Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - Photo shows a salt flat with containers used for filtering in the production of pyramid-shaped premium salt, taken in Tejakula on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in May 2011. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula.

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - Photo shows a container made of bamboo used for filtering in the production of pyramid-shaped premium salt, taken in Tejakula on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in May 2011. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula.

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - A local villager dries filtered seawater in containers made of palm tree trunks to produce pyramid-shaped premium salt in Tejakula on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in May 2011. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula.

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - Photo taken in Tejakula on the Indonesian island of Bali in May 2011 shows pyramids of salt measuring around a centimeter high. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula.

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - Photo taken in Tejakula on the Indonesian island of Bali in May 2011 shows pyramids of salt measuring around a centimeter high. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula. (Kyodo)

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - Photo shows a salt flat with containers used for filtering in the production of pyramid-shaped premium salt, taken in Tejakula on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in May 2011. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula. (Kyodo)

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - Photo shows a container made of bamboo used for filtering in the production of pyramid-shaped premium salt, taken in Tejakula on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in May 2011. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula. (Kyodo)

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

Bali's pyramid salt captures Japanese market

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - A local villager dries filtered seawater in containers made of palm tree trunks to produce pyramid-shaped premium salt in Tejakula on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in May 2011. The production of Laut Bali premium salt for export to Japan has become a profitable business in Tejakula. (Kyodo)

Pyramid-shaped salt

Pyramid-shaped salt

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - A worker holds pyramid-shaped salt in his palm while others engage in cleaning and selection at a salt company in the Tejakula district of Bali, Indonesia, on May 28, 2011. (Kyodo)

Salt manufacturing in Bali

Salt manufacturing in Bali

TEJAKULA, Indonesia - Ketut Sudana, 50, evaporates seawater in coconut tree trunks to make salt by a traditional method used for generations in the Tejakula district of Bali, Indonesia, on May 28, 2011. (Kyodo)