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A New Signature Food

A side adventure in Hateno Village in which Link helps Mayor Reede recreate his grandfather’s signature recipe by supplying the missing Hateno Cheese.

RoleOptional side adventure connected to The Mayoral Election storyline
StatusAvailable in the released game
Importanceminor
Reward100 Rupees

Key takeaways

The quest is short in structure but matters to Hateno Village’s broader quest progression.

  • Complete the prerequisite first A Letter to Koyin must be finished before the Hateno Cheese Shop becomes available for this quest.
  • The needed item is Hateno Cheese Mayor Reede’s recipe cannot be completed until Link provides the missing Hateno Cheese.
  • The reward is direct and fixed Handing the cheese to Mayor Reede completes the side adventure and grants 100 Rupees.
  • It contributes to a larger storyline The quest counts as one of five specific quests needed to unlock The Mayoral Election storyline.

Overview

A New Signature Food is a Hateno Village side adventure centered on Mayor Reede’s attempt to recover a family recipe.

A New Signature Food takes place in Hateno Village and asks Link to help Mayor Reede recreate a special signature recipe associated with his grandfather. The quest is a small, conversation-and-delivery task rather than a combat-focused mission, with its central problem being Reede’s inability to remember one ingredient.

The missing ingredient is Hateno Cheese. To obtain it during the quest, the player must first complete A Letter to Koyin, a separate side quest that unlocks the Hateno Cheese Shop. This prerequisite is important because the cheese shop is the source of the item Reede needs for his recipe.

The quest also has significance beyond its immediate reward. A New Signature Food is one of five specific quests required to unlock The Mayoral Election storyline, so completing it contributes to the wider Hateno Village quest sequence. Giving the Hateno Cheese to Mayor Reede completes the task and earns Link 100 Rupees.

Where this sits

PrerequisiteComplete A Letter to Koyin
Current questProvide the missing recipe ingredient
Follow-on progressionCounts toward The Mayoral Election
  1. 1A Letter to KoyinprerequisiteRequired before the Hateno Cheese Shop is unlocked.
  2. ●A New Signature FoodcurrentCurrent side adventure.
  3. 3The Mayoral Electionfollow-onThe broader storyline this quest helps unlock.

The quest belongs to the Hateno Village sequence and sits behind A Letter to Koyin.

Requirements

The key requirement is completion of A Letter to Koyin, which unlocks access to the Hateno Cheese Shop.

  • RequiredComplete A Letter to KoyinThis side quest must be completed before the Hateno Cheese Shop is unlocked.
  • RequiredObtain Hateno CheeseThe cheese is the ingredient Mayor Reede needs to recreate his grandfather’s signature recipe.
  • RequiredReach Hateno VillageThe side adventure is set in Hateno Village, where Mayor Reede’s recipe problem is presented.

Objectives

  1. Help Mayor Reede recreate his grandfather’s signature recipe.The recipe is missing an ingredient that Reede cannot remember.
  2. Provide Hateno Cheese.Hateno Cheese is the missing ingredient required to resolve Reede’s problem.
  3. Complete one of the quests tied to The Mayoral Election.A New Signature Food is counted among the five specific quests needed to unlock that storyline.

Walkthrough

  1. 01

    Unlock the Hateno Cheese Shop

    Complete A Letter to Koyin

    Before working on A New Signature Food, finish A Letter to Koyin. That prerequisite unlocks the Hateno Cheese Shop, which is necessary because the shop provides the ingredient required by Mayor Reede.

    Location: Hateno Village

    TipIf the shop is not available, check that A Letter to Koyin has been completed rather than searching for another source of the cheese.

    Watch outDo not expect to finish the recipe objective before completing the prerequisite quest.

  2. 02

    Access the source of Hateno Cheese

    Find the Hateno Cheese Shop

    After the prerequisite is complete, go to the Hateno Cheese Shop in Hateno Village. The shop is the relevant source for the Hateno Cheese needed by Mayor Reede.

