Tube grub

Tube grubs were a type of small animal lifeform, popular as a Ferengi food. (DS9 episode: "The Nagus", et.al.)

History and specifics

Tube grubs have a lifespan of ten weeks. Prepared as foodstuff and chilled, they have a shelf life of seven months. (DS9 reference: Legends of the Ferengi)

Tube grubs were available at Quark's on Deep Space 9's Promenade. (ST reference: Star Trek Cookbook)

Depruu Grub Emporium was recognized for breeding the finest tube grubs in the Alpha Quadrant. (DS9 - Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel: Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed)

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Quark's menu
foods	Altair sandwich • Alterian chowder • Aubergine stew • beetle purée • flaked blood flea • foraiga • Gorn chef stew • Gramilian sand peas • hasperat • I'danian spice pudding • Itharian molé • kilm steak • Kohlanese stew • larish pie • mapa bread • menju nut • Palamarian sea urchin • pineapple • popsnail • Romulan mollusk • seenash • slug liver • snail steak • spore pie • tube grub • tuwaly pie • Vak clover soup • Vegan truffle • Ventaxan Volcano Sundae • vithi bulb • Vulcan mollusk • Wentlian condor snake • zabu stew
beverages	Aldebaran whiskey • allira punch • Alvanian brandy • Amielian tea • Andorian ale • Andorian sunset • Antarian shake • arrak • black hole • bock beer • Bolian tonic water • Breshtanti ale • Brestanti ale • Calaman sherry • Cardassian rock wine • Château Picard • deka tea • Deluvian coffee • Denebian slime ale • Ektarian fizz • Fanalian toddy • Finagle's Folly • frozen nebula • gallia nectar • Gamzian wine • 'g'nerra juice • grosz • Kalmr claret • karvino juice • Kenukian rum • kiriliona • Klapri dripping • Maparian ale • Maporian ale • Maraltian seev-ale • Mavarian stout • millipede juice • Orion ale • pooncheenee • Pyrellian ginger tea • Rekarri starburst • Rigelian bloodwine • Rigellian brandy • Romulan ale • root beer • Samarian sunset • Saurian brandy • Scandavian Sunset • selenium fizz • Solarian shake • Stardrifter • synthale • Takarian mead • Tamarian frost • Tellarite fizz • tequila • Terrevani tea • Thunderbird • Til'amin froth • Tirellian stout • tranya • Triskelion Tidal Wave • Trixian bubble juice • Tzartak aperitif • Visscus vodka • whisky • Yridian brandy

References

DS9 episode: "Rules of Acquisition"

External link

Tube grub article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.