Overview
Fruits and Vegetables are a category of gatherables in Crimson Desert that players can consume to increase Spirit or use as cooking ingredients. Items can be obtained by foraging in the wild, purchasing from grocery vendors, or farming at the Greymane Camp. Cooking requires a bonfire, a recipe, and the appropriate ingredients. Several fruits can be eaten raw for an immediate Spirit boost without needing to cook.
Vegetables
Vegetables are found primarily in the agricultural regions of Hernand and Demeniss. Some vegetables, like Garlic and Potato, grant a Spirit bonus when consumed or cooked.
Item | Description | Region | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
Flax | Long stem and broad leaves with rich nutty seeds | Southern regions of Pywel | Cooking ingredient |
Onion | Layered white flesh with a distinctive spice | Hernand, Demeniss | Cooking ingredient |
Cucumber | Crisp and refreshing with subtle sweetness | Northern Hernand | Cooking ingredient |
Turnip | Vivid red bulb with strong sweetness and earthy aroma | Hernand, Demeniss | Cooking ingredient |
Beet | Smooth skin and vivid red hue; sweeter than turnip | Hernand, Demeniss | Cooking ingredient |
Garlic | Sharp aroma and pungent spice | Spirit +2 | |
Potato | Rich earthy aroma and fluffy texture | Throughout Pywel | Spirit +2 |
Sweet Potato | Soft texture and sweet aroma when roasted or boiled | Hernand, Demeniss | Spirit +2 |
Pumpkin | Round, thick rind with deep orange flesh; stores for long periods | Southern Pywel | Cooking ingredient |
Cabbage | Round, layered green leaves with crisp bite and subtle sweetness | Hernand, Demeniss | Cooking ingredient |
Parsley | Refreshing aroma from finely split light green leaves | Northern Hernand, Pailune | Spice for cooking |
Carrot | Long, smooth orange root with crisp texture | Hernand, Demeniss | Spirit +2 |
Wild Garlic | White blossoms with a fresh scent; crisp texture pairs well with meat | Mountainous towns of Pailune | Cooking ingredient |
Asparagus | Thin, straight stalks that are crisp yet tender with subtle sweetness | Northern Hernand, Southern Pailune | Cooking ingredient |
Fennel | Thin, long stems with thread-like leaves and a strong pungent aroma | Spice for cooking |
Fruits
Fruits are foraged from bushes and trees across the continent. Several fruits provide an immediate Spirit recovery when consumed raw, making them useful as quick field consumables between meals.
Item | Description | Region | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
Raspberry | Small, fuzzy pinkish beads that burst with juice | Hernand, Pailune, Delesyia | Spirit +1 |
Elderberry | Dark bluish clusters with sharp medicinal acidity | Medicinal, cooking | |
Blackberry | Glossy deep purple clusters with refreshingly tart juice | Hernand, Pailune, Delesyia | Cooking ingredient |
Blueberry | Small, glossy blue fruit with balanced sweet and tart juice | Hernand, Pailune, Delesyia | Cooking ingredient |
Pomegranate | Sweet and tart core packed with red seeds | Demeniss (rare) | Cooking ingredient |
Fig | Internal bloom with subtle sweetness and soft texture | Cooking ingredient | |
Peach | Sweet, fragrant flesh beneath soft fuzzy pink skin | Cooking ingredient | |
Tomato | Ruby-red fruit bursting with tangy-sweet juice | Hernand, Demeniss | Cooking ingredient |
Apple | Satisfying crunch and tangy-sweet flavor in glossy red skin | Hernand, Demeniss | Spirit +2 |
Strawberry | Sweet, seed-studded red fruit with royal-tier flavor | Northern Hernand, Demeniss | Cooking ingredient |
Grape | Plump purple berries with bright tangy juice | Cooking ingredient | |
Orange | Refreshing sweet-tart scent beneath springy orange skin | Southern Delesyia | Spirit +2 |
Pear | Pale yellow skin with crisp, refreshing juice and bold sweetness | Does not grow naturally; can be cultivated | Cooking ingredient |
Pineapple | Potent blend of sweetness and acidity beneath rough, scaly rind | Crimson Desert villages (limited) | Cooking ingredient |
Desert Melon | Bright yellow flesh that serves as a natural meat tenderizer | Crimson Desert towns (limited) | Cooking ingredient |
Coffee Cherry | Gentle sweetness with satisfyingly crunchy seeds; intense roasted aroma | Crimson Desert towns (limited) | Coffee brewing |
Cacao | Fragrant seeds within dark brown fruit; deep, rich flavor when cooked | Delesyia/Crimson Desert border (limited) | Cooking ingredient |
How to Obtain
Foraging
Most fruits and vegetables can be picked directly from bushes, trees, and garden patches throughout Pywel. Walk up to a glowing resource node and interact with it to collect the item. Foraging does not require any special tools.
Purchasing
Grocers in major towns stock a selection of common vegetables and fruits. Prices vary by region and availability. Items like potatoes, onions, and cabbage are cheaply available at most grocers, while rarer items such as pomegranates and pineapples cost more.
Farming
The Greymane Camp includes vegetable patches once the appropriate facilities are constructed. Plant seeds and wait for crops to grow, then harvest them for cooking. Pears, which do not grow naturally in the wild, can only be obtained through cultivation.
Tips
Carry a few apples, oranges, or potatoes for quick Spirit recovery in the field without needing a bonfire.
Garlic, Potato, Sweet Potato, Carrot, Apple, and Orange all provide Spirit +2 when consumed, making them the most efficient raw consumables.
Raspberry gives Spirit +1, which is lower than other fruits but useful in a pinch because raspberries grow in three different regions.
Pears must be cultivated at camp; they cannot be found or purchased elsewhere.
Desert-exclusive items like Coffee Cherry, Cacao, and Desert Melon are only available in limited quantities from the arid interior.