Though nori is what many Americans immediately picture when thinking about edible seaweed, other popular ... Also sold dried in thick, brittle sheets, kombu is one of the primary ingredients ...

With its briny flavor and crunchy texture, there's no wrong way to eat a nori sheet. Julia Heffelfinger is a cook, recipe developer, writer, editor, and food stylist. A native of Minnesota, Julia ...

Seaweed – yes, the brownish-green ribbons and bundles of oceanic plantlike matter that wash up on beaches – is in fact edible. Nori, the papery sheets used to wrap sushi rolls and as a ramen ...

Jonas Gratzer//Getty Images Now, let’s dive into some of the better-known types of seaweed enjoyed by humans. First, you’re likely familiar with dried nori sheets, which are used with rice to ...

This results in paper-like thin sheets that can be rolled to wrap rice and fish to make sushi, or be soaked in water to be rehydrated. Dried nori seaweed sheets are commonly added to foods for ...