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Since long time ago, sago has become staple food of Maluku people. Sago can be processed to be various kinds of foods. One of them is Waku Komo-Komo. The Maluku typical food Waku Komo-komo has main materials of sago and woku leaf. Woku leaf is similar with palm leaf, that is used to wrap the food. While the sago flour is processed flour from palm trunk. The flour is like tapioca.

To make Sago Woku Komo-Komo, firstly sago flour is soaked in cold water for one hour. Then, the ingredients like garlic, lemongrass, and ginger are fried. Fish offal and water are entered into the fried seasonings and cooked. While, prepare the dough of sago by sauting garlic and red onion until having yellow brownish colors, enter liquid coconut milk and the soaked sago. After the dough is mixed well, added with thick coconut milk, salt, pepper and slices of leeks and then cook. After the dough cooked, let it cold, then, fish offal and the sago which have been cooked are put on woku leaf, wrapped and baked with hot coals until the leaves dry.

Sago Woku Komo- Komo has sweet and savory taste and its flavor is also unique because using many spices. Sago Woku Komo-komo can also be eaten as side dish with rice. This food is easily found at restaurants in Ambon and Ternate, North Maluku. The price is also relatively cheap, around Rp. 10,000 until Rp. 15,000 per portion.