‘Passengers Can Now Pluck Their Own Mushrooms’: X User's Tongue-in-Cheek Comment on Indian Railways

An X (formerly Twitter) user took to the platform to share a picture from inside the train that had mushrooms growing inside it. The mushrooms, growing just above the door of the linen room, has sparked a discussion on social media, with many saying that “one can now grow their own mushrooms”.

“Only in India. Vegetarian passengers travelling long journeys can now pluck their own mushrooms in 2 or 3 days’ travel,” wrote an X user while sharing a picture of mushrooms growing inside the train.

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The picture shows the mushrooms and moss thriving together in a damp environment inside the train.

Take a look at the picture right here:

The post, since being shared on August 20, has accumulated over 59,000 views and still counting. Many even took to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.

Check out how people reacted to this post below:

“Organic mushroom,” said an individual.

Another added, “For non-veg ones, they have dal cockroach a new delicacy we are told.”

“Most vegetarians do not prefer mushrooms,” commented a third.

A fourth wrote, “Grow your own food on trains… 2 in 1 scheme.”

“Lovely. Now we can add some fresh mushrooms to the trademark tomato soup and corn soup of Indian Railways. Very thoughtful,” chimed in a fifth.

A sixth posted, “Not vegetarians were already getting cockroaches.”

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On August 19, a passenger travelling on Vande Bharat Express from Shirdi to Mumbai has lodged a complaint with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), citing multiple instances of food contamination during the journey. He alleged that he found cockroaches in his meal and was also served spoilt curd.

In his official complaint to IRCTC, Jeswani reported finding both a live and a dead cockroach in the food served on the train. He also claimed that the curd provided was sour. Jeswani mentioned that the entire C5 coach faced similar issues. He further noted that the incident was confirmed by IRCTC Managers Narendra Mishra and Alok Singh.

After the complaint, IRCTC assured him that they would take action against the service provider.