sai1 mai5西米
Jyutpingsai1 mai5
Yalesāi máih
Definition
Sago; a granular edible starch made from sago palms.
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How it's used
Sago is almost exclusively encountered in the context of sweet desserts in Hong Kong. It is rarely used as a standalone ingredient in savory cooking, unlike in some other Southeast Asian cuisines. The most iconic way to consume it is in the form of 西米露, where the pearls are cooked until translucent and suspended in a sweet, creamy liquid.
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wun2碗wúnExamples
There is a lot of sago in this bowl of sago dessert.
Do you like eating sago?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
