The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy: Creator Recipes

When it came to cooking up new recipes for Royalty and Legacy, we teamed up with IceMunMun and Littlbowlbub, who specialize in food-focused custom content, to bring delicious new treats to Sims’ lives, drawing inspiration from West Africa, Portugal and Italy.

We spoke with them about their approach to creating content and why food holds a special place for them in The Sims, as well as the advice they have for aspiring custom content creators.

IceMunMun – MunMun Chattopadhyay

MunMun Chattopadhyay, also known as IceMunMun, is a medical doctor based in India by day and a passionate Sims creator by night, and has been creating custom content for The Sims 4 for more than eight years. Her creations bring depth and flavor to gameplay, adding new ways for players to cook, craft and interact with their Sims’ worlds.

MunMun helped create rich and comforting recipes, including Egusi Soup, Kontomire Soup and Palm Nut Soup, as well as the decadent Panna Cotta.

❔THE SIMS TEAM: Which recipe are you most proud of, and what about it makes it special to you?

MUNMUN: I love them all, how could I possibly choose one! What I dearly love are all the cultural foods I have made to date, because the process allowed me to learn so much about the cuisine and cultural practices of different parts of the world. For this pack, I loved making the Egusi Soup with Fufu.

❔THE SIMS TEAM: How did you get into making Sims content, and why do you like to focus on food?

MUNMUN: I have been a Sims player since 2005, and have spent all my adult life playing The Sims, so it is a big part of my life. Being of a creative bent in real life, I gravitated towards making custom content and mods for The Sims 4 because I wanted to fully customize the game. We all know that playing The Sims is a deeply personal experience for everyone, and I wanted to fully express my creative self!

Food for me is an expression of love! I love food and I love The Sims, so naturally I combined two of my passions and ended up spending my days researching food, learning about new cultural practices, brainstorming design choices and recreating them for Sims. I also love seeing my Sims making the food and eating them in-game.

❔THE SIMS TEAM: What advice do you have for others who want to get started on Sims custom content creation?

MUNMUN: For anyone wanting to delve into custom content creation for The Sims, I would advise the person to pick a niche or aspect of life that you genuinely love and try to recreate the experience in game. Research the idea, draw up plans first. The technical parts will come later. It’s all trial and error at first, and you may get frustrated, but you will soon get the hang of it if you keep doing what you love.

Littlbowbub – Jess

Jess, known in the community as Littlbowbub, has been creating custom content for The Sims 4 for over six years, with a focus on richly detailed, food-inspired mods. She is best known as the creator of Grannies Cookbook, along with a collection of medieval-inspired creations. Jess’s content adds warmth, nostalgia and personality to Sims’ kitchens and worlds, giving players new ways to create cozy, imaginative experiences into their gameplay.

Jess helped create the delicious finger food snacks Puff Puff, Bolinhos de Bacalhau, and Pastel de Nata, as well as a hearty Crab Linguine recipe.

❔THE SIMS TEAM: Which recipe are you most proud of, and what about it makes it special to you?

JESS: One of the recipes that is most special to me is quite an old recipe now. I was commissioned to replicate a real-life wedding cake which I still feel very honored to have been asked to do. Being able to bring a piece of their special day into the game for them was such an incredible moment in my creative journey!

❔THE SIMS TEAM: How did you get into making Sims content, and why do you like to focus on food?

JESS: There was a lot of trial and error over the years before I finally figured things out, but what really sparked me into making content was an event Simblreen held on Tumblr: every year it came around, and I wanted so much to create something and participate. I was a little stubborn about it and was adamant I would finally join – so I spent (probably far too much) time putting together some frankenmeshed items, which is ironic seeing as it was Halloween! I also must thank IceMunMun for helping me with the first piece of content I made: a candy apple cart, which hit a bump at the very end, but she was so helpful in getting me unstuck. In fact she was (and still is) a huge inspiration to me for delving into making custom foods, I’m always in awe with her creations and I’m especially excited to have been able to work alongside her in this amazing collab!

I think food is a fun and interesting thing to create. We have to eat, but food can be more than just basic sustenance, it can help tell a story, from special events or even just day to day life. One of the parts I really enjoy is deciding what the theme for a particular recipe is going to be. The same recipe can end up telling a completely different story depending on how it’s plated. Everyone has a favorite recipe or a food they dislike and that food can stir up memories and emotions. A lot of the requests I get are of someone’s favorite recipe or a food that is an important part of where they are from and they’d like to see it in the game so that they can have their Sims enjoy it too! 

There are so many different recipes from all around the world, and in many places food is a big part of the culture. If you ever visit someplace new, one of the first things you want to do is explore the food. I love hearing from my community how excited they are when I have made a recipe that they enjoy in real life or that originates from their homeplace!

❔THE SIMS TEAM: What advice do you have for others who want to get started on Sims custom content creation?

JESS: I recommend just having a play around at first without setting any expectations. Start with small edits for existing meshes and just nosey around to get a feel for how things work. Definitely check out the Sims4Studio forums. There are so many helpful guides and chances are if you bump into a problem, someone has already had the same issue and has received help. Don’t be afraid to reach out to a cc creator for some advice if you get a little stuck somewhere!