How To Make The Best Nigerian Fufu

Nigerian Fufu is one of the most important dishes in Nigeria's delicious cuisine. And BattaBox Presenter Warri Pikin goes deep into Lagos to find the best Nigerian Fufu.

"We get many Swallow in Nigeria, we get Eba, Amala, Semo, and Wheat," explains Warri Pikin. "But today, we're looking into Calabar Fufu - very strong Fufu!"

Starches are often called "Swallow" in Nigeria because they are used to accompany soups and other spicy food dishes to help swallow it down. Typical soups are groundnut soup, vegetable, egusi soup, or palm nut soup.

BattaBox visits a Fufu processing factory in Lagos, with piles of cassava, buckets of water, and plantain flour. The process of making the best Nigerian fufu follows some simple steps:

Firstly, peel and soak the cassava tubers in water for at least 3 days. The cassava is then put into a grinding machine and a cassava yeast powder, which is covered in a bucket and left for 30 minutes to rise. The cassava yeast powder is then washed and mixed, and drained. The cassava is then mixed again with water into a white liquid state. After, a wood fire is made, the liquid fufu put into a large metal dish, and cooked, turned, and pounded for 45minutes-1hour. It will then look like the best Nigerian fufu that we all love and know - and packaged for sale and eating!

"The best fufu gives you energry, other fodos do not give energy like fufu," explains Emmanuel, who has been processing Fufu for 5 years. "That's why people call fufu - 6 to 6 - because the energy sustains you for 12 hours."

The peelings and the chaff from the cassava is also used to feed animals.

The fufu is then wrapped is cellophane and sold for 50, 100, or 200 Naira, depending on the size. And the fufu can stay for 2 weeks without getting old.

And then finally, the food is served! And Warri shows us how you roll the best Nigerian fufu with your hands, dip it into the soup - and, you don't chew, you swallow!

"You just swallow am, you just clear your throat well well!"" explains Warri. "And now my belly don full!"

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[estherwillie]

Kudos to batta box, most of those women are making lyk 20000 on daily basis, most have trained their children to University level through this business. Tho the business is not something one person can do nd it takes alot of processing. The place might look dirty but trust me the fufu is as clean as snow. This is what my mom do to put food on the table, nd with dis business my sister is a graduate nd I'm an under-graduate. #God bless all the hard working Calabar women, God bless batta box.

[staciegreene]

I’m an African American Woman, 23 . Im obsessed with my roots, can’t wait to come HOME and experience the culture . Peace and Love From Georgia ‼️😍❤️🙌🏾

[PHlophe]

Anyone else thinks Emmanuel's chill swagger with a humouristic touch is off the chart. He is serious about his stuff but makes it so easy to follow his every word

[afternoondelight]

FuFu is good!!! To all who are concerned with Emmanuel wearing a dress and pink shoes, most items are unisex and worn out of necessity, not always for STYLE...

[IronFlowerZ]

Hello Calabar women. We are watching in New York. You have shown us very good Fufu. God bless.

[ayoadamson]

Respect to the parents that go through all lengths to make sure their kids have a good education. 8:31 the mother might not have the perfect of all English, but the daughter is a great example of a money well spent! #respect

[AAISAH]

I just tried FuFu for the first time here in Brooklyn NY at Buka on Fulton Ave..OMG...It was the most delicious food I've ever tried no exaggeration..I had it with a spicy sauce and meat (goat, tripe, and cow foot) Wow I'll definitely be back..and to know that's the process, just amazes me it's a very smooth buttery taste..I thought they used butter but..For all who'd like to try TRUST ME It does Not Disappoint..😋yummm

[veemukta]

I love this channel. I am not Nigerian but I really like Nigerians and their cuisine and I think BattaBox is the best channel that showcases Nigerians and their daily life to the people outside.

[AhmedIbrahim-ewjg]

In the western world they tell you stay from carbohydrates and in Africa carbs is life for them and they are soo lean and strong and beautiful.

[BenedictHarris]

Hello to all these Calabar women!!! From Toronto, Canada.

[PhatNguyen-sbou]

Hello from Florida USA!!! I love your videos. I have watched this video 50 times now and I will keep watching it more. Just love to see your food and culture.

[yaacoubi]

I don't know why, but even though the place does not look very clean and abacterial, the food looks very clean and delicious. I would love to go there and eat this food *-*

[alexas]

They are sayin WAY more then y’all are translating

[nishantkhatri]

Nigerian people always seem so happy and cheerful, love from 🇳🇵, good work folks

[TheLychie]

I'm filipino and I just harvested some cassava from my yard! Thanks to this video I have a good example of making fufu :)

[joshuaplit]

This is straight up one of the best food channels I've seen. You guys are killing it!

[cemetarymama]

In Cuba our fufu is made of plantains with pork. I'm positive it was influenced by nigerians

[dhanuparwito]

I don't know why this came up in my recommendation, but it's great to learn other country's cuisine, and I love food!
btw, shout out Nigeria from Indonesia!

[muhammedhk]

I like the way you share your food with the others. 😊

[rgbphotomediaprod.]

It's so lovely to see Nigerians working very hard to earn a living in spite of all odds, they derive joy in their daily endeavours!