Editing Zess T.

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Zess T.png|100px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|species=[[Toad (species)|Toad]]
}}
{{quote|Want me to cook something for you, [[Mario|Clumsy Crush-a-lot]]?|Zess T.|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
[[File:PMTTYD Rogueport ZessT.png|thumb|left|Zess T. about to give Mario a dish]]
'''Zess T.''' is a grumpy, 55-year-old [[Toad (species)|Toad]] chef in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' who resides in [[Rogueport]]. Her name is a pun on the word "zesty", which, in a way, describes her personality, as well as being a reference to her cooking skills. Like [[Tayce T.]], she is an expert at cooking, and even featured a similar backstory involving cakes and a deceased husband. Unlike Tayce T., however, her personality is the polar opposite; she has a sour attitude and is very mean and grumpy, calling [[Mario]] names and keeping a mean expression on her face. Her attitude is similar to [[Dyllis]].

[[File:Zess T. in Rogueport.png|thumb|Zess T. looking for her missing Contact Lens]]
[[Mario]] first comes across her as she is searching for her missing [[Contact Lens]]; after Mario accidentally steps on it and crushes it, Zess T. refuses to allow him into [[Rogueport#West Side|Rogueport's West Side]] until he buys her a new one. Even after he does, Zess T. still harbors a bit of a grudge, referring to him as names such as "Stompy" or "Sir Stomps-on-Stuff". However, Wonky implies that she does ultimately have a bit of a soft spot for Mario since he mentions when describing [[Couple's Cake]] that, due to it reminding her of her deceased husband, she rarely bakes the cake unless someone really wins her favor.

Her cooking is limited to one item at a time until Mario finds [[List of implied characters#Maitre Delish|Maitre Delish]]'s [[Cookbook]] hidden in a back room of [[Creepy Steeple]]. After completing [[Seeking Legendary Book!|this task]], she is able to cook two items into one.

When Mario throws [[Zess Dynamite]] at enemies in battle, it summons a ghostly image of a fierce-looking Zess T. as it causes a massive explosion, dealing 7 points of damage to all enemies.
==Tattle==
{{quote|That's Zess T., a super-skilled Toad chef. With the right ingredients, she can make ANYTHING! She's like a kitchen magician! I am like, a TOTAL klutz in the kitchen, so I really respect a chef's touch.|Goombella|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}

==Recipes==
{{main|List of Zess T. recipes}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMTTYD NS Zess T Artwork.png|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナンシー
|JapR=Nanshī
|JapM=Nancy; shared with [[Raini#Names in other languages|Raini]]
|Chi=
|ChiR=
|ChiM=
|Dut=
|DutM=
|Fre=Marie-T.
|FreM=Play on "Maïté", a well-known TV presenter of culinary shows in France.
|Ger=Racle T.
|GerM=Pun on "raclette", a type of cheese
|Ita=Chef Champignon
|ItaM=Mushroom Chef (''champignon'' is the French word for "mushroom")
|Kor=
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Spa=T. Nancy
|SpaM=Nancy Toad
}}

==Trivia==
*According to an [[Rogueport Direct Mail Service|RDM]] issue Mario receives via e-mail, Zess T. is 55 years old in the game. Additionally, another RDM issue claims Zess T. and [[Toadsworth]] became romantically involved during his stay in [[Rogueport]]. However, this is never mentioned outside of the e-mail.
*[[Wonky]] implies that she is [[Tayce T.]]'s sister, which also makes her [[The Master]]'s sister.
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