Adept of Taste

I learned the arts of cooking from Master Croker, and have continued to develop my skills over the last ten years. Though I do not know how to wield a sword or cast spells, I am sure that I know more about cooking than anyone else.

But I am frustrated, as I have yet to receive recognition for my talents. I would like to prove my skills and become famous as the top chef of the kingdom. And I want to return to my family with pride.

That is why I have come to Dion. Every month, chefs from all over the kingdom come together to compete in a contest. The judge is the Elf Magister Mirien, also known as the Food Critic for her food-judging abilities and discerning palette. Cooks that receive acknowledgement from Mirien receive a reward from the lord himself.

I entered a chicken dish at the last contest, but failed. But that was because the weather was bad and the meat was not good! It has nothing to do with my cooking methods! I plan to enter the contest being held next month.

I failed the last contest, but I want to try again with this month's cooking contest. I have thought of a marvelous dish, but I am worried about the ingredients. A dish depends on fresh, quality ingredients, but the ingredients needed for this dish are all hard to find.

Please help me gather these ingredients. If I do well in the contest and receive the lord's award, I will give you half of it.

Thank you. The dish I am planning to make uses monster eye meat, which is usually used by Mystics in their research. I want to cook the monster eye meat as a steak, the way Gracian nobility like it. For that, I will need five ingredients.

I need Mandragora Essence to make a sauce for the steak. You can get this from Trader Sonia.

The salad that will accompany the steak will be made from marsh moss, one of Dion's delicacies. This moss only grows in the Cruma Marshlands, and its refreshing taste is truly a treat. They say that you can find the moss if you ask Priestess Glyvka.

I plan to make the salad dressing with mustard and honey. You can obtain the finest honey if you ask Guard Jacob a favor.

I will also make a potato dish to accompany the steak. They say that the potatoes grown in Dion are the best in the kingdom. You can obtain them from Grocer Pano in Floran Village.

The main dish, the steak, will be made from monster eye meat, like I mentioned before. It's best that you go to Magister Rollant to find the monster eye meat.

Please gather these five ingredients for me. I have written them down on this list, so don't forget. A dish's flavor depends on how much care was given in gathering the ingredients. Your job is indeed an important one. Thank you.