Nori
Pyropia yezoensis · Seaweed
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Nori is red seaweed pressed into thin dried sheets, usually toasted to a crisp, glossy near-black. Intensely savoury and sea-scented, it wraps sushi rolls and onigiri and is the backbone of furikake.
Picking a good onedrag
Crisp, near-black, sweet-toastyLimp, bleached, fishy
Pack freshEveryday bestThe all-rounder: maki, onigiri, soup floats, furikake.
Colour and sheenEven green-black, softly matte
The bendSnaps, with a little give first
Sheet and edgesA few thin spots, edges still clean
Open the pack and smellMild marine, a faint toasty note
What you get from one
2.6 g
Weight each
each one