When the pondu is nearly cooked, Manyoha gets out a new pot to make the accompanying fufu — a type of dumpling. Manyoha, left, says you can use many kinds of flour to make fufu. Today ...

For lunch, get a taste of authentic African cuisine at the buffet, serving up the likes of fufu, pondu and various staples from West and Central Africa. (The buffet includes one free beverage.) ...