Fufu

One traditional food that is served throughout the country is fufu. It is a dough type food served with a soup. It is a food that can be found almost everywhere at every chop bar. It is called a chop bar because the way to properly eat fufu is to “chop” it with the thumb and the two forefingers and then place into the mouth and swallow. How is fufu made? Lets first take a look at the ingredients. In the southern parts of Ghana it is commonly made with cassava (roots from a plant found in Africa and South America) and plantain (large banana) while in the north it is made with yam.
Now lets look at how they prepare it. All of the ingredients are peeled and cut into small pieces and then boiled until fully cooked. After that all ingredients are placed into a huge wooden bowl and then pounded with a huge wooden stick until it forms a starchy ball. Next the soup has to be made.
The soup can be made using many different ingredients. The most common ones are tomatoes, garden eggs (aubergines, egg plant) and onions. Also, every soup contains one type of protein. The choices are: fish (fresh or dried), chicken and in special occasions they add dabodabo (duck), goat, cow or even antelope. So fufu can be made in a variety of ways!