is the Japanese name for
edible seaweed species of the
red algae genus
Porphyra, including
P. yeeziensis and
P. tenera. Nori is familiar in the
United States and other countries as an ingredient of
sushi, being referred to as "nori" (as the Japanese do) or simply as seaweed. Finished products are made by a shredding and rack-drying process that resembles
papermaking.