Are Nshima and Foo Foo the same thing?!
Are Nshima and Foo Foo the same thing?
*if you are gonna give a nasty answer, dont even bother.
Answers:
They are similar but not the same.
Nshima is a cornmeal product and a staple food in Zambia. It is made from ground maize (corn) flour known locally as mielie-meal. Nshima is very similar to ugali of East Africa, sadza of Zimbabwe and fufu of West Africa. The maize flour is first boiled with water into porridge and then skillfully 'paddled', not stirred, to create a thick paste with the addition of more flour. Zambians consider cooking nshima an art form with the aim of achieving the correct texture and taste.
Fufu, also spelled foofoo, foufou, or fu fu, is a staple food of West and Central Africa. It is a thick paste or porridge usually made by boiling starchy root vegetables in water and pounding with a large mortar and pestle until the desired consistency is reached. Common root vegetables used in making fufu are cassava root, yams, potatoes...).