bare hand chilli grinder

  there is one unique profession in this market ..... chilli grinder.
usually the workers are women. they start working from 8 am to 4 pm. their wages are only Rp 80 000 equivalent to US $ 8.
enough to survive in indonesia.
  This work is done by bare hands. stone grinders do have to be held by hand. in order to smooth the entire weight of the body used to move this stone.
hands in direct contact with the spicy chilli. If an ordinary person who does this his hand feels stinging hot. shoulder will hurt.
this worker takes a week to adapt to this hot chilli sting. chillies are ground in this way feels more delicious than the chili is ground by the machine.
interview one "ground pepper feels better than milled with a machine"
interview two "it took a week to adapt to the heat of chilli and fight the pain on the shoulder"
 This chili will eventually become the basic ingredients of minang cuisine, including delicious rendang.