Mefun

Mefun (めふん) is a local delicacy from Hokkaidō, Japan. Originally Ainu dish, it consists of the kidney of chum salmon pickled in a salt solution until a dark brownish black.[1] It is often served with alcohol or as a side dish.

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

References
  1. "めふん塩漬　鮭の腎臓を塩で漬け込んだ塩辛 ： 佐藤水産のお取り寄せ通信販売・北海道の鮭・海産物グルメギフト通販" (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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