Tropiway Plantain Fufu Flour, 680g

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Place the plastic wrap over a small deep bowl then place about a spoon of the corn fufu onto the wrap. Fufu ( Foo-foo, Foufou, Foutou, fu fu) is to Western and Central Africa cooking what mashed potatoes are to traditional European-American cooking.

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To eat fufu is to unite with your ancestors, queens, kings and Mother Nature — it is a gift from nature that has kept the Ashanti people (from which I hail) crowned in glory for hundreds of years. Turn on the heat to medium-low heat and start stirring vigorously, the fufu will start changing colour from white to off white. While fufu flour is mainly used to create fufu, fufu flour may also be used as a batter for frying food or as a thickening agent. It is also low in fat and contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, including potassium, magnesium, and calcium. Like many traditional West African ingredients and dishes, fufu has immense health benefits: Not only is it low in cholesterol, it is rich in fiber, potassium and resistant starch, which feeds the beneficial bacteria in your gut and may help reduce inflammation and promote digestive health, and contains vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.

You will know the fufu is cooked through when it is no longer white, the final result will be off-white in colour. Since cassava and yam are often ingredients in fufu flour, pure cassava and yam flours make great substitutes for fufu flour. The word "fufu" is derived from the Twi language spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast, meaning "mash" or "mix," and is a staple in West and Central Africa, as well as the Caribbean. It can be found in the freezer section and it is labelled Placali, don’t worry it is the same as fermented fufu.

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Neat fufu is a powder made from matured cassava and plantain that will be used as flour to make neat fufu flour.Be super careful here so as not to over-work the mixture or add too much water (once it's in, you can't take it out!