I have a question?

If all "ingredients" need to be HQ in order to create an HQ "item"...how do you get the HQ ingredients if the ingredients need to be made from HQ ingredients, which need to be made from HQ ingredients, which need to be made from HQ ingredients...etc...etc...?

There HAS to be an initial HQ created from a NQ item/ingredient. I guess the HQ ingredients have to be farmed?