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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

How do you go about making Kanar - what would you use!?!

What did they actually drink on the show - it looked vile - was it prune juice!?! Or mashed up Licorice!?!

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Posted by Jim Phelps (Member # 102) on :

Well, there are two types of Kanar: the orange one from "Way of the Warrior", and the dark brown type from other episodes.

Boris

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Posted by Alshrim Dax (Member # 258) on :

In the bookstore I saw a book called: Neelix' Recipies or something like that..

Look it up on that book.. maybe it's in there... Next time I go to the bookstore, I'll check it out..

But even in the Star Trek world, appearantly, Kanar was an aquired taste!!

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Wasn't there yet another type in "The Wounded"?

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

Yep. It was pink then, methinks.

Perhaps, like wine, it comes in a variety of forms.

"Pink" kanar - widely exported fermented kanisberries in water suspension.

"Orange" kanar - suspended in brine

"Black" kanar - consistency of tar
Pure mashed and fermented berry, for those who can afford it only!

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Posted by Striker on :

Heh, it's not surprising Kanar is an accuired taste, seeing as how prune juice is an accuired taste in the Star Trek universe....as well as Root Beer

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Posted by Chimaera on :

It seems as though every major race in the Star Trek universe has its own special drink. The Klingons have blood wine, the Romulans have Romulan ale, and of course Kanar for the Cardassians. In all the episodes I've seen, I've never heard any reference to what any of them are made of (although I could make an educated guess about the blood wine

). Perhaps someone could correct me on this...

Kanar is very thick though, if you recall the scene where Damar splashed a glass of Kanar against his mirror. It would probably be almost like drinking alcoholic jam. Definitely an acquired taste.

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

Perhaps it's not so insidious. Just gooey Marmite, or a bottle of cold Bovril!!!

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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :

You'd think the human drink would be a Gin and Tonic, but we haven't seen any. . .

Posted by Justin_Timberland (Member # 236) on :

The dark Kanar that was used in the last seasons of Deep Space Nine was made with glucose or something. It made Cassey Biggs who played Damar sick sometimes from drinking it. I read it in some Star Trek magazine, not sure which one though.

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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Well thinking about drinks for each race...

Klingon Blood Wine
Romulan Ale
Cardassian Kanar

Bajoran Spring Wine

Federation: Root Beer; Synthehol

Saurian Brandy

Tranya (served cold) - First Federation

Bolian Tonic Water - calms the nerves...

Altair Water - a Vulcan Favourite!?!

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Don't forget the Earth drink: "Tea, Earl Gray, hot"...

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Posted by Jim Phelps (Member # 102) on :

Raktajino = Klingon Coffee.

Aldebaran Whiskey.

Prune Juice.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

*wonders how good of an actor one has to be to act drunk and surly when one is drinking sugar water* :-)

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

LOL at AndrewR!!! "Calms the nerves". I so can remember that line.

But I thought Ractajino was a 24th Century Earth likeness to Cappucino. Who said it was Klingon?

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

They've said it on the show. One example I can think of is in "Trials and Tribble-ations". While they're in the bar on K-7, one of them asks for a raktajino and has to explain to the waitress that it's a Klingon coffee.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

What TSN said, plus I seem to remember another reference to it being a Klingon drink.

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Posted by Dax (Member # 191) on :

"Calms the nerves" - that was in "Paradise Lost" wasn't it?

It is possible to buy "official" Klingon raktajino coffee beans. I've seen packs in a local collectables store. They have a pic of Gowron on the package. I haven't tried it though. They have all sorts of Trek coffees and hot chocolates. Anyway, I'm pretty sure they're imported from the US.

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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

yep - Paradise Lost... LOL!

Andrew
still laughing over Sisko's line in Dramatis Personae - "Its a CLOCK!"

Tanru
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Andrew

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Posted by Jim Phelps (Member # 102) on :

Raktajino has either been mentioned in "Dax" or the ep with Vash coming to DS9. I remember recently hearing Bashir explain it in one of the two eps, probably the former.

I love the cable here in US...Saturday 17:00 = TNG (misc eps), 19:00 DS9 Season 1, Sunday 1:30 TNG Season 7, 2:30 DS9 Season 5, Monday-Friday 23:30 VOY (misc eps), Saturday/Sunday VOY Season 1, Wednesday 21:00 Voy Season 6. Too bad I can't catch TOS on SciFi as well.

Boris

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