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'''Sago''' is a [[starch]]y, [[Fecula|fecula]], granular substance used in [[cooking]]. It is very similar to [[tapioca]], and is used for much the same purpose.

Sago is the inside of the [[cycad]] ''[[Cycas]] revoluta'' stem. The pith is washed, thenand the partportion thatis comesremoved outduring in the waterwashing is dried and cooked. It is eaten in the lowlands of [[Irian Jaya]].

Sago can be made into steamed [[pudding]]s, such as [[sago plum pudding]], or ground into a powder and used as a thickener for other dishes or as a dense glutinous [[flour]].

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