Mortero Cubano — Large Bamboo Mortar & Pestle, 6¼" Tall gift-for-cubans sofrito additions

sofrito additions

Common Uses: rubbing pernil and lechón asado before the oven

sugar for whipping the espumita

and fricasé de pollo

or special events

Mortero Cubano — Large Bamboo Mortar & Pestle, 6¼" Tall gift-for-cubans sofrito additionsA traditional bamboo mortar and pestle, 6 inches tall, sized for working garlic, cumin, peppercorns, and salt into the wet paste that starts a real mojo or sofrito. Common Uses: mashing garlic and salt for mojo criollo, crushing whole comino seeds, breaking down peppercorns and oregano, grinding aj and onion for marinades, prepping the aromatic base for yuca con mojo and lechn. Pantry Role: base seasoning, sofrito starter Common In: Cuban home