How to get and use Mighty Bananas in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

You can find Mighty Bananas in the Faron region in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (Image via Nintendo)
You can find Mighty Bananas in the Faron region in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (Image via Nintendo)

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom consists of a rich open world filled with myriad resources. While the game has a strong narrative, it is equally enticing to invest time in exploring the varied locations of Hyrule. Most items you come across during the exploration can provide temporary stat boosts to Link, including a resource called Mighty Bananas.

As the name implies, these are large-sized bananas found in the coastal regions in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. Like other items, you can either consume them directly or cook them to create food items that temporarily boost Link’s attack power.


Acquiring and using the Mighty Bananas in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

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As mentioned, exploration is always rewarding in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom since you can come across many resources. Everything you find can be used in various ways to ease your gameplay experience. You can find fish, creatures, and fruits like Mighty Bananas in the expansive world of Hyrule.

You can search the coastal regions and forests of the Faron area and tread along the path beside the Floria River to find Mighty Bananas. You may also come across this fruit near Floria and Rassla lakes in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.

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Many players have also found banana trees around Joju-u-u Shrine, located north of Ubota Point in the Faron region. Alternatively, there is a slight chance of acquiring Mighty Bananas dropped by defeating Hinox, Yiga Footsoldier, and Yiga Blademaster enemies.

If you run out of Mighty Bananas, you can find more using the Sensor+ function of the Hyrule Compendium. Do note that you will need a photograph of the Mighty Bananas to track them. Therefore, you can drop one of them on the ground and use the camera to take their picture, registering them to the compendium.


Ideal ways of using the Mighty Bananas in The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

You can cook recipes using the Mighty Bananas (Image via Nintendo)
You can cook recipes using the Mighty Bananas (Image via Nintendo)

Once obtained, you can directly use the bananas to cure merely half a unit of Link’s heart which is quite ineffective in the long run. You must consider partaking in some cooking to create food items made out of Mighty Bananas to gain a robust health boost and temporarily increase attack power.

Numerous cooking stations are scattered around the world of Hyrule, and you can find many in the various settlements or hub areas. You can even use the Zonai Device Dispenser to obtain portable pots and use them for cooking any recipe using Mighty Bananas. Some recipes you can cook using it are Mighty Fried Bananas, Mighty Simmered Fruit, Copious Simmered Fruit, and more.

You can refer to this comprehensive guide that highlights all the recipes in the game. While cooking is an optional feature, you must leverage it to gain an edge in combat and easily defeat challenging adversaries.

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