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Raktajino... has liquor in it? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I like coffee. I like Star Trek.

I've had a mild interest in the raktajino, a Klingon coffee drink commonly consumed in DS9. I've looked up a few fan theories and fan recipes. I haven't seen any references to a canonical recipe, so I get that there's a bit of fun and personal preference involved.

The only thing I don't understand is why raktajino is commonly claimed to be made with liquor. On the one hand, I understand why Klingons might want a stiff additive to their caffeine. However, the context in which characters on DS9 drink it does not suggest the presence of intoxicants. I recall at least a few occasions in which bridge officers, while on duty, drink a raktajino. Surely even synthol is not OK when you're on shift for Starfleet.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

An IRL reason: it was a cocktail made with coffee liquor at Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hold up: I lied. (I realized I was commenting on Daystrom and went to go get a source.)

I was thinking of...

DEANNA TROI'S CHOCOLATE OBSESSION

If there's one thing that Counselor Troi knows, it's chocolate. And this is one of her favorite drinks in the galaxy. An empathic concoction of raspberry liqueur, Kahlua, Bailey's, and chocolate syrup.

Here's the recipe for Raktajino:

RAKTAJINO

Klingon coffee. A frozen blend of mocha and cappuccino. An honorable drink to prepare any warrior for combat. Qapla!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ah, the Quark approach:

Take a drink that costs forty slips of latinum to make
Pour it into a novelty glass
Add a dash of liquor
Charge two strips of latinum for it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What is the Slip to Strip conversion? Is it just 100:1?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

According to memory alpha wiki:

100 slips = 1 strip

20 strips = 1 bar

There are also bricks, but no known conversation rate exists for that amount.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I've seen people suggest adding alcohol, but I think the idea is to simulate that Klingon coffee would have a sharpness or bite to it, rather than assuming that raktajino on the show would actually have alcohol. I played around with some recipes for fun and I actually mixed a few together and found something pretty delicious. I mix Turkish coffee, a small amount of whipped milk, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and a little honey.

[–] qantravon 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's very strange, I've looked at a few recipes and never seen alcohol as an ingredient. It usually is just coffee with some spices, usually including cinnamon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I just assumed it took Mezoamerican influences back and added peppers, Klingons like food that fights back

[–] edgemaster72 2 points 9 months ago

Only when O'Brien makes it