KGT p. 85. Klingon food also frequently tastes wIb ("sour, butter") or na'("salty, brackish"). The closest equivalent to "sweet" is probably na'ran rur("resembles a [naran]," a fruit whose juice is sometimes added to sauces as acontrast to the other flavors.) Interestingly, many human visitors seem toreally enjoy the juice of the [naran] all by itself, particularly in themorning, though Klingons find this practice most peculiar. Despite the generalabsence of sweet foods from their diet, Klingons tend to be quite enthusiasticabout yuch ("chocolate"), at least in its purest forms.

The word na' literally means "be salty," but its slang usage is probably influenced by the noun suffix -na' ("definite"), which is used when the speaker wants to indicate that he or she is absolutely sure about what is being said (compare maghwI', "traitor," and maghwI'na' "definite traitor, without a doubt a traitor"). The slang word, a verb, is used in such constructions as jIna' ("I am positive [about something I just said]"; literally, "I am salty"; jI-, "I"] and bIna''a' ("Are you sure?"; literally, "Are you salty?" [bI-, "you,"; -'a', interrogative]). These kinds of meanings may be expressed without using slang by employing such verbs as Honbe' ("not doubt") or Sovbej ("know for certain").