[84105] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: KCD 6
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Thu Jan 31 11:44:08 2008
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:42:41 -0600
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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At 10:59 PM Wednesday 1/30/2008, qa'vaj wrote:
>[tlhIngan wa':]
>paq, loQ qaghuHmoH. ro'Qegh 'Iw chab yISopQo. qem chaQto be'nal. tlhoy
>DayQuS vut net Sov.
>
>[Klingon 1:]
>Pok, a word of warning, stay away from the rokeg blood pie.
>Chakto's mate brought it, and she could overcook a dikus plant.
How is *dikus* pronounced: {DayquS} or {DayQuS}? I.e. which Q is used?
>[tlhIngan cha':]
>'a be'nalwI' ro'Qegh QaQ law' Hoch QaQ puS.
>
>[Klingon 2:]
>My mate's rokeg, mmm, is the best in the world.
>
>(.. ro'Qegh 'Iw chab vIwIv ..)
>(.. choose rokeg ..)
FYI rokeg blood pie is spelled as one word in the TKD Addendum et
al.: {ro'qegh'Iwchab}. Used in canon:
ro'qegh'Iwchab HInob
Give me the rokeg blood pie. PK
qagh, ro'qegh'Iwchab, targh tIq Sop 'e' lungIl Humanpu' puS
Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie, or heart of targ. S21
'ey ro'qegh'Iwchab, rap qagh
the gagh is as delicious as the rokeg blood pie. (HQ 13.1:8-9)
'ugh ro'qegh'Iwchab, nIb raHta'
the racht is as heavy as the rokeg blood pie. (HQ 13.1:8-9)
ro'qegh'Iwchab 'ey law' qagh 'ey law'
the rokeg blood pie is as delicious as the gagh (HQ 13.1:8-9)
Here's what I have in my notes about it:
"Food apparently made from or with the blood of an animal, possibly a
rokeg." (Keith R.A. DeCandido's novel "Diplomatic Implausibility")
"A much-favored Klingon dish, difficult to prepare properly. There are many
regional variations of this dish. The blood feud between the House of
Rengath and the House of Dor began when warriors of each house claimed to
have the better recipe." (KCD)
The pronunciation of this phrase must be different in most dialects for
Okrand says in "Power Klingon" that saying this demonstrates that you know
the current dialect.
The *dikus* ({DayquS}) plant is an important ingredient; the pie will turn
out badly if that plant is overcooked. (KCD)
"It is a compliment to suggest that someone smells like rokeg blood pie not
because the smell itself is good, but rather because the food carries with
it positive associations." (KGT 86)
Neelix made a blood pie for B'Ellana on the Day of Honor, when it is
traditional to serve this dish. She didn't care much for it, though she
eventually forced herself to eat it. (VGR "Day of Honor") But it was
Worf's favorite food as a boy and his adoptive human mother learned to make
it for him. (TNG "Family") First seen in TNG "A Matter of Honor"; it was
programmed in the Enterprise-D's food replicator, probably by Worf.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
