Cooking is a gameplay feature in Odin Sphere.
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Pookas have two restaurants in their village where you can take ingredients and money to purchase food. they are called Rabbit Café and the Pooka Kitchen. Food cooked by the Pookas is imbued by their magic and so is better for you. In other words, it gives you more XP and increases your stats.
In Liefthrasir, the two restaurants instead give food based on the three coins of Valentine in particular the Ariel Coin, Valentian Gold and the Commemorative Coins instead of having the ingredients. This mechanic was changed when they implemented the Maury's Touring Restaurant who would appear by hitting a bell in rest locations. He will cook anything provided you had the recipe, and the ingredients for free. Also for the first three times he cooks a meal it'll give bonus EXP which is helpful for leveling up along with getting health. Keep in mind though that the Café and Kitchen can have recipes that Maury doesn't but also will not have certain recipes unless they are discovered via Maury.