Fufu is not "African" Sam...sound so ignorant. Yes, the "basic" dish consisting of a starch ingredient and water is a staple for many African societies/communities (note plural-Africa is not a homogenous CONTINENT-[not country])but as you would imagine, there are variations of this dish depending on location. Fufu is a term for the dish in West & Central African countries. There it is usually made with cassava or plantain. However, in Southern & Eastern Africa, it's called something else...and cooked slightly differently. The starch ingredient is maize meal (what would be referred to as corn meal in the US). Now you may not have known this and may have just ran with what Keri posted, but the moral of the story is don't simply fall back on the lame, ignorant and quite frankly, played out generalisms about "Africa". So, not attractive! And esp in 2013 honey! Journalism (whether you're blogging about Rihanna or writing political opinion pieces for the NY Times)always requires that you are thorough and well read. Next time, for lack of exactitude, you may make a more significant (or extremely embarrassing)and costly boo boo than your fufu one...