Importance of the Sago Tree | Ray Mears World of Survival | BBC Studios

Ray Mears watches as the Indonesian locals use every part of the Sago Tree for survival
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[@yerk3]

OMG, they make a non-Newtonian fluid. They grind up the center of this ubiquitous tree, carry it in another part of the tree, engineer a massive, complex filtration device built entirely out of other parts of the same tree, built on specs that they had committed to memory some centuries ago, that converts the tree pulp into a non-Newtonian fluid, which they then eat.

[@spodergibbs5088]

Why are you saying this?

[@Ichigo101]

just go to an asian store. They sell it in the frozen section. Just ask for them. Its the whole fruit frozen. You can also buy them in asian boba shop too. They make durian smoothie.

[@Interdiffusion]

The durian fruit stinks from a distance, but when you get your nose right up close to it, the smell is actually wonderful.

[@REVY01]

Do you know what episode this is?, it doesn't say in the description.

[@pahwraith]

I bet it makes a good wallpaper glue. But I'd eat it, I still think the guy who 1st came up with this was a genius......a starving genius.

[@anohsh]

just wow at how these people live its amazing

[@nonipher123]

that fruits is Durian...in the philippines so many like that in the south area....

[@qbthething]

u can buy those sago substance here in the us or maybe anywhere...just go to an Asian food market

[@HabeasJ]

These dudes are just build different

[@dhom100]

that was amazing how that guy made the basket.

[@BroDudeYo]

LOL "It looks like all peasant paste and it probably tastes like it"

[@1prayer4all]

so if the water was so refreshing from the water vine then why did he spit it out?

[@billychen13]

its amazing to see these traditional food and life styles

[@SolomonJonesIsBack]

@Masoukishin He's not talking about the durian, he's talking about sago.

[@Karlzberg414]

Great indigenous technology for processing the starch in the middle of the forest

[@qabandiman]

I guess they think the sego thing is sperm. anyway, i cant even think of how they found out about this food resource. AMAZING.

[@shobarsch]

What? What did he say about the insects???

[@survival101ne]

were is this filmed

[@algodjo]

It Almost tast like nothing.. We eat it almost always with fish it`s realy great.. i live in the netherlands I`m from moluccan orgine...

[@arbit3r]

I've tasted it before. Its actually not bad.

[@sacura605]

@Guitar4God1 the smells depends on people ive eaten as a child so it doesnt bother me in fact it means good tasty duran is nearby lol

[@Fakkan]

Actually Sago, like rice, doesn't have much flavour. It's not that bad to eat. As for the fruit, it's called Durian in Indonesia. We pronounce it like this: doe-rehn. To me, it tastes like soap. But it's also very refreshing when the weather is hot.

[@gokucrazy22]

its actually beeswax and honey-all of which you can eat. its actually really good. imagine soft honey flavored taffy.

[@maltijien]

Hi Did they make that from the starch they collected? is it nutritous? thanks

[@skyahn83]

Lol Ray Mears likes Durian. Add him to the short list of Ang Mo that enjoy that fruit. :)

[@06hurdwp]

I've tried durian and sago before, durian is like banana (sort of) and sago has no flavour at all.

[@bestSVMS]

what did he say that paste probably taste like? wood pulp paste? that looks nasty it looks like slime add some coloring

[@ilovekitten1]

was that a durian?

[@7Elemental]

some says durian smells stink but for me it smells like a milk with lots of sugar and its delicious. durian is one of my favorite fruits.

[@ESPSmissyou]

LOL what does ' i came from a sago tree' means ???

[@edgargap9587]

Came here to to ask the same thing. It's been 14 years have you found the answer?

[@slasher667]

indeed, the little things are weirder...

[@YesterdaysHeadlines]

I read somewhere that all parts of the sago palm are toxic??? Maybe they meant the plant itself? and exclude the fruit? This came about when I inquired about eating palm stalks.

[@PaowinPandas]

Grubs looked really delicious in the lion king...but not really in real life =/ but durian is good!

[@isiah180]

i know right?

[@netalius]

people love to know things

[@Verradonairun]

I wonder if you can make that using starch from other kinds of trees and extracting it with the same process.

[@BakedCranium]

@NosferatuD Why did they give him a bowl of it though?

[@danndan6]

i would love to try the durion fruit. it looks delicious. the sago seems quite tasteless, its more of a survival food

[@richard2mitchell]

@1darkmesiah1 Why do thay have a bucket? I don't see anywhere it says that thay don't take or use anything from the *white man*.

[@pahwraith]

yeah, i see what you mean.

[@slasher667]

tis a shame importing it is illegal in most places because of the smell, i really would love to try some, my dad says its damn good...

[@bestSVMS]

My 99ranch market has it.I dont eat it, parents did

[@kaldicuct]

isnt that smelly fruit the one thats said "smells like hell, tastes like heaven"

[@Onionboy32]

They should mix the durian with the paste..

