Fallout Vault Dweller's Cookbook

Product Description

Craft your own glass of Nuka-Cola, a bowl of BlamCo Mac & Cheese, and more with the recipes in Fallout: The Official Cookbook.

Based on the irradiated delicacies of the world of Bethesda Entertainment’s Fallout, this Vault-Tec–approved cookbook provides fans of the award-winning series with recipes inspired by their favorite Fallout foods. Whip up tasty versions of the Mirelurk egg omelette, throw some deathclaw meat on the grill, and re-create BlamCo Mac & Cheese with Fallout: The Official Cookbook.

Top Reviews

Buyer Beware
by Erik Holmgren (3 out of 5 stars)
December 11, 2018

If you are familiar with Asian cooking you will feel right at home with this cook book. Fortunately for me I am, and I am a huge fallout fan, and I have an Asian market right across the street from my house. If you arnt familiar with Asian ingredients, and don't have access to an Asian market you might have trouble sourcing some of the ingredients. My opinion, this cookbook should have been written with recipes more friendly to the average home cook. Otherwise, the art is lovely and the recipes look interesting, there are no quick, easy recipes in this book, they all require a fair amount of prep and work, so if you have the time and like cooking it will be a fun addition to your collection. If you're a novice cook you may feel a bit overwhelmed, especially since some of the recipes include things like Browning sauce for nuka cola, or citric acid for at least one of the desserts. Honestly, I don't think I would buy another cookbook from this author, but I am happy to have a fallout cookbook for my collection.
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"I'll bring the Baked Bloatfly!"
by Missy (5 out of 5 stars)
October 26, 2018

My preordered book was not damaged at all. I love that each recipe has a picture, even includes the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat boost you get with each one. Lists prep time, cook time, what it pairs well with & even how many servings are in each recipe so you can easily double up on ingredients if you're cooking for your vault party!😍 The last few drinks are alcoholic, but all the Nuka-Colas are kid friendly!!

Only complaints.... "Psycho" does not have a recipe.😭
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Neat cookbook for Fallout fans, few flaws
by Chelsea (4 out of 5 stars)
November 20, 2018

I've made 3 receipes so far from this book, Yum Yum devilled eggs, Blamco Mac and cheese, and the Quantum mud pie. Both the non-dessert items had quite a spicy kick to them, but I am wondering if that was the authors intention to simulate the Rads you normally get from eating those pre-war foods found in game. If it was, it's pretty neat!
The only issue I have is that a lot of the recipes have hard to find ingredients (duck, lamb, miso paste, a few others). Also in some of the dessert recipes they list "heavy wipping cream" and then "heavy cream". Those two things are the same item. There is a difference between "wipping cream" and "heavy cream/heavy wipping cream", but there is no difference between "heavy cream" and "heavy wipping cream". Just thought that it could be pretty confusing for a beginner dessert maker
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"Welcome to Vault-Tec life!"
by Lindsey R. (5 out of 5 stars)
November 10, 2018

I've had this book for almost two weeks now, and I've enjoyed preparing several meals out of it so far! Each recipe has a full-page picture on the opposite page accompanying it. There are loads of humorous notes and descriptions in the book, as well as some nice artwork on the inside covers and some clever nods to the game (such as the S.P.E.C.I.AL. stats). The quality of the book itself is also great; it's hardcover and printed on high-quality paper. The recipes range from appetizers to desserts and everything in between, and they all have clearly-written instructions including prep time and servings. Some are more difficult to prepare than others but there's many that even a novice cook could pull off with ease.

The one thing that was a slight disappointment was that there are few clear instructions on how to adjust the recipes in case you need to substitute ingredients. Some recipes call for ingredients that may be somewhat difficult to find, and having some dietary restrictions myself that may be an issue for some buyers. However, this is a problem I've found with most other cookbooks that aren't specifically tailored for people on a special diet. Overall I think the author did a great job of including a wide variety of recipes, and many of them have ingredients such as coconut milk if you're lactose intolerant. There are even some vegetarian recipes included as well, like the meatloaf. Also, the recipes that call for ingredients such as bison work well with other meats. I tried one with beef and it cooked up wonderfully!

