Editing Nori (section)

== Culinary uses ==
[[File:小料理バルさくら 特製おにぎり.jpg|thumb|Nori used to wrap ''[[onigiri]]'']]

Nori is commonly used as a wrap for [[sushi]] and ''[[onigiri]]'' (rice balls). The dry seaweed is used to pick up rice balls without getting the hands sticky. ''[[Senbei]]'' (rice crackers) sometimes contain a piece of nori as well.

Strips or small sheets of nori are used as garnish for noodles, soups, and rice dishes. Flakes of nori are used in ''[[furikake]]'' seasonings, to be sprinkled over rice or added to ''onigiri''. Very small flakes or powdered nori can be dusted over a variety of savory foods. 

Typically, nori is toasted prior to consumption. Toasted nori is called ''yaki-nori''. A common secondary product is toasted and flavored nori (''ajitsuke-nori''), in which a flavoring mixture (variable, but typically [[soy sauce]], sugar, [[sake]], [[mirin]], and seasonings) is applied in combination with the toasting process.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Book of Tofu: Food for Mankind, Volume 1 |first1=William |last1=Shurtleff |author-link=William Shurtleff |first2=Akiko |last2=Aoyagi|author-link2=Akiko Aoyagi |publisher=Soyinfo Center |year=1975 |isbn=978-0394734316 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7rmfYjEYyu8C&q=%22ajitsuke-nori%22&pg=PA327 |page=327}}</ref> Nori is also eaten by making it into a soy sauce-flavored paste, ''nori no [[tsukudani]]'' ({{lang|ja|海苔の佃煮}}). Sometimes it is also used as a form of [[food decoration]], such as creating faces or [[anime]] characters in [[bento]] boxes.

A related product, prepared from the unrelated [[green algae]] ''Monostroma'' and ''Enteromorpha'', is called ''[[aonori]]'' ({{lang|ja|青海苔}} literally [[Distinguishing blue from green in language|blue/green]] ''nori'') and it is used as an [[herb]] on everyday meals, such as ''[[okonomiyaki]]'' and ''[[yakisoba]]''.

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Ikura 001.jpg|Nori used to wrap [[sushi]] with ''[[ikura]]'' (salmon eggs)
家系ラーメン 吉村家 (52723741330).jpg|Bowl of [[ramen]] with nori sheets
Temaki thon durant le confinement 2020 - vue de dessus.jpg|''Temaki'' is always wrapped with nori for easy holding
Senbei 003.jpg|''[[Senbei]]'' cracker wrapped with nori
Mentai-don.jpg|Rice bowl topped with ''[[mentaiko]]'' and nori
Meshi 004.jpg|Rice with ''[[furikake]]'' seasoning made of nori flakes
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