Moin moin explained

Moin-Moin or Moi-Moi
Alternate Name:Moyi-Moyi, Mai-Mai, Olele
Type:Pudding
Main Ingredient:Black-eyed beans or honey beans, onions, fresh ground peppers, oil
Place Of Origin:South West, Nigeria[1]

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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.[3] [4] It is a protein-rich Yoruba food[5] [6] that is commonly eaten across Yorubaland and close regions in West Africa.

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]

See also

References

  1. https://ancestrals.com.ng/2023/04/11/brazil-moi-moi-the-yoruba-ancestral-taste-in-the-streets-of-salvador/
  2. Web site: Olaiya . Adeyinka . 2023-04-11 . Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador . 2023-10-23 . The Ancestral News . en-US.
  3. Web site: Tukuru . Adeola . 22 March 2022 . The thriving 'Moi-moi' business in Nigeria . Blueprint.
  4. Pearce . Tola Olu . Kujore . Olufemi O. . Agboh-Bankole . V. Aina . 1988 . Generating an Income in the Urban Environment: The Experience of Street Food Vendors in Ile-Ife, Nigeria . . 58 . 4 . 385–400 . 10.2307/1160348 . 0001-9720.
  5. Web site: Style . BellaNaija . 2023-07-03 . How To Make Rich & Delicious Moimoi WATCH . 2023-10-04 . BellaNaija . en-US.
  6. Web site: Olaiya . Adeyinka . 2023-04-11 . Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador . 2023-10-04 . The Ancestral News . en-US.
  7. Web site: Odusanya . Yemisi . 2017-07-22 . How to bake yummy, moist moin-moin . 2023-09-26 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: Ibru . Stella . 2017-07-21 . The Nigerian Moi-Moi . 2022-07-23 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Iwalaiye . Temi . 2021-12-17 . What should you use to wrap moi-moi? . 2022-07-23 . Pulse Nigeria . en.
  10. Web site: Moi Moi Wrapped In Banana leaves Recipe by UmmiAbdull . 2022-07-23 . . en.
  11. Web site: Olaiya . Adeyinka . 2023-04-11 . Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador . 2023-10-04 . The Ancestral News . en-US.
  12. Web site: Olaiya . Adeyinka . 2023-04-11 . Brazil Moi Moi, The Yoruba Ancestral Taste In The Streets Of Salvador . 2023-10-05 . The Ancestral News . en-US.

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