Similar to some other survival simulators, in Palworld, you will definitely need to provide yourself with food. From the start, you can certainly find berries or get meat by killing animals, but they spoil quickly and won't restore as much hunger as heat-treated food. Luckily, you'll have access to cooking almost immediately, but it's not limited to making pie or stew because you can even cook some of the Pals, as strange as it may sound.