    Location: Hateno Village

    Checkpoint
  3. 03

    Finish Mayor Reede’s signature recipe

    Provide Hateno Cheese to Mayor Reede

    Give Mayor Reede the Hateno Cheese he needs for the recipe. This resolves the missing-ingredient problem at the center of the side adventure and completes the quest.

    Location: Hateno Village

    Checkpoint
  4. 04

    Receive 100 Rupees

    Collect the quest reward

    Once the cheese has been given to Mayor Reede, the quest reward is 100 Rupees. The completed quest also counts toward the five-quest requirement for The Mayoral Election storyline.

    Location: Hateno Village

Mission mechanics

The central mechanic is prerequisite-gated item delivery. A Letter to Koyin unlocks the Hateno Cheese Shop, and that shop makes Hateno Cheese available for the recipe task; the quest therefore cannot be treated as an isolated request from Mayor Reede.

The objective is organized around identifying the missing ingredient rather than solving a combat encounter. Mayor Reede is attempting to reproduce a recipe from his grandfather, and Hateno Cheese is the specific item that bridges the gap between his attempt and completion.

The quest’s progression has both a local and a wider function. Locally, it resolves Reede’s recipe problem; at the wider quest-line level, it contributes toward unlocking The Mayoral Election after five specified quests have been completed.

What works and what does not

Strengths

  • The objective is clearly centered on a single missing ingredient.
  • Its prerequisite connects naturally to the Hateno Cheese Shop and A Letter to Koyin.
  • Completion contributes to unlocking The Mayoral Election storyline.

Weaknesses

  • The quest cannot be completed until its prerequisite has been finished.
  • The immediate reward is limited to 100 Rupees.

Best uses

  • Complete it as part of the Hateno Village quest sequence.
  • Use it to progress toward The Mayoral Election after the prerequisite shop access is available.

Checklist

  • Finish A Letter to Koyin.This unlocks the Hateno Cheese Shop.
  • Visit the Hateno Cheese Shop.The shop is needed to obtain the quest ingredient.
  • Obtain Hateno Cheese.This is the ingredient Mayor Reede cannot remember.
  • Give Hateno Cheese to Mayor Reede.This completes the recipe objective.
  • Claim 100 Rupees.The reward is issued after the cheese is provided.
  • Track the quest toward The Mayoral Election.It is one of five specified quests required for that storyline.

Failure conditions

  • Attempting the quest before completing A Letter to KoyinThe Hateno Cheese Shop is not unlocked until A Letter to Koyin has been completed, so the required ingredient is not available through the intended quest progression.
  • Arriving without Hateno CheeseMayor Reede’s recipe objective remains unresolved until Link provides the missing Hateno Cheese.

On failure

The supplied information identifies progression and item-gating requirements but does not specify a special mission timer, ally-loss state, or combat failure state.

Rewards

  • 100 Rupees
    Mayor Reede awards 100 Rupees after receiving the Hateno Cheese.
  • Progress toward The Mayoral Election
    Completing the quest contributes to the five specific quests required to unlock The Mayoral Election storyline.

Aftermath

A small quest with wider progression value

Completing A New Signature Food does more than award 100 Rupees: it also counts among the five specific quests needed to unlock The Mayoral Election storyline.

Trivia

  • The quest’s central item is Hateno Cheese, which is presented as the ingredient Mayor Reede has forgotten.
  • Its prerequisite and reward give the side adventure a clear before-and-after structure: unlock the shop, obtain the cheese, then return it to Reede.
  • The quest is set in Hateno Village and is tied to the village’s mayoral storyline.

Sources

Relationships

setting

  • Hateno VillageLocationThe side adventure takes place in Hateno Village.

characters

  • Mayor ReedeQuest giverMayor Reede needs help recreating his grandfather’s signature recipe.

objectives

  • Hateno CheeseRequired itemThe missing ingredient needed by Mayor Reede.