Make your own green plantain fufu recipe tonight for dinner. What is fufu? Well, fufu is to West Africa as mashed potatoes are to North America. Both fufu and mashed potatoes have very similar qualities such as Prepared in similar ways Filling Versatile Easy to make Kitchen staple African and American kitchens are not so different. Most everyday meals consist of vegetables either grown in home gardens or purchased from public markets.  Fufu is made from either boiled green plantains, rice, cornmeal, corn, yams or sweet or white potatoes. Fufu is made by mashing starchy foods such as potatoes, yams, cassava, plantains or flour with a liquid such as water or broth. Just like mashed potatoes, fufu is bland until seasonings are added. Fufu is usually served with soups and stews replacing the conventional spoon of North America.  You pinch off a little ball of fufu and use this to scoop up the soup or stew. Mashed potatoes are made by mashing boil...