1. Sago in Maluku and Papua
Communities in these two regions consume sago as a staple food because the two regions are indeed rich in sago plants.
How to process: to harvest sago, the sago stem must be between 3-5 years old. Sago which is ready to be harvested will be cut down and the hump squeezed to get starch which produces sago flour. The processed sago is papeda which looks like glue. This papeda is the "rice" of the people of Maluku and Papua. Friends who eat papeda are usually yellow soup and ganemo vegetables, which are stir-fried young melinjo leaves with young papaya fruit and red chili. That said, eating ganemo vegetables can prevent malaria
