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Moin Moin

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Moin-moin, also called moi-moi or olele, 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. It is a protein-rich Yoruba food commonly eaten across Yorubaland and neighboring regions of West Africa, and it is also eaten among Yoruba-descent Brazilians, who call it abara.

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CourseSourced to the subject's own account
Side Dish 1
Dietary SuitabilitySourced to the subject's own account
Vegan 1
Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
Yorubaland, West Africa 1
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Uses Ingredient

Onion, Ingredients
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1. Moin Moin (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    It is a protein-rich Yoruba food that is commonly eaten across Yorubaland and close regions in West Africa.
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Infobox main_ingredient field: Black-eyed beans or honey beans, onions, fresh ground peppers, oil
  • Prepared By Technique: Steaming, Lead sentence
    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
  • Prepared By Technique: Boiling, Lead sentence
    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
  • In Cuisine: West African Cuisine, lead paragraph
    It is a protein-rich Yoruba food that is commonly eaten across Yorubaland and close regions in West Africa.
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