FabulousFusionFood's Micronesian Recipes Home Page

The map of Micronesia. The map of Micronesia.
Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Micronesian recipes. This page provides links to all the Micronesian recipes presented on this site, with 8 recipes in total.

These recipes, for the major part, originate in Micronesia. Otherwise they are fusion recipes with major Micronesian influences.

Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: Maritime Southeast Asia to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to the south—as well as with the wider community of Austronesian peoples.

The region has a tropical marine climate and is part of the Oceanian realm. It includes four main archipelagos—the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands — as well as numerous islands that are not part of any archipelago.

The region has a tropical marine climate and is part of the Oceanian realm. It includes four main archipelagos—the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands — as well as numerous islands that are not part of any archipelago.

Notwithstanding the fact that the notion of 'Micronesia' has been quite well established since 1832 and has been used ever since, by most popular works, this set does not correspond to any geomorphological, archaeological, linguistic, ethnic or cultural unity, but on the contrary represents a disparate ensemble, with no real deep unity. In fact, 'Micronesian people' does not exist as a subset of the sea-migrating Austronesian people, who may also include the Polynesian people and the hypothetical Australo-Melanesian or 'Melanesian people'.

Human settlement of Micronesia began several millennia ago. Based on the current scientific consensus, the Austronesian peoples originated from a prehistoric seaborne migration, known as the Austronesian expansion, from pre-Han Formosa, at around 3000 to 1500 BCE. Austronesians reached the northernmost Philippines, specifically the Batanes Islands, by around 2200 BCE. Austronesians were the first people to invent oceangoing sailing technologies (notably catamarans, outrigger boats, lashed-lug boat building, and the crab claw sail), which enabled their rapid dispersal into the islands of the Indo-Pacific. From 2000 BCE they assimilated (or were assimilated by) the earlier populations on the islands in their migration pathway.

The earliest known contact of Europeans with Micronesia was in 1521, when Magellan expedition landed in the Marianas. Jules Dumont d'Urville is usually credited with coining the term 'Micronesia' in 1832, but in fact, Louis Domeny de Rienzi used this term a year earlier.

Micronesia

Arms Flag Name of Territory Capital Name in Official Language(s)
The Arms of the Federated States of Micronesia. The flag of the Federated States of Micronesia. Federated States of Micronesia Palikir Angola
The Arms of Guam. The Arms of Guam. Guam (United States) Hagåtña Guam/Guåhan (Chamorro)
The Arms of Kiribati. The Flag of Kiribati. Kiribati South Tarawa Republic of Kiribati/Ribaberiki Kiribati (Gilbertese)
The Arms of Marshall Islands. The Flag of Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands Majuro Republic of the Marshall Islands/Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ (Marshallese)
The Arms of Nauru. The Flag of Nauru. Nauru Yaren Republic of Nauru/Repubrikin Naoero (Nauruan)
The Arms of Northern Mariana Islands. The Flag of Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands (United States) Saipan Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands/Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas (Chamorro)/
Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas (Carolinian)
The Arms of Palau. The Flag of Palau. Palau Ngerulmud Republic of Palau/Beluu er a Belau (Palauan)
The Flag of Wake Island. Wake Island (United States) Wake Island Wake Island/Ānen Kio (Marshallese)


The alphabetical list of all the Micronesian recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 8 recipes in total:

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Chicken Kelaugen
     Origin: Guam
Guam Chicken Curry
     Origin: Guam
Kådun Pika
(Spicy Chicken)
     Origin: Guam
Coconut Latiya
     Origin: Guam
Guam Cucumber Salad
     Origin: Guam
Ke'lagu'en Uhang
(Prawns and Peppers)
     Origin: Guam
Finadene
     Origin: Guam
Guam Red Rice
     Origin: Guam

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