: dried laver seaweed pressed into thin sheets and used especially as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi
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Sushi is often served one of two ways—rolled with seaweed nori or as a perfect package of fish laid over an oblong rice ball.
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Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
One, bound in crisp black nori, contains tuna scraped from the backbone of the fish mixed with fresh wasabi and sweet Tokyo green onions.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Starting in September, nori cultivators attach laver seeds to a large net spread across the ocean surface for harvest from November to April.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
Chop them up, mix them with a creamy mustard dressing and wrap it all together in salty, nutty nori.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The snack is wrapped neatly with a piece of nori or dried seaweed.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
Some include nori in the bake itself, some top it with raw sushi-grade fish after baking, others make unique vegetarian creations or opt for shrimp, scallops, salmon, canned tuna, or real crab over the imitation stuff.
—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
Assemble the sushi: Lay the rectangle of the nori in front of you on a piece of plastic wrap or a bamboo sushi roller, long side toward you.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
The nori For hand rolls, nori — shatteringly crisp sheets of it — is as important as sushi rice.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
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Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
One, bound in crisp black nori, contains tuna scraped from the backbone of the fish mixed with fresh wasabi and sweet Tokyo green onions.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Starting in September, nori cultivators attach laver seeds to a large net spread across the ocean surface for harvest from November to April.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
Chop them up, mix them with a creamy mustard dressing and wrap it all together in salty, nutty nori.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
The snack is wrapped neatly with a piece of nori or dried seaweed.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
Some include nori in the bake itself, some top it with raw sushi-grade fish after baking, others make unique vegetarian creations or opt for shrimp, scallops, salmon, canned tuna, or real crab over the imitation stuff.
—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
Assemble the sushi: Lay the rectangle of the nori in front of you on a piece of plastic wrap or a bamboo sushi roller, long side toward you.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
The nori For hand rolls, nori — shatteringly crisp sheets of it — is as important as sushi rice.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
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Etymology
Japanese
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
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“Nori.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nori. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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