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Fufu is a West African dish.  It  is just a stiff, starchy 'mash', eaten
with the fingers (right hand only!).  It is served moulded on a big plate in
the middle of the table.  Each person picks up a small piece at a time, &
then dips it into their soup, stew or whatever - soup  broth is eaten this
way, rather than with a spoon.
 
In West Africa, the most common fufu is made from cassava flour, but that is
not readily available over here, so my West African friends usually make a
potato fufu - its just mashed potatoes, stiffened with a little extra
starch, plus salt etc to your taste. - but you can also make yam fufu,
cornmeal fufu, sweet potato fufu, etc.
 
cassava flour fufu:
Bring 2 1/2 cups water to the boil, reduce heat & gradually blend in 3 cups
cassava flour.   Cook (stirring to prevent lumps), until mixture is stiff.
 
Personally, I don't find fufu very exciting in itself: it is simply the
appropriate bland and starchy accompaniment to a spicy West African soup or
stew.
 
>By the way, has anyone ever made fufu which is an African dish?
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>Ellen Switkes