Veggie Noodle Soup — Heartopia Recipe Guide
Veggie Noodle Soup is a hearty Soup recipe made from Carrots, Noodles, Onion, and Vegetable Broth — best cooked in Spring and Autumn when Carrots and Onions grow freely on your farm. It is Village Elder Mae's "Liked" gift and the key to unlocking the Pantry Station (which makes all Broth-based recipes cheaper). This guide covers every ingredient source, the 30-minute cook timer, sell prices, and the Mae friendship strategy.
How to Cook Veggie Noodle Soup
Grow or Gather Carrots
You need 2x Carrot. Carrots are a Spring and Autumn crop — plant Carrot Seeds (25g at the Seed Merchant) at the start of either season and harvest after 6 days. They do not regrow, so plant a fresh batch each time you want to cook multiple soups. In Summer and Winter, Carrots are not growable but the Traveling Merchant carries 1-2 Carrots on random days, and the Village Market sells them on Saturdays for 40g each.
Obtain Noodles from the Grain Merchant
You need 1x Noodles. Noodles are a pantry ingredient purchased from the Grain Merchant in the Town Marketplace for 30g. Unlike many pantry items, Noodles are always in stock regardless of season — the Grain Merchant restocks daily. Noodles store indefinitely with no freshness decay, so buy in bulk when visiting town to avoid multiple trips.
Harvest an Onion
You need 1x Onion. Onions are a Spring and Autumn crop (Onion Seeds 20g, grow in 5 days, do not regrow). The Seed Merchant always carries Onion Seeds. Like Carrots, Onions are available from the Village Market on Saturdays and occasionally from the Traveling Merchant in Summer and Winter. The Herbalist NPC sometimes sells 1-2 Onions per day as a secondary stock item.
Prepare Vegetable Broth
You need 1x Vegetable Broth. Vegetable Broth is crafted at the Kitchen Pantry station: combine any 3 vegetable scraps (Onion peel, Carrot tops, or other crop offcuts automatically collected during harvesting) and wait 10 minutes. Alternatively, the Grain Merchant sells pre-made Vegetable Broth for 45g. If you harvest Carrots and Onions regularly, scrap collection is automatic and Broth is essentially free.
Cook on Stovetop for 30 Minutes
Go to your Kitchen Stovetop (or the Community Cookhouse Stovetop). Select "Recipes" → "Soups" tab. Veggie Noodle Soup takes 30 minutes — the longest standard stovetop recipe. A simmering timer shows progress. There is no stir mechanic: once started, the soup cooks to completion without any player interaction needed.
Ingredients & Where to Find Them
Carrot
2xNot regrowable — plant fresh each harvest. Stock up in Spring and Autumn when growing is free. In Summer/Winter, buy from market at 40g each as backup.
Noodles
1xPantry item — never goes stale. Buy in bulk to avoid repeated trips. Always available regardless of season or day of week.
Onion
1xPlant alongside Carrots — same growing season and similar harvest window. In off-seasons, Herbalist NPC sometimes carries 1-2 per day.
Vegetable Broth
1xScraps are collected automatically during Carrot and Onion harvesting — Broth is free if you grow your own vegetables. Buy from Grain Merchant until Pantry Station is unlocked.
Sell Prices by Star Quality
| Quality | Sell Price | vs ★1 |
|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ Star 1 | 160g | — |
| ★★☆☆☆ Star 2 | 192g | +32g |
| ★★★☆☆ Star 3 | 224g | +64g |
| ★★★★☆ Star 4 | 256g | +96g |
| ★★★★★ Star 5 | 288g | +128g |
Base sell values at the General Store. Market stall prices may be 10–15% higher with Merchant Skill upgrades.
Best Uses for Veggie Noodle Soup
NPC Gifting — Village Elder Mae
Veggie Noodle Soup is Village Elder Mae's "Liked" gift (+25 affection). Reaching Friendship Level 5 with Mae unlocks the Pantry Station blueprint, which in turn makes Vegetable Broth free (removing the 45g purchase cost). Friendship Level 8 unlocks access to the Village Archive — a building that provides rare seasonal seeds at cost price. Prioritizing Mae gifts makes the soup recipe itself more efficient to cook.
Spring and Autumn Seasonal Profit
Veggie Noodle Soup shines in Spring and Autumn when Carrots and Onions are freshly grown on the farm. Total ingredient cost with home-grown Carrots and Onions and self-made Broth is roughly 30g (Noodles only). Selling at Star 2 (192g) yields ~162g profit per soup. A batch of 5 soups per season is easily achievable mid-Spring with a dedicated Carrot-Onion patch.
Stamina and HP Recovery
Consuming Veggie Noodle Soup restores +30 Stamina and +20 HP over 3 in-game hours — one of the longest-duration food buffs in the game for its ingredient cost. Ideal for Marathon Mining days or long dungeon runs where you need sustained energy recovery rather than a single burst. Stack it with a Herbed Omelette for the morning for maximum stamina coverage.
Pantry Station Unlock Chain
Gifting Mae Veggie Noodle Soup is the fastest path to unlocking the Pantry Station, which then makes all Broth-based recipes dramatically cheaper. The unlock chain — Mae → Pantry Station → free Broth — applies to several other Soup recipes (Golden Fish Stew, River Crab Soup). Rushing Mae's Friendship early saves significant gold across your entire soup production portfolio.