This guide is for the Carp-e Diem event. If you are looking for The Culinary Crucible: Confection Perfection event guide, click here.
In Disney Twisted-Wonderland, The Culinary Crucible: Carp-e Diem event has nine recipes. Before you make any of the recipes, every recipe is a mystery. If you would prefer to figure out the recipes on your own, this guide is full of spoilers, so keep that in mind before proceeding. That said, incorrect recipes cause you to lose ingredients, and have no upside, so we recommend you learn the recipes here. Here are all nine recipes for The Culinary Crucible: Carp-e Diem event in Disney Twisted-Wonderland.
All Culinary Crucible: Carp-e Diem Recipes

Every recipe in The Culinary Crucible: Carp-e Diem event requires Fish, and one to four other ingredients. Let’s take a look.
- Mackerel Fritters
- Fish
- Egg
- Milk
- Flour
- Mackerel Curry
- Fish
- Rice
- Onion
- Carrot
- Chili Powder
- Fried Sardines
- Fish
- Bread Crumbs
- Garudhiya
- Fish
- Chili Powder
- Poke Bowl
- Fish
- Rice
- Avocado
- Mackerel in Tomato Sauce
- Fish
- Tomato
- Consommé
- Mackerel Sandwich
- Fish
- Bread
- Onion
- Lettuce
- Acqua Pazza
- Fish
- Garlic
- Tomato
- Shellfish
- Saury Braised in Chili Paste
- Fish
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Chili Powder
Related: All recipes for The Culinary Crucible: In Pursuit of Eggcellence event in Disney Twisted-Wonderland
Gathering Recipe Ingredients
Players must gather ingredients in order to make all of these recipes. Not every ingredient is unlockable at the beginning of the event. However, all of the ingredients can be found at one of the six Ingredient Excursion Locations. The locked ingredients are:
- Lettuce
- Onion
- Avocado
- Ginger
- Carrot
- Tomato
- Garlic
Before you gain skill on a recipe, prioritize cooking with low-quality ingredients. Remember that in this event, the main ingredient is Fish. Make sure to get a lot of it, as you can’t cook any of the dishes without it.
Master Chef vs The Culinary Crucible
If you are familiar with the Japanese release of the game, you may notice some of the names are different than the direct translations. Remember that The Culinary Crucible in the direct translation is called Master Chef. While the names may have changed, the event itself is still the same. We have used all of the official translations in this piece, not the direct translations.