» For Mount Suribachi, see Iwo Jima. Suribachi (すり鉢　or 擂鉢, literally: grinding-bowl) and surikogi (すりこぎ or 擂粉木, literally: grind-powder-wood) are a Japanese mortar and pestle. These mortars are used to crush different ingredients for Japanese cooking as for example sesame seeds. The suribachi is a pottery bowl glazed on the outside with a rough pattern called kushi-no-me on the unglazed inside. This sur… (More on Surikogi)