Nori

Nori sheets

Nori is a Japanese edible seaweed. The main ingredient is a dried red algae. It is used to wrap rolles of sushi or onigiri. Also nori is made in the form of sheets.

Nori Media

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  Toasting nori sheets in Shinagawa, print by Hiroshige, 1864

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  Nori being dried on racks, 1921

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  Nori farm in Gokasho Bay, Mie Prefecture

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  Nori drying on Mishima Island

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  Nori used to wrap onigiri

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  Nori sheet under a microscope, 200 times magnification