tejolote

The pestle, which is known as the tejolote, has also been carved out of the same volcanic rock.

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The pestle, which is known as the tejolote, has also been carved out of the same volcanic rock.

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Shortly after she passed away and I inherited hers; I was amazed how smooth it was and how her tejolote had been worn down over the years of daily use.

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We soaked it in water, then added a good handful of rice and more water and let the rice absorb some of the water then pounded the slurry in with the tejolote.

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So I found a nice stone molcajete y tejolote (mortar and pestle) in the market the other day, and the lady I bought it from said it had to be prepared before use by grinding dry rice in it (or something like that; my Spanish wasn't up to the task at the moment).

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She still uses the molcajete and tejolote; she still toasts coffee beans grown in her patio and grinds them on the metate.

Equipment and Utensils for Preparing Mexican Cuisine 2003

The molcajete is that stone mortar, round and concave, supported by three short legs, in which, using another smaller and rounded stone, the tejolote, we crush and grind ingredients for many salsas.

Mexican salsas 1997

The molcajete is that stone mortar, round and concave, supported by three short legs, in which, using another smaller and rounded stone, the tejolote, we crush and grind ingredients for many salsas.

Mexican salsas 1997