Stretchy pounded starch dipped in soups.
History
Fufu is pounded cassava, yam or plantain in West and Central Africa, eaten with soups. Egusi soup is thickened with ground melon seeds. It is a daily meal in Nigeria and Ghana.
Why it exists
Starchy fufu fills the stomach and the soup brings protein and flavour.
Ingredients
- Cassava or yam
- Egusi (melon seeds)
- Spinach or bitterleaf
- Palm oil
- Smoked fish
- Meat
- Stock cubes
- Pepper
How it's made
- Boil yam or cassava and pound into a smooth dough
- Heat palm oil and fry egusi paste
- Add stock, meat and fish
- Add leafy greens
- Serve with a ball of fufu torn off by hand
how to eat it
Serve & eat
By hand.
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