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Mario Kart World is here, folks, and it’s a whole lot of fun. Whether you’re getting in a quick Grand Prix, an intense match of the round-based elimination mode Knockout Tour, or taking a breezy drive in the free-roam mode, there’s a lot of ground to cover anytime the game’s booted up. The world of Mario Kart is now one vast interconnected continent, complete with collectibles, points of interest, roads connecting them all, and doing it all builds up quite the appetite. Fortunately, Mario Kart World has more snacks than one could possibly ask for.
These food items, known in-game as Dash Food, are worth grabbing for the boosts they provide. Depending upon the size of the pickup–Dash Food often comes in small, medium, and large variants–the player will speed up for a certain amount of time, like they’ve just picked up a mushroom. The real fun, however, comes with the fact that most Dash Food items transform your character, switching them into one of Mario Kart World’s various alternate skins and unlocking the game’s massive roster.
Dash Food also largely fits the vibe of the locales they’re in. Spending some laps circling Koopa Troopa Beach? Grab a delectable fruit salad! Heading up to the Japan-inspired Cheep Cheep Falls? Enjoy some Takoyaki and delicious-looking seafood platters. And when in doubt, a roadside Yoshi’s restaurant is bound to have some burgers to-go.
All of it looks mouth-wateringly good thanks to the Switch 2’s improved processing power, too, so much so that I’ll often get hungry just playing a race. And because I’ve spent so much time driving around in Mario Kart World and picking them up, I feel uniquely suited to ranking the very best of the approximately 60 Dash Food items featured in the game, though they can largely be consolidated into about 20 groupings of delectable, mouth-watering dishes.