Fufu
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Fufu is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine originally made from boiled cassava, plantains, and cocoyam. Fufu's prevalence in West Africa has been noted in local literature, such as Chinua Ac
Wrapped fufu
Pounding of fufu in Ghana
A family eating fufu
A plate of fufu (right) accompanied by peanut soup
Cooking banana
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Cooking bananas are a group of banana cultivars in the genus Musa whose fruits are generally used in cooking. They are not eaten raw and are generally starchy. Many cooking bananas are referred to as
Fufu
…Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou foo-foo ) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine originally made from boiled cassava, plantains, and cocoyam. Fufu's prevalence in West Africa has been noted in local literature, such as Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. It is a Twi word originating…
Large bunch of green bananas
From left to right: plantain, red banana, apple banana, and Cavendish banana
Saba bananas – Musa 'Saba' (ABB Group)
Pazham pori, a plantain dish from south India