How to start and complete the Hong’s quest Feast for Thought in Assassin’s Creed Shadows and how to max out your Rations!
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How to start Feast for Thought
You can start this quest after you assassinate The Fox of the Shinbakufu. Talk to Hong at this food stall in Obama, Wakasa. He’ll ask you to bring back 16 ingredients from all the provinces. The food will not cost you any mon to acquire.
As you gather ingredients for this quest, you’ll increase your ration cap for Yasuke and Naoe. You’ll increase your ration cap when you reach 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 16 ingredients collected. The total Rations count is 9 for Naoe and 11 for Yasuke.
Izumi Settsu
You’ll find two ingredients in the Izumi Settsu province.
Takatsuki – Shiitake
The food vendor is in southeast Takatsuki. She sells Shiitake (mushroom native to east Asia).
Sakai – Natto
The food vendor in Sakai is southeast of the Sakai Firearm District across the canal. She will sell you natto (fermented soy beans).
Yamashiro
You’ll find one ingredient in the Yamashiro province.
Northern Kyoto – Mochi
You’ll find a food vendor in northern Kyoto. It’s southeast of Kubo Sama Old Residence and northwest of the Imperial Palace. This vendor will sell you mochi (rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice).
Omi
You’ll find one ingredient in the Omi province.
Nagahama – Miso Soup
You’ll find a food vendor in the middle of Nagahama that sells miso soup (soup made with miso paste and dashi stock).
Iga
You’ll find one ingredient in the Iga province.
Aekuni Shrine Town – Rice
You’ll find a food vendor at Aekuni Shrine Town in Ichinomiya that sells rice (rice).
Harima
You’ll find three ingredients in the Harima Province.
Horikawa Dock – Tako
You’ll find a food vendor at Horikawa Dock at Kakogawa Estuary. This vendor will sell you tako (octopus).
Himeji – Somen
The food vendor in Himeji is towards the south, near the Brewery and Himeji Guild Storage. She will sell you somen (thin wheat noodles).
Miki – Onigiri
You’ll find the food vendor south of Miki Docks on the west side of Mike. This vendor will sell you Onigiri (stuffed rice balls).
Yamato
You’ll find one ingredient in the Yamato province.
Yoshino – Tofu
This food vendor is a bit out of the way but you’ll find him south of Niukawakami Shrine and Noyoirinji Temple. This is in the southeastern end of the Yamato province. He will sell you tofu (soy bean curd).
Wakasa
You can find two ingredients in the Wakasa province.
Tsuruga – Persimmon
The food vendor is south of Tsuruga Sea Port and west of Tsuruga Castle. This vendor will sell you a persimmon (a delicious fruit with a custard-like texture).
Obama – Narezushi
This vendor isn’t too far off from Chef Hong. He’s in Obama and is west of Kara Market and north of Tadaji Temple. This vendor will sell you narezushi (fermented fish).
Kii
You can find two ingredients in the Kii Province.
Gobo – Awabi
You’ll find the food vendor in southeastern Gobo near where the river meats the ocean. They will sell you awabi (abalone, a type of shellfish).
Shingu – Udon
East of Kumano Hayatama Taisha is Shingu. The food vendor here will sell you udon (thick wheat noodles).
Tamba
You’ll find three ingredients in the Tamba province.
Kameyama – Yokan
In southeastern Kameyama, you’ll find a food vendor that sells Yokan (block of sweet red bean paste).
Kameyama – Sekihan
You’ll find the food vendor at the northwest tip of Kameyama. He’ll sell you sekihan (rice with red beans).
Miyazu Bay – Namasu
You’ll find the food vendor in northwestern Miyazu Bay, west of Miyazu Castle. She sells Namasu (thinly sliced vegetables and seafood marinated in vinegar).
When you pick up all 16 items, you will unlock the Suture Self achievement, which is granted upon maxing out your rations. You can learn how to get all Achievement in Assassin’s Creed Shadows on our guide.
Return to Chef Hong
Once you’ve gathered all of the ingredients and dishes, return to Chef Hong in Obama, Wakasa. For your effort, you’ll get 1,000 XP. The real reward was increasing your ration cap by 6 on Yasuke and Naoe.
