Saturday Afternoon Fufu Manufacture
One Saturday afternoon while eating lunch, we heard a continuous ‘thump, thump, thump.’ It went on for at least a half an hour. We couldn’t imagine what it was. As Sister Markham started to do the dishes, she could see Baba outside with a long pole. She took her camera and found him making fufu. His English was not good enough to learn who his companion was, but she was quick with her hands and turned the dough after each rhythmic thump of his pole. It appears the recipe for fufu is to beat boiled yams or plantains with a stick for half an hour. It’s an African staple. Ben ordered fufu from the office cafeteria once, but he asked for just a small portion. He was watched carefully for the next several minutes while he ate it. As for Sister Markham, she was there with a peanut butter sandwich.
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