MICRONESIA: PRAWN KELAGUEN, RED RICE, LIMU/SEAWEED SALAD and CUCUMBER SALAD
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), are one of the most isolated and remote group of islands on Earth. Sitting in the middle of the Western Pacific Ocean half way between Hawaii and the Philippines this tropical island nation is simultaneous vast and tiny. It is made up of 600 small lush volcanic islands and postcard-perfect coral atolls scattered across a colossal ocean footprint of nearly 3 million square kilometres. So, the territories of FSM are around the size of India, yet its total land mass is barely 700 square kilometres, which is so small that most standard world maps can’t print the individual islands. The islands of FSM are grouped into four states; Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap. Each state has its own distinct traditions, languages and food cultures that were developed over thousands of years pre European contact when their people enjoyed extensive food and cultural exchange with other Pacific island Peoples through generations of ocean voyaging, migration, tr...