The Saga of Fufu
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Food & Cuisines
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou foo-foo ) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine originally made from boiled cassava, plantains, and cocoyam. Fufu's prevalence in West Africa has been noted in local literature, such as Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.
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It is a Twi word originating from the Akans in Ghana, but the word has been expanded to include several variations of the pounded meal found in other African countries including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Angola and Gabon.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Fufu's prevalence in West Africa has been noted in local literature, such as Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.
