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fufu

FU-fu

cassava / maize porridge

Foodnoun

French: fufu / pate (de manioc ou de mais)

Mama alambi fufu ya masango.

Mother cooked corn fufu.

Maman a cuit du fufu de mais.

Fufu — pounded cassava (or maize) porridge. The defining starch of central Africa. Soft, springy, pinched off with the right hand and dipped into soups and sauces. Fufu ya masango = corn fufu; fufu ya manioc = cassava fufu. The food of family meals.

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