GEFU's Motar & Pestle with Grater combines a traditional Japanese suribachi and surikogi, Japanese mortar and pestle, with a ceramic ginger grater oroshigane to create a multi-purpose tool that is both elegant and effective. A suribachi (Mortar) has a glazed exterior and rim and an unglazed interior. What makes suribachi different from other mortars is that the unglazed interior is scored with diagonally spiraling ridges called kushime or kushinome, meaning comb pattern. The ridges not only facilitate the pulverizing of seeds, nuts and so on, but they also extract oils and moisture from food more efficiently than a mortar with a smooth surface. The surikogi pestle is always made of hardwood — you should never use metal, stone or other material that may damage the suribachi’s ridges. Surikogi traditionally used to be made from the wood of the sansho pepper tree, but nowadays many kinds of hardwoods are used. The GEFU pestle utilizes peach tree wood. Seeds and nuts ground up in the SURI can be worked into a sticky paste or is perfect for making a delicious pesto. Even roasted peanuts can be made into peanut butter using the SURI. The Ginger grater can be used to grater ginger, garlic, turmeric, nutmeg or wasabi into just the right consistency. The Grater has a removable silicone ring for a secure protective fit and the base of the mortar has a non-stick silicone base to prevent slipping.

Porcelain/Peach Wood
13.5x6.5cm/5.5x2.5" Mortar 15cm/6" Pestle