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nori

nori

1 4.4
Seaweed that is dried and pressed into thin sheets used to wrap sushi or eat as a salty snack
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔːri/
translation icon : nori
  • Dab the edge of the nori sheet with water to secure your sushi fillings.
  • nori sheets
  • nori seaweed
  • nori rolls

They have been consuming and using nori and, and other forms of seaweed for thousands of years.

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Examples

  • One of their favorite snacks is pieces of salmon rolled into the middle of white rice balls wrapped in nori (dried seaweed sheets).

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  • Just break it into a bowl, pour it over the hot rice, wrap the nori around it, and enjoy!

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  • Sea vegetables such as nori or dulse.

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  • It's sea urchin wrapped in seaweed, or nori.

  • One commercial producer of nori seaweed observed greater growth rates of the seaweed when grown near salmon net pens.

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  • Add some ocean-y flavor if you'd like with crushed nori sheets or kelp sprinkle.

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  • For those in Japan who are nervous about the situation, it might give you peace of mind to chow down on nori, wakame, and kombu, which are high in iodine.

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  • Place one sheet of nori on a sushi mat to begin making your rolls.

  • Mrs. Imamoto and her sister were busy preparing nori rolls for dinner.

Synonyms

gim
vsnori
8.4

A thin dried sheet of seaweed people eat with rice

is the Japanese sheet form, typically dried and pressed rather than roasted
arame
vsnori
9.9

A dark brown seaweed with a mild taste used in Japanese dishes

is a dried pressed sheet used for wrapping food rather than a mild brown seaweed

How Edible

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Surface Forms

nori singular
norimaki plural
noris plural

Etymology

Nori comes from Japanese nori, which means 'seaweed'. Think of a thin green 'paper' from the sea used to wrap sushi, which is why nori means the dried seaweed sheets we eat.