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

[@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.

[@Prince900-S]

just wow at how these people live its amazing

[@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.

[@qbthething]

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

[@nonipher123]

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

[@BroDudeYo]

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

[@HabeasJ]

These dudes are just build different

[@billychen13]

its amazing to see these traditional food and life styles

[@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

[@dhom100]

that was amazing how that guy made the basket.

[@SolomonJonesIsBack]

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

[@netalius]

people love to know things

[@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.

[@Karlzberg414]

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

[@MikeF0024]

yum i do love slop

[@gokucrazy22]

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

[@arbit3r]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@maltijien]

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

[@Water93Phoenix]

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

[@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.

[@slasher667]

indeed, the little things are weirder...

[@spartanses]

i want some!

[@1prayer4all]

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

[@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.

[@kaldicuct]

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

[@PaowinPandas]

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

[@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.

[@skyahn83]

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

[@savan0111]

man it is good

[@danndan6]

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

[@ESPSmissyou]

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

[@Bowskidll]

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

[@bestSVMS]

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

[@06hurdwp]

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

[@Onionboy32]

They should mix the durian with the paste..

[@Verradonairun]

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

[@kaldicuct]

@vallonia i said fruit, not taco

[@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*.

[@shobarsch]

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

[@pahwraith]

yeah, i see what you mean.

[@mohmog33]

The sago paste looked like snot.

[@wilsonchubacca]

that carrying pot they made looks hella cool

[@ilovekitten1]

was that a durian?

[@faisalahmedkhan2922]

interesting

[@BakedCranium]

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

[@ContendForTheFaith8844]

lol the tree is his great grandpa

[@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

[@tom678ify]

ya that looks realy good

[@Ironicfail]

Looks like seman o.o

[@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...

[@frackcha]

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

[@Masoukishin]

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

[@slyrader1]

the natives know best

[@blunts4brekfast]

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

[@WorldOfBoomCraft]

2:46 is completely smart .

[@gimuelgwapo]

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

[@jcbenny]

genuis!!

[@MoRiWanna]

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

[@isiah180]

i know right?

[@markitymark90]

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

[@MutantCheeseburger]

@dirtknees Then what are they?

[@lucvaudar]

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

[@berrykit]

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

[@creacklago]

KAPURUNG..AHHAHH

[@XPRTTT]

Cool kid at the end :D

[@aperez12374]

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

[@isiah180]

stinks like hell but taste like heaven

[@johnparker7663]

2018 anoyone?

[@nantakana]

duriannn...! yummy..!

[@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.

[@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...

[@RipMK747]

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

[@Moncantha]

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

[@monkfighter123]

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

[@n00bXafif]

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

[@demonhill]

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

[@Moncantha]

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

[@majumwo]

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

[@Siertje]

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

[@kasonyaj1]

damn commercials

[@yairrammstain]

thats looks really delicious

[@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

[@Rapidpanda1st]

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

[@LuckyDukeSeven]

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

[@richard2mitchell]

then where the hell did thay come from??

[@lucvaudar]

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

[@Glenhu123]

durian!!!!! omg i love it

[@bernicetam2740]

So his ancestors were trees ???

[@dthelonelyone]

@Twinklesimlestarr lol, your off the chain man.

[@itsallgood21211]

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

[@badgoodweather]

That didn't look like a Sago Palm

[@aldomovielovers]

king of fruits ...durian

[@ffrenchyownt]

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

[@Slic3R1]

@lucvaudar I was actually talking about the invading europeans who tried to westernize these people i love these people (the tribesmen) and their way of life, they are geniuses when it comes to survival constantly coming up with brilliant new ideas on how to effectively use the resources of the jungle and would gladly leave my city life and come live with them and not stay here with all these stuck up idiots and why did you call me "naturally stupid" because i never called you any names