Question about Nori.

SceptileMaster · (#1 (**permalink**))

Just got some nori from an asian super market yesterday and it I have a question about something it says on the side of the container.

CAUTION: This package contains a packet of 'DESICCANT' to protect the product from dampness.

DO NOT EAT it. Keep this out of reach of children.

Now I'm not sure if this means not to eat the nori which I suppose would render it a bit pointless and reduce its uses for decoration or if it is telling me not to eat the desiccant. I don't know if it is common to see this on the side of nori containers (it's in a sort of plastic jar, in strips). I hope I got the right thing. It says teriyaki nori in hiragana on the front of it. If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated thanks, this is the first time I've bought nori because it's the first time I managed to find it.

MMM · (#2 (**permalink**))

It means don't eat the little packet inside. Eat the nori.

Nagoyankee · (#3 (**permalink**))

Eat the nori. Keep the desiccant inside the container until you have eaten all the nori in it. The desiccant is in there to help keep the nori fresh and dry. This is a common practice because it's humid in Japan.

(Your bought flavored nori this time. Don't use it on sushi; at least the Japanese don't. Wrap a small portion of hot white rice, preferrably short-grained, in a strip and eat. )

SceptileMaster · (#4 (**permalink**))

Okay thank you. Now all I need to do is get good at cooking rice. I always make it to sticky or it falls apart or I burn it because I haven't put enough water in it.

Also looks like I'm gonna have to get some non flavored nori next time.

sushidushi · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

Eat the nori. Keep the desiccant inside the container until you have eaten all the nori in it. The desiccant is in there to help keep the nori fresh and dry. This is a common practice because it's humid in Japan.

(Your bought flavored nori this time. Don't use it on sushi; at least the Japanese don't. Wrap a small portion of hot white rice, preferrably short-grained, in a strip and eat. )

It might not be the right stuff for making sushi, but it is lovely as a snack! Even without rice or anything else.

The nori for sushi is in sheets about 7" x 8". Most Asian supermarkets would have it, I'd have thought. Does it have a Japanese section?

ChikaraKai · (#6 (**permalink**))

Don't eat the desiccant, eat the nori. Duh.

Nagoyankee · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by ChikaraKai

Don't eat the desiccant, eat the nori. Duh.

Why revive such an old thread when you have nothing more interesting to say?

ozkai · (#8 (**permalink**))

Not sure in JP but yes, I think we call it silicone (smalle claear pellet balls)

And yes, agree, it means don't eat the disenfectant, eat the nori.

That little whitish clear pack is to alleviate the dampness.

AmyFoodie · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by SceptileMaster

Okay thank you. Now all I need to do is get good at cooking rice. I always make it to sticky or it falls apart or I burn it because I haven't put enough water in it.

Also looks like I'm gonna have to get some non flavored nori next time.

Buy a rice cooker!!! When I bought mine 15 years ago I thought it may have been the silliest food appliance I didn't need, but I use it at least 5 times a week (OK, I'm Asian, so no surprise). It's such a no-brainer: rice, add water up to the line, push the button, perfect rice. If you like Asian food, you'll love having it.