Title: Japanify Ingredients: Know Your Seaweed – Umami Mart
Headings: Japanify Ingredients: Know Your Seaweed
Japanify Ingredients: Know Your Seaweed
Content: I would almost say that it's the veal of nori. It's greener and falls apart in your mouth quicker. Kids who grew up on Japanese condiments laden with MSG are usually fond of iwanori tsukudani from the brand Gohandesuyo. Nori (Porphyra)
This is probably the type of seaweed that people see the most in the U.S. We are crazy about rolls in the U.S. so we must be crazy about nori too. Nori, sometimes referred to as laver, is made out of red alga. Nori is produced by a drying process and comes in neat square or rectangle sheets. Although most commonly seen as the "black wrapping" of a roll, nori is also great right out of the bag. The crispy texture is irressistable. Unlike some other types of "seaweed" you do not soak nori in water. If you do so - it will fall apart.