Cuisine of the Mariana Islands

The cuisine of the Mariana Islands is largely made up of meat dishes including pork, poultry, horse meat, and meat from other land mammals. Some popular land animals consumed include bats, mice, rats and lizards. Most of the dishes on the islands are cooked in coconut oil.^[1]

Like in many others archipelagos, the islands' surrounding waters make seafood another popular option. Some seafoods include sea cucumbers, whale's meat, and various fish. It is said that the Mariana Island's cuisine is heavily influenced by its neighbors Papuan, Hawaiian, and American cuisines. The Mariana's cuisine is very international, with many dishes, such as Korean kimchi, Filipino pancit^[2] and Spanish empanadas being enjoyed on the islands.^[3]

Some of the most well known local specialties are kelaguen, a Chamorro dish consisting of chicken, shrimp, fish or beef marinated in a mix of lemon juice and fresh coconut,^[4]^[5] red rice made with annatto^[6] and kå'du fanihi, a soup made of fruit bat or flying fox^[7] and Guyuria cookies.^[8]

Guam is also the highest per capita consumer of Tabasco sauce in the world.^[9]

References[]

^ "Food in Islands of the Pacific - Pacific Islander Food, Pacific Islander Cuisine - popular, dishes, recipe, diet, history, common, meals, staple, main". www.foodbycountry.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ A Ulatan, Joanna Marie (20 February 2018). "Marianas Food Cart serves up island cuisine in Oregon". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ Lum, Linda (29 July 2018). "Exploring Empanadas: Anthropology of the Tapas Treat". Delishably. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ "Kelaguen: Meat, Chicken or Seafood with Lemon | Stripes Guam". guam.stripes.com. 2018-12-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ "Northern Mariana Islands". World Travel Guide. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ Merfalen, Annette (17 August 2018). "Annie's Chamorro Kitchen: Red Rice made with Brown Rice | Stripes Guam". guam.stripes.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ "1. Fruit Bat Soup from 8 Animals That Are Eaten Alive Around the World (Slideshow)". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ Merfalen, Annette (15 September 2015). "Annie's Chamorro Kitchen: Guyuria | Stripes Guam". guam.stripes.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ "Guam still has world's highest Tabasco consumption rate". www.kuam.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.

See also[]

List of Oceanian cuisines

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