Fufu is made from boiled plantain, a fruit closely related to the common banana, and from cassava ​ — also called manioc — ​ a plant with tuberous roots, which is cultivated throughout the tropical world.
Fufu’t valmistatakse keedetud jahubanaanist, mis on tavalise banaani sugulane, ning maniokist, taimest, millel on juuremugulad ja mida kasvatatakse kõikjal troopikamaades.