The Na’vi pride themselves on arranging meats, vegetables, seeds, spices, and fruits into a myriad of combinations. Different Na’vi clans are known for their unique niktsyey, which are leaf wraps, and are based largely upon local flora and fauna. Niktsyey are convenient (hence the name, meaning ‘convenient snack’) for eating while hunting and gathering, but also eaten regularly within Hometree, containing various food items wrapped in edible leaves and vines from various plants and trees.
Na’vi also feed their ikran meat-filled wraps. Feeding these wraps to banshees is an important method of strengthening the bond between animal and rider. They can be used to coax an ikran to a novice rider during Iknimaya. The thick leaf—usually from a unidelta tree—keeps the meat protected and preserved.