<div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@themomtrotter/video/6915644726507015430" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="6915644726507015430" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@themomtrotter" target="_blank" title="@themomtrotter">@themomtrotter</a> Here's how we eat Fufu & Soup, have you tried it? <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fufu" target="_blank" title="fufu">#fufu</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nigerianfood" target="_blank" title="nigerianfood">#nigerianfood</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nigerians" target="_blank" title="nigerians">#nigerians</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nigeriantiktok" target="_blank" title="nigeriantiktok">#nigeriantiktok</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nigeria" target="_blank" title="nigeria">#nigeria</a><br> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Steven-Universe-6795585271782967298" target="_blank" title="♬ Steven Universe - L.Dre">♬ Steven Universe - L.Dre</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></div><p>Most trends happen randomly and this one is no different. Additionally, most trendy things coming out of Africa usually reach trend status when someone from the West says, "Woah, have you guys heard of this cool thing that I've just now discovered?", and this one is no different. </p><p>The originator of the #fufu trend, <strong>Joeneen Hull</strong>, was just trying out foods that she'd seen online people eating online, this time around Mukbangs of people eating popular West African cuisine. Speaking with the LA Times, the 31-year-old West Coast native couldn't take the cravings anymore and was committed enough to drive the 80 miles to her Nigerian restaurant choice. When finally presented with the warm spheres of flavor, Hull recorded her taste test for TikTok and, 6 million views later, we're now talking about this new TikTok trend.</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p>As for West Africans and their reactions to the sudden sensationalism of a dish they probably were forced to eat from childhood, I'd say they're having a field day. Some fufu newbies are pleasantly surprised, pleasantly dissatisfied and others are just disrespectful. Social media users have been roasting recipes they deem unfit and celebrating recipes that I imagine resemble their own. "I think like most people, by looking at it, you come up with your own idea of what it will taste like," <a href="https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2021-01-19/how-the-fufu-challenge-on-tiktok-went-viral" target="_blank">Hull says to LA Times</a>, "And then once you taste it, it tastes absolutely nothing like that."</p><p>We've definitely seen an increased interest in African and Caribbean cuisine in Western Cultures over the years, and with #fufu videos on unbelievably popular app TikTok having amassed over<a href="https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2021-01-19/how-the-fufu-challenge-on-tiktok-went-viral" target="_blank"> 250 million views </a>to date, we see the trends staying trendy.</p>
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