{"id":4779,"date":"2023-04-13T05:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2023-04-23T06:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T06:24:36","slug":"foodsong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/travel\/foodsong\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s all about the food &#8230; and singing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can&#8217;t go hungry in Kosrae.  Food falls off the trees faster than it can be consumed, and Kosrae&#8217;s reefs are full of delicacies that might be unaffordable back home  &#8212; such as the lobsters shown at the top of this page.  Wow, only $45 for ten lobsters?!  And fresh, too, not frozen.  Where else can you get a deal like that?  And when Kosraeans aren&#8217;t eating, they&#8217;re singing.  For today&#8217;s Kosrae report, here are a few photos and short videos.  Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Opening a coconut at Yekela Falls\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9fJm45ZA-yo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When you&#8217;re thirsty after your hike to the Yekela waterfall, slice open a fresh young coconut.<br>The sweet water inside is the perfect way to restore your electrolytes on a hot day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coralclam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food03-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food03-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food03-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food03-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food03-1536x964.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food03.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Something I haven&#8217;t tried yet is giant clam. Kosrae has an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coralclam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">aquaculture farm<\/a> that produces several species of giant clams for aquariums, to restock reefs, and for consumption. Here are some particularly colorful giant clams. These are just babies.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food05-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food05-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food05-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food05-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food05.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The College of Micronesia has started a hydroponic greenhouse. <br>Their first crop was butter lettuce. The staff had salads for a week.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food06.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food06-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food06-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food06-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I don&#8217;t have a car in Kosrae, so I hitch-hike everywhere I go. One Saturday afternoon, I shared the back of a pickup truck<br>with two young men and their pig. Two of these three were looking forward to a huge family feast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baking breadfruit in an UM\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aeRYGGTWOGo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During Easter break, the staff and faculty of the college got together for a traditional picnic. Here&#8217;s how we baked our breadfruit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food07-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food07-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food07-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food07-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food07-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food07.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While the food was cooking, we wove baskets to carry the food home with.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food08-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food08-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food08-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food08-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food08-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/food08-2048x996.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you don&#8217;t want to eat at home, the Okat Marina is a beautiful place for a picnic.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Singing for the dedication of a new building\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gk_Mp5uth0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kosrae recently dedicated a new building to house the State Museum and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/irma.kosraestate.gov.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\">KIRMA <\/a>(Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority).<br>In the pouring rain, KIRMA&#8217;s staff sang for us all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Singing in class\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3z9EZTGP0Qc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This student is named Memory. Like most Kosraeans, she isn&#8217;t shy about singing &#8212; even in class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4540-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4791\" width=\"880\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4540-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4540-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4540-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4540.jpg 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My dear friends Alice and Liz left Kosrae this month. <br>Here they are on their final Sunday posing in their Kosraean dresses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4581-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4581-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4581-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To keep me company, here&#8217;s the cat that has decided to make himself at home on my balcony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Total Solar Eclipse in Kosrae, April 20, 2023.  Watch this short video for more information.\" width=\"910\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5953RQTY3eE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Although teaching keeps me plenty busy, my current extra-curricular project is coordinating next week&#8217;s Eclipse Party. <br>Click here to view today&#8217;s public information announcement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4541-1024x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4541-1024x228.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4541-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4541-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4541-1536x342.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_4541-2048x456.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As always, every day is beautiful in Kosrae. Here&#8217;s the beach on Lelu Island at low tide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although clouds and rain are always likely here, I hope to feature fabulous photos of the &#8220;Eclipse Cruise&#8221; on my next Kosrae report.  Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can&#8217;t go hungry in Kosrae. Food falls off the trees faster than it can be consumed, and Kosrae&#8217;s reefs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4779"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4826,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779\/revisions\/4826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}