Please take the time to read all the threads for Culinarian because a google Document has been posted several times that tells you the bonus you receive for certain foods along with how to obtain the "Divine" status boost.

As for the rest of this thread, i agree. Culinarian seems to be the hardest to grind along with the hardest to discover recipes as most foods require the max 8 items to make.

The thing is my fellow cooks, the players of the game do not fully understand how to play it!!! ><
the reason our foods are undesirable or unnoticed is because everyone who plays doesn't understand how to allot their points correctly. The premise of the game is to be able to become any class you want with the switch of a weapon thus, your stats need to be allotted in a balanced fashion. Once your points are allotted correctly and balanced then players should use Traits to swap balance along with food to give them that extra boost!!!

Take a look at the Google Doc that was posted under the "Spread Sheet" thread, that document is just further proof that players stats need to be balanced!! because the highest ranking food only gives the "Divine" status for people who are within + or - 10 of 67/68 STR

The problem isn't Culinarian, it isn't 100% SE, it's the players of the game... to many of them are looking at FFXIV for the face value and write it off as a terrible game that needs a lot of work. But the truth is the player base needs to be educated on how to correctly play MMORPGs because they are stuck on the old traditional means of playing.