Why 5 Of The World's Priciest Salts And Spices Are So Expensive

Why 5 Of The World's Priciest Salts And Spices Are So Expensive | So Expensive Food

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From cinnamon to green cardamom, bamboo salt to river reed salt, join us as we revisit what makes these spices and salts so expensive.
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@ejaaz7260 2 жыл бұрын

Bamboo salt seems like a scam tbh.

@CuteSealYHM 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@cardboard2night 2 жыл бұрын

It was really sus when he said that heat removes microplastic 🙄🧐

@rob-8928 2 жыл бұрын

@@cardboard2night especially since they have been doing it well before microplastics lmfao

@portlandjosh 2 жыл бұрын

@@rob-8928 The furnace during roasting number nine is at 900 degrees Centigrade. I know of no microplastic that could withstand that temperature!

@morgueinduarte1977 2 жыл бұрын

It actually taste closer to msg, waaayy different then pink salt

2 жыл бұрын

What amazes me and annoys me the most is that for this being some of the "most expensive" items in the world, workers almost always seem to be paid 8 dls a month...

@vnrbhat 2 жыл бұрын

Because of middlemen.

@morho9422 2 жыл бұрын

capitalism supports the existence of the middle men and their liberty no matter how much it's abused. anyway, these people need to be kept poor. that makes the others rich.

@mastod0n1 2 жыл бұрын

Capitalism!

@RadenWA Жыл бұрын

Eventually more and more people from these countries won’t want to do these jobs anymore, and instead move to the capitalist first world countries. Then it would be their issue to give them proper salary while the commodity becomes even more expensive or just unavailable because nobody wanna do the work anymore. And then who would they blame? Not the capitalist overlords, that’s for sure.

@m74796 Жыл бұрын

@@morho9422 so socialism is good ???😆😆 😆

@0815firstuser0815 2 жыл бұрын

0:00 Intro 0:20 Bamboo salt 6:24 Ceylon cinnamon 13:09 Cardamom 19:52 Cloves 28:27 River reed salt

@YasserAljohani 2 жыл бұрын

The hero we need. Thanks man.

@JN-wr9he 2 жыл бұрын

What about real saffron?

@DocBree13 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@kirkbrandt9255 2 жыл бұрын

Genius

@michaelknight2342 2 жыл бұрын

5:29 "anti-cancer effects"

@Mr.Nobody_007 2 жыл бұрын

I have a exporting company specialised in spices from Kerala, the amount of time, care and dedication the farmers putting into their plants are commendable,but often they may not get fruits of their labour, mostly middle men exploits them. We try to work with the farmers directly but often they may not have capacity to store and process. Where as middle men buys the spices at low cost they store them for long time sell it higher price, even some time they create artificial shortage and increase the price.

@badxradxandy 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you're a middleman

@Mr.Nobody_007 2 жыл бұрын

@@badxradxandy there is atleast 2-3 people in between me and the farmers, and they have the huge influence in setting price and demand.

@ioannadearc7901 2 жыл бұрын

Heart breaking.

@baddyforall2568 2 жыл бұрын

Really sad sir. Government need to build proper warehouses. What are they doing?. Am from Tamilnadu. Just asking

@nikmat 2 жыл бұрын

I won a cardamom estate in Puliyanmala, I can sell you directly, interested?

@just2bears606 2 жыл бұрын

“First of all, being a salt, bamboo salt has salty flavor.” Does that mean I should worry about sweet salt?

@maskaw2905 2 жыл бұрын

No, but salt that isn't sodium chloride has a weird taste or smell.

@maskaw2905 2 жыл бұрын

Ammonium chloride has a strong smell

@maskaw2905 2 жыл бұрын

to be more precise salt crystal other than sodium chloride is difficult to describe the taste without sodium chloride. The best example is MSG. If you taste MSG itself you cant really tell the taste but mixed with normal salt it makes the salt less tangy and more complex taste. So you don't need to worry about getting salt that is sweet. they need to make it salty to show the differences between salt products.

