[Source] The hubba gourd was a type of melon that grew in rock recesses on the planet of Tatooine. Although its juice was sour and difficult to digest for Humans, the hubba gourd was the main staple foodstuff of the Jawas and the Tusken Raider, the two sentient species native to Tatooine. The name happens to be a translation from the Jawaese phrase: "The Staff of Life".