Rhonda Anderson wrote:
> jake > wrote in
> . nl:
>
>> cathyxyz wrote:
>
>
>>> Interesting facts
>>>
>>> * In South Africa, cornmeal mush is a staple food called
>>> mealie
>>> pap; in Zimbabwe it is called sadza and in Zambia it is nshima;
>>> elsewhere in Africa it may also be called fufu.
>>>
>>>
>> Really? I thought fufu was from yams or something.
>>
>> And thanks for the info. once my pantry gets emptier, I'll buy some
>> polenta to play with.Sounds like I'll discover some new textures,
>> including this pap.
>>
>
> I did a bit of searching on fufu a while back, as we had consignments of
> fufu flour coming through the mail - actually made by a company in the
> US. From what I recall fufu could be made from cocoyam, plantain or/and
> cassava. The traditional preparation was to cook the yams etc. then
> pound them until they formed the fufu. This company was producing a
> powdered product from the yams, plantains, cassavas that could be used
> to make fufu.
>
> I don't remember reading anything about maize being involved in fufu,
> but I don't know if there might possibly be differences in different
> parts of Africa.
>
>
Dunno much about fufu either, Rhonda, but the pap (mielie meal) we get
here just has maize in it... Mielie is just a local word for maize.. We
also cook them on the cob - then they call them "green mielies"! All
these names and terms for food around the world can be fascinating, but
can be a bit confusing too!
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Cheers
Cathy(xyz)