This article is about how to make fufu, if you have just cassava (which is the integral crop needed), you should get a glass of juice, cross your legs are follow this article to the last full stop… lol.
But if you have sun-dried raw version (powdered fufu), you can have edible fufu in just 10 minutes.
This is the stages involved – First, Cassava to raw wet fufu.
[h3]What is fufu?[/h3]
Fufu is one of the popular swallows in Nigeria, “swallow” is a brand name for foods that are not chewed before swallowing in Nigeria. We have lots of swallows like eba, semo, pounded yam, fufu and tuwo shinkafa. Eba is the most popular swallow in Nigeria and probably followed by fufu.
Fufu is a little more expensive so it is reserved only for folks that could afford it.
Plus it takes a little time to prepare, unlike eba that could be made in just few minutes, fufu takes about 10-50 minutes depending on the state of your raw fufu.
[h3]How do you make fufu[/h3]
Fufu is made from cassava, you start by pilling the cassava then soak in water for 3-4 days, sift to remove chaff.
You get the raw-wet fufu. which can then be cooked and pounded to obtain the edible fufu.
Also, the raw-wet fufu could be sun-dried and stored in an air tight container. This is the best way to preserve fufu (by drying it) to obtian the powdered fufu.
There are two ways to cook fufu.
1. Dissolve in water and stir over heat till it looks like the real thing. This method is applicable to raw wet fufu or powdered fufu.
2. Cook and pound, this is only applicable to the raw wet fufu.
Then serve.
That is how to make fufu in Nigeria. it can be served with anyone of the many Nigerian soups. I decided to serve fufu and oha soup tonight.
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[h3]What is the English name for fufu[/h3]
Fufu has no other name in English since it is not an English food, however, it is spelt differently by different people, you will hear names like fuufuu or fuufuu in other west African countries.
[h3]What does fufu taste like?[/h3]
Fufu is just bland, a little bit soured, a little acidic but usually your focus should be on the soup. There are lots of delicious soups that are combined with fufu to serve. Everywhere I have seen fufu, it is either combined with soup or with stew.
[h3]Where can I buy Fufu[/h3]
If you live in Nigeria, you can buy fufu in virtually every local market. In portharcourt where I live it is sold at every corner of the street. You find them cooked and wrapped in nylon, Just unwrap and serve with soup. They are made by Ikwerre women, Calabar women are also in the trade.
With time, you get to know the difference between calabar fufu and Ikwerre fufu. They are almost the same, just the preparation process is different.
[h3]Is pounded yam fufu?[/h3]
Not really, Pounded yam is just what is is, you can learn how to make pounded yam here. Fufu is completely different, however, I have seen people using the names interchangeably. They are all called “swallows”, I have written about swallows here
