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Re: Klingon WOTD: targh tIq (n)

Steven Boozer ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 


> > Klingon word:   targh tIq
> > Part of Speech: noun
> > Definition:     Heart of Targ

Tyler Fisher wrote:
>As used in canon:
>
>{qagh, ro'qegh'Iwchab, targh tIq Sop 'e' lungIl Humanpu' puS.}
>Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie and heart of targ. (S21)

[Hey, you beat me to it!  Keep up the good work, Tyler.]

> > Additional Notes:  KCD, a food item.

"a traditional Klingon dish" (TKW 173)

Even though the dish may be served with the hearts of more than one targ, 
the plural {tIqmey} is never used in the name of the dish. This food item 
is shown and described in KCD:

    The heart of the targ beast, although targ are bred for food throughout
    the Empire, the heart of the bred targ is considered weakened by
    domestication. Only the heart of a wild, hunted targ is considered worthy
    of eating. It is a rare delicacy.  (KCD)

"It is also a source of food, and heart of targ is a traditional Klingon 
dish." (TKW 173)

"Large animals are usually chopped into pieces, sometimes with attention 
paid to which piece is which (thus a {tIq} [heart] might be served as a 
dish in its own right)..." (KGT 87)

"Animal blood ({'Iw}) is found primarily in alcoholic beverages, but the 
milk ({nIm}) of some creatures (such as the {targh} [targ]) is combined 
with other ingredients to form drinks of rather complex flavor, though it 
is seldom consumed by itself." (KGT 95)

"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 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." (KGT 94)



-- 
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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