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Sure, sure, there's that saying, “slow as molasses,” but what about “slow as saguaro”? I'm sure a phrase like that exists in the Papago language, but it simply never caught on in English. But saguaro syrup is certainly slower than molasses.

The syrup itself doesn't have that kind of thick, gooey viscosity, but since the cactus doesn't even produce fruit until it is about forty years old, and harvesting it takes forever ... it IS the slowest food I know.