Cuisine in Palau

Demokk

Traditional soup simmering taro leaves and coconut milk with fish or chicken

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Taro leaves, Coconut milk, Fish or chicken

Tama

Staple food of steamed taro mashed into dumplings, eaten with sweet coconut sauce

• Region: Babeldaob Island
• Main ingredients: Taro, Coconut milk

Fruit Bat Soup

Celebratory dish simmering bats with herbs. Believed good for vitality

• Region: Remote islands
• Main ingredients: Fruit bat, Coconut milk, Ginger

Chalo (Steamed Coconut Crab)

Luxury dish of world's largest coconut crab fragrance-steamed

• Region: Kayangel
• Main ingredients: Coconut crab, Garlic, Salt

Palauan-Style Sashimi (Gurutz)

Dish mixing tuna with lemon and soy sauce, remnant of Japanese rule

• Region: Koror
• Main ingredients: Tuna, Soy sauce, Lemon juice

Coconut Fish Curry

Mild curry simmering white fish with coconut and spices

• Region: Peleliu
• Main ingredients: White fish, Coconut milk, Turmeric

Cassava Cake

Traditional dessert baking and hardening grated cassava and coconut

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Cassava, Coconut, Sugar

BBQ Pork Belly

Charcoal-grilled pork belly marinated in sweet-savory sauce

• Region: Koror
• Main ingredients: Pork belly, Soy sauce, Brown sugar

Mangrove Clam Sashimi

Simple dish thinly slicing large bivalves and seasoning with citrus

• Region: Mangrove coast
• Main ingredients: Clam, Calamansi, Salt

Betel Nut Ice Cream

Ice cream with distinctive aroma adding betel nut extract

• Region: Koror
• Main ingredients: Betel nut, Coconut milk, Sugar