August 13, 2009
One of the really cool things about living in the Bay Area is that one gets to meet people from many different parts of the world, and learn about their ...
Nori are thin, dried seaweed sheets. Nori sheets are used in many sushi dishes, for rice balls and as a topping or condiment for various noodle and other dishes.
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is the Japanese name for various edible seaweed species of the red alga ''Porphyra'' including most notably ''P. yezoensis'' and ''P. tenera'', sometimes called laver . Finished products are made by a shredding and rack-drying process that resembles papermaking. Japan, Korea, and China are the current major producers of nori, with total production valued at up to US $2 billion per year.