Genli’s Home Cooking is a side quest inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomand begins in the Rito Village. In this quest, Link is tasked with retrieving aStaminoka Bassfor a young Rito named Genli. This guide will explain how to start Genli’s Home Cooking and where to find the requiredStaminoka BassinTears of the Kingdom.
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How to Start Genli’s Home Cooking Side Quest in Tears of the Kingdom
To begin theGenli’s Home CookingSide Quest, players will need to visit the Rito Village located at the center of Lake Totori. They should be prepared for the frigid environment around the village which is dangerous and will cause damage if Link does not utilizesome type of cold protectionsuch as the easy-to-obtainArchaic Warm Greaves.
There are multiple ways toreach the Rito VillageinTears of the Kingdom. The most efficient paths, once unlocked, include fast traveling to theRospro Pass Skyview Towerand gliding south, or teleporting to theGatakis Shrineat the foot of the village if it has been cleared. From the shrine’s travel point, the player will notice a small insert in the nearby cliff with a rock seated inside. Checking under this rock will reveal a Korok, and from that spot, Link can use the Ascend ability to quickly reach the bridges of the Rito Village.
Once in the Rito Village, the player needs to locate Genli and her friends, a group of young Rito who believe that their song will bring forth the return ofthe Legendary Stormwind Arkand save their village from the effects of the Regional Phenomena. The player should travel tocoordinates -3600, 1815, 0182, which will lead them to one of the village’s lower ledges. Here, they will find the three Rito children and should listen to their song. After the song, Genli will fly off to the nearby Slippery Falcon shop, located just up the hill, where she can be found poring overa recipe book.
Genli will explain to Link that she wants to makeFish Pie, but the recipe requiresStaminoka Bass, a rare type of fish that has become increasingly difficult to obtain. This will start theGenli’s Home CookingSide Quest. To help Genli fulfill her cooking aspirations, Link must venture out and locate a single Staminoka Bass, then bring it back to Genli in the Rito Village.
Where to Find Staminoka Bass for Genli’s Home Cooking Side Quest in Tears of the Kingdom
Unfortunately, Link won’t find any Staminoka Bass in the ponds on the nearby Rito Village platforms, even after thawing the ice. Instead, he should head toany riverthroughout Hyrule Field or other non-frozen regions.
A good place to search is a small river northeast of Carok Bridge atcoordinates -0958, 0551, 0010, southeast of New Serenne Stable and far west of Hyrule Castle Town Ruins. After dealing with the Octoroks, players should spot a few Staminoka Bass swimming in the thinner stretch of water that leads into the larger Regencia River.
The current is strong, so the player should enter the water ahead of the fish to catch them easily. Once the player has obtained a single Staminoka Bass, they can teleport back to the shrine, Ascend to the Rito Village, and speak with Genli in The Slippery Falcon to complete the side quest.
As a reward for completing Genli’s Home Cooking, Genli will give Link aBiting Simmering Fruit Dishthat increases hisCold Weather Attackfor five minutes.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available for the Nintendo Switch.
