Game Rant can reveal an exclusive excerpt from Persona: The Official Cookbook. This early look at the upcoming collector's item includes recipes inspired by Persona 3, 4, and 5.
While not always a central focus, cooking is a recurring element in modern Persona games. Looking to lean into this trend, Atlus unveiled the series' official cookbook back in early March 2025. The recipe collection is currently targeting an October release.
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PostsIn the run-up to this launch, publisher Insight Editions shared four sample pages from Persona: The Official Cookbook, which Game Rant can exclusively reveal. The excerpt spans three recipes based on the mainline Persona games, including a hearty Super-Athlete Meal inspired by Akihiko's diet in Persona 3. Despite an estimated cook time of 40 minutes, the recipe is classified as "Easy," and is actually the only one from the newly shared batch with that rating. The dish is a variation on the classic hot pot, built around a dashi base and a medley of vegetables.
Persona: The Official Cookbook - All Confirmed Recipes
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Page(s)
Cook Time
Difficulty
🆕Super-Athlete Meal
15
40 minutes
Easy
Exquisite Katsudon
27
35 minutes
Intermediate
Shoyu Pork Ramen
39
17 hours
Intermediate
Marukyu Tofu's Mabo Dofu
63
20 minutes
Easy
Rainy Day Special Mega Beef Bowl
73
20 minutes
Easy
🆕Mystery Food X
75
1 hour
Intermediate
Dojima Fridge Mystery Banana and Barley Tea
87
25 minutes active
Easy
3 hours freezing
Leblanc Curry
91
2.5 hours
Intermediate
Leblanc Coffee
92–93
10 minutes
Intermediate
🆕Ann's Strawberry Cake
103–104
45 minutes active
Intermediate
35 minutes baking
1 hour cooling
Big Bang Burger Cosmic Tower Burger
121–122
2 hours active
Hard
2.5 hours rising
20 minutes baking
The newly revealed sample pages also include Mystery Food X, a gag dish that appears throughout Persona 4. While it's presented as comically inedible in the game, this real-life version is said to be anything but, promising a distinctive take on a beet curry for only the most refined palates. It is classified as an "Intermediate" recipe that takes approximately one hour to prepare.
Where to Pre-Order Persona: The Official Cookbook
Amazon $10.99 (Kindle) $26.03 (Hardcover)Insight Editions $27.99 (Hardcover)
The final recipe in the excerpt draws inspiration from Ann’s well-known love of cakes in Persona 5. Simply titled Ann's Strawberry Cake, it’s exactly what the name suggests: a sweet, tender dessert that's easy on the eyes and palates alike. While baking the cake base is relatively straightforward, assembling the dish is more time-consuming, with total preparation estimated at over two hours. The official Amazon listing for Persona: The Official Cookbook previously revealed full or partial previews of eight more recipes, such as the Exquisite Katsudon, Shoyu Pork Ramen, and Leblanc Coffee.
The Persona-inspired recipe collection is scheduled for release on October 7, 2025. Apart from a hardcover variant, Insight Editions will also be selling a Kindle version. The book itself is authored by Jarrett Melendez, a long-time comics and food writer who also penned the official Borderlands cookbook, which is set to hit the store shelves on July 29.
