nori
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A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
The seaweed, chopped and formed into sheets, used in the preparation of sushi.
nori (plural noris)
Alternative form of norry
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And in bad news for seaweed lovers, 海水温が上がるにつれ、ノリの藻場が消えていくと予想されています (kaisuion ga agaru ni tsure, nori no moba ga kiete-iku to yosō sarete-imasu, as the ocean temperature rises, seaweed beds are projected to disappear).
Certain toppings are typically bound to the rice with a thin strip of nori, most commonly octopus (tako), freshwater eel (unagi), sea eel ( anago ), squid (ika), and sweet egg (tamago).
People usually eat the ehōmaki while facing the direction considered to be auspicious that year. citation mainTemaki ( 手巻 main main, "hand roll") is a large cone-shaped piece of nori on the outside and the ingredients spilling out the wide end.
However, it takes quite a bit of seaweed to get to that one-cup threshold, or as Shape.com puts it: "You'd have to eat 21 nori sheets to get the protein found in one 3-ounce chicken breast."
If food is wrapped in nori, there's a chance Lucia will try it.
Mums the Word: Bombay East gin, cantaloupe, Dosa spice mix, lemon, Lipton tea, togarashi, toasted nori.