Great Eastern Sun Emerald Cove Organic Pacific Nori 10 Sheets 0 9 Oz 25 G Iherb Com

now certified organic resealable bag premium quality untoasted dried seaweed porphyra yezoensis silver grade an edible ocean plant usda organic certified organic by quality assurance international certified kosher naturally fat free naturally no sodium not all seaweeds are weeds in fact many of them are farmed like land based vegetables the seaweeds are actually edible sea vegetables which are weeds only in the same sense that sage and oregano are sometimes called weeds of the scores of kinds of seaweeds consumed around the world nori s the overwhelming favorite nori was originally harvested by scraping it from stalks of bamboo that grew wild in shallow mudflats in the 1700 s japanese nori harvesters began the first experiments with cultivation today more than 300 000 tons of fresh nori are harvested annually from farms in coastal japan korea and north china nets of woven rope are suspended below the surface of the ocean in quiet bays and during the cold months of winter the nori slowly grows to cover the entire net in december january and february the nori is hand harvested washed and placed in frames to dry into paper like sheets this low temperature slow drying is essential to retain the nutrients in our nori emerald cove silver grade organic nori has a fine pliable texture producing exceptionally smooth and delicious rolls of nori maki sushi just briefly pass over a low flame to toast before using you ll marvel at the clean sweet taste of this kind of edible sea vegetables