@estelleandjason 2 жыл бұрын

Well I would not tell you to worry, but do be aware that salts from different sources do taste different! I did not realize this until I experienced the world of salt from various sources! It is very interesting!

@just2bears606 2 жыл бұрын

@@estelleandjason I’m interested; how do they taste different? Is it just a higher level of saltiness, or is there truly different tastes, like the difference between a red and green apple?

@milkman2962 Жыл бұрын

The man peeling the bark has all my respect, I can't imagine the amount of splinters he has gotten his whole life.

@ToeCutter454 Жыл бұрын

you don't generally get splinters from fresh green wood, the fibers need to be dry and stiff.

@gayatria2272 Жыл бұрын

not wrong

@In3rt_ia Жыл бұрын

Soft fibres. No splinters. Still hard work

@wolfmantroy6601 Жыл бұрын

Those hands are calloused to be like gloves.

@Thinminteater Жыл бұрын

Imagine how good that job must smell tho

@madnessintomagic 2 жыл бұрын

Franklin Roosevelt? I need to know the story behind his name. Has to be super interesting. I love this series and can’t wait to try so many of the things I’ve seen.

@SacredDaturana 2 жыл бұрын

The other guy interviewed for that segment was labeled Charles Simpson... I think these must be pseudonyms.

@dwaipayandebnath4232 2 жыл бұрын

@@SacredDaturana It's south india, many people follow Catholicism, and it's quite common to find quirky names like that.

@SacredDaturana 2 жыл бұрын

@@dwaipayandebnath4232 Interesting! Would these Catholics usually adopt Anglo-style names? I got the impression that their names would be more Portuguese or Hispanic.

@dwaipayandebnath4232 2 жыл бұрын

@@SacredDaturana The more southwards you go it's more Anglo-names. Also in the north east its Anglo-names (but its post independence spread of Catholicism). But close to bombay or goa you will find Portuguese names/or last names such as Silva (quite common across those regions)

@SacredDaturana 2 жыл бұрын

@@dwaipayandebnath4232 That makes sense, thanks for the elaboration! :)

@eeemuse 2 жыл бұрын

What about Saffron? Real Saffron can cost you over $10,000 per/kg yet it's not even mentioned in the video!

@washaa 2 жыл бұрын

They uploaded a video last year focused on Saffron. Strange that it wasn't mentioned here

@eeemuse 2 жыл бұрын

@@washaa Even Vanilla beans are more expensive than what have been mentioned in this video.

@GeoPePeTto 2 жыл бұрын

They had an Indian guy named Franklin Roosevelt. What more do you want? That’s priceless in itself.

@washaa 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeoPePeTto Extremely good point

@shivam_nagar69 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeoPePeTto 😂

@Blitzkrieg1976 2 жыл бұрын

I give so much respect to these hard workers..people, including myself, take certain spices for granted. This is definitely eye opening. I will keep this in mind the next time I cook. Without these wonderful people involved, I would never know the incredible spices produced.

@kirkcousins3789 2 жыл бұрын

i looked super hard online, but i cant find the person who asked

@granitwinchester3037 2 жыл бұрын

I dare to say, that this is the message we should get from these videos. In todays world we tend to forget (often forced because of economical circumstances) that time is a very important ingredient and the reason why some things are more expensive (and should be)

@heatherjohnson-raeburn4078 2 жыл бұрын

we take things for granted. look how hard it is to produce these spices and salts

@keepthefaith9805 2 жыл бұрын

Very good 😊

@masudalemzadeh5998 2 жыл бұрын

@@granitwinchester3037 -

@RayMak 2 жыл бұрын

Real cinnamon is really fragrant and delicious

@fairytreking 2 жыл бұрын

@richarddangles69 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@badammeena7612 2 жыл бұрын

@@vineethagunathilaka8213 🥺

@sasquatchdonut2674 2 жыл бұрын

I like cassia too when I’m looking for a more intense flavor

@sasquatchdonut2674 2 жыл бұрын

@@vineethagunathilaka8213 so I’ve heard 🙁

@grovermartin6874 Жыл бұрын

This has become one of my favourite channels. Wide ranging, well explained, organically laid out. Good job!

