Question

pound with a pestle 搗 捣

Accepted Answer

2820 On the island the people still have their traditional cooking methods.  Their spices don't come in fancy little containers, but rather they use their fingers to pound with a pestle (heavy tool with a rounded end used for crushing or grinding).

meaning	pound with a pestle
number	2820
hanzi	搗
story	On the island the people still have their traditional cooking methods. Their spices don't come in fancy little containers, but rather they use their fingers to pound with a pestle (heavy tool with a rounded end used for crushing or grinding).
simplified	捣

Pound Pestle 搗 Island People Traditional Cooking Methods