Gim is made from seaweed that’s been chopped and dried into thin sheets. It’s delicious as a light, healthy snack, and for wrapping with rice and vegetables.

Pressed seaweed paper is used in gimbap (rice rolls), for snacks, to garnish soups, stews, and other dishes, or just oiled, salted, and toasted to make a side dish. The sheets are made by grinding and drying seaweed in a process similar to making paper. Good gim has a nice ocean-y smell and flavor. They are full of protein and vitamins, particularly iron, iodine, and vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, and B12.

We toast the sheets directly over a flame to make them crispy for gimbap or to crumble. Store in a zipper-lock plastic bag in the freezer for up to 6 months.