African Cooking: Fufu

I posted about African grocery shopping and included fufu.

There are 2 parts to a fufu meal. The first part is the actual fufu made from cassava, white yam, or plantain.

The sauce:

The fufu:

The ensemble:

The fun part is eating with your hands. Here is a video of how to eat fufu. 

We have made this our "guest dish" and serve it when we have new people over for dinner. I usually forewarn them that we're doing something African and most greet this new experience with delight. 

My parents have enjoyed it. Our friends have enjoyed it. We even cooked it for my cousin and his wife while we sought refuge from Hurricane Matthew at their house.