Trial Stew
Trial Stew is an item in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario, made by cooking Couple's Cake with a Poison Mushroom. In both the original Japanese version and the Nintendo Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a Trial Stew can also be made by cooking a Thunder Bolt with a Thunder Rage. If used, it lowers Mario and his partner to one HP and down to zero FP, but completely fills Star Power and triples how much is gained for a while. Unlike other recipes, its in-game description is written sarcastically, describing it as "amazing" and its results "incredible," without noting that some of said effects are negative. However, the player can take advantage of Mario being in Peril via Mega Rush and Power Rush.
In Super Paper Mario, the Trial Stew reduces the player to one HP, but increases their point total by an amount equal the amount of HP lost times 100 (to a maximum of 99800 if the player has 999 HP before using it).
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | しれんのナベ[?] Shiren no Nabe |
Trial Stew | |
Dutch | Stoofpotpoging[?] | Stew Attempt | |
French | Pot Biscottos[?] | Biceps Pot (biscotto is an Italian dish, but it also comes from the French biscoto or biscoteau, an informal synonym of biceps) | |
German | Strafgericht[?] | Has a double meaning as either "Punishment Dish" or "Criminal Court" | |
Italian | Bouillon[?] | Broth (French) | |
Korean | 시련찌개[?] Siryeon Jjigae |
Trial Stew | |
Spanish | Olla Podrida[?] | Rotten Stew |