Friend from Afar in Genshin Impact: How to Prepare Meals

Friend from afar sea ​​lantern festival Some friends from other regions will visit Geo Kingdom and decide to stay at the Wangshu. The traveler will have to perform the duties of a chef and prepare various dishes for guests of the court.

The event is presented in the form of quests with short mini-games based on the mechanics of food crafting. In the guide, we'll look at how to complete the Friend from Afar event, and also present a full list of rewards.

How to start an event

You can take part in the event after meeting the mandatory requirements:

• reach 28 adventure rank;
• Complete the Archons' mission "The Approach of a New Star".

To make the age more enjoyable, the developers advise completing the Archons task "Masquerade of the Guilty". Dates of the event: from February 21 to March 4.

Guide for the event Friend from Afar

As part of the event, it is necessary to prepare various dishes for guests of the Wangshu and serve them before serving. Cooking consists of three sequential processes: cutting, mixing and cooking.

Process slicing repeats the familiar mechanics of cooking, with the help of which “edible” consumable items are created. On the right side of the screen there is a scale and a moving arrow. Press the button when the pointer is in the yellow area to move to the next step in creating a dish.

During mixing hold down the button so that the pointer moves, and then release it within the highlighted area. The process must be repeated several times before moving on to the next step.

The final stage of creating a dish is cooking. Press the button when the arrow reaches the desired area to complete cooking and proceed to serving.

Before serving, the dish can be decorated by selecting dishes and decorative elements. You can choose one final option from all three categories.

Walkthrough of the event Friend from Afar

The event consists of 4 interconnected quests that open every 2 days. Therefore, in order to move on to the tasks of a new stage, you must complete the previous ones.

First quest: prepare the dish “Wealth and Luxury”

Read the announcement at the Wangshu, going down from the teleport point.

Accept a job offer

Ask Huan An, the owner of the Wangshu Inn, to learn more about the vacancy. To do this, go up the stairs or use the same teleport, but this time do not go down.

Listen to the conversation between the owner and the cook, and then agree to help them. There will be an automatic transfer to the next day, after which the Traveler and Paimon will share their impressions of how tiring it was to work as a cook. The conversation will be interrupted by familiar voices, in which you recognize friends from Fontaine.

It turns out, Freminet decided to rest and visit Li Yue, and became very hungry on the road. The twins and their brother have special food preferences, so talk to Smiling Yan Xiao to find out what to treat them with. He will offer the “Wealth and Luxury” dish.

Prepare the dish “Wealth and Luxury”

First, slice the snapdragon by pressing the appropriate button each time the arrow es through the yellow segments. Do the same with 3 shrimp.

Next, mix the ingredients. Hold the button and release it when it touches the desired section.

In the final stage, click on the button at the right moment.

After that, you can choose the design of the dish to your taste.

Share food with your friends at the same table and talk to Yan Xiao again, after which the quest will complete.

Along with the reward for completing stage 1 in the event menu, you will receive the following total prizes:

• source stones ×105;
• mora ×100;
• hero experience ×4;
• magical amplification ore ×6;
• brilliant stone Guyun ×6;
• recipe 3⭐ “Wealth and luxury”.

Second quest: prepare the dish “The Trembling of Strings and the Rustle of Reeds”

Wait 6 gaming hours in the morning the next day and go to a new shift at the Vanshu inn.

Talk to smiling Yan Xiao

Meet the cook in the inn kitchen. During the man's monologue about picky clients, a company from Dory. Old friends will order the most expensive dish on the menu without seafood.

Prepare “The Trembling of Strings and the Rustle of Reeds”

After consulting with Yan Xiao in the kitchen, begin preparing a dish called “The Trembling of Strings and the Whisper of Reeds,” which includes various types of meat and spices.

Start by cutting your ham, raw meat, and poultry into thin strips. To do this, click on the corresponding key at the moment when the slider es through the marked segments.

