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Munini-imo (or muninimo from Ainu munin [fermented] and Japanese imo [potatoes]) is a dish of the Ainu people of Northern Japan. It is a savory pancake made with potato flour.Potatoes are first fermented underground by the repeated freeze-thaw cycles and then milled and dried. The flour is soaked in water in order to remove the bitter taste and then baked on a griddle like a thick pancake. The potato flour made with this process can be easily stored for at least twenty years.