Fufu

Fufu, also spelled foofoo, foufou, or fu fu, is a staple food of West and Central Africa. It is a thick paste or porridge usually made by boiling starchy root vegetables in water and pounding with a large mortar and pestle until the desired consistency is reached, but other starchy plants such as plantain may be used.In Western Africa, fufu is usually made from yams, sometimes combined with cocoyam, plantains, or maize.In Ghana, the ball is often not chewed but swallowed whole in the manner one would swallow pills. In fact, among the older generation, chewing fufu is a faux-pas.