Jeolgu

Jeolgu (Korean: 절구) and gongi (공이) are a type of traditional Korean mortar and pestle set, used for pounding grains or tteok (rice cake).^[1][2][3] They can be made with timber, stone, or iron.^[2] 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.^[3]

Jeolgu
Wooden jeolgu (mortar) and gongi (pestle)
Korean name
Hangul	절구
RR	jeolgu
MR	chŏlgu
IPA	[tɕʌl.ɡu]
Gongi
Hangul	공이
RR	gongi
MR	kongi
IPA	[koŋ.i]

Gallery

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

• Usu, Japanese equivalent of jeolgu
• Tteok
• Maetdol