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fufu
Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou ) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine. It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans in Ghana. The word has been expanded to include several variations of the pounded meal found in other African countries including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Angola and Gabon. It also includes variations in the Greater Antilles and Central America, where African culinary influence is high. Fufu's prevalence in West African su
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West African dish
West African cuisine
regional cuisine
Burkinabé cuisine
culinary traditions of Burkina Faso
wasawasa
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Wasawasa is a popular dish, eaten in Dagbon and other parts of Northern Ghana. It is also eaten in some West African countries, such as Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria etc. It is made from dried yam peelings called jaling, which have been grounded into flour and steamed. Wasawasa is mostly eaten with spicy sauces and sometimes garnished with vegetables, accompanied with shea butter or raw groundnut oil and fried fish. Wasawasa is sometimes served with beans, pasta, and salad.