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Four varieties of gagh

"I've been looking forward to gagh. I haven't had it for quite a while. Very fresh."

- Jean-Luc Picard (TNG: "Unification I")

Gagh was a Klingon delicacy made from serpent worms. Although most Klingons preferred it live, it could also be served stewed or cold.

Many Humans found gagh unappetizing, though both William T. Riker and Jean-Luc Picard claimed to have developed a taste for it, and Doctor Julian Bashir occasionally enjoyed it. Allegedly, the actual taste of gagh was revolting, even to Klingons, and was eaten solely for the unique sensation of their death-throe spams within one's mouth and stomach. (ENT: "Sleeping Dogs"; TNG: "A Matter Of Honor", "Unification I"; DS9: "Melora", "Inquisition")

In 2154, Fleet Admiral Krell casually ate gagh as he informed Harris of Section 31 that he was reneging on their arrangement. After Captain Jonathan Archer had been exposed to and subsequently cured of the Klingon Augment virus, he had a "strange craving" for "a plateful of live gagh." (ENT: "Divergence")

In 2373, Neelix served gagh aboard the USS Voyager for a special Klingon breakfast buffet. However, none of the crew seemed very enthusiastic about it. He did so again in 2377 when Voyager took aboard Klingons whose ancestors had migrated to the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "Fair Trade", "Prophecy")

Regular shipments of gagh started to arrive on Deep Space 9 after a permanent Klingon military presence was established on the station in mid 2373. Major Kira Nerys claimed that a tentacle grabbed her hand while she was checking the contents of one such crate. (DS9: "A Simple Investigation")

In 2374, Bashir was given a plate of gagh intended for Worf instead of the red leaf tea, scones and Moba jam he had ordered. He rejected it as it was "too early." This may have been done to test his resolve as it took place within a holodeck simulation designed by Luther Sloan to test Bashir's loyalty. (DS9: "Inquisition")

In 2375, a shipment of gagh ordered by Jadzia Dax for the celebration of General Martok's birthday arrived on Deep Space 9. Ezri Dax later rejected the gagh due to being sickened by Jadzia's memories of it. She wanted it thrown out into space but was disallowed due to environmental laws. (DS9: "Prodigal Daughter")

Varieties of gagh

There were at least 51 different types of gagh, each with its distinct taste and texture, including:

Bithool gagh, which had feet
Filden gagh, which squirmed
Meshta gagh, which jumped
Torgud gagh, which wiggled
Wistan gagh, which was packed in targ blood

(DS9: "Prodigal Daughter")

Apocrypha

In the Klingon language designed by Marc Okrand, gagh is spelled qagh and pronounced slightly different from what is heard on the various TV shows. Preparation of gagh is discussed at length in his book Klingon for the Galactic Traveler.

