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This is a suribachi and surikogi, the traditional Japanese mortar and pestle. The surikogi is a rounded wooden stick used to grind ingredients against the rough inner surface of the suribachi bowl. They’ve been used for centuries to grind sesame seeds, mountain yam, and tofu.To be honest, I don’t use them very often these days- the rough surface makes them a little tricky to clean!

BLOG , Kitchen Tools
This is a suribachi and surikogi, the traditional Japanese mortar and pestle. The surikogi is a rounded wooden stick used to grind ingredients against the rough inner surface of the suribachi bowl.
They’ve been used for centuries to grind sesame seeds, mountain yam, and tofu.
To be honest, I don’t use them very often these days- the rough surface makes them a little tricky to clean!

Asakusa today.The Kiryu Yagibushi Festival in Asakusa was held yesterday and to…
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