Aonori (seaweed powder)

Imported from Japan

AONORI - 30g

Description

Aonori (dried green laver or seaweed) is green seaweed that is dried and powdered. It has a distinctive aroma that goes well with Japanese dishes such as Okonomiyaki, Yakisoba, and Takoyaki. Aonori is a fragrant, green seaweed used as a garnish for hot Japanese dishes. The mineral-rich seaweed is cultivated in shallow water round Japan's bays and estuaries. Aonori is green laver, a seaweed that comes from the same family as sea lettuce and is just one-cell thick.

Japanese cuisine often utilizes an assortment of different seaweeds as ingredients in many meals. The most popular Japanese seaweeds include nori, which is for wrapping maki sushi rolls; wakame, the main component of miso soup; and kombu, which flavors dashi broth.But there is another Japanese seaweed that is extremely versatile, though not as popular outside of Japan. Today, we’re introducing aonori. It looks like small flakes version of nori, so at first, it’s really easy to confuse aonori with crushed nori. However, the two are actually completely different seaweeds.