Metroxylon Sagu (Noun)
Meaning
Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The local cuisine often featured sago made from the pithy trunk of the metroxylon sagu palm native to the region.
- Malaysian cooks commonly used metroxylon sagu to thicken sauces and soups due to its neutral flavor and excellent thickening properties.
- In rural Fiji, the metroxylon sagu palm was a valuable resource providing food and materials for traditional crafts.
- Food historians believed that early Malayan traders introduced the metroxylon sagu to Fiji where it became an integral part of local cuisine.
- Traditionally, people would harvest the metroxylon sagu by felling the trunk and then grinding the pith into a edible flour used as food and fabric stiffener.