Finally my co-workers disappear out the door in search of coffee. Time for Operation Sago.
Head into the kitchen and rescue my jar of sago dessert and my little can of coconut milk. I find a can opener in the drawer. Think I’ll take it back to my unpopulated area. It’s not that I think it’s weird to be constructing a sago dessert at 10am in the office (okay I do) but more that I don’t want to field any questions about it.
The jar said that there were two servings in a jar and to add a small amount of coconut milk into a serve. Amazingly I found a tiny can of coconut milk with the perfect amount for two serves. I feel quite pleased with my components spread before me.
Oh, a bowl to mix it together and eat it in. Hmm, this mug should do.
Right, open the jar. Twist… wow, it’s tight. Maybe it’s the condensation from being in the fridge. Wrap my jumper around it. Twwwwiiiisssssst… nope.
Um.
Sneak into the mail room to find the manager. Thankfully he opens the jar without looking at the label and I slink back to my office.
Fortunately I know how to open a can.
Or you would think. Coconut milk spreads across the desk. Now I’m really glad no-one else is here.
Okay, there is spillage everywhere but I’ve got my sago and coconut milk open.
I scoop the sago pearls into the mug. I don’t know what I was expecting it to look like but I’m still surprised. The balls are less than half a centimetre in diametre and there isn’t as much liquid in the jar as I was expecting. The little balls are a lightly translucent tan and the syrup around them is darker brown. It clumps a little as I spoon it into the mug but breaks up better when I stir. They look like little fish eggs.
Taste a small spoonful. The balls squish easily between my teeth; I pulverise some into the roof of my mouth using my tongue. I love soft, squishy food.
It tastes like caramel. Very pleasently like caramel, actually. I am quickly becoming a fan.
I pour half the milk into my mug and the other half into the sago jar with the intention of carrying the leftovers home at the end of the day. I once more splash coconut milk liberally across the desk.
I stir the milk in. It’s now a bit harder to spread the balls evenly: the milk hides them. I see for the first time some stringy clumps of sugar.
I give the completed mixture a go. It’s good. The coconut milk is lightly coloured by the sago. It’s quite refreshing, though very rich. I think it was just fine without the coconut milk really but it’s still delicious.
I’m eating it too quickly. Put it aside and study the jar for a distraction. Impressivly short ingredient list: sago pearls, water, sugar, palm sugar, pandan leaves extract.
Back to it. It is exceedingly caramel-sweet. I start to feel like the richness is too much but it tastes so good I scrape the mug clean.
I do feel a little ill but it was worth it. I don’t think I could manage the rest today but tomorrow is a sure thing.
Rating:
Specifics: Ayam Sago Dessert with from Coles, Macquarie Fields
Sago Dessert
Finally my co-workers disappear out the door in search of coffee. Time for Operation Sago.
Head into the kitchen and rescue my jar of sago dessert and my little can of coconut milk. I find a can opener in the drawer. Think I’ll take it back to my unpopulated area. It’s not that I think it’s weird to be constructing a sago dessert at 10am in the office (okay I do) but more that I don’t want to field any questions about it.
The jar said that there were two servings in a jar and to add a small amount of coconut milk into a serve. Amazingly I found a tiny can of coconut milk with the perfect amount for two serves. I feel quite pleased with my components spread before me.
Oh, a bowl to mix it together and eat it in. Hmm, this mug should do.
Right, open the jar. Twist… wow, it’s tight. Maybe it’s the condensation from being in the fridge. Wrap my jumper around it. Twwwwiiiisssssst… nope.
Um.
Sneak into the mail room to find the manager. Thankfully he opens the jar without looking at the label and I slink back to my office.
Fortunately I know how to open a can.
Or you would think. Coconut milk spreads across the desk. Now I’m really glad no-one else is here.
Okay, there is spillage everywhere but I’ve got my sago and coconut milk open.
I scoop the sago pearls into the mug. I don’t know what I was expecting it to look like but I’m still surprised. The balls are less than half a centimetre in diametre and there isn’t as much liquid in the jar as I was expecting. The little balls are a lightly translucent tan and the syrup around them is darker brown. It clumps a little as I spoon it into the mug but breaks up better when I stir. They look like little fish eggs.
Taste a small spoonful. The balls squish easily between my teeth; I pulverise some into the roof of my mouth using my tongue. I love soft, squishy food.
It tastes like caramel. Very pleasently like caramel, actually. I am quickly becoming a fan.
I pour half the milk into my mug and the other half into the sago jar with the intention of carrying the leftovers home at the end of the day. I once more splash coconut milk liberally across the desk.
I stir the milk in. It’s now a bit harder to spread the balls evenly: the milk hides them. I see for the first time some stringy clumps of sugar.
I give the completed mixture a go. It’s good. The coconut milk is lightly coloured by the sago. It’s quite refreshing, though very rich. I think it was just fine without the coconut milk really but it’s still delicious.
I’m eating it too quickly. Put it aside and study the jar for a distraction. Impressivly short ingredient list: sago pearls, water, sugar, palm sugar, pandan leaves extract.
Back to it. It is exceedingly caramel-sweet. I start to feel like the richness is too much but it tastes so good I scrape the mug clean.
I do feel a little ill but it was worth it. I don’t think I could manage the rest today but tomorrow is a sure thing.
Rating:
Specifics: Ayam Sago Dessert with from Coles, Macquarie Fields