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How to Make Crab Cakes

Ingredients, unlock method, and spawn ID for Crab Cakes.
Crab Cakes

Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Cooking
Sell Price
275g

The item ID for Crab Cakes in Stardew Valley is: 732

Crab Cakes
[732]

Crab Cakes Information

Crab Cakes are a cooked dish. They are prepared using either the kitchen inside an upgraded farmhouse or a Cookout Kit.

Iridium Crabs in the Skull Cavern may drop Crab Cakes when slain (50% chance). Gus will also sell an unlimited number of Crab Cakes at The Stardrop Saloon for 550g each for approximately 4 days after viewing Willy's 6-heart cutscene.

Crab Cakes Effects

Eating Crab Cakes restores 225 energy and 101 health.

BuffLasts 16m 48s
  • +1 Speed
  • +1 Defense

Where to Buy Crab Cakes

Shops and vendors that sell Crab Cakes.

  • The Stardrop Saloon (Gus)· special condition
    standard price

Monsters That Drop Crab Cakes

Monsters that can drop Crab Cakes when killed — the chance is per kill.

Iridium Crab50%

Crab Cakes Tailoring

Use Crab Cakes as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Crab Cakes Recipe

Crab Cakes is a cooked dish.

Ingredients

How to learn the recipe

  • Watch The Queen of Sauce on TV — airs Fall 21, Year 2 (re-runs cycle after Year 2, plus Wednesday re-airs).

Crab Cakes in Collections

Shipping Crab Cakes counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →

Crab Cakes Villager Gift Reactions

Give Crab Cakes as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.

  • LovesElliott🎂 Fall 5
  • LikesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Demetrius🎂 Summer 19Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Emily🎂 Spring 27Evelyn🎂 Winter 20George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Haley🎂 Spring 14Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Leah🎂 Winter 23Lewis🎂 Spring 7Linus🎂 Winter 3Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Pam🎂 Spring 18Penny🎂 Fall 2Pierre🎂 Spring 26Robin🎂 Fall 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Sandy🎂 Fall 15Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Willy🎂 Summer 24Wizard🎂 Winter 17
  • DislikesKrobus🎂 Winter 1Leo🎂 Summer 26
See the full Crab Cakes gift guide →

Crab Cakes Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [732]. You will then receive the Crab Cakes item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [732] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Crab Cakes item.