Pumpkin and Corn Soup

Overview

Pumpkin and Corn Soup is a cooking recipe in Starsand Island that combines the natural sweetness of Pumpkin with the starchy richness of Corn, resulting in a comforting golden soup. The recipe is unlocked through the Islandpedia's Dishpedia system by collecting the 5th Cuisine Stamp, making it a mid-game recipe that rewards players for experimenting with different dishes.

With a sell price of 414 Coins and a stamina recovery of +139, Pumpkin and Corn Soup sits comfortably in the upper-mid tier of cooking recipes. Its ingredients are all obtainable through farming and processing, so players who maintain crops of Pumpkin, Corn, and Sugarcane can produce this dish in large quantities without relying on foraging, fishing, or animal products.

Recipe Details

How to Unlock

Pumpkin and Corn Soup is not available from the start of the game. To unlock this recipe, you need to collect the 5th Cuisine Stamp in the Dishpedia section of the Islandpedia. Cuisine Stamps are earned by cooking a certain number of unique dishes. As you try new recipes at the Campfire, Gas Stove, Oven, Juicer, and Jam Maker, each new dish you prepare counts toward your next stamp. Once you reach the 5th milestone, Pumpkin and Corn Soup is added to your recipe list automatically.

Because the unlock is tied to recipe variety rather than a specific quest or event, the exact point at which you unlock this dish depends on how many different recipes you have already cooked. Players who focus on experimenting with cooking early on will reach the 5th Cuisine Stamp sooner.

Ingredient Sourcing

All three ingredients for Pumpkin and Corn Soup can be sourced through farming and processing. None of the ingredients require fishing, foraging, or animal husbandry, which makes this recipe convenient for players who have invested in crop production.

Corn

Corn is a grain crop that becomes available at the Intermediate Farmer tier. It grows during Summer and Autumn, takes 4 days and 12 hours to mature, and produces 4 ears per harvest. Corn seeds can be purchased from Graminova once you have earned the Intermediate Farmer certification. Among Intermediate tier crops, Corn is one of the most profitable options per day, so growing extra for cooking is a natural extension of most farming routines.

Pumpkin

Pumpkin is a crop unlocked at the Junior Farmer tier. It grows on standard Farmland during Autumn and Winter, takes 4 days to mature, and produces 4 Pumpkins per harvest. With a base sell price of 131 Coins each, Pumpkin is already a profitable crop on its own. It is also one of only four crops eligible for the Gmax (giant) mutation, which makes it a popular choice for players pursuing the Intermediate Farmer certification.

Sugar

Sugar is a processed ingredient obtained by placing Sugarcane into a Separator. Sugarcane is a Junior Farmer crop that requires a Paddy Field and grows in all four seasons, making it one of the most reliable year-round crops in the game. Since Pumpkin and Corn Soup requires 3 Sugar per batch, it is worth maintaining a dedicated row of Sugarcane to keep a steady supply of Sugar on hand. Sugar is also used in more than 20 other recipes, so surplus production rarely goes to waste.

Profitability

At 414 Coins per dish, Pumpkin and Corn Soup offers a solid return compared to selling its raw ingredients separately. The following breaks down the ingredient costs versus the cooked value:

Cooking the soup nearly doubles the value of the raw ingredients. The 100-second cooking time is moderate; it is faster than high-end dishes like Redcrest Stew (101 seconds for 529 Coins) but slower than quick recipes like Plain Noodles (24 seconds for 44 Coins). For players looking to optimize cooking profit per minute, Pumpkin and Corn Soup falls in a productive middle ground where the per-dish margin is high enough to justify the cook time.

Keep in mind that this recipe does not provide any buff effects. If you need stamina restoration with a buff attached, consider alternatives like Mirthshroom Soup (Creamy Seeds buff) or Soup Dumplings (Forest's Gift buff). However, if pure coin value and reliable stamina recovery are the goals, Pumpkin and Corn Soup is a strong option.

Related Recipes

Several other recipes in Starsand Island share ingredients with Pumpkin and Corn Soup or serve similar roles. The table below compares a few relevant alternatives:

Among recipes that use Sugar as an ingredient, Pumpkin and Corn Soup requires fewer total items (5 units across 3 ingredients) than Milky Candy (8 units across 3 ingredients) while delivering higher recovery and a better sell price.

Tips

• Since Pumpkin grows in Autumn and Winter while Corn grows in Summer and Autumn, Autumn is the only season where both crops can be harvested fresh. Plan your planting schedule so that you have stockpiles of both crops before Autumn ends, or store surplus in a chest for year-round cooking.

• The 100-second cook time means you can prepare roughly 6 batches in 10 minutes of in-game time. If you have multiple cooking stations, set them all to Pumpkin and Corn Soup to maximize throughput.

• Sugar is the most consumed ingredient (3 per batch). Dedicate at least a few Paddy Field plots to Sugarcane and process it regularly at the Separator so you never run out.

• This recipe pairs well with a mid-game farming routine. By the time you have Intermediate Farmer unlocked (needed for Corn), you likely have enough Cuisine Stamps from earlier cooking to unlock this recipe through the Dishpedia.

• If you need a buff alongside stamina recovery, this recipe will not help. For exploration runs or fishing trips, pair Pumpkin and Corn Soup with a separate buff food, or switch to a recipe that includes a buff effect.