Crab Cakes
| Crab Cakes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Dish |
| Recipe | The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 2 |
| Buffs | Speed (+1); Defense (+1) |
| Buff Duration | 16m 47s |
| Sell Price | 275g |
| Energy | 225 |
| Health | 101 |
Crab Cakes are fried seafood patties cooked from a Crab, Wheat Flour, an Egg and Oil. The Queen of Sauce teaches the recipe in the second Fall. They restore a large amount of energy and health and give speed and defence for a long time. That makes them a strong meal for the Mines and the Skull Cavern. Iridium Crabs in the Skull Cavern often drop them, so deep runs can pay for their own food. Elliott loves Crab Cakes, and Willy likes them too.
The in-game description reads: Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown.
Recipe
The Queen of Sauce teaches it on the farmhouse television on a Sunday in the second Fall. On the show, the Queen of Sauce explains that crab meat is flimsy alone, so bread crumbs and egg give the cakes their body. A missed episode can still be caught. Earlier recipes are rerun on Wednesdays, and the second-year episodes air again in the fourth year.
Cooking a Crab with Wheat Flour, an Egg and Oil makes Crab Cakes.
Crabs come from Crab Pots placed in the ocean. The Crab Pot recipe unlocks at Fishing level 3, and Willy's shop also sells the pots. Wheat Flour and Oil are sold all year at Pierre's General Store. Eggs come from chickens kept in a Coop.
Like every dish, Crab Cakes need the kitchen in an upgraded farmhouse or a Cookout Kit.
Crab Cakes are also easy to find without cooking. Iridium Crabs in the Skull Cavern often drop them when slain. After Willy's 6-heart event, Gus runs a special at the Stardrop Saloon and sells Crab Cakes for a few days. At the Desert Festival, the Calico Egg Merchant sells them for Calico Eggs. They can also come from the Prize Machine and from Mystery Boxes.
These are the ingredients one batch needs.
| Name | Image | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crab | 
|
1 |
| Wheat Flour | 
|
1 |
| Egg | 
|
1 |
| Oil | 
|
1 |
Effects
Eating Crab Cakes gives +1 speed and +1 defence for about seventeen minutes. They also restore a large amount of energy and health.
The long duration is the main draw. One serving keeps both buffs running through most of a trip underground. Speed helps the farmer cover more ground on each floor, and defence softens every monster hit. Paired with the high energy and health, this makes Crab Cakes a strong pick for mining days.
Qi Seasoning makes stronger Crab Cakes. A seasoned serving is gold quality, its buffs last half as long again, and it restores 80 percent more energy and health. The defence buff also rises by one, though speed buffs are left unchanged by seasoning.
Gifts
Crab Cakes sell for a fair price. They are usually worth more as food for the Mines than as a sale. Qi Seasoning raises their sale price by half.
Elliott loves Crab Cakes. He also loves Tom Kha Soup. Crab Cakes are the easier of the two for most farms, since every ingredient can be bought or caught near Pelican Town.
Most other villagers like them, as they like most cooked dishes. Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard all like them.
Willy dislikes most cooked dishes but likes those made from seafood, so Crab Cakes please him too. Krobus and Leo dislike them.
These villagers love receiving Crab Cakes as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Elliott | 
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Notes
In tailoring, Crab Cakes in the Sewing Machine with Cloth make the Crab Cake Shirt. They also work as an orange dye in the dye pots at Emily and Haley's house.
The cooking achievements track every new dish, so Crab Cakes count too. Ten different dishes earn Cook, twenty-five earn Sous Chef, and every recipe earns Gourmet Chef.
