Gagh in your teeth

[Triskelion]

When gagh was first introduced in Klingon culture, in A Matter of Honor, Riker prepared for his exchange to the Klingon ship by eating gagh. On the Klingon ship, though, the Klingon Lieutenant Klag gave him a plate of live gagh, with the innocent affectation, "Gagh is always best when served live."

In later episodes, live gagh became a popular staple in the Klingon diet through DS9, Voyager and Enterprise.

Am I the only one who thought gagh was an obscure dish, normally eaten the way Riker first tested it on Enterprise - and that Klag was actually hazing him with live gagh? Did anybody else get the sense that live gagh was an unusually orthodox dish, even for the Klingon crew?

 

[Green Shirt]

I never gave it any thought.

 

[HIjol]

I have to say that I did have the feeling The Beard/Beardless One was being played a bit. I remember thinking Klingons would like to concentrate on attacking and gnashing and inhaling their food without it wriggling and squiggling (no offense, Squiggy) all over the place.

 

[Orphalesion]

I have the theory that the overly martial culture of the Klingons in TNG in the 24th century is something of a knee-jerk response to them being forced to renounce their warrior ways around the time of Khithomer. The long hair, the growling, the leather, the constant speeches about honor and the fact that women are barred from the High Council. It's all an attempt on the Klingons' part to desperately hold on to their martial past by reviving traditions and practices that had disappeared centuries ago.

Eating living Gagh, or Gagh in general, could be an aspect of this "revival" (regression?) Perhaps prior to that cultural shift it was looked upon in the same way the average Western person would look think of eating a worm or larvae based dish or something like jellied calves' brains.

 

[hux]

I bet Klingon's hate Gagh and prefer a nice burger. They probably just serve it up for traditional meals or whenever tourists are in the vicinity.

I work with an SNP nut and he has a whole haggis for lunch all the time. I can see in his eyes that with every chew, he's thinking....God, i wish i was eating an egg sandwich...but hey, he's got cultural traditions to think about.

I bet human students walk around the streets of major Klingon cities asking for the best Gagh restaurants while Klingon's roll their eyes.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

No, I'm sure Klag was telling the truth. When Ezri Dax talks about the shipment of gagh she received on DS9, she describes in detail what each variety of it does after you eat it...

 

[nx1701g]

No, I'm sure Klag was telling the truth. When Ezri Dax talks about the shipment of gagh she received on DS9, she describes in detail what each variety of it does after you eat it...

I remember those scenes. That was probably the only scene in all of trek that made me feel sick.

 

[Kilana2]

Don't forget Racht and how Melora enjoyed it.

Does anyone feel like eating pizza now???????

 

[Marsden]

No, I'm sure Klag was telling the truth. When Ezri Dax talks about the shipment of gagh she received on DS9, she describes in detail what each variety of it does after you eat it...

Or that the DS9 people didn't get the joke.


I actually took it at face value that they ate live worms, but now that you mention it, that is really funny. But, if that was what was intended I'm sure they would have Worf or someone mention later on that the joke was on him. TNG didn't really like to leave too much to the imagination.

 

[BeatleJWOL]

if that was what was intended I'm sure they would have Worf or someone mention later on that the joke was on him. TNG didn't really like to leave too much to the imagination.

maybe it was just a throwaway gagh

 

[Albertese]

...
I work with an SNP nut and he has a whole haggis for lunch all the time.
...

This can't be healthy behavior...

--Alex

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

...
I work with an SNP nut and he has a whole haggis for lunch all the time.
...

This can't be healthy behavior...

--Alex

Working with an SNP nut? Yeah, that could be unhealthy for hux in a number of ways

 

[nx1701g]

Does anyone feel like eating pizza now???????

Maybe Weyoun.... I was getting ready to eat spaghetti... maybe I shouldn't have looked back in this thread until after.