[@scrumpymanjack]

Dude, I live in Mexico where some grubs are a delicacy. I go to restaurants and order them roughly once every two months and every time I do, I wonder why I don't eat them more often. So believe me, I WOULD rather eat grubs.

[@06hurdwp]

In tropical countries such as that one, centipedes are one of the most dangerous insects.

[@MikeF0024]

yum i do love slop

[@mohmog33]

The sago paste looked like snot.

[@spartanses]

i want some!

[@Masoukishin]

yeah i kinda figured that out but didnt delete my comment because i was lazy

[@johnparker7663]

2018 anoyone?

[@dumaznbum]

that carrying pot they made looks hella cool

[@ContendForTheFaith8844]

lol the tree is his great grandpa

[@savan0111]

man it is good

[@blunts4brekfast]

Ahahaha thats fuckin awesome, its one of his ancestors, and he's not supposed to eat it.

[@Water93Phoenix]

@Guitar4God1 yep that's right! But it's sometimes bad for those who got a sensitive tongue. (like me) lol~

[@gimuelgwapo]

I love the candy version of durian. we have it in the philippines.

[@MutantCheeseburger]

@dirtknees Then what are they?

[@kaldicuct]

@vallonia i said fruit, not taco

[@slyrader1]

the natives know best

[@MoRiWanna]

You can eat it, use it for rashes, and hair styling.

[@markitymark90]

@berrykit lol... Durians come from durian trees, Sago is made from Sago trees...

[@WorldOfBoomCraft]

2:46 is completely smart .

[@XPRTTT]

Cool kid at the end :D

[@tom678ify]

ya that looks realy good

[@Ironicfail]

Looks like seman o.o

[@frackcha]

@shobarsch judging from the response of the blades, id say their pretty nasty kritters... :)

[@Bluelaserbeam]

I hate the smell of jackfruits. One time when I went to Jamaica, My family opened a bag of them and it game me a headache.

[@Moncantha]

I though they would of added some kind of spice or flavoring? How bland and dull would it be to eat that.

[@RipMK747]

In fact, sago can actually be a very delicious desert... google some recipe, you'll see I like it served with ice-cream!!!

[@faisalahmedkhan2922]

interesting

[@MilesB1975]

He said "Wall-Paper Paste", not 'All-Peasant' paste... sigh.

[@berrykit]

Durian fruit comes from sago palms? This is interesting... I love that basket... I wish I could make those...

[@Siertje]

hahahaha that's so true. And he is starving from hunger while they're eating LOL

[@berrykit]

@markitymark90 Oh. For some reason I heard that it comes from Sago, which confused me.

[@richard2mitchell]

then where the hell did thay come from??

[@aperez12374]

1:26 yeah let me just lower my hat 2 millimeters...that should stop the bees!

[@demonhill]

i just took 2 durians. yesterday.. damn it is tasty ... D24... next week is Musang King

[@isiah180]

stinks like hell but taste like heaven

[@nantakana]

duriannn...! yummy..!

[@jcbenny]

genuis!!

[@monkfighter123]

that should be like the world most best vegetarian soup but hey thats just me

[@creacklago]

KAPURUNG..AHHAHH

[@Moncantha]

lol. Well maybe they make that connection that the sago is white and ray is white, so the must be related.

[@n00bXafif]

unfortunately i came from a sago tree ....WTH and then the child goes mmmm sago

[@itsallgood21211]

why would anybody want to eat something that smells like vomit?

[@kasonyaj1]

damn commercials

[@yairrammstain]

thats looks really delicious

[@Rapidpanda1st]

BroDudeYo- Wallpaper Paste, not peasant paste you toolbox. ~Frosty.

[@lucvaudar]

they are just genius!!! no idea why europeans invaded and tried to westernise them??

[@lucvaudar]

@Slic3R1 i feel the same i would love to go and stay with them for a while..

[@ffrenchyownt]

haha try that one bear grylls lmao, he'd fail in a heart beat 1:30

[@bernicetam2740]

So his ancestors were trees ???

[@Negrobot2000]

@NosferatuD The way he said it, "does not have to eat it", just pisses me off cause these ppl dont have much and its very rude to refuse food given to you in other cultures

[@Glenhu123]

durian!!!!! omg i love it

[@LuckyDukeSeven]

@itsallgood21211 Well, starving to death just doesn't sound good to them either.

[@YesterdaysHeadlines]

lol all that brilliant technology and no one could come up with a sp00n? I only say this cause I 'd find it annoying to wipe the sago starch off my face after each meal.

[@majumwo]

@Spartan0057 it's actually really good. :))

[@shotchenlee]

just like a coconut tree, wherein you can use everything from it =]

[@urbnctrl]

Yes it is our tree of life in that sense! We still respect the tree in our songs and in our sageru (drink)

[@badgoodweather]

That didn't look like a Sago Palm

[@dthelonelyone]

@Twinklesimlestarr lol, your off the chain man.