Sago at the Chinatown Night Markets, Sydney

I love sago. I’m not sure why, since it doesn’t have much flavour but it is somehow simply delicious.

Mobblees and I stumbled across a sago stall at the Chinatown night markets and I felt like I had died and gone to heaven.

The sago stall with pictures of sago hung up


They had different flavours – taro sago, coconut sago, even watermelon sago! They also had some other desserts like black sticky rice….yum!

We both purchased a small sized bowl of coconut sago each and sat down among the masses to enjoy it.

I pried open the top of the lid and knew that I was in for a treat

Coconut sago (smallest size – $4)



The serving size was very decent. For only $4, you received a medium sized styrofoam bowl. Even with my love of sago, I struggled to finish the last few spoonfuls.

Height of the bowl


It was warm and very comforting to eat. The coconut milk was very strong in flavour and just when I thought that it couldn’t get any better, I was delighted to find a surprise in the bowl…

Closeup of the sago

…..lychee jelly cube!!!

A cube of lychee jelly

The perfect accompaniment!

Unfortunately there were only 3 cubes in my whole bowl. I would have dearly loved a few more.

I can’t wait to go again and try some of their other flavours!

The Chinatown night markets are on every Friday night in Chinatown, starting from about 5pm.



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