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🇵🇼 Traditional dishes from Palau

3 dishes people actually cook in Palau: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Bai

45 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Bai, a traditional dish from Palau

Savor the unique flavors of Palau with Bai!

  • 300 g rice
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 500 g chicken thighs
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 green onions

Tinola

45 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Tinola, a traditional dish from Palau

A comforting chicken soup with fresh greens.

  • 800 g chicken
  • 1200 ml water
  • 30 g ginger
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 300 g green papaya
  • 150 g spinach
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Uru

30 min · easy · 7 ingredients

Uru, a traditional dish from Palau

A delicious Palauan dish of marinated fish and vegetables.

  • 500 g fresh fish
  • 100 ml lime juice
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

What do people eat in Palau?

The three dishes from Palau documented in Copper are Bai, Tinola and Uru. Onion and garlic each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 19 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Palau?

The three recipes need 19 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Palau entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Palau take?

Uru is the quickest at 30 minutes. Bai is the longest at 45 minutes. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Palau is easiest to make at home?

Tinola and Uru are rated easy — start there. The full method is on each recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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