In Stardew Valley, it can be hard to remember the gift preferences of around two dozen people. Luckily, there are some gifts that are almost universally liked, making them a safe bet to give to most people. Giving a liked gift will grant you 45 friendship points with the person who receives it.
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PostsSure, there are Universal Loves as well, but there is only a handful of them and they're pretty valuable and rare. So, consider the Univeral Likes instead. They're plentiful and most of them are pretty easy to obtain. Giving someone two liked gifts can be way quicker and easier, and it'll actually give you more friendship points, too. Loved gifts grant +80 points, while two liked gifts will net you +90 points.
Updated on April 1, 2024 by Gabrielle Castania: With the recent release of the version 1.6 update, we're circling back to update several of our older Stardew Valley guides to ensure they're as up to date as possible for the current version of the game. Our universal likes guide now includes more hyperlinks and a more condensed format to help you find what you're looking for even quicker.
Vegetables
It'll probably be pretty easy to get your hands on most Vegetables, considering you run your own farm.
There are a few veggies that aren't universally-liked, though: Hops, Tea Leaves, Wheat, and Unmilled Rice are not part of this list.
The first three are Universal Neutrals, while Unmilled Rice is universally disliked.
Universal Likes: Vegetables
Amaranth
Artichoke
Beet
Bok Choy
Cauliflower
Corn
Eggplant
Fiddlehead Fern
Garlic
Green Bean
Kale
Parsnip
Potato
Pumpkin
Radish
Red Cabbage
Taro Root
Tomato
Yam
read moreUniversally Liked Vegetable Exceptions
Townsperson
Exception
Abigail
Dislikes every Vegetable (except Pumpkin)
Caroline
Likes Tea Leaves
Dislikes Amaranth
Elliot
Hates Amaranth
Evelyn
Loves Beets
Hates Garlic
Haley, Sam, Vincent, and Jaz
Dislike all Vegetables (except Universal Neutrals)
Jodi
Dislikes Garlic
Krobus and Willy
Love Pumpkins
Linus
Loves Yams
Maru
Loves Caulifower
Pam
Loves Parsnips
Pierre
Hates Corn and Garlic
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PostsFruit Tree Fruits
Fruit Tree Fruits are their own category of Fruit, which is a separate category in the game. Just "Fruit" is the crops you can grow, for the most part, while "Fruit Tree Fruits" are those that grow on the trees you can plant.
Bananas and Mangoes are part of this category, but they actually follow the Fruit preferences of each villager, rather than Fruit Tree Fruits.
Universal Likes: Fruit Tree Fruits
Apple
Apricot
Cherry
Orange
Peach
Pomegranate
Universally Liked Fruit Tree Fruit Exceptions
Townsperson
Exception
Elliot
Loves Pomegranate
Gus
Loves Oranges
Robin
Loves Peaches
Flowers
The "Flowers" category includes both foraged flowers and the ones you can grow as crops on your farm. Poppies are hated by most people, but the rest of the flowers are Universal Likes.
Universal Likes: Flowers
Blue Jazz
Crocus
Fairy Rose
Summer Spangle
Sunflower
Sweat Pea
Tulip
Universally Loved Flower Exceptions
Townsperson
Exception
Caroline
Loves Summer Spangles
Clint
Dislike all Flowers
George
Sebastian
Evelyn
Loves Fairy Roses and Tulips
Haley
Loves Sunflowers
Jaz
Loves Fairy Roses
Sandy
Loves Crocuses and Sweet Peas
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PostsArtisan Goods
Artisan Goods are typically anything that you process in a machine from an animal product or crop. There are some things on this list that you might not expect! Before we list the universally-liked Artisan Goods, it should be noted that Void Mayonnaise is almost universally-hated, and Oil is typically disliked.
