Fufu is prepared as a sticky dough that is formed into small balls, dumplings or loafs. In many traditional African dishes, these fufu balls are served with soups such as stews and sauces. Bite-sized balls are dipped into the liquid with your fingers and eaten. If fufu was made into a loaf, you traditionally tear off a piece of it, e.g. into the soup and makes the fingers a little stickier than with the variant with the balls.