Culinarian: Levels 1-50

Last Updated: Dawntrail (Patch 7.3+)

CUL uses vendor ingredients intentionally โ€” this is by design!

Prerequisites

  • Level Botanist โ€” for vegetables, fruits, grains
  • Fisher optional โ€” for fish ingredients
  • Stock up on Fire Shards and Water Shards

Vendor Materials (Important!)

MaterialVendorLocation
Chicken EggMaterial SupplierLimsa (X:9.9, Y:11.4)
Table SaltMaterial SupplierMultiple cities
Olive OilMaterial SupplierUl'dah
ButterMaterial SupplierGridania
Sunset Wheat FlourMaterial SupplierGridania

Buying from vendors is NOT cheating โ€” it's intended design. Costs only a few gil.

Botanist Materials

MaterialLevelLocation
La Noscean Orange5+Lower La Noscea
Garlean Garlic12+Western Thanalan
Olive15+Western Thanalan
La Noscean Lettuce20+Lower La Noscea
Sun Lemon25+Upper La Noscea
Ruby Tomato28+Eastern La Noscea

Crafting Chain

Levels 1-10

  • Maple Syrup (2), Stone Soup (5)
  • Grilled Trout (8), Mashed Popotoes (10)

Levels 10-30

  • Chamomile Tea (12), Omelette (16)
  • Knight's Bread (18), Grilled Dodo (20)
  • Meat Miq'abob (24), Tomato Pie (28)

Monster Drops

MaterialMonsterLocation
Aldgoat SteakAldgoatsLa Noscea
Mutton LoinSheepCentral Shroud
Dodo BreastDodosWestern Thanalan

Culinarian: Levels 50-100

Endgame CUL makes raid food (+8% to two substats) โ€” always sells at patch releases!

Expansion Materials

ExpansionKey Ingredients
HW (50-60)Cloud Banana, Ishgardian Muffin
SB (60-70)Persimmon, Rice, Soy Milk
ShB (70-80)Coffee Beans, Broad Beans
EW (80-90)Piennolo Tomato, Thavnairian Almonds
DT (90-100)Turali ingredients

Endgame Products

  • Raid Food โ€” +8% to two substats for 45 min
  • Crafting Food โ€” CP/Control/Craftsmanship buffs
  • Gathering Food โ€” GP/Perception buffs

Daily/Weekly

  • GC turn-in daily
  • Beast tribes: Moogles โ†’ Namazu โ†’ Dwarves โ†’ Loporrits โ†’ Yok Huy
  • Custom Deliveries weekly

Best Methods

  • Ishgard Restoration (50-80)
  • Cosmic Exploration (10-100)

Tip

Level ALC alongside CUL โ€” ALC makes reagents CUL needs (Distilled Water, etc.)