How to Use nori in a Sentence

nori

noun
  • Once the rice balls are formed, they’re wrapped in sheets of nori.
    — Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The little nori pieces get wet.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Lay down a piece of nori and place the rice brick in the center.
    — Peter Burke, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • To assemble the musubi, lay a strip of the nori on a clean surface.
    — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Toasted nori will sit on the side so people can make their own handrolls.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The nori adds a subtle brininess while the anchovies bring the funk.
    — Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Fold the bottom of the nori over the egg salad, then roll up into a wrap.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • The man leaned over the bar, so that his upper body was now above the trays of nori and the bowl of sauce.
    — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 6 June 2018
  • Sprinkle some scallions and nori, if using, over each bowl and serve.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Fold both sides of the nori over the final rice layer and seal the edges with water.
    — Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Sauce over both pancakes, scatter the nori on top of each portion, and serve.
    — Joe Yonan, The Denver Post, 2 July 2019
  • The end goal of onigiri is chewy rice that’s just warm — neither too hot nor cold — wrapped with crisped nori.
    — Genevieve Ko, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
  • To make your own mayak kimbap, take 4 nori sheets and cut them into quarters.
    — Justine Lee, Bon Appétit, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Pull the strip, slip the cello off the sides and the fillings drop right into the nori, ready to eat.
    — Dominic Armato, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2020
  • In a small flat tray mix together the cotija, coconut, onion chips and nori.
    — Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 May 2018
  • From the crunch of the nori to the yellow of curry, to the heat of the galangal and ginger.
    — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • On one of my last trips to Tokyo, my fish suppliers took me to this boutique nori shop.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 1 July 2022
  • Ladle into bowls, and top with scallions and nori matchsticks.
    — Chris Ross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Tasters mentioned nori, salty-sweet olives, and other umami-centric notes.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
  • His first dish was a scallop and habanero leche de tigre with breadfruit and nori tuile.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • It’s taken an Asian detour with the earthy, nutty flavor of nori added.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Chop them up, mix them with a creamy mustard dressing and wrap it all together in salty, nutty nori.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Sushi Go's specialty is whole sushi rolls that are the size of burritos but are wrapped in nori.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2017
  • At Eventide, the green salad is dressed in a light nori vinaigrette, echoing the sea with each saline bite.
    — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Top with one tablespoon of the spicy mayonnaise, the nori strips and 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Menu highlights include a fort of chips made with nori and colored with squid ink concealing a bright mound of wagyu steak tartare.
    — Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Arroz con leche, chocolate mazapan and cream cheese nestled together in a sheet of crisp nori.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Vibrant purple potatoes are sliced thin and fried crisp and served alongside crunchy rice chips and paper-thin sheets of crinkly nori.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2022
  • And Japan’s $2 billion nori industry is one of the world’s most valuable crops.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 10 Dec. 2019
  • One, bound in crisp black nori, contains tuna scraped from the backbone of the fish mixed with fresh wasabi and sweet Tokyo green onions.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023

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