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Sago palms (Metroxylon sagu) in New Guinea Peeling and pounding a segment of Sago Palm stem to produce an edible starch.Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Sago (/ ˈ s eɪ ɡ oʊ /) is a starch extracted from the pith, or spongy core tissue, of various tropical palm stems, especially those of Metroxylon sagu. [1]
The upper portion of the trunk's core can be roasted for food; the young nuts, fresh shoots and palm cabbage are also edible. [ 4 ] Research published in 2013 indicates that the sago palm was an important food source for the ancient people of coastal China, in the period prior to the cultivation of rice.
Prior to its listing as threatened, Metroxylon vitiense was considered to be a source of superior thatch and edible heart of palm for a few communities in Fiji [7] although its historic use as a famine food is questionable. [11] Metroxylon vitiense is harvested as a source of food for heart of palm and sago.
Metroxylon is a genus of monoecious flowering plants in the Arecaceae (palm) family, and commonly called the sago palms consisting of seven species.They are native to Western Samoa, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Moluccas, the Carolines and Fiji in a variety of habitats, and cultivated westward to Thailand and Malaya.
4 Edible flowers. 5 Podded vegetables. 6 ... An example would include the tomato, which is botanically a berry (fruit), ... Sago: Metroxylon sagu, Cycas revoluta:
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Sago, for example, a starch made from the pith of the trunk of the sago palm Metroxylon sagu, is a major staple food for lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas. Palm wine is made from Jubaea also called Chilean wine palm, or coquito palm. Recently, the fruit of the açaí palm Euterpe has been used for its reputed health benefits.
Sago palm. Sago palm is a common name for several plants which are used to produce a starchy food known as sago. Sago palms may be "true palms" in the family Arecaceae, or cycads with a palm-like appearance. Sago produced from cycads must be detoxified before consumption. Plants called sago palm include: