Batan (stone)
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The batán is a kitchen utensil used to process different kinds of foods in South American, Indian and Andean cuisine. It has a flat stone and a grinding stone. The uña is held in both hands and rocked
Traditional Stone Sil-Batta from India
Ammi kallu in India
Using a small batán to grind a green pepper
Batan (stone) and uña, the traditional utensils, are in use of grinding spices at a Bengali household in West Bengal, India.
Mortar and pestle
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A mortar and pestle is a set of two simple tools used to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy. The morta
Kitchen mortar with pestle inside
Guinean women stamping into a large mortar
Stone Age stone mortar and pestle, Kebaran culture, 22000–18000 BC
Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, Israel, used for making beer during the Stone Age