sago
Tropical pudding thickener
Sago is a starchy foodstuff extracted from the pith of tropical palm trees, processed into granules or pearls.
It serves as a thickener in puddings and other dishes, similar to tapioca: sago pudding.
The sago palm itself is cultivated throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands.
Palmlike ancient seed plant
- trunkMain stem or storage
- pithCore or crux
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- frondsDivided leaf blades
tropical · evergreen · plantation · cultivation · Malaysia · Indonesia · swamp · grove
Sweet course after dinner
- steamedHeated by vapor
- sweetTasting of sugar
- creamySmooth and rich
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
custard · traditional · British · colonial · vanilla · cinnamon · cardamom · pandan
Tiny solid fragment
- powderFine dry particles
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- gelatinizationStarch swelling in liquid
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
viscosity · binding · flour · extraction · processing · refined · dried · milled
Boiled grain dish
- crackersCrispy flat biscuits
- noodlesBoiled dough strands
- dumplingCooked dough morsel
- pancakeThin fried breakfast cake
bread · staple · indigenous · Borneo · Sumatra · Papua · traditional · preparation
cycad
Palmlike ancient seed plant
- trunkMain stem or storage
- pithCore or crux
- harvestingGathering mature crops
fronds · tropical · evergreen · plantation · cultivation · Malaysia · Indonesia · swamp · grove · processing
dessert
Sweet course after dinner
gelatinous · custard · traditional · British · colonial · vanilla · cinnamon · cardamom · pandan · chilled
granule
Tiny solid fragment
- powderFine dry particles
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- gelatinizationStarch swelling in liquid
amylose · viscosity · binding · flour · extraction · processing · refined · dried · milled · glutinous
porridge
Boiled grain dish
pancake · bread · staple · indigenous · Borneo · Sumatra · Papua · traditional · preparation · cooking
tapioca
Cassava-derived starch
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- chewyResisting easy biting
boba · spheres · soaking · boiling · texture · gummy · small · white · cooked · rehydrated
- boba teaboba, tapioca pearls, pearls, milk tea, brown sugar
- starchescorn starch, potato starch, tapioca, arrowroot, flour
- tropical foodsbanana, coconut, coconut milk, papaya, mango
- Filipino Ingredientsube, pandan, coconut milk, glutinous rice, muscovado
- Grain Alternativesalmond flour, coconut flour, tapioca, arrowroot, chickpea flour
- indigenous foodspemmican, bannock, fry bread, poi, taro