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How to Eat Fufu
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How to Eat Fufu
African Food
For many Africans, stew and fufu is a classic meal similar to soup and crackers in the US.
How to Eat Fufu
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
4-22-2009
FuFu is a staple food of Africa
Conventional West African fufu is made by boiling
starchy foods as cassava, yam, plantain or rice then pounding them into a gummy mass.
Fufu is a staple food to Western and Central Africa and is what
mashed potatoes are to traditional American cooking.
For many Africans, stew and fufu is a classic
meal similar to soup and crackers in the US. Cocoyam fufu flour is specialty
flour specifically formulated to produce instant fufu.
Fufu can be prepared using different basic food
materials. Fufu is a staple food to Western and Central Africa and is what mashed potatoes are to traditional American cooking. It can be made using cassava, African yams, potatoes, corn meal,
plantains, Rice, and Millet. It reminds me of an unfilled dumpling, almost
tasteless but tasty and accompanies any stew.
To eat fufu, tear off a walnut-sized portion of
the fufu scoop up stew using your hands and bits of doughy fufu. In West
Africa, diners often eat fufu and the stew's sauce first, saving the meat for
the end of the meal since it's the most expensive part.
It is traditional to eat using only your right
hand, no utensils. If you were to eat with your left hand, it would be both
insulting and rude to those around you because usually, the left hand is
reserved for "bodily functions" and the hand is never used for
eating.
By Chic African Culture African food recipe
Fufu is a staple food in many West, East and South countries in Africa often made with root vegetables such as cassava and plantains.
Plantain Cassava Fufu Recipe
Serves 4
African food
Ingredients
3
green or yellow plantains
1
medium cassava root
2
tablespoons all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon salt
1/4-1/2
cup water
Directions
In
a large pot place the peeled and evenly cut plantains and cassava and cover
with water. Boil until soft about 20 minutes. Place the salt, flour, plantains
and cassava in a mixer and whip until the consistency of soft dough is
achieved. Foufou should be much stiffer than mashed potatoes in texture.
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Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.
Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.
Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.
Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.
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