Engineering:Fufu machine
A fufu machine is a kitchen appliance used to pound cooked starchy vegetables, particularly cassava, plantains, or yams, into the West and Central African staple food fufu.
Fufu machines can achieve the fine, dough-like, pasty texture of fufu in about one minute; traditional hand-pounding methods generally required at least 30 minutes for the same result. [1][2]
Development
The first fufu machine was developed in 2004 by Ghanaian electrical-equipment dealer Fadegnom Charles, who produced small numbers of electric fufu machines for local consumption.[2] A mass-marketable design by a team led by Professor Kwadeo Kesse, Dr Lawrence Ansong and R.E Doddoo at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was released shortly thereafter.[1] The machine saw significant adoption in both homes and small businesses in Accra by 2014.[3]
In 2017, a Togolese entrepreneur named Logou Minsob successfully invented the model Foufoumix which allows for efficient mixing of the fufu into a well-set texture and consistency.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KNUST Lecturers Develop Fufu Machine". modernghana.com. http://www.modernghana.com/news/68826/1/knust-lecturers-develop-fufu-machine.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "No more sweat: Fufu in a minute.". http://aasw6.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/no-more-sweat-fufu-in-a-minute/.
- ↑ Adu, Beatrice (4 February 2014). "New Fufu-pounding machine making waves in Accra New-Town". www.myjoyonline.com. Joy News. https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/February-4th/new-fufu-pounding-machine-making-waves-in-accra-new-town.php.
- ↑ Parent, Salomé (23 May 2017). "Le Foufoumix gagne du terrain dans les cuisines togolaises" (in fr). Jeune Afrique. https://www.jeuneafrique.com/439070/economie/video-foufoumix-gagne-terrain-cuisines-togolaises/.
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