Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick, doughlike West African food made by boiling and pounding a starchy vegetable such as yam, plantain, or cassava.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
foo-foo .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word fufu.
Examples
-
The grandmother says that maybe the girl is skinny because she does not get the right foods, because she eats mostly a paste made from cassava that is called fufu.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
-
The grandmother says that maybe the girl is skinny because she does not get the right foods, because she eats mostly a paste made from cassava that is called fufu.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
-
A YouTube commenter they're all so civilized in this thread! correctly points out that the dish is a direct descendant of West African 'fufu', which in Cuba is sometimes called fufu de plátano.
Boing Boing Xeni Jardin 2011
-
Link delicious stuff. known as fufu (accent on the second u) in Cuba and mangu (accent on the u) in Dominican Republic.
-
The west African version of ugali is fufu, which is similar in that it is a starchy mush.
-
In West Africa a major proportion of the yam crop is eaten as 'fufu', a stiff, glutinous dough.
Chapter 37 1987
-
Both types are eaten boiled, mashed, fried, etc. In Africa D. rotundata types are used in large quantities for the preparation of 'fufu'.
Chapter 37 1987
-
They are often boiled and pounded into a paste and added to soups and stews ( 'fufu' in Nigeria).
Chapter 11 1987
-
Bitter yam is used as a vegetable, but not pounded into 'fufu'.
Chapter 37 1987
-
Although it is the preferred yam in many parts of the tropics, especially by those accustomed to European dietary habits, it is less highly regarded in West Africa, because it is not suitable for the preparation of 'fufu'.
Chapter 37 1987
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.