Interesting and pretty unique premise!
I understood the rules to the cooking, though I felt like I had to hold a lot of information in my head, especially with regards to "quests" given, and then recipes to make - and then introducing the portal mechanic, which I struggled to engage with directly, since I was already using most of my short-term memory for the quests + recipes.
I ended up giving up after getting the quest to get "meats of equal value", since I couldn't grok that as a quest goal I knew how to approach, and wandered aimlessly for a while before quitting. (also being unsure how best to use my 3-stack of carried items)
Was an interesting play, though I am sure that more playtesting it with people next to you will give better insights than what I dump in this textbox.
As a by the way, I appreciated the graphics. They were simple, but felt pretty fresh + nostalgic to me at the same time out of what I've played in the jam.