Universally Liked Artisan Goods
Aged Roe
Beer
Caviar
Cheese
Cloth
Coffee
Dinosaur Mayonnaise
Duck Mayonnaise
Goat Cheese
Green Tea
Honey
Jelly
Juice
Mayonnaise
Mead
Pale Ale
Pickles
Piña Colada
Truffle Oil
Wine
read moreExceptions To Universally Liked Artisan Goods
Townsperson
Exception
Caroline
Loves Green Tea
DIslikes Mayonnaise
Dislikes Duck Mayonnaise
Emily
Loves Cloth
Harvey
Loves Coffee
Loves Pickles
Loves Truffle Oil
Loves Wine
Hates Cheese
Hates Goat Cheese
Jas
Hate Most Artisan Goods
(They do like Honey and Jelly)
Vincent
Leah
Loves Goat Cheese
Loves Wine
Leo
Neutral toward Coffee
Dislikes Pickles
Hates all alcoholic drinks
Lewis
Loves Green Tea
Maru
Hates Honey
Hates Pickles
Pam
Loves all alcohol
(Except Wine)
Penny
Hates all alcohol
Robin
Loves Goat Cheese
Sam
Hates Duck Mayonnaise
Hates Mayonnaise
Hates Pickles
Sebastian
Hates all Artisan Goods
(Except Coffee and Green Tea)
Shane
Loves Beer
Hates Pickles
Willy
Loves Mead
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PostsCooked Dishes
The list of Cooked Dishes is the longest of all the Universal Like categories. It also has the most exceptions to the rule, with many people having deviating opinions on many dishes. More generally, Bread and Fried Eggs are not universally-liked — they're Universal Neutrals. Meanwhile, Seafoam Pudding and Strange Buns are universally-hated.
Universally Liked Cooked Dishes
- Algae Soup
- Artichoke Dip
- Autumn's Bounty
- Baked Fish
- Banana Pudding
- Bean Hotpot
- Blackberry Cobbler
- Blueberry Tart
- Bruschetta
- Carp Surprise
- Cheese Cauliflower
- Chocolate Cake
- Chowder
- Coleslaw
- Complete Breakfast
- Cookie
- Crab Cakes
- Cranberry Candy
- Cranberry Sauce
- Crispy Bass
- Dish O' The Sea
- Eggplant Parmesan
- Escargot
- Farmer's Lunch
- Fiddlehead Risotto
- Fish Stew
- Fish Taco
- Fried Calamari
- Fried Eel
- Fried Mushroom
- Fruit Salad
- Ginger Ale
- Glazed Yams
- Hashbrowns
- Ice Cream
- Lobster Bisque
- Lucky Lunch
- Maki Roll
- Mango Sticky Rice
- Maple Bar
- Miner's Treat
- Omelet
- Pale Broth
- Pancakes
- Parsnip Soup
- Pepper Poppers
- Pink Cake
- Pizza
- Plum Pudding
- Poi
- Poppyseed Muffin
- Pumpkin Pie
- Pumpkin Soup
- Radish Salad
- Red Plate
- Rhubarb Pie
- Rice Pudding
- Roasted Hazelnuts
- Roots Platter
- Salad
- Salmon Dinner
- Sashimi
- Shrimp Cocktail
- Spaghetti
- Spicy Eel
- Squid Ink Ravioli
- Stir Fry
- Stuffing
- Super Meal
- Survival Burger
- Tom Kha Soup
- Tortilla
- Triple Shot Espresso
- Tropical Curry
- Trout Soup
- Vegetable Medley
In the table below, almost every townsperson has at least one exception to the list of universally liked Cooked Meals listed above. The table below elaborates on each of their preferences, so be sure to consult the exceptions list before handing off a dish.
Universally Liked Cooked Meal Exceptions
Townsperson
Exception
Abigail
Loves Banana Pudding, Blackberry Cobbler, Chocolate Cake, and Spicy Eel
Alex
Loves Complete Breakfast and Salmon Dinner
Caroline
Loves Fish Tacos and Tropical Curry
Clint
Loves Artichoke Dip and Fiddlehead Risotto
Demetrius
Loves Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream, and Rice Pudding
Elliot
Loves Crab Cakes and Tom Kha Soup
Dislikes Pizza
Emily
Loves Survival Burgers
DIslikes Fried Eel, Ice Cream, Rice Pudding, and Spicy Eel
Hates Fish Tacos, Maki Rolls, Salmon Dinner, and Sashimi
Evelyn
Loves Chocolate Cake and Stuffing
Hates Fried Eel, Maki Rolls, Sashimi, Spicy Eel, and Trout Soup
George
Loves Fried Mushrooms
Gus
Loves Escargot, Fish Tacos, and Tropical Curry
Hates Coleslaw
Haley
Loves Fruit Salad and Pink Cake
Harvey
Loves Super Meals
Dislikes Blueberry Tarts, Chocolate Cake, Cookies, Cranberry Sauce, Fried Mushrooms, Glazed Yams, Hashbrowns, Ice Cream, Pancakes, Pink Cake, Pizza, Rhubarb Pie, and Rice Pudding
Jas
Loves Pink Cake and Plum Pudding
Hates Triple Shot Espresso
Jodi
Loves Chocolate Cake, Crispy Bass, Eggplant Parmesan, Fried Eel, Pancakes, Rhubarb Pie, and Vegetable Medley
Kent
Loves Fiddlehead Risotto and Roasted Hazelnuts
Hates Algae Soup, Sashimi, and Tortillas
Krobus
Likes Seafoam Pudding
Neutral to Bread and Fried Eggs
Hates Strange Buns
Dislikes all other Cooked Dishes
Leah
Loves Poppyseed Muffins, Salad, Stir Fry, and Vegetable Medleys
Dislikes Carp Surprise, Cookies, Ice Cream, Pink Cake, Rice Pudding, Survival Burgers, and Tortillas
Hates Hashbrowns, Pancakes, and Pizza.
