Mamenori
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, or soybean paper, also referred to as , are thin wrappers used as a substitute for nori
Nori
is the Japanese name for various edible seaweed species of the red alga Porphyra including most notably P. yezoensis and P. tenera, sometimes called laver. Finished products are made by a shredding and rack-drying process that resembles papermaking...

, and may be used as a spring roll
Spring roll
Spring rolls is an umbrella term used in some Western cultures to describe disparate varieties of filled, rolled appetizers similar to the Chinese chūn juǎn , from which the term was derived...

wrapper or as a dessert wrap.

“「Mamenori san」(まめのりさん)”

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“「Mamenori san」(まめのりさん)” are processed food sheets consisting primarily of soybean developed by J-OIL MILLS, INC. of Japan .
“「Mamenori san」(まめのりさん)”and“「Mamenori」(まめのり)”are registered trademarks of J-OIL MILLS, INC.
There are many non-Japanese who dislike the sea-like smell of nori, even though sushi is now popular outside Japan.
Thus, Mamenori is used in foreign sushi shops instead of regular nori.
The faint taste of soybeans remains on the tongue when Mamenori is eaten, and it melts in the mouth. Especially in the United States, the image "Soybeans = health food" is well-established, so Mamenori is a good food for health-conscious consumers.

Varieties

-Plain type-
  • Pink –
  • Orange –
  • Yellow –
  • Green –
  • Natural –


-variety type-
  • Goma –
  • Shiso –
  • Aonori–
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