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Kue bagea

Kue bagea is a cake originating from Ternate in North Maluku, Indonesia. It has a round shape and creamy color. Bagea has a hard consistency that can be softened in tea or water, to make it easier to chew. It is prepared using sago, a plant-based starch derived from the sago palm or sago cycad.

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Kue bagea
Kue bagea in a basket
TypeCake, pastry, kue
CourseSnack, dessert
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateEastern Indonesia
Created byMoluccans
Serving temperatureroom temperature

Kue bagea (also called sago cake) is a cake originating from Ternate in North Maluku, Indonesia.1 It has a round shape and creamy color. Bagea has a hard consistency that can be softened in tea or water, to make it easier to chew.2 It is prepared using sago,3 a plant-based starch derived from the sago palm or sago cycad.

Bagea cakes in wrapping. source ↗
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  1. "Resep Kue Bagea Ambon". resepkue.net. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. "Finding Raja Ampat Culinary | Discover Indonesia". goindonesia.blendong.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. "Ambon yang Selalu Manise". Jalanjalanyuk.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.