Nori (海苔) is a dried edible seaweed used in Japanese cuisine, usually made from species of the red algae genus Pyropia, including P. yezoensis and P. tenera. It has a strong and distinctive flavor, and is generally made into flat sheets and used to wrap rolls of sushi or onigiri.
Nori sheets
Toasting nori sheets in Shinagawa, print by Hiroshige, 1864
Nori being dried on racks, 1921
Women gathering nori, print by Hiroshige, 1849
Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker was a British phycologist, known for her research on the edible seaweed Porphyra laciniata (nori), which led to a breakthrough for commercial cultivation.
Nori cultivation Mie Prefecture, Japan
Drew-Baker's monument in Uto