What to Eat on Palau Island

Last but not least, the thing about Palau you should know is the food. The food in Palau is a fascinating fusion of several cuisines. Palauan food has been influenced by Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and the USA. Any visit to this beautiful archipelago of over 500 islands and part of the Micronesia region in the Pacific Ocean must include a taste of traditional Palauan food such as Spam Musubi, Ulkoy, Tempura Fish, Halo, Taro Rosti.

And have a question "Do they really eat Fruit Bat soup as food in Palau?" The answer to this is yes. Fruit bat soup is considered the local delicacy in Palau. It’s popular because fruit bats naturally live on a fruit-based diet that results in sweet-tasting meat. The base of the soup is coconut milk, fresh ginger, spices, and other root vegetables. To prepare this dish, the bat is first washed in water and then cooked whole in the soup. The proper way to consume this dish is to chew the bat and suck the sweet meat from the fur and leave the leftover, unedible fur in the bowl. Since the coronavirus pandemic swept across the world at the end of 2019, and the start of 2020, the consumption of eating bats is now a little controversial.