Sago or shortly after the inflorescence appears. The stems, which grow 10 to 15 metres high), are split out. The starch-containing pith is taken from the stems and ground to powder. The powder is kneaded in water over a cloth or sieve to release the starch. The water with the starch passes into a trough where the starch settles. After a few washings, the starch is ready to be used in cooking. A single palm yields about 800 pounds (360 kilograms) of dry starch. The sago palm, "Metroxylon sagu", is found in tropical lowland forest and freshwater swamps across Southeast Asia
Sago Street restoration in the 1990s. The Cantonese call the street "little temple street" because of the "tua peh kong" temple located there. The Hokkiens (Min Nan speakers) refer the street as "gu chia chui hi hng koi cheng koi", meaning "the street in front of the theatre (street) in Kreta Ayer". The funeral parlours are located on nearby Sago Lane and not Sago Street. As such, Sago Lane has always being referred to as "sei yang gai" or "street of the dead" in Cantonese. However, there is no cemeteries in Sago Lane. During the years 1950 to 2000, the entire Sago