Some recipes don't ask for one exact ingredient but for any member of a group, such as "any fish". In the cooking window that well shows the group's name under it, and it takes whichever member you have. There are four groups.
How the pot picks
- The pot goes down the group's list in the order below and takes the first kind you have enough of for the whole recipe, counting your pack and the storage chests in view.
- All of a well's ingredients come from one kind. Wildflower Tea needs 2 flowers, so it takes 2 of the same flower, not 1 Pink and 1 Blue.
- A batch uses that same kind for every dish, so the batch can be no bigger than that kind allows.
- You can't choose the kind in the window. To use a particular one, cook when it's the first on the list that you have enough of (put the others in a chest out of view).
- None of the group members are crops, so a group ingredient never changes a dish's grade.
Fish
Under the well: "any fish".
Used by: Grilled Fish (1), Grass-Wrapped Fish (1), Char Broth (1).
The Legendary Fish are not in this group; each has its own dish. Every fish in the group can also be eaten raw (5% of your maximum stamina and 10 Swim XP), and a companion that loves fish takes any of them.
Flower
Under the well: "any flower".
Used by: Wildflower Tea (2), Wayside Broth (1).
Mushroom
Under the well: "brown cap". This group has only one member:
Used by: Mushroom Skewer (2), Hunter's Skewer (1), Moon Squash Soup (1), Creamy Mushroom Soup (1), Marrow Broth (1).
Big bone
Under the well: "any big bone".
Used by: Marrow Broth (1), Grave Broth (1).
