nori

noun

: dried laver seaweed pressed into thin sheets and used especially as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi

Examples of nori in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That may be why this dish had a brighter punch than the yellow tail sashimi, which came rolled and topped with orange slices, serrano, pickled ginger shoots, white shoyu, nori oil and cilantro. The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024 Curly ramen noodles are topped with a soft-boiled egg, a slice of nori and a lotus root, which echoes the bowl’s black-and-white glaze. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024 Inside, in a clear broth streaked dramatically with an ink-black nori purée, was a small pile of pickled mussels, meaty and firm, arranged with slices of green strawberry, also pickled. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2023 The green onions, wasabi, furikake, and nori are also super rich in vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds, helping to boost your immune system and support gut and metabolic health. Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023 Love, Makoto writes a food-hall-size mash note to the tastes of Japan The omakase, or chef’s choice, starts with some snacks and hand rolls, one black with nori and filled with tuna, sweet Tokyo green onions and wasabi, the second white with soy paper and stuffed with warm crab. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023 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. 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

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Word History

Etymology

Japanese

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nori was in 1892

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“Nori.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nori. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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