Glossary
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- Natto
- This Japanese dish of fermented soya beans is notable for its sticky consistency, pungent aroma and nutritional content, which includes high levels of vitamin B2. It is often eaten with steamed rice.
- Nigari
- A substance of mostly magnesium chloride, used as a coagulant in making tofu. Traditionally in Japan it is harvested naturally from evaporated seawater with the salt (sodium chloride) removed.
- Nori
- The sea vegetable laver (Porphrya spp.) is dried and made into sheets. Once toasted, these can be used to wrap rolled sushi (norimaki) or, cut into strips, used to garnish a number of dishes.