@saveworld1129 2 жыл бұрын

My respect to the Clove harvesters who risk their life still the spice is the cheapest among others. I will buy some cloves to support them

@angrycannibal6625 Жыл бұрын

Buy them from the SOURCE COUNTRIES

@rizdalegend 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to start selling 10 times roasted salt

@13JimmA 2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@fredsting9515 2 жыл бұрын

Who's going to buy it?

@Lousy_Bastard 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure there will be plenty of stupid people that will pay for it.

@MuscarV2 2 жыл бұрын

The amount of times it's been "roasted" isn't a selling point though... It won't be better because it's roasted more times, it's done the right amount of times for the flavor they are looking for. How did you fail to understand any of that? The idiocy is immense.

@13JimmA 2 жыл бұрын

@@MuscarV2 clearly you don’t understand that it’s a joke lol

@noramartin96 2 жыл бұрын

These people are so unappreciated Now I realise how my Swedish grandmother valued her Cardamon pods so much to flavour her Easter buns. After 70 years I still have these pods ,they smell so sweet. Maybe I will try to grow them?

@ninjadog5800 Жыл бұрын

In Sweden? The thing about a lot of these spices is that they need tropical weather, that's what made India so rich for so long and why Europeans wanted it so badly

@noramartin96 Жыл бұрын

@@ninjadog5800 'In Sweden? Yes that's right

@red2theelectricboogaloo961 Жыл бұрын

@@ninjadog5800 you could use a cold box or something. not gonna lie, growing my own spices is something i'm gonna try. this is me coming out of canada. growing your own stuff in general helps the bottom line, anyhow. but it'd be real nice to grow my own spices and herbs right in my backyard. i suppose it's not hard if you grow it in the summer or have a pot. then you just give it enough water and full sun and you should be away. same thing works with ginger, i heard. EDIT: i slipped up. it's a cold frame. EDIT 2: no, but really, i think growing smaller tropical plants wouldn't be a problem. larger ones need greenhouses which can get expensive. and they have to be well insulated. in any case, what makes most tropical plants tropical is that they can't tolerate frost, so i'd reckon it's a game of taking it inside when you need to.

@ninjadog5800 Жыл бұрын

@@red2theelectricboogaloo961 ohhh that makes sense

@tiredmummy7512 2 жыл бұрын

I'm British. I only buy ceylon cinnamon not cassia... it a lot better. So pleased we label it correctly...

@dhawthorne1634 2 жыл бұрын

One of the keys to the taste of that reed salt is it is lower in sodium than other salt sources. Filling a pot with plant ashes and water then straining and evaporated is how we get potash which is the earliest method of concentrating potassium salts. There is a product available at most grocery stores called NoSalt marketed towards people with high blood pressure. In truth, it is potassium chloride rather than sodium chloride. It is still salt, it just doesn't affect blood pressure because sodium and potassium can both fully saturate a water solution without affecting the solubility of the other. It can, however, cause a heart attacks and kidney failure in high quantities.

@conorhughes6018 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about this. Your answer is insightful.

@KainYusanagi Жыл бұрын

Potassium chloride also tastes like ass, unfortunately, so most definitely is not a proper replacement of sodium chloride.

@angrycannibal6625 Жыл бұрын

Good information

@YouAdii Жыл бұрын

This episode is making me crave a masala chai with the perfect blend of cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. Hmm I wonder if I could add dash of salt on top? Respect to all the workers!

@andrewolski5381 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you

@xadrach 2 жыл бұрын

The bamboo salt is so stupid

@Nobe_Oddy 2 жыл бұрын

SUCH GOOD CONTENT!!! I REALLY like this series, A LOT!! The fact that it's expensive has that appeal that gets your attention, but then to show the people at the very beginning of the chain, and feature their hardships and work ethics makes me want to keep watching... there are SO MANY STEPS on most of the products we consume that we would NEVER guess they occur... this series shows us the TRUTH! THANK YOU!

