Swallow (food)

Swallows are a category of dough-like African and Indian staple food made of cooked starchy vegetables and/or grains. Fufu of Western Africa, ugali and nsima of Eastern Africa, and sadza of Southern Africa are examples of swallows.

Types

Swallows can be categorized by their primary starch. Each type has many names in various languages around Africa, and the specific starch used may have regional substitutions.

• Cassava
  • Eba
  • Funge
  • Fufu
  • Kokonte

• Finger millet
  • Ragi mudde

• Maize
  • Cou-cou
  • Kenkey
  • Nsima
  • Sadza
  • Tuwon masara
  • Ugali

• Potato
  • Potato fufu

• Rice
  • Tuwon shinkafa

• Yam
  • Pounded yam

• Mixed starches
  • Amala
  • Banku

See also

• Asida
• Ogi
• Porridge
• Rice cake

References