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Default Nori? What is Nori?

Dan Logcher wrote:
> Rick Nelson wrote:
>> I have seen that Nori is made from a plankton that is strained in
>> sieves to make a paper-like seaweed-like substance that is used to
>> wrap "sushi" in.
>>
>> I have also seen that Nori is real leaves of seaweed..
>>
>> Which is it?

>
> Its kelp seaweed ground up and extruded into sheets, then dried.
>


Does anyone know about the pool process that makes nori from algae?

you can buy kombu (kelp?) in sheets - is that the same as nori?

Thanks,

Rick