Cooking is one of the many activities you can do during your free time while the Gauntlet Runner is traveling in Metaphor: ReFantazio. As you progress through the story, you'll get new recipes to cook along with finding new ingredients to use in those recipes.

Cooked foods are all consumables that can be used in combat or in a dungeon, ranging from restoration items to damage-dealing items that deal Almighty damage. One of the rarer ingredients that players won't normally come across is Fragrant Spice, which is used in some of the best recipes available; here's where to buy some.

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Where To Buy Fragrant Spice In Metaphor: ReFantazio

Fragrant Spice can only be purchased in one place back in Martira. Using fast travel, you can come back to this city at any point throughout the game though it's best to stock up so you don't need to make constant trips back and forth. In Martira, head to the Cattleracket Road found just south of the King's Rock, and look along the left side of the road to the Greengrocer Girl.

This is the one merchant in the game that sells Fragrant Spice, and each one will cost 100 Reeve. Unfortunately, there is no way to purchase this item in bulk, so buying many can be a fairly tedious process as you need to go through her full dialogue just to buy one.

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What Is Fragrant Spice Used For In Metaphor: ReFantazio

In total, Fragrant Spice is only used for the three following recipes:

Recipe Name

Ingredients

Effects

Stale Blackbread
  • 1 Geldust
  • 1 Fiendflower Nectar
  • 3 Fragrant Spice

Deals 300 Almighty damage to one enemy.

Invincible Noodles
  • 1 Fragrant Spice
  • 2 Bidou Meat
  • 1 Lumibee

Gain immunity in the field for 60 seconds.

Benevolent Bread
  • 1 Fragrant Spice
  • 1 Mellow Milk
  • 1 Orgo Sugar

All party members gradually restore HP while walking in a dungeon for 60 seconds.

Overall the best use for Fragrant Spice is either the Stale Blackbread or Invincible Noodles. Invincible Noodles can make exploring a difficult dungeon much easier, though you want to make sure you don't overuse it and have your party under-leveled for the boss at the end. Stale Blackbread is always a good option as 300 damage is good throughout the game, and Almighty damage will always go through, making it especially useful against enemies with a lot of resistance.

You can also unlock speed cooking through Maria's follower ranks to have cooking not take up any time.

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10 /10
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Released
October 11, 2024
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SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
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ESRB
T For Teen // Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
Developer(s)
Studio Zero
Publisher(s)
Atlus
Engine
GFD
Number of Players
1
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable
PC Release Date
October 11, 2024
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
October 11, 2024
PS5 Release Date
October 11, 2024
Genre(s)
RPG, JRPG, Action, Adventure
How Long To Beat
65 Hours
How Long To Beat (Completionist Runs)
104 hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
81.15 GB
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
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