{{Short description|Nigerian bean pudding}} {{About|an African dish|the wiki software|MoinMoin|the greeting|Moin}} {{Infobox food | name = Moin-moin, moi-moi | image = Moin-Moin-good.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = Moyi-moyi, mai-mai, olele (ọọlẹ), abará | country = | type = Pudding | served = | main_ingredient = Black-eyed beans or honey beans, onions, fresh ground peppers, oil | variations = | calories = | other = | place_of_origin = Yorubaland<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ancestrals.com.ng/2023/04/11/brazil-moi-moi-the-yoruba-ancestral-taste-in-the-streets-of-salvador/ | title=Brazil Moi Moi, the Yoruba Ancestral Taste in the Streets of Salvador | date=11 April 2023 }}</ref> }}

thumb|Nigerian fried rice served with grilled fish, mixed salad and ''moi-moi''

'''Moin-moin''', '''moi-moi''' or '''olele''' (Yoruba: mọ́yín-mọyín, ọ́lẹ̀lẹ̀) 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 or crayfish.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tukuru |first=Adeola |date=22 March 2022 |title=The thriving 'Moi-moi' business in Nigeria |url=https://www.blueprint.ng/the-thriving-moi-moi-business-in-nigeria/ |location=Abuja, Nigeria|newspaper=Blueprint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pearce |first1=Tola Olu |last2=Kujore |first2=Olufemi O. |last3=Agboh-Bankole |first3=V. Aina |date=1988 |title=Generating an Income in the Urban Environment: The Experience of Street Food Vendors in Ile-Ife, Nigeria |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1160348 |journal=Africa: Journal of the International African Institute |volume=58 |issue=4 |pages=385–400 |doi=10.2307/1160348 |jstor=1160348 |issn=0001-9720|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It is a protein-rich Yoruba food<ref>{{Cite web |last=Style |first=BellaNaija |date=2023-07-03 |title=How To Make Rich & Delicious Moimoi {{!}} WATCH |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2023/07/make-buttery-moimoi/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=BellaNaija |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olaiya |first=Adeyinka |date=2023-04-11 |title=Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador |url=https://ancestrals.com.ng/2023/04/11/brazil-moi-moi-the-yoruba-ancestral-taste-in-the-streets-of-salvador/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=The Ancestral News |language=en-US}}</ref> that is commonly eaten across Yorubaland and close regions in West Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olaiya |first=Adeyinka |date=2023-04-11 |title=Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador |url=https://ancestrals.com.ng/2023/04/11/brazil-moi-moi-the-yoruba-ancestral-taste-in-the-streets-of-salvador/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=The Ancestral News |language=en-US}}</ref> It is also eaten among Yoruba-descent Brazilians and also called ''abará''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olaiya |first=Adeyinka |date=2023-04-11 |title=Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador |url=https://ancestrals.com.ng/2023/04/11/brazil-moi-moi-the-yoruba-ancestral-taste-in-the-streets-of-salvador/ |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=The Ancestral News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Odusanya |first=Yemisi |date=2017-07-22 |title=How to bake yummy, moist moin-moin |url=https://guardian.ng/features/how-to-bake-yummy-moist-moin-moin/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2023-09-26 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref>

Moin-moin usually comes in a slanted pyramid, cylindrical, or cone shape<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ibru |first=Stella |date=2017-07-21 |title=The Nigerian Moi-Moi |url=https://guardian.ng/life/food/the-nigerian-moi-moi/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-07-23 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref> based on the mold it is poured into prior to cooking. The pyramid shape comes from the traditional broad Ewe Eran (''Thaumatococcus daniellii''),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Iwalaiye |first=Temi |date=2021-12-17 |title=What should you use to wrap moi-moi? |url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/what-should-you-use-to-wrap-moi-moi/918fpf8 |access-date=2022-07-23 |newspaper=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}</ref> or banana leaves<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moi Moi Wrapped In Banana leaves Recipe by UmmiAbdull |url=https://cookpad.com/ng/recipes/12574689-moi-moi-wrapped-in-banana-leaves |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Cookpad |date=17 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> fashioned into a cone in one's palm. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olaiya |first=Adeyinka |date=2023-04-11 |title=Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador |url=https://ancestrals.com.ng/2023/04/11/brazil-moi-moi-the-yoruba-ancestral-taste-in-the-streets-of-salvador/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=The Ancestral News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Moin-moin is eaten alone as a snack or with rice as a meal or with ogi (pap), oatmeal, custard, salad, koko or garri.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olaiya |first=Adeyinka |date=2023-04-11 |title=Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador |url=https://ancestrals.com.ng/2023/04/11/brazil-moi-moi-the-yoruba-ancestral-taste-in-the-streets-of-salvador/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=The Ancestral News |language=en-US}}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed"> File:Moin Moin.jpg|Sliced moin-moin File:Moimoi.JPG|Ewe-eran leaves (''Thaumatococcus daniellii'') File:A moin moin seller.jpg|Moin-moin seller in Nigeria File:Steaming wrapped moi moi.jpg|Moi-moi cooked and wrapped in leaves </gallery>

==See also== {{Portal|Food}} * Akara * Okpa * List of African dishes * List of steamed foods

==References== <references />

==External links== * [http://afrolems.com/2011/04/12/how-afrolems-makes-moin-moin/ How Afrolems makes Moin-Moin]

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