Sago Worms -- Si'et

Ako ngak bei cerita pasal si'et dagen post ko wak siew sabei tapi dibei gaber nak ko dagen ien. So, ako menak posts bao udei pasel si'et buyak ko ngak bei gaber si'et wak igek ko masa ko pulik Krismas taun sabei. Janik ko wak pinyi. Ako gagau angai debei kenah bak pa'ai mapun uma balau kamei. Janik ko pinyi bubo tekilik nyin jegum pinyi si'et alu. 

Si'et ien bak igik janik ko wak labik keman Daled ien. A sawa nyin suka keman si'et kawak. Ienlah kira buah tangan gak a sawa nyinlah ien buyak nyin dei pulik kubo kamei masa Krismas ien. Gagau kalik.

Asau pun suka angai jegum menyi'et..heheehe. Ako pun suka angai menyi'et. Makin agei mun balau wak saji mubo atang ien. Seronok alu tan matuk si'et wak nyat-nyat singen ji apah ien. Pawah tan bak menyi'et walaupun ko dei rapa suka keman si'et...

Sago Worms (Si'et)

As i browse through the internet i found quite a few bloggers that write about sago worms. As in Sarawak, the sago worms is the famous delicacies for Melanau ethnic and we called it si'et.

My family have our own sago plantations and we used to eat sago worms. I ate it since i was a kid but i am not really like the taste now. I still can eat it but not like when i was a kid. When i was a kid i eat it like a snack especially the deep fried one. Love to eat it with sago (bulu).

I don't have photos to show here but when i get back to my village, my mother will surely asks me to look for the sago worms. She really like to eat it. Since we have our own sago plantations so it will not that difficult to get the sago worms as long as my sisters keep the left-over of the sago tree after she harvest it for sell. Not all the sago worms taste delicious. If the sago tree is harvested when it is still young, the taste of the worms is not good but if the matured sago tree, the worms is tasty. The appearance of the worms can differentiate whether it is from young tree or matured tree. If the worms looks darker and not yellowish and shining, it is for sure from the young trees. If it is looks very fat with the yellowish shining skin, then it is from the matured trees. It taste yummy...

Here is two links that shows more about sago worms:

• EatingAsia
• Malaysian Foodies United