With update 3.0, Genshin Impact expanded the world with a host of interconnected world quests that reveal the daily lives of the strange Aranara and other creatures roaming Sumeru. This guide details the progression of the Culinary Dream questline, part of the Aranyaka series in the region of Sumeru.
Overview of Sumeru World Missions in Genshin Impact
- How to start and complete the Encounter in the Forest: Aranyaka world quest in Genshin Impact – how to obtain the ancient lyre and unlock the Vanarana location
- How to begin and finish the world mission Varuna-gata in Genshin Impact
- Culinary Dream in Genshin Impact: how to complete the world quest Food is Nature’s Natural Flavor
- Dream Nursery in Genshin Impact – how to complete the quest chain, unlock all Aranar insights, and clear Wither zones
- Vimana-agama in Genshin Impact: how to progress the mission chain, locate three parts of the mechanism, and connect all relays
How to access the tasks of the world Culinary Dream
Culinary Dream is part of the world questline Aranyaka. Part 2. Access requires meeting several prerequisites:
- Unlock the Sumeru region.
- Complete the Meeting in the Forest: Aranyaka quest.
- Complete Aranyaka. Part 1: Children from Vimara Village.
- Complete Aranyaka. Part 1: Campaign.
- Complete Aranyaka. Part 1: The Lost Child.
- Complete Aranyaka. Part 2: World of Aranar.
After finishing these steps, the Forest Adventure Journal becomes available, outlining all open quests. Among them is Culinary Dream, which appears in the Dream Nursery when the time comes.
How to start and complete the quest “Food is nature’s natural flavor”
Once all requirements are in place, travel swiftly to Wanaran Village and speak with Arapakati. The map will guide the exact location.
The creature challenges the player to locate three brothers scattered across Sumeru, with guidance provided by trailing smoke canisters. Use fast travel to reach the teleporter southeast of the village, then descend along the path.
Here, a deeply sleeping Aranara awaits. Use Dendro-based attacks to wake the creature and begin the task chain.
Aracatora will request a mushroom collected from a nearby cave. Follow the map marker, enter the Wither zone, clear obstructing branches, and harvest the plant. Return the ingredient to Aracatore to complete the segment.
Awards for this stage include Bronze stones, Adventure Experience, Hero experience, Enchanting Magic Ore, and a recipe for Mushroom dish.
How to pass the quest “Food is a happy memory”
Head to the Dendro Archon statue near Cinnabar Bluff and follow the smoke from the embers to the indicated spot.
Approaching the creature directly may not trigger dialogue. Circumnavigate to the left and attempt to interact with its peach zaitun. Arasaka will then converse with the traveler.
A new ally will request a drifter’s ingredient from the Gandharva settlement. Use the four-leaf signs to reach the destination quickly and speak with Ianesh, who stands by Collea’s house with a backpack.
Return the sugar cube to Arasaka to complete the segment.
Awards include Source stones, Adventure Experience, Mora, and a Tropical salad recipe.
How to complete the quest “Food is the smell of the homeland”
Teleport to the Dendro Archon statue by Pardis Dhyai and descend along the path where smoke lingers after the fires have burned down.
Watch the dialogue and converse with Arapas. If Paimon ate the soup, he will demand water from a living well. Travel to the water source, defeat lurking crocodiles, gather water, and return to the creature.
The dish is prepared, and the quest concludes with rewards including Source stones, Adventure Experience, Mora, and a Butter Cheese Balls recipe.
How to succeed in the quest “Food is a way to share the beautiful”
The journey leads to the area south of Mount Devantaki, where a cooking cauldron rests near an arena with a nearby elite foe. Find the entrance to a cave beyond and meet Arafala. Apply Dendro to the creature, then return to the jar to finish the objective.
Awards consist of Source stones, Adventure Experience, Hero experience, and Mora as the cascade of rewards.
How to complete the quest “Give the bunkers goodies”
Return to Wanaran and locate Arapakati, the same spot where the first task in this chain began. Watch the instructional video and talk to the creature. Upon completion, the player earns the Head Chef: Vanarana achievement and a batch of rewards including bronze stones, Adventure Experience, Hero experience, and Mora.
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Note: This overview reflects the Aranyaka arc and its related world quests within the Sumeru region, focusing on practical steps, locations, and outcomes to help players progress smoothly through Culinary Dream and its companion tasks.