- The Dentrassis are an unruly tribe of huge, furry, yellow, bug-eyed gourmands, a wild but pleasant bunch. The Dentrassis are extremely foul-mouthed and launch into long tirades, even when things are going right. For this reason, they make great TV chefs.
The Vogons have recently taken to employing them as catering staff on their long-haul fleets, on the strict understanding that they keep themselves very much to themselves. This suits the Dentrassis fine because they love Vogon money, which is one of the hardest currencies in space but loathe the Vogons themselves. The only sort of Vogon a Dentrassi likes to see is an annoyed Vogon, which is also the reason why the Dentrassis welcome hitchhikers aboard the Vogon ships, as when they gave Ford and Arthur shelter on the Business End after Earth had been destroyed.
The only genuine interests of the Dentrassis are the necessities of a gourmet existence and the irking of Vogons. Ford Prefect said of them that they are 'the best cooks and the best drink mixers' and also that 'they don't give a wet slap about anything else'.
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