Moin moin

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Moin-Moin or Moi-Moi
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Alternative namesMoyi-Moyi, Mai-Mai, Olele
Type Pudding
Place of origin South West, Nigeria [1]
Main ingredients Black-eyed beans or honey beans, onions, fresh ground peppers, oil
Nigerian fried rice served with grilled fish, mixed salad and moi moi Jamaican Rice served with grilled Fish and Mixed Salad and moi moi (Baked beans).jpg
Nigerian fried rice served with grilled fish, mixed salad and moi moi

Moin-moin or moi-moi (Yoruba) 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]

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Preparation

Moi-moi is made of soaked beans ground into a fine paste which is mixed with dried crayfish, vegetable oil, and seasonings. Some add sardines, corned beef,shredded chicken, sliced boiled eggs, or other garnishes. [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, salad, koko or garri. [12]

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