Sago misnomer as cycads are not palms. Extracting edible starch from the sago cycad requires special care due to the poisonous nature of cycads. Cycad sago is used for many of the same purposes as palm sago. The fruit of palm trees from which the sago is produced is not allowed to ripen fully. The full ripening completes the life cycle of the tree and exhausts the starch reserves in the trunk to produce the seeds. It leaves a hollow shell and causes the tree to die. The palms are cut down when they are about 15 years old, just before
Mango pomelo sago Mango pomelo sago Mango pomelo sago is a type of contemporary Hong Kong dessert. Invented in 1984 by , it has sustained its popularity up till now. This dessert can be found in the menu of many Chinese restaurants and dessert stores in Hong Kong as well as Singapore and Taiwan. As time goes by, this dessert has evolved into many different forms for the purpose of coping with the keen competition brought by other newly invented desserts. For example, it serves as a flavour for other desserts and drinks. The Chinese name of “mango pomelo sago”( ) comes from