Sushi Seaweed
date: label: date made
content: ca 1980s
name: label: maker
content: Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp.
notes: label: Description
content: AFC’s first generation packaged sushi seaweed.
label: Description
content: “ALL NATURAL SUSHI SEAWEED” is printed in white letters across the front, with the first generation AFC logo in the center and an image of a plate of assorted sushi on the bottom right corner. NET WEIGHT 0.49 OZ. (14g) 5 SHEETS is printed at the bottom, along with the phrases “No Preservatives,” “No Artificial Colors,” and “No Artificial Flavors”. The very bottom reads “AFC CORP”. The backside includes directions on how to hand roll sushi and cook sushi rice, as well as the nutrition facts.
label: Description
content: Seaweed, “Nori” in Japanese, is one of the main ingredients in maki sushi (sushi rolls). The highest quality of seaweed is black, whereas more affordable options are green. Seaweed comes in a variety of shapes and forms, and can be used to garnish rice and noodles among other foods.
place: label: place made
content: United States: California
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
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content: Food
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content: Sushi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.3099.26
label: catalog number
content: 2012.3099.26
label: nonaccession number
content: 2012.3099
objectType: label: Object Name
content: seaweed
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/16 in x 8 in; 25.55875 cm x 20.32 cm