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FuFu - Ghana Food and Drink
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Freshly prepared FuFu and the dry fish soup,served  in a traditional Ghanaian bowl. (image below).
FuFu, Dry-Fish-Light-Soup, Ghana Food
FUFU - (Served with HKATENKWAN, Grounnut Stew) 

Note: Conventional West African FuFu is made by boiling such starchy foods as cassava, yam, plantain or rice, then pounding them into a glutinous mass, usually in a giant, wooden mortar and pestle. 

This adaptation for North Americans may trouble you if you try to stick to minimally processed foods. But it's worth trying at least once with west African groundnut stews.

2 1/2 cups Bisquick 2 1/2 cups instant potato flakes
Bring 6 cups of water to a rapid boil in a large, heavy pot. combine the two ingredients and add to the water.

Stir constantly for 10-15 minutes -- a process that needs two people for best results: one to hold the pot while the other stirs vigorously with a strong implement (such as a thick wooden spoon). 

The mixture will become very thick and difficult to stir, but unless you are both vigilant and energetic, you'll get a lumpy mess.

When the FuFu is ready (or you've stirred to the limits of your endurance!), dump about a cup of the mixture into a wet bowl and shake until it forms itself into a smooth ball. Serve on a large platter alongside a soup or stew. 

If you like an more real Ghana taste, visit one of your local African shops, and ask for FuFu! They are happy to help you out!
The typical Ghanaian staples in the south include cassava and plantain, FuFu, Kinkey and Bankou.

In the northern parts of the country, their main staples include millet and sorghum. Yam, maize and beans aroused across the country as staple foods. 
Crops such as peanuts and Coco-Yam are also important in the local cuisine.
With the advent of modernization and colonialism, imported crops such as rice and wheat have been increasingly incorporated in Ghanaian cuisine.

Important Health Tip: Any vegetable oil is to be consumed raw or extra virgin. Cold pressed and fresh, never refined. They should not be used for cooking at all. For cooking use only coconut oil, palm oil or butter.

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Important

In Ghana, as in many other African countries, people eat with their right hand. FuFu and Light Soup is just one of many dishes, eaten this way. But, you may always ask, for a spoon, fork and knife. It`s just the local, traditional way, to enjoy food. 
And yes, you will always, be offered soap and water, to wash your hands, before and after your meal... ;-)

Please visit again, for much more pictures and info`s, or visit our see our main page, for updates: Food and Drink in Ghana


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