2017年11月16日 · The metate types are named for the shapes of their grinding surfaces, no matter whether they were made on slabs, blocks, boulders, or stones manufactured to a specific shape. Mano types correspond to the metate types in which they were used.

A metate (or mealing stone) is a type or variety of quern, a ground stone tool used for processing grain and seeds. In traditional Mesoamerican cultures, metates are typically used by women who would grind nixtamalized maize and other organic materials during food …

A Mano, a smooth hand-held stone, is used against a metate, typically a large stone with a depression or bowl. The movement of the Mano against the metate consists of a circular, rocking or chopping grinding motion using one or both hands.

The mano and metate, pictured in my logo, is a stone grinding-tool traditionally used to prepare moles. My great grandmother’s metate inspires me in my kitchen. I hope you enjoy Mano Y Metate moles as much as my family and friends do.

Learn what the Metate and the Molcajete are and how to use them in the traditional Mexican way. We’ll give you a historical perspective on these ancient (yet essential!) cooking tools while explaining how and what they are used for today.

2024年5月16日 · A metate is part of a grinding tool known as a metate y mano. The metate is the lower, fixed half of this grinding tool, used to create a hard surface for crushing grains and a variety of other foods.

2017年11月19日 · The metate types I learned included basin, flat, slab, block, trough, Utah trough, through trough, and closed on one end trough. In addition, many archaeologists at that time didn’t use these type names but described the metates they found as Type I, Type II, Type III, and so on, sometimes with subtypes added as Type Ia, Type Ib…

2020年10月23日 · To some people this might look like nothing, but in actuality, this is what’s known as a “Metate,” a stone tool used by native peoples going back thousands of years to prepare plant foods. Metates were meant to be used in conjunction with a Mano (grinding stone), a small rounded rock, similar to what you might find in a creek or river ...

Mano and metate procurement and manufacture in the American Southwest have been well documented and summarized recently by Huckell (1986:42-43). His review of ethnographic sources suggests that metate and mano blanks were procured as needed by the women who eventually would use these tools.

Let's embark on a journey back in time, exploring the traditional tool known as "metate y mano" – a key player in the art of grinding ingredients, especially for crafting the perfect chocolate. Picture this: millennia ago, in the heart of Mexican cooking, corn was crushed on a rock slab, the metate.