Then mix the resulting pieces, adding salt and pepper sauce to them. Press and hold the cooking button and release it when the mark reaches the yellow line.

At the last stage of cooking, fry the resulting pieces by pressing the button when the slider is on the marked section.

Before serving, you can serve the finished dish at your discretion, choosing decorations and utensils.

Have dinner with the assembled company and return to Yan Xiao in the kitchen to finish the work day.

For completing the second stage of the event you will be able to collect the following rewards:

• 105 source stones;
• 100 000 pestilence;
• 4 experience books hero;
• 6 pieces of magic gain ores;
• 6 mercury pills of the Cloudy Sea;
• recipe 3⭐ dish “The Trembling of Strings and the Rustle of Reeds.”

Third quest: cook the “Joy of Life” dish

After completing the previous stage of the event, again wait until 6 am on the next game day and go to the kitchen of the Wangshu.

Talk to smiling Yan Xiao

Meet the chef at the stove to start a new shift. The moment a man mentions “eccentric clients” in a conversation, he will arrive on the terrace of the inn. Ayato. Inazuma will order a large portion of a cheap but filling dish.

Prepare "Joy of Life"

After accepting the order, return to Yan Xiao and start preparing the ordered dish. For the “Joy of Life” you will need tofu, sky-high peppers, flour, as well as salt and sugar.

First of all, cut the tofu into fairly large pieces, and then chop the peppers, pressing the action key in time.

Mix the chopped ingredients with the sauce by pressing and releasing the button at the right time.

Then fry the resulting workpiece and press the button the moment the slider reaches the yellow-marked area.

After finishing cooking, choose decorations to serve the dish according to your taste and finish serving.

Dine with the assembled guests and complete your chef's shift by returning to Yan Xiao in the kitchen.

At the end of the working day you will be able to receive the following rewards:

• 105 source stones;
• 100 000 pestilence;
• 4 experience books hero;
• 6 pieces of magic gain ores;
• 6 pieces of black siderite;
• recipe 3⭐ dish “Joy of Life”.

Fourth quest: prepare the dish “This and that”

At 6 a.m. in-game time the day after the previous task is completed, the last work shift will begin.

Talk to smiling Yan Xiao

Meet Yan Xiao in the inn kitchen and discuss the last day of work with him. The shift will go smoothly until just before closing a group of old acquaintances from Miki. Travelers will ask for something small and inexpensive, leaving the choice of dish to the cook.

Prepare “This and That”

After consulting with Yan Xiao in the kitchen, start preparing a dish called To Da Xie, which includes ham, bamboo shoots, eggs, rice and snapdragons.

Pressing the cook button as the slider es through the yellow areas, finely chop the ham, bamboo shoots and snapdragons.

Beat the prepared ingredients together with the eggs by holding down the cook button and releasing it at the right moment.

Move all the foods to the stove and cook them by pressing the desired key when the arrow is on the yellow section of the path.

Before serving the dish to your guests, you can serve it by choosing dishes and decorations to your liking.

After delivering the order to those gathered, return to the main hall of the inn and talk to Yan Xiao and Huai An to complete the job.

After completing your last working day as a chef, you will be able to collect rewards in the form of:

• 105 source stones;
• 100 000 pestilence;
• 10 experience books hero;
• 6 pieces of magic gain ores;
• recipe 3⭐ dish “Home away from home”.

Awards

During the event, you can receive rewards both for story missions and for successfully completing tests. Below are all the rewards for participating in the Friend from Afar event:

• source stones ×420;
• mora ×40;
• hero experience ×20;
• magical amplification ore ×24;
• Li Yue Weapon Elevation Materials ×6 each;
• recipe 3⭐ dishes ×4.

We hope our guide helped you prepare the perfect meals for your friends in the Friend From Away event. IN comments write questions if you encounter difficulties - the author or other players will try to help. In the relevant section of our website, follow up-to-date guides for Genshin Impact.