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Mouth-watering Mama Africa Meal in Hot Demand: Nigeria's locally-made FUFU, Egusi Soup now viral in America, ruling Menu main Food…attracts 250 million viewers on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook; LinkedIn within 7 days *Africans in Diaspora, African-Americans, Latinas place online order for meal, others visit African Restaurants for pick-up to avoid delay * "I don't know what they(African food stores) put it in, I couldn't even start to guess. I started the #fufu or #fufuchallenge tags for new lovers of #Fufu and Egusi soup on TikTok. I drove nearly 80 miles in search of an African Kitchen. I found a Nigerian restaurant. I settled on two: egusi and okro (okra) soup. In my car, still parked outside the restaurant, I filmed myself as I dipped a mouthful of dough into the okro soup. "Bomb — it is so worth it"-Joeneen Hull, a Black American lady * "Our business income quadrupled the week after Joeneen Hull highlighted our Los Angeles Nigerian restaurant on TikTok. We have been selling Nigerian food at a fast pace"-Veronica Shoyinka, owner Veronica kitchen *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor nigeriastandardnewspaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nigeriastandardnewspaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mouth-watering Mama Africa Meal in Hot Demand: Nigeria's locally-made FUFU, Egusi Soup now viral in America, ruling Menu main Food…attracts 250 million viewers on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook; LinkedIn within 7 days *Africans in Diaspora, African-Americans, Latinas place online order for meal, others visit African Restaurants for pick-up to avoid delay * "I don't know what they(African food stores) put it in, I couldn't even start to guess. I started the #fufu or #fufuchallenge tags for new lovers of #Fufu and Egusi soup on TikTok. I drove nearly 80 miles in search of an African Kitchen. I found a Nigerian restaurant. I settled on two: egusi and okro (okra) soup. In my car, still parked outside the restaurant, I filmed myself as I dipped a mouthful of dough into the okro soup. "Bomb — it is so worth it"-Joeneen Hull, a Black American lady * "Our business income quadrupled the week after Joeneen Hull highlighted our Los Angeles Nigerian restaurant on TikTok. We have been selling Nigerian food at a fast pace"-Veronica Shoyinka, owner Veronica kitchen *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor nigeriastandardnewspaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nigeriastandardnewspaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A fufu TikTok trend introduces millions to a West African staple Credit: YouTube/Onyx Food Hill Nigerian Fufu Recipe: How to Make Cassava Fufu From Scratch| Fufu Swallow. Share Throughout the pandemic, TikTok has spawned a number of viral food trends. Billions of videos from around the world have taught users about growing scallions on windowsills, whipping up South Korean dalgona coffee and efficiently folding tortillas. Now, “foodie TikTok,” as it’s called, has rallied around a West African dish called fufu. Nigerian chef Joyce Etim said fufu a soft, spongy, stretchy dough is one of the most common foods in the region. ....
From her car, still parked outside the restaurant, she filmed herself as she dipped a mouthful of dough into the okro soup. Bomb – it is so worth it, she said to her phone camera. Next, the egusi. I don t know what they put it in, I couldn t even start to guess, Hull said. Oh my goodness, it s hitting. Hull s fufu videos quickly spread on TikTok, amassing more than 6 million views, but her intention was never to go viral. I just wanted to get some good food and record it, so that other people could see that it s good food, she said. ....