A cooking utensil that is shaped like a bowl & is used as a container to hold & manually crush or grind ingredients, by applying pressure with a pestle to smash the substance on the base of the bowl. Mortars can be made from hard woods, stones such as lava, marble, or granite, & pottery. Ingredients such as grain, herbs, chilies, nuts, or herbs are often ground in this manner. A pestle & mortar are often used to grind the ingredient so that the essence of the substance is released into the food being prepared. No2: Small Size No6: Huge Size Wooden Mortar & Pestle
