Chilled Meat only comes from the frozen boars scattered across Dragonspine, and you need a solid stack of it to finish the Ah, Fresh Meat! quest and unlock the Goulash recipe. The most efficient spot is the Great Snowboar King’s lair, where four Snowboars and the boss together hand over more than enough in a single trip.
Quick answer: Teleport to the Statue of Seven in Dragonspine, glide toward Entombed City near Skyfrost Nail, and hit each frozen Snowboar with a Pyro attack to melt it, then strike it again to drop Chilled Meat. Killing all the boars summons the Great Snowboar King, who drops the rest.
Best Chilled Meat farming location in Dragonspine
Chilled Meat exists only in the Dragonspine region, which arrived with the version 1.2 update. The densest gathering point sits to the right of Skyfrost Nail, at the Great Snowboar King’s lair near Entombed City. Frozen boars appear along the main roads on the eastern edge of the region too, but the lair packs the highest concentration into one short run.
Four Snowboars wait here. One stands alone downhill, and three more sit together in a triangle right beside the lair. The fastest way in is to teleport to the Dragonspine Statue of Seven, glide off the cliffs, and steer slightly right toward Entombed City until the boars come into view.
Tip: Craft a few Warming Bottles before you set out. Sheer Cold builds quickly on this terrain, and the extra warmth keeps you alive long enough to clear the whole route.
How to collect Chilled Meat from frozen Snowboars
Each boar is sealed inside a block of ice, so a Pyro character is essential for this task.
The King drops roughly six to 10 Chilled Meat. Combined with the four boars, a single lair run yields about 14 to 18 Chilled Meat, which covers the quest requirement and then some.
Ah, Fresh Meat! quest requirements
The quest is given by Harris, the chef at the Dragonspine Adventurer Camp in Mondstadt. Before it becomes available, you must meet these conditions.
- Complete the World Quest In the Mountains
- Complete Archon Quest Prologue: Act I – The Outlander Who Caught the Wind
- Defeat the Great Snowboar King
Ah, Fresh Meat! quest steps
Talk to Harris at the Dragonspine Adventurer Camp to begin, then work through the sequence below.
You know the quest is complete once Harris hands over the evening batch of Goulash and the reward screen appears.
Ah, Fresh Meat! quest rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Mondstadt Reputation EXP | 100 |
| Adventure EXP | 300 |
| Primogem | 40 |
| Hero’s Wit | 4 |
| Mystic Enhancement Ore | 6 |
| Delicious Goulash | — |
| Sheer Cold Resistance | 5 |
| Goulash Recipe | 1 |
What Chilled Meat is used for
Chilled Meat serves a few purposes once you have it in your inventory. Beyond the Ah, Fresh Meat! quest, it fills certain requests and can be turned into a cooking ingredient.
- Process it at any cooking station to convert it into Raw Meat for regular recipes.
- Use it directly to cook Goulash, which reduces the rate of Sheer Cold accumulation for the whole party. That makes it a valuable dish for extended exploration in Dragonspine.
- Submit it for quests and requests that specifically call for Chilled Meat.
Achievements tied to the Great Snowboar King
The lair fight and the Goulash recipe unlock several achievements along the way.
| Achievement | Condition |
|---|---|
| Assassin of Kings | Defeat the Great Snowboar King for the first time |
| Chill Out! | Defeat the King while it is in berserk mode |
| The Hunter Becomes the Hunted | Be defeated by the King |
| Glutton for Goulash | Learn how to make Goulash |
One clean sweep of the Great Snowboar King’s lair covers the Chilled Meat you need for Harris, the boss meat for the quest, and several achievements at the same time. Keep a Pyro character and a couple of Warming Bottles ready, and the whole run takes only a few minutes.
