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Chef Pierre: In Africa, Mortar & Pestle Has Rich History and Use Putting Food Processors to Shame

Chef Pierre: In Africa, Mortar & Pestle Has Rich History and Use Putting Food Processors to Shame

If there was one instrument that could symbolize the African kitchen, it would be, without a doubt, the mortar and pestle (pictured). One of the most common images of daily African life is a woman pounding food in a wooden mortar. It’s our blender/food processor/spice grinder all at once, but it is more than just…

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