How to Gather Ingredients for Cooking in New World: Aeternum
Cooking in New World: Aeternum requires a steady supply of New World gold ingredients, which can be obtained through gathering, hunting, fishing, looting, and trading. Whether you're preparing simple rations or high-tier stat-boosting meals, knowing where to find ingredients will make your cooking progression smoother.

1. Gathering Food Resources from Nature
The open world of Aeternum is full of natural resources that can be harvested for cooking. Here’s what to look for and where to find them:

Meat and Animal Products (Hunting & Skinning)
Turkeys → Poultry & Eggs (Found in forests and open plains)

Boars & Pigs → Pork (Common in grasslands and wooded areas)

Rabbits → Game Meat (Scattered throughout all regions)

Cows (In Settlements) → Milk (Limited to designated farm areas)

Wolves & Bears → Red Meat & Game Meat (Found in highlands and caves)

Tip: Use a skinning knife to harvest meat efficiently and level up your Tracking & Skinning skill at the same time.

Fish (Fishing & Water Sources)
Freshwater Fish (Rivers, lakes, and ponds)

Saltwater Fish (Coastal areas and deep-sea fishing)

Clams & Oysters (Shallow waters and beaches)

Tip: Using better bait will help you catch rarer fish that provide better cooking ingredients.

Fruits & Berries (Foraging)
Berries (Red, Orange, Purple) → Found on bushes near forests and grasslands

Apples, Oranges, and Pears → Rarely found in Provision Crates or bought from Trading Posts

Coconuts → Found near beaches and tropical biomes

Vegetables & Herbs (Farming & Harvesting)
Wild Vegetables (Gourds, Squash, Carrots, Potatoes) → Found near farmlands and bushes

Herbs & Spices (Thyme, Basil, Oregano, Rosemary, Mint, Cinnamon, Nutmeg) → Harvested in specific regions such as Monarch’s Bluffs, Windsward, and Everfall

Tip: Certain spices are biome-specific, so trade or New World coins travel to get what you need.