@caroldavis3878 2 жыл бұрын

1qaaqa

@Eva_Weesing 2 жыл бұрын

I love how these people are so happy and passionate about what they do

@morho9422 2 жыл бұрын

look at what kind of environment they work in.

@moshfiq 10 ай бұрын

I had lots of suspicions about the benefits of Bamboo salts the salt producers were claiming. And at the end of that part those questions were raised by the host and answered. I admire the honesty in making this documentary.

@marioxerxescastelancastro8019 9 ай бұрын

It was not honest. They say the benefits are yet to be fully uncovered. In truth, it was studied and they found there are no health benefits. It is just dirty salt.

@ZRWSCOLORSORTER 2 ай бұрын

me too

@ialrakis5173 2 жыл бұрын

I like cardamom in a gin/tonic, soup and curries but man, I had no idea it was so labour intensive to get good pods.

@aditisk99 Жыл бұрын

Tastes god in tea too.

@krishna_2019 2 жыл бұрын

I hadn't realized how labour intensive the harvesting & production of Cardamom, Clove & Ceylon Cinnamon are. As for the salts, I hadn't heard about them before. It's a shame how much of a negative impact Climate Change has on these spices, especially because the regions that are affected most are the ones that contribute the least to Climate Change.

@_argurios8253 Жыл бұрын

yeeeeah like... India? the least? come on

@krishna_2019 Жыл бұрын

@@_argurios8253 "... the regions that ...", not country -- reading comprehension.

@realised_it_late Жыл бұрын

@@_argurios8253considering the population yes

@lachlank.8270 Жыл бұрын

Australia and USA currently both getting extreme flooding, fires, and storms multiple times a year. Maybe 5 floods this year in Aus. Idk about China. We sell them all our coal though 🤣

@quemclouven4935 Жыл бұрын

@@lachlank.8270 That happens every year in the US though... we just have smartphones and social media now.

@conscious3714 2 жыл бұрын

The hard work involved in producing these wonderful spices is highly commendable..

@rotax636nut5 2 жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder how the 'bamboo salt' process was discovered, seems to me there must have been an awful lot of trial and error involved..

@wolfmantroy6601 Жыл бұрын

My guess.... they cooked their fish and rice in bamboo and added sea salt. They liked the way the sea salt tasted when cooked in the bamboo.

@mmaxx6786 Жыл бұрын

What about the river salt? LMAO Some kid stuck a stick in his campfire and licked it. Figured out ashes are basically Potassium Chloride and had a salty taste. Compare this to the Soy Sauce tradition and it's apparent why one society lives in mud huts

@bethanyephraim2761 2 жыл бұрын

While we enjoy all these spices and salt in our foods and for other reasons, it's been very touching to note the difficult and risky jobs these poor people are doing to bring those wonderful products to us. May they be blessed for all their skills and hard work.🙏

@ryangmackeen 2 жыл бұрын

I wish the cinnamon workers got more of the payment since they do all the work...

@tcideh4929 Ай бұрын

They really don’t do all the work. Work in any agricultural industry and you’ll learn the vast majority of the work is post harvest. Up to 90% depending on the crop. Shipping, storing, shipping, grading, shipping, processing, shipping, selling.

@Svartalf14 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the cloves segment. I've never seen cloves with their top bud still on, and I had no idea that quality even existed, not that such cloves are within my ability to get... maybe chefs at top notch restaurants can.. so learning about this was very interesting.

@mr.debiatagung5804 Жыл бұрын

We have lots of cardamom farmers in my village which just started recently after they heard about it's profit but the thing is after 1 or 2 harvest they give up cardamom plantation because the ground workers (farmers) doesn't get the profit they expected which took so long and so much care that the profit just wasn't worth it. Also finding the right buyer is difficult to find as everyone wants to buy large quantities for the lowest price... For the top level workers (companies) it is very profitable.

@GeenaShaji Жыл бұрын

We have 11 acres of cardamom field and its price is very low after the covid issues .... we couldnt even get any profit from these cardamom.

