Comments on: Sago at Mangga

By: f gum

f gum — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:14:00 +0000

Dear readers,
In Melbourne Australia over 50 years ago, our mother,s made wonderful desserts with sago.

Now, in 200 – 2007, Our largest supermarkets, ie: Coles and Woolworths,(here,in Queensland, Sago is not upon their shelves, I try to explain to the staff, they do not know what I am talking about. “hELP”. I mean to say, sago was a wonderful staple here in australia for .invalid cooking and for babies, also, many delicious desserts could be made for any person with a sweet tooth.

By: erika

erika — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:25:17 +0000

looks and sounds yummy. . .i love sago.. .in whatever dessert you mix it in.

By: MasPinaSarap

MasPinaSarap — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:50:41 +0000

I think that the terms are used interchangeably in the food industry. It’s the easy route to just slap a “sago” on bags of Chinese/Thai/Filipino tapioca pearls, as there isn’t too much of a difference (flavor/texture). So the “sago” that is the ingredient in various drinks/desserts we’ve come to love could be either one, and most people can’t tell the difference. The actual sago derived from the sago palm would be where it counts, I think. However if you want the name to match the product, then avoid any mention of tapioca pearls. Just my two cents lol -

By: Jade186

Jade186 — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:56:32 +0000

I wonder how sago is made…

By: Jade186

Jade186 — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:55:39 +0000

Thanks for the clarification MM! I’ve always thought that sago was tapioca, now I know they’re two totally different things!