Hand-Carved Basalt Stone Salsa Bowl and Serving Plate Set 'Grand Tradition' Item ID: 2676647232

Name: Hand-Carved Basalt Stone Salsa Bowl and Serving Plate Set 'Grand Tradition'
Brand: Comonfort Group
SKU: 2676647232
Price: 94.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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"Grupo Comonfort artisans craft this intriguing salsa bowl and plate, hand-carved of volcanic basalt in a labor-intensive process. Enjoy them as decor, or use them to serve traditional Mexican foods."

Item detail

6.75 lbs
Plate: 1.2 inches H x 8.8 inches W x 8.8 inches D
Bowl: 3.5 inches H x 5.5 inches Diam.
Capacity: 4 oz.
Basalt
Food safe
Hand wash only
Hand-crafted item -- color
size and/or motif may vary slightly
Natural stone - some variations in color and/or pattern are to be expected

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Comonfort Group

"The process begins on a hill, far outside the city. This is where we choose the stone that will become one of these famous Mexican mortars. The salsas prepared in a molcajete have a special flavor and texture.

"When we have a good piece of stone in our hands, we take it to our workshops where the brute stone will begin to take shape.

"Sometimes we're miners when we take our stones from the mines. And we're sculptors as we give them shape. But these men are also blacksmiths, as we create all of our tools by ourselves.

"Each molcajete is unique, as they arise from the artisan's imagination and the skill in his hands. There are even times when a grinding bowl is almost finished and one hard blow can ruin the work of an entire day.

"Sadly, there is less and less appreciation for the molcajete and this puts its tradition in danger of dying out.

"Yet today these and other art forms made in our city compete in artisan contests at the world level and often take prizes.

"Or work is one of the true marvels found in the Mexican state of Guanajuato for the world."

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Comonfort Group

Comonfort Group stone sculptures and Mexican molcajetes

"Our group came about because of a tradition in Mexico — an emblem of the gastronomy and culture of our country. The volcanic stone molcajete. "In our city, this stone is transformed into an infinity of figures, the result of the imagination and the work of Mexican hands, trained over generations. Grandfathers, fathers and sons have done this for as long as anyone can remember.

"The process begins on a hill, far outside the city. This is where we choose the stone that will become one of these famous Mexican mortars. The salsas prepared in a molcajete have a special flavor and texture.

"When we have a good piece of stone in our hands, we take it to our workshops where the brute stone will begin to take shape.

"Sometimes we're miners when we take our stones from the mines. And we're sculptors as we give them shape. But these men are also blacksmiths, as we create all of our tools by ourselves.

"Each molcajete is unique, as they arise from the artisan's imagination and the skill in his hands. There are even times when a grinding bowl is almost finished and one hard blow can ruin the work of an entire day.

"Sadly, there is less and less appreciation for the molcajete and this puts its tradition in danger of dying out.

"Yet today these and other art forms made in our city compete in artisan contests at the world level and often take prizes.

"Or work is one of the true marvels found in the Mexican state of Guanajuato for the world."

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