: dried laver seaweed pressed into thin sheets and used especially as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi
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Try the nori butter mussels and handmade pasta at Darlings.
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Airy Berliners piped with elderflower crème fraîche and dusted in nori are an excellent vehicle for caviar; lemon pepper frog legs show the versatility of the city’s signature spice blend; black truffles add a new level of depth to tiramisu; and Comté foam elevates an espresso martini.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
The glass is rimmed with Hog Island finishing salt and dehydrated nori, and served alongside a Hog Island Sweetwater oyster.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Best picks are crisp and luscious Romaine leaves, robust kale that stands up to behemoth burgers, red-leafed radicchio with a nice bitter kick, sweet and delicate butter lettuce, classic iceberg, or roasted nori seaweed sheets.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Airy Berliners piped with elderflower crème fraîche and dusted in nori are an excellent vehicle for caviar; lemon pepper frog legs show the versatility of the city’s signature spice blend; black truffles add a new level of depth to tiramisu; and Comté foam elevates an espresso martini.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
The glass is rimmed with Hog Island finishing salt and dehydrated nori, and served alongside a Hog Island Sweetwater oyster.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Best picks are crisp and luscious Romaine leaves, robust kale that stands up to behemoth burgers, red-leafed radicchio with a nice bitter kick, sweet and delicate butter lettuce, classic iceberg, or roasted nori seaweed sheets.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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“Nori.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nori. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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