But few grandparents have talked about eating sago pith and sago flour.
Although the Foochows did not eat linut like the Melanaus, during the Japanese Occupation, many did look for sago palms, cut them down and shred the sago pith, to extract flour. It was tedious job and took many days just to produce some sago flour.
It was not at all appetizing according to my aunts. "Just glue" one of them told me. But they had to fill their stomach.
They did not have much to go with the glue as they were scared to go out to fish. Only a few men would take out their little boats and use their jala. Occasionally the Melanaus would drop by paddling their boats but those days were full of fears and practically every one was scared of every one. There was talk of head hunting too.
Many Foochows also tried their best to find food for their pigs. Sago palms were cut down and cut into smaller pieces for the pigs to eat. Pigs grew very fast eating sago pith.
However in those days the Foochows did not know that sago palm hearts would make a very good stir fry. Today many of us have learnt how to stir fry sago palm hearts or make a good soup out of it.
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| This is sago palm heart. Stir fry it like bamboo shoots. Or make a curry. |
The idea of social distancing was there but the term was not coined.
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