In Japan, sea vegetables have long been a staple food, prized for their varied flavours, their versatility in use & their natural goodness. They are now recognised as a valuable part of a healthy wholefood diet throughout the world. Nori is the most popular of all sea vegetables, both in Japan & around the world. For over 300 years, nori has been cultivated in Japan's gentle bays & narrow inlets. Harvested during the cold winter months, it is carefully washed, then slowly & evenly dried in square forms, much the like the old-fashioned way in which paper was once made.