Fufu is a pounded combination of cassava and cocoyam, plantain or yam, mixed to the desired consistency. It goes with soup made of freshly cooked vegetables - aubergines, garden eggs, butter beans, tomatoes, spinach - and spices - onions, peppers, ginger, and salt. Take a piece of fufu, dip into the soup and swallow. If you like meat or fish, chew a piece between swallows.