Moin-moin (Yoruba) or moi-moi 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, 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.

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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, 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 liquid is poured into the leaves, which are folded. The cylindrical shapes come from when empty cans are used.^[11]

Moin-moin is eaten alone as a snack or with rice as a meal or with ogi, koko or garri.^[12]

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

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