In Africa, yam is pounded into a very stiff paste called fufu, eaten by hand in pinches from the serving tray, rolled into balls and dipped into a stew. FAQs about BBC Food ...
There are two main root vegetables in West Africa - cassava and yam. Cassava is available all year round, it is cheap and is known, or to put it correctly, was known as food for the poor.
She believes that food is medicine. She hopes that by selling wholefood ingredients like yam, plantain and west African vegetables and incorporating them into the dishes at Normlife more people ...
The global slump in oil prices has hit the West African nation hard, where oil exports make up more than 70% of government revenues. Yam production meanwhile is thriving - in fact the UN's food ...