The second part of the Grow a Garden Cooking Event introduces a new and rather fancy NPC — the Rat Connoisseur. This giant, mustached rat in a suit and top hat is here to judge your mutated food creations, and in return, he offers a wide range of rewards. If you’re looking to know exactly what you can get and how often it drops, this guide breaks it all down.
The Rat Connoisseur is an event-exclusive NPC who accepts mutated food items in exchange for valuable rewards. Every time you give him a mutated dish, you’ll roll for different prize categories, ranging from seeds and pets to cosmetics and crafting items. Since the rewards are tied to drop rates, knowing the percentages helps you target what you’re after.
All Rat Connoisseur Reward Drop Rates
- Culinarian Chest Chest 40%
- Gourmet Seed Pack Seed Pack 50%
- Canary Melon Seed 8%
- Spring Onion Seed 30%
- Pricklefruit Seed 5%
- Bitter Melon Seed 3%
- Kitchen Crate Crate 50%
- Pet Mutation Shard Aromatic Gear 20%
- Sunny-Side Chicken Pet 30%
- Gorilla Chef Pet 5%
- Cooking Cauldron Cosmetic 30%
- Smoothie Fountain Cosmetic 15%
- Kitchen Flooring Cosmetic 30%
- Kitchen Cart Cosmetic 20%
- Gourmet Egg Egg 50%
Tips for Maximizing Rewards
- Since Gourmet Seed Pack and Kitchen Crate both have a 50% drop rate, they’re the easiest to farm if you need seeds or storage.
- Pets like Gorilla Chef (5%) and Bitter Melon seeds (3%) are rare — expect to turn in multiple mutated foods before seeing them.
- Focus on mass-producing mutated dishes to increase your total rolls and improve your chances at the rarer items.
The Rat Connoisseur is more than just a quirky NPC — he’s one of the best ways to earn rare seeds, unique pets, and stylish kitchen cosmetics in the Grow a Garden event. By keeping an eye on the drop rates, you can plan your farming and cooking strategy to get exactly what you want. Keep those mutated foods coming, and this fancy rat will keep the rewards flowing.