Dried Nori

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Nori PiecesNori is the commonly used Japanese name for red algae of the genus Pyropia. Likemany varieties of seaweed, Nori is a global coastal food, not limited to one ocean orregi on. Forbes Nori is sustainably harvested and naturally dried in Nova Scotia. Ithas not been pressed into Sushi Nori – the paper-thin sheets of puréed, dehydratedalgae that are used to wrap sushi and onigiri.Making Sushi Nori is a fun D.I.Y. project that involves soaking then blanching NoriPieces, then puréeing and finely straining to create pulp. Spread the pulp thinly byrolling between 2 sheets of parchment paper, and then dehydrate as if making fruitleather. If you don’t have all day, make homemade furikake – an all-purposeseasoning that bursts with umami flavour. Simply crumble nori along with toastedsesame seeds, sea salt, and optional dried wild mushroom powder. Use on ricebowls, soups or omelets.In Wales, nori is called Bara lawr (translated as laver). Laver “bread” is actually apurée of cooked seaweed, traditionally served as oatmeal coated fried patties, orspread on bread toasted in bacon fat.Like all sea vegetables, Nori differs nutritionally from plants growing on land. Seavegetables have a higher content of minerals such as calcium, potassium and iodine.They are also rich in protein, amino acids, iron, vitamins and soluble and insolublefiber. Nori in particular is an especially good source of vitamin A. Show more