@rodica69 Жыл бұрын

Wow, look at the size of those cardamom pods! They are so small and expensive in Europe! Also, opened pods are very frequent.

@farooqkhan1149 Жыл бұрын

My deep respect for all the workers who gave us wonderful spices without this imagine our food thank you very much.

@yalungpura7437 Жыл бұрын

A small community in north east India also make something like river reef salt difference is that the Indian people collect weeds and other plants but the process is exactly the same

@xandeexandee6513 2 жыл бұрын

salt is salt

@SD-xh6ui 2 жыл бұрын

That bamboo salt in India is similar to what we call as 'Kala Namak' or Black salt due to its outer coloring. It's expensive though but not as overpriced as that one.

@shreyasdeore8870 2 жыл бұрын

Dono alag hai! 🙂😂

@SD-xh6ui 2 жыл бұрын

@@shreyasdeore8870 Process is almost similar. It's just that Black salt is prepared in a big pressurized pot.

@lakshmish666 2 жыл бұрын

Also the taste is similar i guess...Black salt too has the egg yolk flavor

@asmityadav4216 2 жыл бұрын

Kala Namak is a type of rock salt. That's why it's a bit expensive than sea salt. But black salt isn't only claimed to be healthy, it's recommended by physicians too.

@TWEAKLET 2 жыл бұрын

@@asmityadav4216 recommended why its still salt isn't it why would a doctor tell you to eat more salt?

@tweeterpie1 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting…I learned a lot of things that I’d never even heard of before, like the bamboo & reed salt.

@alli6791 2 жыл бұрын

The woman at 21:05 just tossed the pods into a bag next to her, without looking first. Muscle memory is cool.

@psychedelicmonkey55 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being dense enough to think bamboo salt was purifying anything

@planescaped 2 жыл бұрын

It's a real grift alright.

@samuelrobson9933 2 жыл бұрын

ultimately it probably tastes pretty banging, ive tried a similar product. Kala Namak aka black salt

@TWEAKLET 2 жыл бұрын

its pseudo-science basically Chinese medicine stuff now I'm not saying bamboo that's been obliterated alongside some molten salt might not have some very minor health effects, but the trace minerals left over are near nothing worth noting and its definitely not going to make any real health difference or purify it but people like the taste and love the idea that it might be healthier than plain salt somehow

@Volodimar 2 жыл бұрын

Removing impurities by adding impurities.

@KainYusanagi Жыл бұрын

@@TWEAKLET Same with himalayan pink salt, which is really just iron impurities in salt.

@CheddarCheeseBandit 2 жыл бұрын

I am a little suspect to his “science” on filtering out microplastics. If you heat them in a sealed kiln how are they filtered out? They can only be heated and consolidated with existing salt in the bamboo tube.

@alexiachimciuc3199 2 жыл бұрын

Like Freddie Mercury used to sing; it's a kind of magic.. MAGIC !!

@radarpinki 2 жыл бұрын

Cause it's 150% bullshit lol

@faithnfire4769 2 жыл бұрын

It's also completely irrelevant, because you are almost definitely going to put that salt on something that would bioaccumulate microplastics as well, likely in far greater levels? Frankly just buy rocksalt if you want salt without any plastic, or any salt that's decently reputable? Crystallization removes most all impurities... Anyway the whole thing is clearly pointless, there's no 'oil' in bamboo that wouldn't have vaporized if plastic is doing the same. "Good ingredients" my arse, the closest thing that could remain after that is a bit of ash. Might as well have thrown in a pack of mineral gummies, they probably would have contributed more.

@MrMiguelForster 2 жыл бұрын

@@radarpinki Half the shit the culinary world says is grade a BS

@planescaped 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah... the bamboo salt really came off as buying a "fashionable" salt and not anything truly special in any chemical or scientific way. Just like pink seasalt, it's just salt of a different shade and nothing about it is special beyond the color/process...

