Local fufu is made ready for the family.

This is one of the days in the week that l love so much. I have in many ways expressed my love for Fridays. Among the many reasons l get so excited for this day is the fact that it introduces me to the weekend. No one can deny the fun that every weekend brings. It is a moment when all workload is relieved and families meet together for so much fun. Today has been an extreme exception and this is how my weekend has already started. Did you know that the commonest and most eaten food here in Ghana is fufu(fufuo) in the local dialect? It is mostly prepared and eaten by the Akan tribe in ghana. All Ghanaians love it as well. My day has started with one deliciously prepared. Join me.

The invitation
Joining my cousin this morning at his house has been already planned earlier this week. Everything including time was running so slow for me to catch this day. When l announced my coming, his wife got thrilled too for my presence to spend the weekend with them since it's been ages. Ghanaian homes are so sweet to welcome a guest or a relative with an amazing reception. Nothing could be said then to get me prepared fufu with a light hot pepper soup. Fufu is usually taking any time from the afternoon till midnight. This is due to the fact that, it is a heavy meal and its preparation takes quite some time to be made ready, and that alone discourages people from preparing except they have ample time.

Fufu Preparation

You can imagine the fun that has been accompanied by my visitation all this while. Fufu is mostly taken with soup. Many different tribes in man prefer to go it that way. I still haven't seen a family or tribe who takes fufu with any other thing apart from a soup. It could be groundnut soup, palm oil soup, chicken-flavored soup, or hot pepper soup. All these varieties of soups can be prepared with all sorts of meat or fishes to one's preference. The boiling of cassava with plantains or cocoyam takes a few moments after which they are immediately pounded to turn into the fufu type you want.
This is the part of the preparation that takes people's time. But whiles the pounding of fufu is ongoing in a local wooden mortar, the soup will be on fire with all the preferred ingredients and meat for your use. The good news is, once the fufu is ready, the soup will simultaneously be ready as well for consumption. Another disturbing part that most women hit to see is the chores that will be done after all is done. The preparation makes use of many utensils and materials making washing of them all extra work for whoever prepares.

Fufu made ready
I was amazed to see all these various processes have been carried before l got to this home to see the fufu l have long anticipated for ready for consumption. At this moment, joy was all over my face and the entire family for been home after a very long time. The kids as well expressed so much joy in seeing their uncle home again. And now my fufu is made ready in this bowl with a considerable size. It is a hot pepper soup this morning to make the day great. The fufu has been made and garnished with goat meat, cow meat, and two different kinds of fishes. My day cannot just be described.

And now l invite all my steemians to join me in dining with my cousin this morning as her wife has made us some fufu as requested.

 with my nephews

I expect nothing but the best out of this weekend. It has really started well with me and hoping to see much great fun to end with it with my family. In case you haven't seen Ghanaian local fufu made, l present one to share with you as well. Thanks for passing through today for the fun.