Mefun

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Ainu meal with a small dish of mefun (top center)

Template:Nihongo is a local delicacy from Hokkaidō, Japan. Originally an Ainu dish, it consists of the kidney of chum salmon pickled in a salt solution until a dark brownish black.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is often served with alcohol or as a side dish.