Title: How to Use Nori Sheets | Food & Wine
Headings: 3 Clever Ways to Use Nori Sheets
3 Clever Ways to Use Nori Sheets
With its briny flavor and crunchy texture, there's no wrong way to eat a nori sheet.
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Content: This week we’re tackling nori sheets, thin dried sheets of pressed seaweed. Maybe you bought that packet of dark green papers because you were going to start making your own sushi, or maybe you bought it to snack on. Whatever the case, nori is a fantastic ingredient to keep on hand because it lasts for a long time and adds an instant, briny umami note to any dish. The sheets are often sold as “plain” or “toasted” in resealable plastic bags. Just like with nuts or seeds, it’s best to buy the plain sheets and toast them yourself for maximum flavor and texture (this is easy—we’ll go over it below). However, if you can only find pre-toasted sheets (or have some stale ones in the back of the cupboard that you need to use up) you can re-toast them yourself right before using. Aside from sushi or handrolls, these dried seaweed sheets are eaten on their own, or used as a garnish. You’ll see them ground up and mixed with sesame seeds and bonito flakes to make furikake, or shredded and scattered over a bowl of steaming ramen. But there's so much more you can do. From an all-purpose dip to a nourishing Sunday night dinner, below are three uses for nori that will work for any level of cook.