Where did all the sago go?

chris_n_tj

Much of the sago crop was wiped out by the 2004 Tsunami, it will be a good few years before they can supply it.

Alison_Funnell

Dare I admit I have never had either tapioca or sago? My gran didn't like them so never cooked them, nor mum, nor me...

Not that I am curious enough to try it. *wimps out*

emiff6

I make tapioca pudding from the dried tapioca, but I also use it, ground to a flour, to thicken soups.

bluebag

Shudd...ddder! Thank god it's AWOL.

pigpen

There may well be a divine force at work.. I once had a tiny spoonful of sago and (I can feel my throat closing already) I didn't even get to swallow it before I had thrown my whole lunch and possibly breakfast as well.. I had never in my entire life come across anything so disgusting.. I have not touched anything remotely similar in 25 years since so traumatic was my experience.. for the first 10 years I could make myself spontaneously sick by thinking about it!!!!!

kachar

waitrose sell it in tins, with the tinned semolina and tapioca. Never tried it myself but buy it for my neighbour who adores it!!

pollys

We were literally MADE to eat this at school with a couple of prunes on the top. I couldnot stand it, we called it frogspawn too. The thought of sago still makes me feel sick.

Pollys x

Ps Mum remembers finding prunes in my pinifore dress pocket.

bluebag

pollys wrote: »

We were literally MADE to eat this at school with a couple of prunes on the top. I couldnot stand it, we called it frogspawn too. The thought of sago still makes me feel sick.

Pollys x

Ps Mum remembers finding prunes in my pinifore dress pocket.[/QUOTE]

:rotfl::rotfl:

unhappy_shopper

Dried sago pearls are available from Asian stores.

My friend brought me a packet of Sago pappadums, which when fried in oil, remotely resemble prawn crackers without the flavouring.

harrym1byt

pollys said:

We were literally MADE to eat this at school with a couple of prunes on the top. I couldnot stand it, we called it frogspawn too. The thought of sago still makes me feel sick.

Pollys x

Ps Mum remembers finding prunes in my pinifore dress pocket.

Old thread resurection I know, but I came across the thread whilst trying to find out who might sell it in tins. We also used to get it served for school dinners and I remember you could buy it back then in tins. I loved it, both at school and later in tins. I actually preferred it to rice pudding and yes, we also called it 'frogspawn'. 
This site seems to sell it, but a creamed version. I suspect 'creamed' means the sago is finely ground to flour before cooking?