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!

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:51:23 +0000

i love the mango sago at north park noodle house! :) very refreshing, especially on a very hot day. :)

By: chick

chick — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:43:28 +0000

we had this dessert in one of our company events.. mango sago’s yummy!!

By: tulipfleurs

tulipfleurs — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:55:34 +0000

Thank you Market Man for listing down the ingredients, especially the “measurements!” Also, thanks for the clarification that SAGO IS NOT TAPIOCA! :-) I can now challenge those that say otherwise! :-) I love tapioca . . . oops! I mean “sago!” :-) Have a good day and hope all is well.

By: eej

eej — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:17:17 +0000

Nah, pearl drinks or sago have never captured my taste buds. I’ll stick with plain mangoes on this one.

By: marie

marie — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:14:59 +0000

hmmm… perhaps a green mango shake + sago balls would be strange but good together? never tried it before, just thought of it now.
i think any slushy fruit shake with sago balls would go together. the key is that the shake must be super ice cold and may have to rely on sweeteners aside from what the fruit has to offer. e.g., pakwan shake with sago balls, no? sometimes watermelon isn’t as sweet as it’s supposed to be.
might even go with those slushy coffee / mocha / chocolate drink things like starbucks’ coffee jelly frapps. or is that too zagu-ish?