My Fula -Tech Friend

Caution: I write like I speak in my everyday life in Ghana. 
What you are about to read is a mixture of English language, Pidgin, and Ghanaian local dialect.

NB: All pictures used on my canvas are by Gideon Highlander of Highlander Studioz

“Please give me one cup of Fula and nkatie wai. As for today, don’t add milk to it.” I am an avid drinker of Fura, which many Ghanaians call Fula. Abi you know Fula, right? Sharp! In case you don’t know or forget, make I brief you small.

Many Ghanaian especially Akans call it Fula but the actual word is Fura, which is a Hausa word. Fura is mildly spiced gluten-free soft millet balls. It is then blended with milk and water to form this wholesome and delicious smooth drink. That one alone sef be killer, but if you want to take it to the next level, abeg waa, add some small sugar for taste, groundnut and ice cubes. Enoo dat, enooooo dat. Obaawc!

It’s mostly sold as street food in my beautiful Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, and other parts of Mama Africa.  But it’s so easy to make at home. If you want to make your kiddies strong and smart, make you give them a weekly dose of this unique and refreshing African beverage.

Millet floor from which Fura is made contains vital nutrients such as magnesium, calcium, manganese, tryptophan, phosphorus, fiber, B vitamins, and antioxidants. You see oo, all these nutrients dey for only the millet inside. If you add the nutrients in the milk, sugar, and groundnut to it, the levels don change.

All these said, what I like about my Fula friend is her approach towards technology. She dey take advantage of this fast internet and social media-driven world to market her Fula business.  Unlike some of her colleagues who also sell Fula and other indigenous African beverages and foods, she has a Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp account and uses a very good smartphone. 

So, you can call or send her a message to order before she reaches your office with your cup of sweet Fula. That is what I call Fula-Tech 😃😃😃. I dey hope say all of our brothers and sisters who are into small businesses will take advantage of technology to improve our world. Osaay Fula - Tech!