Moin moin

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Moin-Moin, Moi-Moi or Olele (Yoruba: Mọ́yín-Mọyín, Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀) is a steamed or boiled bean pudding made from a mixture of washed and peeled beans and onions, fresh red peppers, spices, and often fish, eggs, chicken and/or crayfish.^[2][3] It is a protein-rich Yoruba food^[4][5] that is commonly eaten across Yorubaland and close regions in West Africa.^[6]

Moin-Moin, Moi-Moi

Alternative names	Moyi-Moyi, Mai-Mai, Olele (Ọọlẹ)
Type	Pudding
Place of origin	Yorubaland[1]
Main ingredients	Black-eyed beans or honey beans, onions, fresh ground peppers, oil
Media: Moin-Moin, Moi-Moi

Nigerian fried rice served with grilled fish, mixed salad and moi moi

Preparation

Moi-moi is prepared from beans that have been soaked and ground into a smooth paste, then blended with dried crayfish, vegetable oil, onions, and fresh red peppers for flavor and color. To enrich it, some people stir in extras like sardines, corned beef, shredded chicken, or slices of boiled egg, giving the dish a variety of delicious twists.^[7]

Moin-moin usually comes in a slanted pyramid shape, cylindrical shape, cone shape or other shape^[8] of the mold it is poured into prior to cooking. The pyramid shape comes from the traditional broad Ewe Eran (Thaumatococcus daniellii),^[9] or banana leaves^[10] fashioned into a cone in one's palm. Then the seasoned and garnished paste is poured into the leaves, which are folded. The cylindrical shapes come from when empty cans or foil are used.^[11]

Moin-moin is eaten alone as a snack or with rice as a meal or with ogi (pap), oatmeal,Custard, salad, koko or garri.^[12]

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  Sliced moin-moin
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  Ewe-eran leaves (Thaumatococcus daniellii)
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  Moin-moin seller in Nigeria

See also

• Food portal

• Akara
• Okpa
• List of African dishes
• List of steamed foods