what kind of name is nori
Nori (æµ·è) 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.he word  nori  first appeared in an English-language publication in C. P. Thunberg's Trav. , published in 1796. It was used in conjugation as Awa nori, probably referring to what is now called aonori. The Japanese nori industry was in decline after WWII, when Japan was in need of all food which could be produced.