アサクサノリ

noun

Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed)

Scientific/common name for a species of red algae used to make nori. Often referred to simply as アサクサノリ.

• アサクサノリは、かつて東とう京きょう湾わんで多おおく養よう殖しょくされていた。

  Pyropia tenera was once widely cultivated in Tokyo Bay.

noun

dried nori; dried laver

Refers to the dried edible seaweed sheets made from this species, commonly used in sushi and onigiri.

See also: のり

• おにぎりにアサクサノリを巻まく。

  I wrap dried nori around the rice ball.