Elder Scrolls Official Cookbook Volume II Provides Tastes From Tamriel

Written by Brandon Hofer on December 10, 2024

News: Fans of the Elder Scrolls as well as fans of gaming cookbooks in general should definitely take a look at this set of recipes and stories.

Have you ever seen a dish in an Elder Scrolls game and thought it looked good? Now might be your chance to make it yourself with the new cookbook, The Elder Scrolls The Official Cookbook Volume II. This cookbook features the tastes and tales from Tamriel for fans who want to experience the cuisine from that area. This book features over 60 recipes for any adventure.

As soon as you receive the book and open it, you immediately feel the care that went in to putting this together. The book and the pages within feel extremely high quality. Inside are some really high quality photographs of the food that you can try to make. As an example, the “Solitude Full Breakfast” looks really good and the book provides you with all of the necessary information to make it. The way the information is laid out, you can quickly see at a glance how long the dish will take to make.

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That information for the “Solitude Full Breakfast” looks like the following:

Level of Difficulty: III

Prep Time: 1 ½ hours

Inactive Time: 2 hours

Cook Time: 1 hour

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Dietary Notes: N/A

Cuisine: Nord / Breton

There is even a small piece of background that is given for this time, such as a small story from someone that trained in the kitchen with Balagog. Each item has a little bit of backstory for fans to enjoy, which is a really nice touch.

The first page or two of every category also has some nice lore that fans will enjoy reading. The Entrees section, for example, talks about how Balagog always had a big adventure to go with every entree that he served and they go into some nice detail. There are also some really nice pictures at the beginning of each section that tells you what to expect. For example, the Sides section has a really great picture of characters in the moonlight, in addition to telling you that the recipe for Apple Mashed Potatoes is on page 137.

The different sections of this cookbook include:

Breakfast

Appetizers

Bread

Soups and Stews

Entrees

Sides

Desserts

Beverages

There is also some other helpful information such as sections talking about the difficulty index, dietary considerations, and measurement conversion charts. The difficulty index will break recipes down into categories such as “Apprentice,” “Adept,” “Expert,” and “Gourmet” so you know what to expect.

If you are a fan of The Elder Scrolls and you like to cook, I definitely recommend this book. If you are someone who just likes to collect gaming cookbooks, definitely pick this one up. It does a great job of including the whimsy that everyone is familiar with from this series while giving you some great recipes for tasty food.