All Cooking
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Recipe | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algae Soup | 
|
Clint (Mail - 3+) | 100g |
| Artichoke Dip | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Fall, Year 1 | 210g |
| Autumn's Bounty | 
|
Demetrius (Mail - 7+) | 350g |
| Baked Fish | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Summer, Year 1 | 100g |
| Banana Pudding | 
|
Island Trader for Bone Fragment (30) | 260g |
| Bean Hotpot | 
|
Clint (Mail - 7+) | 100g |
| Blackberry Cobbler | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Fall, Year 2 | 260g |
| Blueberry Tart | 
|
Pierre (Mail - 3+) | 150g |
| Bread | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g | 60g |
| Bruschetta | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Winter, Year 2 | 210g |
| Carp Surprise | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Summer, Year 2 | 150g |
| Cheese Cauliflower | 
|
Pam (Mail - 3+) | 300g |
| Chocolate Cake | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Winter, Year 1 | 200g |
| Chowder | 
|
Willy (Mail - 3+) | 135g |
| Coleslaw | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Spring, Year 1 | 345g |
| Complete Breakfast | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Spring, Year 2 | 350g |
| Cookie | 
|
Evelyn (4-heart event) | 140g |
| Crab Cakes | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 2 | 275g |
| Cranberry Candy | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Winter, Year 1 | 175g |
| Cranberry Sauce | 
|
Gus (Mail - 7+) | 120g |
| Crispy Bass | 
|
Kent (Mail - 3+) | 150g |
| Dish O' The Sea | 
|
Fishing Level 3 | 220g |
| Eggplant Parmesan | 
|
Lewis (Mail - 7+) | 200g |
| Escargot | 
|
Willy (Mail - 5+) | 125g |
| Farmer's Lunch | 
|
Farming Level 3 | 150g |
| Fiddlehead Risotto | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Fall, Year 2 | 350g |
| Fish Stew | 
|
Willy (Mail - 7+) | 175g |
| Fish Taco | 
|
Linus (Mail - 7+) | 500g |
| Fried Calamari | 
|
Jodi (Mail - 3+) | 150g |
| Fried Eel | 
|
George (Mail - 3+) | 120g |
| Fried Egg | 
|
Starter | 35g |
| Fried Mushroom | 
|
Demetrius (Mail - 3+) | 200g |
| Fruit Salad | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Fall, Year 2 | 450g |
| Ginger Ale | 
|
Dwarf Shop in Volcano Dungeon for 1,000g | 200g |
| Glazed Yams | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 1 | 200g |
| Hashbrowns | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Spring, Year 2 Stardrop Saloon for 50g | 120g |
| Ice Cream | 
|
Jodi (Mail - 7+) | 120g |
| Lobster Bisque | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Winter, Year 2 Willy (Mail - 9+) | 205g |
| Lucky Lunch | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Spring, Year 2 | 250g |
| Maki Roll | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 300g | 220g |
| Mango Sticky Rice | 
|
Leo (Mail - 7+) | 250g |
| Maple Bar | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Summer, Year 2 | 300g |
| Miner's Treat | 
|
Mining Level 3 | 200g |
| Moss Soup | 
|
Foraging Level 3 | 80g |
| Omelet | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Spring, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g | 125g |
| Pale Broth | 
|
Marnie (Mail - 3+) | 150g |
| Pancakes | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g | 80g |
| Parsnip Soup | 
|
Caroline (Mail - 3+) | 120g |
| Pepper Poppers | 
|
Shane (Mail - 3+) | 200g |
| Pink Cake | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 2 | 480g |
| Pizza | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Spring, Year 2 Stardrop Saloon for 150g | 300g |
| Plum Pudding | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Winter, Year 1 | 260g |
| Poi | 
|
Leo (Mail - 3+) | 400g |
| Poppyseed Muffin | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Winter, Year 2 | 250g |
| Pumpkin Pie | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Winter, Year 1 | 385g |
| Pumpkin Soup | 
|
Robin (Mail - 7+) | 300g |
| Radish Salad | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 21 Spring, Year 1 | 300g |
| Red Plate | 
|
Emily (Mail - 7+) | 400g |
| Rhubarb Pie | 
|
Marnie (Mail - 7+) | 400g |
| Rice Pudding | 
|
Evelyn (Mail - 7+) | 260g |
| Roasted Hazelnuts | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Summer, Year 2 | 270g |
| Roots Platter | 
|
Combat Level 3 | 100g |
| Salad | 
|
Emily (Mail - 3+) | 110g |
| Salmon Dinner | 
|
Gus (Mail - 3+) | 300g |
| Sashimi | 
|
Linus (Mail - 3+) | 75g |
| Seafoam Pudding | 
|
Fishing Level 9 | 300g |
| Shrimp Cocktail | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 28 Winter, Year 2 | 160g |
| Spaghetti | 
|
Lewis (Mail - 3+) | 120g |
| Spicy Eel | 
|
George (Mail - 7+) | 175g |
| Squid Ink Ravioli | 
|
Combat Level 9 | 150g |
| Stir Fry | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Spring, Year 1 | 335g |
| Strange Bun | 
|
Shane (Mail - 7+) | 225g |
| Stuffing | 
|
Pam (Mail - 7+) | 165g |
| Super Meal | 
|
Kent (Mail - 7+) | 220g |
| Survival Burger | 
|
Foraging Level 8 | 180g |
| Tom Kha Soup | 
|
Sandy (Mail - 7+) | 250g |
| Tortilla | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 7 Fall, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for 100g | 50g |
| Triple Shot Espresso | 
|
Stardrop Saloon for 5,000g | 450g |
| Tropical Curry | 
|
Ginger Island Resort for 2,000g | 500g |
| Trout Soup | 
|
The Queen of Sauce 14 Fall, Year 1 | 100g |
| Vegetable Medley | 
|
Caroline (Mail - 7+) | 120g |