SoS: FoMT Lou Gifts & Friendship Guide

by Kal S.

Lou appears in Mineral Town after the Harvest Goddess receives 75 gifts. She is the owner of Mitemi Inn in the Forgotten Valley.

She does not celebrate her birthday in Mineral Town, and only visits on Sundays.

Everything you need to befriend Lou can be found in this guide.

Schedule

The farmer visits Lou in her room at the Inn.

Lou can only be found in Mineral Town every Sunday.

She stays at Jennifer’s room in the Inn.

Gift Preferences

Lou’s response when the farmer gives her a loved gift.

All of Lou’s loved gifts include cooked dishes like Mochi, Popcorn, and Grilled Fish. She also likes most edible items such as Eggs, Milk, and any type of crop or fish.

Type of Gift	Items
Loves	Animal Products: Butter Dishes: Almond Tofu, Apple Pie, Baked Apple, Baked Yam, Bamboo Rice, Baumkuchen, Bibimbap, Boiled Egg, Cake, Carbonara, Cheese Fondue, Cheese Risotto, Cheese Souffle, Cheesecake, Chestnut Rice, Chocolate Cookies, Churros, Cookies, Curry Bread, Curry Rice, Curry Udon, Daifuku, French Fries, French Toast, Fried Rice, Fruit Juice, Fruit Smoothie, Grilled Fish, Ice Cream, Ketchup, Madeleines, Margherita, Matsutake Rice, Miso Soup, Mixed Juice, Mixed Smoothie, Mochi, Mont Blanc, Moon Dumplings, Mushroom Gratin, Mushroom Rice, Napolitan, Nasi Goreng, Okonomiyaki, Omelet Rice, Pancakes, Pineapple Juice, Popcorn, Pudding, Raisin Bread, Ramen, Relax Tea, Roasted Chestnuts, Roasted Corn, Salad, Sandwich, Sashimi, Stew, Strawberry Milk (dish), Sushi, Tamagoyaki, Tempura, Tempura Soba, Tempura Udon, Udon, Vegetable Stir Fry, Yam Dessert, Zaru Soba, Zenzai
Likes	Forage: Apple, Bamboo Shoot, Black Grass, Blue Grass, Chestnut, Green Grass, Honey, Indigo Grass, Matsutake, Mushroom, Orange, Orange Grass, Purple Grass, White Grass, Wild Grapes Crops: All crops Animal Products: All fish, Cheese, Eggs, Hot Spring Egg, Mayonnaise, Milk (all types) Dishes: Acqua Pazza, Bagna Cauda, Bread, Candied Peels, Carbonara, Chocolate, Dorayaki, Eggs Benedict, Elli Leaves, Fish Fritter, Grape Juice, Mashed Potatoes, Oden, Onigiri, Orange Pastries, Orangette, Paella, Palbochae, Pepper Steak, Pot-au-Feu, Premium Grape Juice, Pumpkin Potage, Quiche, Seafood Rice Bowl, Spicy Margherita, Spicy Pepper Steak, Spicy Ramen, Spicy Sandwich, Spicy Vegetable Stir Fry, Strawberry Cake, Vegetable Pizza, Wild Grape Water Miscellaneous: AEPFE Apple, Bracelet, Brooch, Buckwheat Flour, Caffeine, Curry Powder, Dango Flour, Dress, Earring, Face Mask, HMSGB Apple, Necklace, Oil, Perfume, Relax Tea Leaves, Skin Lotion, Stamina Booster, Stamina Booster XL, SUGDW Apple, Sunblock, Super Caffeine, Wheat Flour
Dislikes	Forage: Blue Magic Red Flower, Moondrop Flower, Pink Cat Flower, Sunsweet Flower, Toy Flower, True Magic Red Flower, Yellow Grass Animal Products: Alpaca Fleece, Angora Fur, Sheep Wool, Yarn Miscellaneous: Bottled Message, Branch, Chicken and Rabbit Feed, Fodder, Gems (all types), Lumber, Material Stone, Stone, Tomatosetta Stone, Ore (all types), Pet Treat Trash: Boot, Empty Can, Fish Bones, Weed
Hates	Forage: Poison Mushroom, Red Grass Miscellaneous: Ancient Fossil, Gold Lumber, Pirate Treasure

Best Loved Gifts for Each Season

The farmer churns butter inside the barn.

Season	Item	Where to Find It
Year-round	Butter	Process milk from regular cows using the Butter Maker The Butter Maker can be purchased from Saibara at the Forge for 20,000 G after upgrading the barn
Spring	Raisin Bread	Learn the recipe by watching the Tasty Time TV Show, or Obtain the recipe by cooking 5 dishes with Wild Grape Ingredients needed: Bread, Wild Grape Equipment needed: None
Summer	Pineapple Juice	Obtain the recipe by cooking 5 dishes with Pineapple Ingredients needed: Pineapple Equipment needed: Mixer
Autumn	Matsutake Rice	Learn the recipe by watching the Tasty Time TV Show Ingredients needed: Matsutake, Onigiri Equipment needed: None
Winter	Chocolate Cookies	Learn the recipe from Sasha at 4 friendship notes Ingredients needed: Egg, Wheat Flour, Butter, Chocolate Equipment needed: Rolling Pin, Oven, Seasoning Set

Townsfolk Events

Lou arrives in Mineral Town and introduces herself to the farmer.

As you continue to raise your friendship points with Lou, you can unlock townsfolk events that allow you to get to know her better.

Unlike marriage candidates, you aren’t really required to respond with specific dialogue in order to gain their favor. These events also aren’t required to advance in your friendship with the non-marriageable villagers.

Below is the single event related to Lou and the requirements needed to trigger it.

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Townsfolk Event	Friendship Points Required	Location	Requirements	Correct Dialogue Option
Lou’s Greeting	–	Farm	It is between 6:00 AM and 12:00 PM on a Sunday The weather is Sunny The farmer has made a minimum of 75 offerings to the Harvest Goddess	–