The advanced Klingon textbook, Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, has a section on Klingon food. I can't expand much on that, save to provide you with a basic vocabulary of terms.
First, we'll cover the various pots, pans and implements used by Klingons.
| baghneQ | spoon |
| bal | jug, jar, bottle |
| bargh | pot |
| bIQ bal | water jug |
| bo'Dagh | scoop, scooping implement (to serve food) |
| chor | ceramic flat-bottomed pot [regional] |
| chor bargh | ceramic flat-bottomed pot |
| Dargh HIvje' | teacup |
| DeSqIvDu' | literally, "elbows:" - distinctive V-shaped "elbow handles" on a nevDagh bowl |
| Duq | bowl |
| HIvje' | glass (tumbler), mug |
| jengva' | plate (for eating), disk |
| maHpIn | bowl (large) |
| mIv | metal flat-bottomed pot [regional] |
| mIv bargh | metal flat-bottomed pot [regional] |
| naH taj | vegetable knife, fruit knife (small knife) |
| nevDagh | type of pot with V-shaped handles (used for food preparation) |
| ngop | plates (for eating) |
| puq chonnaQ | fork |
| qegh | vat, barrel (for storage of liquor) |
| SIjwI' | type of knife (used for food preparation) |
| Soj naQ | chopstick |
| taj | knife, dagger |
| tu'lum | teacup [older or upper-class word] |
| vutmeH 'un | flat-bottomed pot for food preparation [regional] |
| vut'un | flat-bottomed pot for food preparation [regional] |
| warjun | type of knife (used for food preparation), meat cleaver |
| 'elpI' | serving platter |
| 'Ib | square or rectangular tub used for fermenting food |
| 'un | pot (for food preparation, general term) |
| 'un naQ | stirring stick, mixing stick |
| 'uSu' bal | jug for sauce for gladst |
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