Also, as another reviewer mentioned, the Nuka-Cola recipe was more generic than the 17 fruit flavors the game states it has. I wasn't expecting to add 17 different fruits into a drink recipe anyway but there's really only a handful of citrus and cinnamon flavors that come through to differentiate it from regular cola. The Nuka-Cola Quantum recipe seems better in this regard since there's also fruit punch and pomegranate included. Aside from that the drink recipes seem to be tasty, and there's a nice amount that are non-alcoholic as well. I got what I expected and I didn't find the content of the book to be out of setting. For what it is (a Fallout-branded cookbook) I think the author did an excellent job and I've enjoyed flipping through it just to read the notes. If you're either a fan of the game or just a chef looking for some unique spins on recipes (the chili comes to mind) then this is a must-have. Looking forward to the Elder Scrolls one as well!
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Fun but weird ingredients
by Mrs. (5 out of 5 stars)
November 2, 2018

This book has stuff from fallout 3, 4 and 76! I've already made the Nuka cola, the meringues and the chili. They were all really good. There some weird and hard to find ingredients. The chili had coffee which was yummy, but if you eat a lot you may not be able to sleep. My wife and I are gourmet chefs and this book is very in line with that. If you have a refined pallet this is for you. If you don't want to hunt down things like cardamom "pods" and fenigreek this may not be the cook book for you.
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Every recipe has a picture
by Zachary Smith (5 out of 5 stars)
October 30, 2018

This book is great for any cooking level. The best part of this book is that every single recipe has a picture next to it. My favorite thing though is that this includes something for everyone. You've got chicken, beef, ice cream, alcoholic drinks, soups, and even stuff for vegetarians and bakers. Haven't tried any recipes yet but there is a great recipe for Crab Stuffed Salmon (The Mirelurk Queen Steak) that I'm dying to try this weekend. Some recipes call for duck or bison which may be hard to find in some places but these can easily be substituted if need be! Have a great time cooking fellow vault dwellers!
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Very fancy for a post-apocalyptic/survival cookbook. Too fancy.
by Phillip Black (3 out of 5 stars)
January 12, 2019

Now... I don't dislike this book, I like it. I made quite a few items in this already and they're pretty good. The downside though is a LOT of recipes require a LOT of hard to find or exotic ingredients, and sometimes they are very expensive. Deviled Eggs, for an example, requires around 3-4 ingredients I either can't find or are too expensive, especially since you use so very little of them. It's not worth it. Then for some soups you got a whole list of them and you have to wonder if it's really worth making them or if you should just wing it.

My point being... for a book made inside an underground fallout shelter and then exploring the world after it was nuked, why in the world do I need such fancy, ridiculous things just to make Mac and Cheese, Mashed Potatos or even a Beef and Vegetable soup? Even the meats they want you to use like lamb, goat, duck and bison... what's wrong with beef or chicken? The food that I have cooked was good, but it wasn't worth the money I spent on some of the ingredients.

Short version: Recipes are far too fancy and expensive for something like Fallout. So, like a natural Wastelander, I decided to just improvise on my own and save my money and caps on cheaper, same tasting ingredients. I suggest you do the same.
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Worth it if you're a Fallout fanatic!
by Brian (5 out of 5 stars)
October 24, 2018

This book stays true to all of the fallout lore and actually feels like it were written by a Scav. Such gorgeous pictures and easy to follow recipes that my S/O and I are ecstatic to try out!!
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This book has made my teen boy LOVE to cook!
by Evonne Burris (5 out of 5 stars)
April 17, 2019

I bought this for my 14 yr old son for christmas. my house is full of cookbooks, and he has glanced through, but not shown much interest until we found this one... He had to make a dinner by himself for his home ec class and he chosethe burgers and the berry crumble out of this book.... The berry crumble has such a unique flavor with the spice blends they use, and the NukaCola BBQ sauce was a for sure winner.. in fact we had him make a quadrupla batch after dinner to keep in the fridge!!

someone else in a review mentioned asian food... to me, a lot of the recipes feel more indian... they use a lot of spices that are not common, but also not hard to get (not available in the small town we live in, but thank you AMAZON!) nothing I've run across is out of the ordinary for us, I'm a bit of a foodie anyway.

If you have a kid who loves this video game, or if you are just loking for a fresh spin on everyday recipes, this cookbook is a lot of fun! Thanks!!!!!!
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A Simple Yet Decent Cookbook
by Erich (4 out of 5 stars)
November 12, 2018

-Very simple recipes, nothing special but it's still fun to cook them. Anyone can follow these recipes regardless of skill.
-Great presentation. There's a full page image of the finished product with the recipe next to it.
-The book it self is a decent quality hard cover book

Cons
-The only real con I have isn't with the book, but how it's shipped. It should have been shipped in a cardboard wrap similar to other larger hardcover books I've bought online. Unfortunately, it was shipped in a simple padded envelope so when it arrives all the corners were banged up and bend in every direction. I guess it adds to the wasteland vibe? I still would have liked to get an undamaged book.

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