#pestle

[late-evening-sleeper]

True adulthood isn’t buying luxury bags.

It’s getting genuinely excited when your mortar and pestle arrives in the mail. 😆

The mortar has arrived.

I can hear the voices of my ancestors calling:

“My child… the time has come to pound chili paste with your own hands.”

Farewell, electric garlic grinder. May you rest in peace. ～⁠(⁠つ⁠ˆ⁠Д⁠ˆ⁠)⁠つ⁠｡

How to prepare a new mortar and pestle:

Wash it thoroughly

Pound some salt to remove stone dust

Pound ginger to get rid of any remaining smell and fine particles

Wash once more, then let it air dry before using

[thatshowthingstarted]

Chavin rock crystal mortar with its pillar, Peru, Chavin Culture, 1200-400 BC,

Crystal, H. 4,8 cm; diam. 8,8cm,

Decorated with three very large rectangular eyes and marked center circles, the main characteristic of Chavin. The pestle of the same material is decorated with six circles in the center figured, distributed alternately on the faces of a natural crystal.

Courtesy: HVMC

[mortarmagic]

[buffetlicious]

Brought mum to Gochi-So Shokudo (ごち惣食堂) located at the north wing of Northpoint City on the second floor. While mum is kind of reluctant in going for new stuffs, I on the other hand enjoyed the new experiences. As it was our first time here, I asked for printed menu rather than using the digital menu so mum would be able to flip through to see what fancy her.

Mum got the Chicken Katsu (S$16.50++) set which came with a panko coated chicken fillet deep-fried to golden brown colour. Also on the tray is a bowl of fluffy white rice, fresh cabbage salad with sesame sauce, miso soup and sesame seeds. While she enjoyed her crispy chicken, she ended up giving me the bowl of salad as she doesn’t like raw vegetable.

I went for the Iberico Tenderloin Katsu (S$18.50++) with the same rice, salad and soup set. I was left wondering what I should do with the pestle & bowl of black & white sesame seeds as the wait staff neglected to inform us. My tenderloin came in two patties and in minced meat form, not exactly what I had envisioned. The pork was well marinated and juicy with a crispy shell of bread crumbles surrounding them. I might just come back for the other dishes provided mum agrees to tag along.

Menu courtesy of Gochi-So Shokudo.

[medieval-thymes]

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[mothssmeat]

pestle can be a little haughty. as a treat

long-term magic exposure eventually killed his melanin production, resulting albinism. said magic exposure also caused his prosthetic to get a little.. weird

[mollisarts]

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[parab0mb]

While the Spice Trader mainly excels in ranged combat using her pepper mill cannon, she always keeps her trusty pestle on hand to pummel baddies when she finds herself thrown into close-culinary combat.

Given her puny 10-year old arms, it isn't the most effective tool in her arsenal, but swinging a blunt piece of stone into some shins is still a reliable way to give herself some breathing room (also she lost the matching mortar, so it isn't good for much else).

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Just a simple doodle of the Spice Trader I sorta forgot about; I'm pretty sure I meant to put this in the ref sheet I did for her a long while back, but never did cause I didn't know where to fit it (that or I was just lazy).

I thought it was really cute though, so I decided to make it presentable and upload it on its own.

(Also kinda feeling a bit depressed/unmotivated as of late; not super motivated to draw so I figured I could at least touch up/revisit some unfinished stuff that's been sitting in my folders).