Mushroom Full Course

The Mushroom Full Course is the only known food served on the Excess Express (although there are assumed to be many other food items served on the train). It was only mentioned in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

The Mushroom Full Course can first be mentioned in the afternoon of Mario's second day riding the Excess Express, shortly before its arrival at Riverside Station. Talking to Chef Shimi during this period of time will allow Mario to discover that he was currently working on a Mushroom Full Course meal for that night; Shimi would also list the Mushroom Full Course's courses when spoken to: Apparently, a Mushroom Full Course starts out with Mushroom bouillon, followed by Mushroom mousse, then Mushrooms in the spice saffron (not to be confused with the Saffron character from Super Paper Mario). A "delicate but puzzling" Mushroom sorbet is given as desert in the Mushroom Full Course, which is ultimately ended with Mushroom coffee. Talking to Shimi that night would give the Mushroom Full Course another mention, in which he stated that he was serving it and that he had hand-picked the Mushrooms for use in that night's Mushroom Full Course at Riverside Station. (At this, Mario's partner would question the Mushrooms' edibility.) Talking to the Toad Waitress at the same basic time would trigger yet another mention of the Mushroom Full Course, in which the waitress would state that it was being served as they spoke before pondering why Chef Shimi always used Mushrooms in his meals. (Shimi's lack of culinary skill with anything but Mushrooms would become a bit of a recurring joke in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door; a few other minor non-playable characters would go on to mention it in various ways.)

Although the Mushroom Full Course is thought to have been served sometime during Mario's trip on the Excess Express, it could not be seen and Mario could therefore not eat any of it, as is par for the food of the express's dining car. As such, little is known about the Mushroom Full Course, although Shimi has claimed that it is his "super-duper specialty".