Swamp pickle

"Ah, you're in luck! Today, we're trading Mooth's delicious swamp pickles! They're, uh&hellip;really great!"

- Wicket makes a sales pitch to the Kagles

Swamp pickles were plants native to the Forest Moon of Endor. While creatures like the moon's native Ewoks found the pickles repulsive, they were adored by the Kagles, who purchased several of them from the trader Mooth in 3 ABY.

Biology and appearance
"Go ahead, Teebo. Take a bite." "Do I have to?"

- Wicket and Teebo

Curving and cylindrical, the Endor moon's swamp pickle was pink in color, and had a green stem one one end and long, brown protrusions on the other. They also had a strong odor and taste, which was despised by the moon's native Ewoks, but relished by the Kagles.

History
"We love Mooth's swamp pickles! Eat them all the time!" "All the time!"

- The Kagles describe their adoration for swamp pickles

The Kagles of Endor enjoyed eating swamp pickles, and frequently purchased them from the trader Mooth. In 3 ABY, when Mooth fell ill with a cold, he tasked the Ewoks Wicket W. Warrick, Teebo, Latara, and Kneesaa with trading his belongings until he felt well enough to do so himself. In return, Mooth would grant the Ewok who could trade the most a pair of Eodon tusks. Warrick and Teebo journeyed to the home of the Kagles and offered to sell them some swamp pickles. In order to demonstrate the quality of the pickles, Warrick ordered Teebo to consume one of the pickles; Teebo, holding his nose to avoid the pickle's terrible smell, begrudgingly acquiesced, and subsequently fainted from the plant's taste. However, the Kagles assured Warrick that no convincing was in order, as they had a strong fondness for the pickles. The Kagles took several jars of them, but informed Warrick that they had nothing to trade at the time. Later, however, the Kagles went to Mooth's trading post, offering the trader their family cold cure in return for more of the pickles.

Behind the scenes
The swamp pickle makes its first appearance in "Hard Sell," the eleventh episode of the second season of the Star Wars: Ewoks television series. "Hard Sell," written by Michael Reaves and directed by Raymond Jafelice, originally aired on October 25, 1986."