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 :"''I've been looking forward to ''gagh''. I haven't had it for quite a while. Very fresh.''"
 ::- Jean-Luc Picard ({{TNG|Unification I}})
-'''''Gagh''''' was a [[Klingon]] [[food|delicacy]] consisting of unprocessed [[serpent worm]]s.  Although most Klingons preferred it live, it could be served stewed or cold as well.
+'''''Gagh''''' was a [[Klingon]] [[food|delicacy]] made from [[serpent worm]]s.  Although most Klingons preferred it live, it could also be served stewed or cold.
-Many [[Human]]s tended to find ''gagh'' unappetizing, though both [[William T. Riker]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard]] claimed to have developed a taste for it, and [[Julian Bashir]] occasionally enjoyed it. Allegedly, the actual taste of ''gagh'' was revolting and it was eaten solely for the unique sensation of the ''gagh'' spasming in one's mouth and stomach in their death throes. ({{ENT|Sleeping Dogs}}; {{TNG|A Matter Of Honor|Unification I}}; {{DS9|Melora|Inquisition}})
+Many [[Human]]s found ''gagh'' unappetizing, though both [[William T. Riker]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard]] claimed to have developed a taste for it, and [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] occasionally enjoyed it. Allegedly, the actual taste of ''gagh'' was revolting, even to Klingons, and was eaten solely for the unique sensation of their death-throe spams within one's mouth and stomach. ({{ENT|Sleeping Dogs}}; {{TNG|A Matter Of Honor|Unification I}}; {{DS9|Melora|Inquisition}})
+[[File:Gagh.jpg|thumb|A serving of live ''gagh'']]
-In [[2154]], [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Krell (22nd century)|Krell]] casually ate ''gagh'' as he informed [[Harris (Section 31)|Harris]] of [[Section 31]] that he was reneging on their arrangement.  After [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] had been exposed to, and subsequently cured of, the [[Klingon]] [[Augment virus]], he had a strange craving for a plate of live ''gagh''. ({{ENT|Divergence}})
+In [[2154]], [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Krell (22nd century)|Krell]] casually ate ''gagh'' as he informed [[Harris (Section 31)|Harris]] of [[Section 31]] that he was reneging on their arrangement. After [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] had been exposed to and subsequently cured of the [[Klingon]] [[Augment virus]], he had a "strange craving" for "a plateful of live ''gagh''." ({{ENT|Divergence}})
-In [[2373]], [[Neelix]] served ''gagh'' aboard the {{USS|Voyager}} for his special Klingon breakfast buffet. However, none of the crew seemed very enthusiastic about it. He did so again in [[2377]] when ''Voyager'' took aboard Klingons whose ancestors had migrated to the [[Delta Quadrant]]. ({{VOY|Fair Trade|Prophecy}})
+In [[2373]], [[Neelix]] served ''gagh'' aboard the {{USS|Voyager}} for a special Klingon breakfast buffet. However, none of the crew seemed very enthusiastic about it. He did so again in [[2377]] when ''Voyager'' took aboard Klingons whose ancestors had migrated to the [[Delta Quadrant]]. ({{VOY|Fair Trade|Prophecy}})
 Regular shipments of ''gagh'' started to arrive on [[Deep Space 9]] after a permanent Klingon military presence was established on the station in mid 2373.  [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] claimed that a tentacle grabbed her hand while she was checking the contents of one such crate. ({{DS9|A Simple Investigation}})
-In [[2374]], Bashir was given a plate of ''gagh'' intended for [[Worf]] instead of the [[red leaf tea]], [[scone|scones]] and [[Moba jam]] he’d ordered.  He rejected it as it was ‘too early’.  This may have been done to test his resolve as it took place within a [[holodeck]] simulation designed by [[Luther Sloan]] to test his loyalty. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})
+In [[2374]], Bashir was given a plate of ''gagh'' intended for [[Worf]] instead of the [[red leaf tea]], [[scone|scones]] and [[Moba jam]] he had ordered.  He rejected it as it was "too early." This may have been done to test his resolve as it took place within a [[holodeck]] simulation designed by [[Luther Sloan]] to test Bashir's loyalty. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})
-In [[2375]], a shipment of ''gagh'' ordered by [[Jadzia Dax]] for the celebration of [[General]] [[Martok]]'s birthday arrived on Deep Space 9. [[Ezri Dax]] later rejected the ''gagh'' because of her memories of being made sick by eating it.  She wanted to have it thrown out into [[space]] but was not allowed to due to [[Bajoran law|environmental laws]]. ({{DS9|Prodigal Daughter}})
+In [[2375]], a shipment of ''gagh'' ordered by [[Jadzia Dax]] for the celebration of [[General]] [[Martok]]'s birthday arrived on Deep Space 9. [[Ezri Dax]] later rejected the ''gagh'' due to being sickened by Jadzia's memories of it. She wanted it thrown out into [[space]] but was disallowed due to [[Bajoran law|environmental laws]]. ({{DS9|Prodigal Daughter}})
 ==Varieties of ''gagh''==
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 * '''''Torgud''' gagh'', which wiggled
 * '''''Wistan''' gagh'', which was packed in [[targ]] [[blood]]
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+===See also===
-:''[[Racht]]''
+*''[[Racht]]''
-==Apocrypha==
+==Apocrypha ==
-In the [[Klingon language]] designed by [[Marc Okrand]], ''gagh'' is spelled '''qagh''', and is pronounced slightly differently from what is seen on the various TV shows.
+In the [[Klingon language]] designed by [[Marc Okrand]], ''gagh'' is spelled '''qagh''' and pronounced slightly different from what is heard on the various TV shows. Preparation of ''gagh'' is discussed at length in his book ''[[Klingon for the Galactic Traveler]]''.
-The topic of ''gagh'' preparation is discussed at some length in his book [[Klingon for the Galactic Traveler]].
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