fufu

Japanese: fufu
fufu

…Tapioca flakes, made by slicing the tubers and drying them, and powdered versions of these are also important. In tropical Africa, fufu, made by pounding bitter tubers, soaking them in water, drying them, and then boiling them in hot water to make a paste, is a widely eaten staple food. Cassava starch is also important as a raw material for alcoholic and acetone fermentation, and alcohol made from tapioca starch is being mixed with gasoline in Brazil as a substitute for gasoline. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fufu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またいもを薄切りにして乾燥したタピオカ・フレーク,それを粉末にしたものも重要である。熱帯アフリカでは苦味品種群のいもをつきくだき,水でさらして乾燥した粉末を,熱湯でのり状にしたフフfufu∥huhuが広く主食として食べられる。 キャッサバのデンプンはアルコール発酵やアセトン発酵の原料としても重要で,ガソリンの代用として,ブラジルではタピオカデンプンから製造されたアルコールが,ガソリンに混用されて利用されはじめている。…

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