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Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou / ˈ f u ˌ f u / foo-foo listen ⓘ) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine. [1] [2] It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans in Ghana.The word has been expanded to include several variations of the pounded meal found in other African countries including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the ...
Nshima is very similar to ugali or posho of East Africa, sadza of Zimbabwe, pap of South Africa and fufu of West and Central Africa. Obusuma: Kenya: A Kenyan dish made from maize flour (cornmeal) cooked with boiling water to a thick porridge dough-like consistency. In Luhya cuisine it is the most common staple starch. Ogbono soup: Nigeria
Fufu is an excellent accompaniment to any soup or stew, especially those of West African descent, such as light soup (nkrakra), groundnut soup (nkate nkwan), palm nut soup (abenkwan), green ...
Therefore, fufu not only serves as a food but also as a utensil. [5] Some soups that may be served with fufu includes light (tomato) soup, palm nut soup, groundnut soup, peppersoup, [6] and other types of soups with vegetables such as okra and nkontomire (cocoyam leaves). Soups are often made with different kinds of meat and fish, fresh or smoked.
The list of African words in Jamaican Patois notes down as many loan words in Jamaican Patois that can be traced back to specific African languages, the majority of which are Twi words. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Most of these African words have arrived in Jamaica through the enslaved Africans that were transported there in the era of the Atlantic slave trade .
In West Africa, particularly in Nigeria and Sierra Leone, cassava is commonly prepared as eba or garri. The cassava is grated, pressed, fermented and fried, then mixed with boiling water to form a thick paste. In West Africa the cassava root is pounded, mixed with boiling water to form a thick paste and cooked like eba. [clarification needed]
Fufu is very common, [2] [3] made from peeled and boiled yams which are then pounded with a pestle until reaching a dough consistency. [3] Fufu is typically accompanied with sauces. [3] Goat meat. [3] Koklo meme, grilled chicken with a chili sauce. [2] Kokonte, a pâté made from cassava [3] Pâté, a commonly consumed cornmeal cake. [4] Peanuts
Foutou, pounded plantains [1] Both fufu and foutou are eaten like bread and often served with stews, soups and sauces [2] [3] Mashed yams are also sometimes used to prepare foutou. [7] Fufu, pounded cassava [1] Fulani boullie, a porridge with rice, peanut butter, millet flour and lemon [2] Gozo, a paste prepared from cassava flour [7]