Pad Thai

Food buffs come in three grades and this one lands in the middle, so it is not what you want going into a serious boss attempt if you own a cooking pot and have any decent fish saved. What it has over the cooked options is that it costs coins instead of ingredients and prep.

The Traveling Merchant rotates his stock every visit, so you cannot plan around him. When he does show up carrying this, buy several rather than one. There is no other source anywhere in the world, and his next appearance may have nothing you want.