sago
sago — 名詞
1. A starchy substance taken from the inside of sago palm trunks. It is sold as sma
西谷米
取自西谷椰子莖幹的澱粉
A starchy substance taken from the inside of sago palm trunks. It is sold as small white grains or a fine powder and is used in cooking to make desserts or to thicken sauces.
Hui bought a bag of sago to make sweet soup for the whole family.
Hui 買了一包西谷米，打算為全家人煮甜湯。
sago used in sweet soups
Padma stirred the sago into coconut milk until the pearls turned clear and thick.
Padma 將西谷米攪進椰奶中，直到顆粒變得透明濃稠。
sago + coconut milk — common cooking method
Luca's grandmother taught him how to cook sago pudding with vanilla and sugar.
Luca 的祖母教他用香草和糖來煮西谷米布丁。
The recipe calls for two tablespoons of sago to thicken the fruit sauce.
食譜上說需要兩湯匙的西谷米來讓水果醬汁變濃稠。
Nia soaked the sago pearls in water before adding them to the dessert.
Nia 將西谷米先泡水，然後才加進甜點裡。
- tapioca
a similar starch used in desserts, but made from cassava root rather than sago palm; more common in Western cooking
- cornstarch
a finer starch used for thickening sauces, made from corn; more widely available than sago
用法筆記
Sago is often sold as 'sago pearls' — small white balls that swell and turn translucent when cooked. It is similar to tapioca, but tapioca comes from the cassava root while sago comes from the sago palm trunk.