Jeolgu

Jeolgu and gongi
Wooden jeolgu (mortar) and gongi (pestle)
Korean name
Hangul	절구
Revised Romanization	jeolgu
McCune–Reischauer	chŏlgu
IPA	[tɕʌl.ɡu]
Hangul	공이
Revised Romanization	gongi
McCune–Reischauer	kong'i
IPA	[koŋ.i]

Jeolgu (절구) and gongi (공이) are a type of traditional Korean mortar and pestle set, used for pounding grains or tteok (rice cake). They can be made with timber, stone, or iron.Jeolgu is a bowl-shaped vessel in which grains or tteok can be pounded, and gongi refers to either a pestle for a mortar or a stamper for a stamp mill.

Gallery

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  Pounding tteok (rice cake) in jeolgu (mortar) with tteokme (mallet)

See also

• Usu, Japanese equivalent of jeolgu