Mitoku’s Sushi Nori comes in ready-toasted form. It is handy as it can be used straight from the package. It works great for wrapping sushi rolls or rice balls. It can be torn or cut into strips to add flavor and texture to soups, salads, and more.
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Packaging options
Available in 7 sheet bag, 50 sheet bag
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How to use
Except for sushi nori, which comes pre-toasted, nori should be lightly toasted just before use by briefly passing the unfolded sheet over a gas flame or electric burner. The nori is ready when it becomes crisp and fragrant, and the color changes to a more vivid green. Be careful when toasting, nori is delicate and burns easily.
Nori is most commonly used to wrap rice balls, which are a mainstay of Japanese lunch boxes and picnic baskets, and is also used to wrap other foods such as nori-maki (rolled-sushi). In addition, nori can be crumbled or cut into strips and used to garnish soups, vegetables, and various other grain or noodle dishes. It is particularly delicious when cut into two-inch strips and wrapped around mouthfuls of warm rice dabbed with umeboshi paste.
More recently, nori is also used as a party food in a variation of nori-maki called te-maki. Te-maki literally means “hand wrapped”. A quarter sheet of toasted nori is topped with a little sushi rice or noodles along with an assortment of foods such as raw tuna, avocado, or raw vegetables. Condiments such as umeboshi or wasabi may be added, then the nori package is rolled into a funnel or cone shape. Te-maki adds an exotic flair to parties, especially when served with hot sake.
