Quick and dirty guide to food combos before the Wikis put theirs up
-Lists of food skills can be found around the internet, only a few are unique to MH3U

Notes about meals:
-Health boost is determined by the the total star level of the ingredients. Each star is +10HP, up to +50HP
-Star level is improved through village requests and canteen quests
-Each fresh ingredient grants +25 stamina and a greater chance to get food skills
-Innate boosts don't seem to be affected by star level nor freshness
-Vouchers make every ingredient fresh, and feeds anyone who hasn't eaten but is sitting with you
-Gourmet vouchers seem to be equivalent to normal vouchers (they don't increase stars or health boost). Possibly guarantee you get every skill?
-ALL dishes with meat grant attack(m)
-ALL dishes with bread (except meat+bread) grant defense(m)


Best food combos:
-Fish+milk = 3 fixed skills based around gathering activities and oxygen+30 (even one set for egg delivery quests!)
-Milk+drink = lucky cat+unlucky cat or carver(lo)+unlucky cat. Unlucky cat severely reduces HP/Stamina (nothing to do with rewards) at quest start. Ancient potion is quickest fix. Desire sensor is in full effect here, enjoy only getting unlucky cat every time.
-Veggie+drink = Versus elderdragon meals. One for deviljho(?), ceadeus, alatreon, and jhen mohran (see detail list below)
-Fish+drink = interesting fixed skills. Explorer (always spawn in secret area in HR), gamechanger (big monster always spawns in unstable environments), supplier+charisma, or combiner(hi)+(lo)



Other notable food combos
-Same food+Same food = 2 daily skills and no fixed skills
-Veggie+Veggie = 3 daily skills instead of having any inherent boost or fixed skills
-Meat+fish = blademaster skills (polisher, slugger)
-Meat+milk = Gunner skills (sharpshooter, temper)
-Meat+drink = Pyro or heroics
-Fish+veggie = swimmer+trainer as daily skills, elemental resistance based on cooking method
-Bread+drink = balancer (no tripping), insomniac (anti-baggi), moxie (survive a fatal blow with 1hp)
-Veggie+milk = elemental resistance skills+groomer as well as innate elemental resistance for double protection against elements
-Milk+milk = foodie (keep food boosts after death)




Full detail list of food combos (warning: shitty formatting; these were just my notes)
-If it bothers you then figure out a better way
-Repeat combos were skipped for redundancy

FIRST INGREDIENT+
second ingredient "Chef quote"
Saute skills, stew skills, steam skills, fry skills
inherent boost, inherent boost by cooking method if it changes

MEAT MEAT MEAT MEAT+
meat  "Ze meat in this dish melts in your meowth."
2 daily skills
attack (m)

fish "Ze strong flavor will please Blademasters."
polisher, slugger, specialist, black belt
attack(m)

Grain "A melange of offense and defense, oui?"
riser (lo), groomer, escape artist, slider
attack (m)

Vege "Staves off ze elements AND boosts attack!"
thundercaller, icebreaker, firestarter, waterbearer
attack(m)

milk "Aggressive flavor to please ze Gunners."
sharpshooter, temper, bombardier, combiner(lo)
attack(m)

drink "fills ze stomach and fills you with power."
pyro, heroics, hurler, cool cat
attack(m)


FISH FISH FISH FISH+
fish "This fishy aroma opens ze lungs, non?"
2 daily skills
Oxygen+30

grain "A dose of defense in each bite, c'est vrai."
medic, weakener, defender(lo)+riser(hi)(no daily?), defender(hi)
defense(m)

vege "swimming with flavor. Goes well with ze dip!"
swimmer+trainer, ", ", "
fire res(m), water res(M), thnder res(M), ice res(M)

milk "Going gathering? This is tres bienya!"
Gatherer+woodsman+climber(hi), gatherer+courage+escape artist, supercat+escape artist+lander, fisher+climber(hi)+lander
(no daily skills on any?)
oxygen+30

drink "This hors d'oeuvre is for ze special needs."
explorer, gamechanger, supplier+charisma, combiner(hi)+(lo)
no boost


GRAIN GRAIN GRAIN GRAIN+
Grain "They say ze grain in this dish has grit."
2 daily skills
defense(m)

vege "Staves off ze elements AND bolsters Defense!"
Firestarter, waterbearer, thundercaller, icebreaker
defense(m)

milk "This has a certain, euh, je ne sais what."
oracle, combiner(hi), dungmaster, firewalker
defense(m)

drink "A petite treat to keep you on your feet."
balancer, acrobat, insomniac, moxie
defense(m)

VEGGIE VEGGIE VEGGIE VEGGIE
veggie "enjoy ze daily skills--every bite a surprise!"
3 daily skills
no boost

milk "You will never be out of your element, oui?"
Firestarter+groomer, waterbearer+groomer, thundercaller+groomer, icebreaker+groomer
fire res(m), water res(M), thunder res(M), ice res(M)

drink "Possible last supper? I have just ze thing."
Dragonslayer+slider, swimmer+escape artist, firestarter+thundercaller+icebreaker, moxie+bombardier+woodsman
dragon res(M), oxygen+30, dragon res(M), no boost


MILK MILK MILK MILK+
milk "One sip will stay with you for a while, oui?"
Foodie, ", ", "
no boost

drink "you will be giddy with one gulp, c'est vrai."
Lucky cat+unlucky cat, carver(lo)+unlucky cat, booster, kickboxer
Tipsy (drunk animation, does not carry over to quest)


DRINK DRINK DRINK DRINK+
drink "Oh lala. This will make you tipsy..."
Unlucky cat+2 daily skills, ", ", "
Tipsy (drunk animation, does not carry over to quest)