The main staple foods in the Federated States of Micronesia are taro, yam, bread-fruit, banana, and coconuts, of which there are hundreds of varieties. The staple foods from the ocean are the many reef and pelagic fish, crabs, shellfish, pig and chicken.

Do Micronesians eat bats?

That can be limiting, however, with not many other options for meat. This is why some in Micronesia had taken to eating bats as an alternate source of protein. Nowadays, Palau gets a lot of its meat imported from the US, so bat isn't much in demand, but it still exists as a delicacy.

What are Micronesians mixed with?

It developed from a mixture of Melanesians and Filipinos. Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese people who are related to Austronesian tribes in the northern Philippines.