Molcajete

Mini molcajete
A molcajete holds its matching tejolote.

A molcajete (Spanish: [molkaˈxete]; Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl molcaxitl) and tejolote (from Nahuatl texolotl) are stone tools, the traditional Mexican version of the mortar and pestle,[1][2] similar to the South American batan, used for grinding various food products.

  1. ^ Mc Kelvey, Anita (18 October 2011). "The Original Chile Grinder". The Philadelphia Pepper Project. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ Simmons, Marie (2008). Things Cooks Love: Implements, Ingredients, Recipes. Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 978-0740769764.