Cooking

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Cooking is a recurring mechanic in the Persona series.

Overview

Cooking was first introduced as a mechanic in Persona 4. Depending on the game, cooking is a social activity, or it produces consumables.

Mechanics by Game

Persona 3 Reload

Main article: Iwatodai Dorm#Persona 3 Reload

Cooking is a dorm activity. The protagonist can go into the kitchen with Yukari, Akihiko, Mitsuru, Ken, or Shinjiro on nights when they have an icon over their head. Doing this three times with each of them will either unlock or upgrade their Characteristics. They will give the protagonist a food item which changes into a better item on the third cooking hangout.

Persona 4

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Persona 4 Golden

On certain dates, the protagonist can open the fridge at the Dojima Residence, discover that Nanako went grocery shopping, and choose to make a lunch for the next school day. While cooking, the game will give the protagonist three options to prepare the dish with. One leads to a very successful lunch, one leads to a moderately successful lunch, and one leads to him botching it entirely.

If the protagonist had a moderate success or a great success when cooking, then he will be able to invite a school friend to eat with him the next day during lunch. If the dish was a great success, he will gain +10 Social Link points with his friend. If it's a dish the friend likes, then he gains another +10 Social Link points. If it was only a moderate success, then there will be no points. If it was a complete failure, then he will not be able to invite anyone to lunch.

This is a list of what can be made using the fridge ingredients, the success prep step, which school friends likes it, and any special conditions.

Date	Dish	Dish (JP)	Great Success	Likes	Note
April 25	Ginger Pork	豚のショウガ焼き	Score it with a knife	Yosuke, Chie, Daisuke	Can only make after rescuing Yukiko
May 12	Meat Stew	肉じゃが	Simmer with a dropped lid	Yosuke, Chie, Kou
May 24	Sweet & Sour Pork	スブタ	Potato starch	Chie, Daisuke	Can only make after rescuing Kanji
May 31	Yakiniku Bento	焼肉弁当	Use soy sauce	Chie, Daisuke	Can only make after rescuing Kanji
June 12	Potato Salad	ポテトサラダ	Smash while still hot	Yukiko, Ai, Yumi, Ayane
June 29	Hamburgers	ハンバーグ	Cut a hole and look for juice	Chie, Daisuke, Naoki	Can only make after rescuing Rise
July 6	Daigaku-Imo	大学いも	Deep fry them	Yukiko, Kou, Yumi	Can only make after rescuing Rise
July 12	Pudding	プリン	Vanilla extract	Kanji, Ai, Yumi, Ayane
July 14	Fried Chicken	鶏の竜田揚げ	Potato starch	Yosuke, Yukiko, Chie, Kou
September 4	Carrot & Burdock Root Kinpira	ごぼうとニンジンのきんぴら	Add soy sauce and mirin	Yukiko, Yumi
September 11	Chakin Sushi	茶巾ずし	Thinned eggs	Yukiko, Rise, Yumi, Ayane
September 21	Vichyssoise	ビシソワーズ	Add lots of milk	Yosuke, Rise, Ai	Can only make after rescuing Naoto
September 26	Marinated Spinach	ほうれんそうのゴマ和え	Strain it	Yukiko, Kou	Can only make after rescuing Naoto
September 29	Tonkatsu	とんかつ	Flour, egg, then panko	Chie, Daisuke	Can only make after rescuing Naoto
October 2	Kakuni	豚の角煮	Mirin, sugar & sake	Kanji, Chie, Daisuke	Can only make after rescuing Naoto
October 12	Croquettes Curry	コロッケ	High simmer	Yosuke, Rise, Chie, Naoki, Ayane
October 25	Grilled Fish	焼き魚	Strong heat but from far away	Yosuke, Yukio, Kou, Yumi
November 1	California Rolls	カリフォルニアロール	Mix and cool simultaneously	Kanji, Naoto, Ai
January 11	Gyoza	餃子	Olive oil	Chie, Kou, Naoki
January 16	Mentaiko Pasta	明太子パスタ	Mayonnaise	Naoto, Yumi
January 23	Oden	おでん	Keep on a low flame and don't boil	Yosuke, Kanji, Daisuke
January 26	Cream Stew	クリームシチュー	Dump in all the cold milk	Rise, Ai
February 1	Broiled Fish	ホイル焼き	Wrap it tightly	Yukiko, Ayane

Persona 5

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Main article: Gameplay:Sojiro Sakura

Joker can learn how to brew coffee and make curry from Sojiro as part of the Hierophant Confidant.

Persona 5 Royal

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Persona 5 Strikers

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Joker can cook dishes in the RV after acquiring recipes and shopping for ingredients in the different cities the Phantom Thieves visit.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	お弁当を作るPersona 4 Golden Obentō o tsukuru 料理をするPersona 5 Strikers Ryōri o suru	Make a lunch box Cooking

Gallery

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  Mitsuru showing S.E.E.S. the kitchen

Trivia

• For the 25th Anniversary of Persona, Sega's employees only cafe had a takeout option called the "Persona 4 Protagonist's Homemade Lunch" which incorporated some of the dishes the protagonist can make in-game.