15cm (6 inch)
Product Code: CK14
Price: £10.99
Pestle and mortar earthenware - 15cm (6 inch)
An eartherware 6 inch mortar, with a wooden pestle. Ideal for grinding herbs and spices and for making curry pastes.
The earthenare mortar and pestle also sometimes known as the Laos or Laotian mortar and pestle is commonly used to make Green Papaya Salad (sohm tahm) which is a dish of Issan, or North East Thailand. This set works best for salad making because of its larger bowl size. The spices are mashed up first with the wooden pestle and then the shredded papaya is added. This is then pounded and tossed to blend the ingredients.
Product of Thailand
