I used to be a potter so I love seeing traditional wood-fired ceramic forms in Asia. Most potters make different kinds of earthenware jars but these pots are high fired mortars.
The sound of a rosewood pestle on the ceramic walls of the mortar while making papaya salad makes everyone's mouth water. There's a picture of a Lao mortar and pestle on Wikipedia!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
ceramic mortars
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I'm tickled by those little things that have significance only if you're familiar with a culture.
Wow. Thanks for this post. I'm thinking about mortars and salad.
I like this photo. It's very effective! :D
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