Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 08, 2016
Klingon word: raHta' Part of speech: noun Definition: racht (Klingon food)
'ugh ro'qegh'Iwchab, nIb raHta' the *racht* is as heavy as the *rokeg* blood pie (HQ 13.1:8) A type of food worm served live: "There's nothing worse than half-dead *racht*." (DS9 "Melora") Klingon food item shunned when half dead (KCD). "Food made from live serpent worms (not to be confused with *gagh*)." (DI) I.e. a larger variety of serpent worm. (FTG) (KGT 94): If a dish with a standard preparation technique (a {nay' motlh}, "usual dish") is being offered, asking how it is to be prepared is a demonstration of cultural ignorance. Thus, in addition to [{pIpyuS pach}] *pipius* claw, questions about {bIreQtagh} (*bregit* lung), (targh tIq) (heart of *targ*), {raHta'} (*racht*), {tlhImqaH} (*zilm'kach*), and {Qaj tlhuQ} (*kradge* tail) should be avoided. {gha'poq} (*grapok* sauce) is a "condiment, often used to bring out the flavor in *gagh* or *racht*. (DI) See http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Racht for more info. -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons