Fufu page

[badbunny]

Never heard of it, never used it, but it was in Tescos discount section for all of 79p so I bought it. It appears to be cassava and yam flour, perfect for the braised beef in stout that I planned for dinner this evening. So I have coated my beef in it, browned it off and stuck it in the oven, hopefully in 2 1/2hrs time I will have beef in an amber nectar

Did a quick search on here when I got back and it appears some of you have used it, I would suggest that it's primal or Primally acceptable for me anyway, as it's just starchy root veg, used in moderation shouldn't be a problem.

[NorthernMonkeyGirl]

My localish Tesco has about half a dozen "random yam flour" types in the World Foods section, let us know how the beef comes out?

[jakey]

yam and tapioca flours are great, though they're certainly not a staple. depending on how much you use in a recipe, they might take the place of any other starch you'd serve along side. i wish people would give up on the almond flour and use these, they're far better!

[Rattybag]

How high are they carb wise badbunny?

[Saoirse]

almost pure starch.

[paleo-bunny]

I have a bag of 'gari' (course ground cassava) that I bought a few months ago from the international food section of a supermarket for around the same price. It was one of those 'ooh - safe starch' impulse buys. When I googled it I read that cassava is often contaminated with cyanide, so it's kind of put me off finding a use for this.

[Chaohinon]

cassava in its natural state is quite toxic, hence why nobody eats it like a straight up potato. The process of turning it into a flour takes care of that, though

[paleo-bunny]

^ Thanks - so the course-ground stuff should be good for coating stuff before frying then.

It has quite a bit of potassium, magnesium and other minerals as well some B vitamins so it's not just empty calories.

[Dr. Bork Bork]

I call my 3yo Fufu. It's her code name. Never heard of an actual product before though.

[Lizzielou]

I call my 3yo Fufu. It's her code name. Never heard of an actual product before though.

I guess its a cultural thing but Fufu means something else altogether in these parts of the world!