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Overview

Onion is a cooking ingredient in Crimson Desert classified under the Vegetable category of gatherables. It features layered white flesh with a distinctive spice that causes tears when cut, but releases a deep sweetness when cooked. Onions are cultivated widely throughout the Hernand and Demeniss regions. Alongside Lentils, Onion is one of the most frequently used cooking ingredients in the game.

In-Game Description

"has a layered white flesh with a distinctive spice. Causes tears when cut but releases a deep sweetness when cooked. Cultivated widely throughout Hernand and Demeniss."

Item Properties

Where to Find

• Grocer Vendors: Purchase from grocery merchants in towns across Hernand and Demeniss. Onions are widely stocked thanks to their popularity in local cuisine.

• Farming: Onions can be grown at the Greymane Camp farm once crop cultivation is unlocked.

Cooking Recipes

Onion appears in several key recovery items:

Grilled Vegetables is the simplest recipe, using just one Onion for +4 Spirit. At the high end, Filling Fishball Soup uses 3 Onions alongside Lentils and Fish Fillet for a massive +560 Health recovery.

Tips

• Onion is one of the most important vegetable ingredients. Keep at least a dozen on hand at all times for recipe flexibility.

• Grilled Vegetables (1x Onion = Spirit +4) is the cheapest Spirit recovery option in the game. Cook several for long exploration sessions.

• Meat and Vegetable Porridge combines Onion with Lentils and Tough Meat for one of the best balanced healing items (+260 Health, +24 Spirit).

• See Fruits and Vegetables for all vegetable gatherables.