Mortars, Pestles, Grinders

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Learn about the traditional stone mortar and pestle from Indonesia.

A brief history, description, types and uses of the Mortar and Pestle (Molcajete, Thai Stone, Suribachi) including photographs and recipes

Learn about Japanese mortar and pestle called a suribachi and surikogi. The article includes photographs, history, uses, and recipes.

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Mortars, Pestles, Grinders

Traditional grinding tools from around the world including Mexican molcajetes, Thai granite mortars, Indonesian mortars.

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	Champurrado With Honey This recipe for Champurrado uses canela (cinnamon), Mexican chocolate, masa dough, milk and honey.
	Champurrado (Mexican Hot Chocolate) From the Muy Bueno Cookbook; a classic Champurrado made with water, milk, Mexican chocolate and masa.
	Chocolate Mexicano This recipe is from a cookbook written in the 1950's by Ruth Watt Mulvey and Luisa Maria Alvarez and is unusual because it uses eggs to make the chocolate.
	Mexican Hot Chocolate Mexican chocolate mixed with warmed milk then frothed with a molinillo.
	Mayan Hot Chocolate A spicy hot chocolate made with chile-infused milk, cinnamon, nuts and vanilla.