Breath Of The Wild Recipes Accidentally Included In Famous Writer’s New Book

Recipes and ingredients from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have somehow made it into the next book from author John Boyne.

The strange phenomenon was first noticed by a Reddit user by the name of NoNoNo_OhHoHo, who shared a snap of the passage in question to the r/breath_of_the_wild sub.

This novel I’m reading straight up lifted Breath of the Wild ingredients for a chapter about dressmaking lol from r/Breath_of_the_Wild

The user’s image clearly shows a number of Hylian ingredients, critters and monster parts, including Keese wings, the Silent Princess plant, the Hightail Lizard, Red Lizalfos and Hylian Shrooms.

The novel in question is a fantasy book written by Boyne, who’s perhaps most well-known for his tale, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. Entitled A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom, the 2020 release has definitely caught the eyes of gamers with this mishap.

So how did this happen? Well, according to the author, it’s a Google mishap. Responding to the news on Twitter, Boyne said: “LOL that is actually kinda hilarious. I’m totally willing to own it. Something tells me I’ll be telling this anecdote on stage for many years to come…”

https://twitter.com/john_boyne/status/1290146490938081281

As for how it happened, he added in a follow-up tweet: “‘I’ll leave it as it is. I actually think it’s quite funny and you’re totally right. I don’t remember but I must have just googled it. Hey, sometimes you just gotta throw your hands up and say ‘yup! My bad!'”

https://twitter.com/john_boyne/status/1290144321367240707

Let’s hope Nintendo sees the funny side of this one!

In related news, Nintendo has just renewed its trademark for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in both Europe and Australia. Though it’s tentatively hoped that the move comes in anticipation of a re-release on Switch, it’s not looking too likely.

Credit: Nintendo

In Australia and Europe, trademarks need to be reregistered every 10 years to prevent their ownership from lapsing, meaning what we’re likely looking at here is simply Nintendo not allowing its trademark to be lost. If the trademark were lost, it would seriously impact the sales of things like merchandise and anything bearing the Ocarina of Time name.

I guess we’ll keep waiting!

Featured Image Credit: Nintendo/Reddit:u/NoNoNo_OhHoHo