Fruit Bat Soup (Palau)
The famous (and now protected) soup: fruit bat soup — a whole fruit bat simmered in coconut broth with ginger, served in Palau's restaurants for decades; today the fruit bats are protected in many areas and the dish is increasingly rare and controversial — documented here as culinary history,…
What it is
The famous (and now protected) soup: fruit bat soup — a whole fruit bat simmered in coconut broth with ginger, served in Palau's restaurants for decades; today the fruit bats are protected in many areas and the dish is increasingly rare and controversial — documented here as culinary history, with the conservation note that visitors should not expect or demand it. Ingredients (historical): fruit bat, coconut milk, ginger, onions, vegetables. Recipe (historical): 1) Simmer the bat whole in the broth. 2) Season with ginger. 3) Serve in the bowl, fur and all in the old style. Serve: historically in Koror's restaurants. Flavor: gamy, gingery — more legend than lunch now. History: Palau's fruit bat soup became world-famous among adventurous eaters; protection laws now guard the bats of several states. See also: Ukaeb and Taro (Palau), Demok.
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