Leo
Loves Poi
Likes Mango Sticky Rice
Hates Triple Shot Espresso
Dislikes all other Cooked Dishes
Lewis
Loves Autumn's Bounty, Glazed Yams, and Vegetable Medley
Linus
Loves Blueberry Tarts and Dish O' The Sea
Marnie
Loves Farmer's Lunches, Pink Cake, and Pumpkin Pie
Maru
Loves Cheese Cauliflower, Miner's Treats, Pepper Poppers, and Rhubarb Pie
Pam
Loves Glazed Yams and Parsnip Soup
Penny
Loves Poppyseed Muffins, Red Plates, Roots Platters, and Tom Kha Soup
Dislikes Algae Soup and Pale Broth
Pierre
Loves Fried Calamari
Hates Parsnip Soup and Tortillas
Robin
Loves Spaghetti
Sam
Loves Maple Bars and Pizza
Sandy
Loves Mango Sticky Rice
Sebastian
Loves Pumpkin Soup and Sashimi
Hates Complete Breakfasts, Farmer's Lunches, and Omelets
Shane
Loves Beer and Pepper Poppers
Vincent
Loves Cranberry Candies, Ginger Ale, and Pink Cake
Hates Triple Shot Espresso
Willy
Likes likes Baked Fish, Carp Surprise, Chowder, Crab Cakes, Crispy Bass, Fish Stew, Fish Tacos, Fried Calamari, Fried Eel, Lobster Bisque, Salmon Dinners, Trout Soup, and Seafoam Pudding
Neutral to Dish O' the Sea, Maki Rolls, and Sashimi
Dislikes all other Cooked Dishes
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PostsGems and Foraged Minerals
After all those Cooked Dishes and their exceptions, let's talk about a more simple category. Gems and (some) Minerals! The Minerals you find in Geodes are not Universal Likes, but three of the four Foraged Minerals are: Fire Quartz, Earth Crystals, and Frozen Tears. Regular old Refined Quartz varies by villager.
Although they qualify as gems, Prismatic Shards are universally loved.
Universally Liked Gems and Minerals
Gems
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Diamond
Emerald
Jade
Ruby
Topaz
Minerals
Earth Crystal
Fire Quartz
Frozen Tear
read moreUniversally Liked Gem And Mineral Exceptions
Townsperson
Exception
Abigail
Loves Amethyst
Clint
Loves all Gems (except Diamonds)
Likes Diamonds
Dwarf
Emily
Evelyn
Loves Diamonds
Gus
Jodi
Krobus
Marnie
Maru
Willy
Penny
Loves Diamonds and Emeralds
Leah
Dislikes all Minerals and Gems (except Diamonds)
Likes Diamonds
Linus
Pierre
Sebastian
Loves Frozen Tears
read moreOther Items
There are two items that don't fit neatly into the above categories but are almost universally-liked: Life Elixir and Maple Syrup. Life Elixir is basically a Cooked Dish, but it's technically crafted from Mushrooms instead of cooked (or purchased from the Dwarf), whereas Maple Syrup is kind of an Artisan Good, but is technically a Sap. Rainbow Shells and Treasure Chests are collectibles.
Universally Liked Miscellaneous Items
Life Elixir
Maple Syrup
Rainbow Shell
Treasure Chest
Universally Liked Other Item Exceptions
Townsperson
Exception
Krobus
Dislikes Life Elixir
Leo
Willy
Maru
Dislikes Maple Syrup
Elliot
Dislikes Rainbow Shell
Harvey
Hates Rainbow Shell
Linus
Dislikes Treasure Chest
It's a long list, but having so many universally liked Stardew Valley gifts is a blessing - it's easy to keep a stack of items on hand to dish out as gifts to the townsfolk without exceptions.
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