Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Does anyone has an inside knowledge of how Nori sheets for sushi are made? Are there some brands which are healthier then others? thanks KK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I don't know that my knowledge is " inside " but I've read about the manufacturing of nori. The seaweed is grown either on frames made of bamboo, twigs, or other material holding nets. The spores stick to the nets and grow then it is usually gathered by hand. It's washed by machine, then chopped and formed into the paper thin sheets and dried. There are organic and non-organic, toasted and raw. It's said that there is only one kind that is truly vegan since small marine life can get ground up with the seaweed during the processing. It's made in an Israeli kibbutz and I have yet to locate a source for it. I have some sheets that I got from http://www.eatraw.com. They're organic and pretty expensive but I'm not that crazy about it, anyway, so it's lasted a long time. Since I've never eaten fish, the fishy taste is lost on me. If anyone has information on the Israeli brand, I wish they would post it. Another raw foodist I know orders from http://www.seaveg.com but when I e-mailed and asked if their nori was certified vegan they said no. It IS organic, though. I'd be careful about not getting organic since seaweed can absorb heavy metals like mercury. Let us know if you can find out anything else! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " kefir_king " <kefir_king wrote: > > Does anyone has an inside knowledge of how Nori sheets for sushi are > made? Are there some brands which are healthier then others? > thanks > KK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Actually the ones that have a rather brown sheen are the raw sheets. I know that sounds weird, but it's true. The ones with a green sheen are toasted. Sometimes you're lucky enough to find them with labels that say " toasted " , but I've never found a label that says " raw " . I get mine from Victoria Boutenko and the brand is Padlo Company. It says it's dried laver on the label. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 rawfood , " kefir_king " <kefir_king wrote: > > Does anyone has an inside knowledge of how Nori sheets for sushi are > made? Are there some brands which are healthier then others? > thanks > KK > They are probably cooked. At best, they are dehydrated in a dehydrator. I doubt they have herds of little old ladies drying them in the sun on top of boats any more. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 That does seem kind of backwards. Mine says " organic " but the only place it says " raw " is the " EatRaw " brand. They are brownish. What does toasting do besides cooking them and changing the color? Does it change the taste? I had vegetable sushi on only a couple of occasions when I was still eating cooked. I'm sure the nori used was toasted but I don't remember how it tasted. It was more of a boundary to hold the rice and veggies in place. Thanks! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " SV " <shavig wrote: > > Actually the ones that have a rather brown sheen are the raw sheets. I know that sounds weird, but it's true. The ones with a green sheen are toasted. Sometimes you're lucky enough to find them with labels that say " toasted " , but I've never found a label that says " raw " . I get mine from Victoria Boutenko and the brand is Padlo Company. It says it's dried laver on the label. > > Shari > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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