Kava was a Bajoran plant and a versatile foodstuff. The plant had at least two edible parts: its fruits and roots.
Additional uses of kava included:
- An additive to coffee. Kira Nerys occasionally enjoyed her raktajino served extra hot with two measures of kava. (DS9: "Crossfire")
- Kava rolls were typically served as a breakfast item. Kira Nerys, on one occasion, ordered a kava roll with her raktajino. (DS9: "Resurrection")
Kava fruit[]
Kava fruit was the primary ingredient of kava juice and springwine. (DS9: "Penumbra")
Kava root[]
The kava root was quite valuable as well. There was a Bajoran folktale in which three brothers discover a large kava root and are almost torn apart by their greed. (DS9: "Starship Down")
See also[]
The term "kava" has remained rather ambiguous throughout its many spoken references.
Kava is also the name of a root native to the southern Pacific Region of Earth, where it is often made into a beverage and used for ceremonies.
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 404, the kava nut was the edible fruit of the Bajoran kava plant.
External link[]
- Kava at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works