Nori

Nori is a dried Japanese seaweed sheet used in food. Good nori should have a uniform thickness, a crisp texture, and a noticeable scent. It should also be shiny. Nori for sushi is pre-toasted; other nori should be toasted before cooking to improve flavor and make it easier to digest.

Fast Facts

1. Edible seaweed
2. 45% protein
3. High in vitamin A, niacin and thiamine
4. Strains: Porphyra yezoensis and Porphyra tenera
5. Also called: Haitai, kim, gim
6. Used to wrap sushi
7. Harvested from: Tokyo Bay, Kobe Bay, Ariake Bay
8. Farmed on nets kept just below ocean surface
9. Seeding to first harvest: 45 days
10. Other Japanese seaweeds: Wakame, kombu

How Nori Is Made

The seaweed used to make nori is harvested from the ocean. After washing, the seaweed is shredded. It is pressed between reed mats and dried, forming sheets.

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