4 coin ingredient/dishes
Ingredients
Fruit: Oranges, Strawberries
General: Mayo
Veggies: Peppers, Potatoes, Onions, Peas
Fish: Salmon
Dishes
Commercial Range: Stew, French dip
Commercial Oven: Lobster Thermidor, Tuna casserole
Drink Maker: Ginger tea
Chateau Stove: Prime rib, Lobster bisque
Chateau Oven: Coq au vin
3 coin dishes/ingredients
Ingredients
Fruit: Lemons
General: Sugar, Rice
Meat: Beef
Veggies: Broccoli
Dishes
Diner Oven: Chicken Broccoli Casserole, Baked Potato
Commercial Range: Fajitas
Commercial Oven: Baked Salmon
Deli Station: Lobster Sandwich, Lox Bagel, Antipasto Platter
Salad Bar: Salmon Sushi, Mandarin Salad
Drink Maker: Strawberry Smoothie, Apple Cider
Chateau Oven: Ginger Snaps, Strawberry Shortcake, Creme Brulee
Chateau Stove: Split Pea Soup, Surf and Turf, Ratatouille
2 coin ingredients/dishes
Ingredients
Fruit: Apple
General: Milk, Flour
Meat: Bacon, Cream, Chicken
Veggie: Cucumber, Carrots
Fish: Seaweed, Tuna
Dishes
Diner Stove: Chicken Alfredo, Omelette, Cheese Fondue
Diner Oven: Carrot Cake, Pepperoni Pizza, Quiche
Commercial Range: Steak and Eggs, Potato Soup, Cheesecake, Chicken Soup
Commercial Oven: Apple Pie, Stuffed Peppers, Stuffed Mushrooms?, Meatloaf?
Deli Station: Cucumber Sandwich, Tuna Sandwich, Bruschetta, BLT
Salad Bar: Greek Salad, Tuna Roll, Veggie Sushi, Chicken Salad?
Drink Maker: Veggie Juice, Pink Lemonade, Vanilla Milkshake?
Chateau Stove: Apple Ginger Chicken, Mushroom Risotto?
Chateau Oven: Baked Onion Soup
NB: Cheese Fondue is an exception to the rule that the cruise never requests event/quest recipes. However, it will only be requested if you have unlocked the recipe with Facebook; if you have never connected your game to FB, this recipe will never be requested.
1 coin ingredients/dishes
Ingredients
Pasta, Lettuce
Dishes
Hamburger, Cobb Salad, Yogurt Parfait, Ravioli, Eggs Benedict, Sugar Cookies, Margherita Pizza, Spaghetti and Meatballs
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I thought it might be helpful to have a list of dishes/ingredients that are know to go for 4 cruise coins, so you can know what to try to build up in storage or on your counters. It's incomplete right now, but I'll edit the post with additions.
NB: I've never seen it request lobster, butter, mushrooms, or celery, has anyone else? Maybe they don't do requests of the ingredients over 10 hours?
Other notes:
The cruise events never use recipes that were only temporarily available, so no valentines oven, no deviled eggs, no potato pesto pie, etc. They also never request items from the pizza oven. It can be helpful to clear these items, as well as low coins items, off your counters so you can keep them full of 3 and 4 coin foods.