Nigerian fried rice served with grilled fish, mixed salad andmoi moi
Moin-Moin,Moi-Moi or Olele (Yoruba: Mọ́yín-Mọyín, Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀) is asteamed or boiled beanpudding made from a mixture of washed and peeledbeans and onions, fresh red peppers, spices, and often fish, eggs, chicken and/orcrayfish.[2][3] It is a protein-richYoruba food[4][5] that is commonly eaten acrossYorubaland and close regions in West Africa.[6]
Moi-moi is made of soaked beans ground into a fine paste which is mixed with driedcrayfish, vegetable oil, and seasonings. Some addsardines,corned beef,shredded chicken, slicedboiled 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] orbanana 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 asnack or with rice as a meal or withogi (pap), oatmeal, salad, koko orgarri.[12]
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