how they got the recipe from them.
With items named after characters and special moves like the "Skoryuken Matcha Affogato" and "Rolling Thunder," fans can only hope there is a recipe for a "Bison Burger."