{"product_id":"mortero-wood-small-imusa","title":"Mortero Cubano — Small Wood Mortar \u0026 Pestle, 4\" Tall (Imusa)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Imusa Mortero Cubano is a small hardwood mortar and pestle — 4 inches tall, sized for crushing garlic, cumin seeds, and peppercorns at the home cooking scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Uses:\u003c\/strong\u003e mashing garlic with salt for mojo criollo, crushing whole comino and peppercorns for adobo, pounding dried oregano, building the aromatic paste that goes into lechón marinade, and breaking down sofrito aromatics before they hit the pan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePantry Role:\u003c\/strong\u003e prep tool for adobo base and sofrito starter — the traditional alternative to a garlic press or food processor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon In:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuban-American households, Caribbean kitchens, and Latin home cooking where mojo and adobo are made from scratch rather than from a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs With:\u003c\/strong\u003e whole garlic heads, dried oregano, comino, black peppercorns, sour orange, and kosher salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompact enough to leave on the counter, sturdy enough for daily garlic duty — ships nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imusa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50173734256957,"sku":"IMU0034","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/1013\/7917\/files\/MortaSmallImusa11.jpg?v=1747070070","url":"https:\/\/cubanfoodmarket.com\/products\/mortero-wood-small-imusa","provider":"CubanFoodMarket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}