@Reincarnation111 2 жыл бұрын

My God.... I have used cinnamon, cardamom and cloves my whole life but had no idea how hard some people work so we can sit in our homes and enjoy their delectable taste. I have so much respect for these workers. This sure is an eye opener, educative and sobering. I feel immense gratitude for Mother Nature and for these people who toil so hard. Our earth is truly a magical place and we are failing to serve it. I am overwhelmed and in tears. I believe that nature worship is the right thing, which ancient civilizations understood. We are at Her mercy . 🙏🙏❗❗

@privatemale27 2 жыл бұрын

I never realized that I have never purchased real cinnamon before...

@dinozaurpickupline4221 2 жыл бұрын

I like your cat dear reincarnation

@Reincarnation111 2 жыл бұрын

@@privatemale27 True and strange, and if we didn't see this clip we would never know.

@homo192 2 жыл бұрын

Our whole lifestyle in so called western countries is based on the hard work of other people who don't get much for it. It started long ago with colonialism and never stopped.

@5DNRG 2 жыл бұрын

Love your beautiful viewpoint and comment...a breath of fresh air.💚

@moomoopuppy508 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to try the Kenyan river reed salt

@radarpinki 2 жыл бұрын

@Start Here agreed, chocolate is horrible

@Aveance94 2 жыл бұрын

@@radarpinki You're right it's disgusting.

@averageenjoyer9315 2 жыл бұрын

24:37, Lord have mercy

@caraday7768 4 ай бұрын

I scrolled very far to find you brother😂

@jessitaran763 Жыл бұрын

I used to work for a Greek olive oil company. It seems to me that the inherent value of cloves and the inherent value of olives stems from the same source - the oil. If clove farmers were to extract the oil from clove trees using the same extraction process used in olive oil production, it would substantially increase yields, as the fragrant oil that gives cloves value could be extracted from every part of the plant, instead of just the flower buds. It would also increase safety for workers as harvesting could be accomplished in a less precise fashion, without any reduction in the value of the product.

@Steelrat1994 Жыл бұрын

If you watch some of those 'why does this thing cost so much' you will see that the answer is always the same: - abysmally inefficient manual labor. - people that are willing or have no choice but to work for such low wages that any innovation and improvent is not worth it. - elevating the soulbreaking waste of their time and labor to a rank of art and tradition in spite of common sense.

@Visbalalam Жыл бұрын

Cloves are used as is in Indian cooking for the taste. Not sure if adding in clove oil would achieve the same effect.

@MartinDevelopment Жыл бұрын

I wonder about burning bamboo and pine to burn the same sea salt 9 times, what is the difference with say twice? Or # times

@RW-rt5nd Жыл бұрын

Is this really feasible though? Clove oil is an essential oil rather than a vegetable/seed oil. They are not chemically very similar. Vegetable oils are composed mostly of flammable--but not extremely volatile--fatty acids with a mild odor whereas essential oils are composed of much more volatile, very fragrant, terpene chemicals. Essential oil extraction may be a more delicate process. Could the olive oil extraction process translate easily to cloves? I'm curious to know.

@sunithshyamlal Жыл бұрын

am not sure whether whole cloves being used in Indian cooking and clove oil will have the same flavour profiles. whole spices add a very different dimension compared to powdered or oil versions. Most of our dishes, whether biryanis, curries or teas use mostly whole spices.

@writingtotortureyou Жыл бұрын

My cat is sick and this episode really helped me relax with them. Thankfully the vet was able to see us and she’s doing a lot better. This is for my new stress watch.

@whiskeykilmer1866 2 жыл бұрын

So regular table salt and a one-a-day multi-vitamin will be as good health-wise as bamboo salt.

@Despotic_Waffle 2 жыл бұрын

Not as good, actually better. Because all the studies show there's not much additional minerals added with bamboo salt anyway.

@nurliyananajwabintiazlee1829 2 жыл бұрын

It annoys me to no end that highest quality products harvested in their country will be shipped out to the richer country while the locals settled with less than quality ingredients, similar to our country, the better quality raw materials were shipped out and we end up with some 2nd grade products :/

@un4893 2 жыл бұрын

I agree but they ship that stuff out for a reason, they get more money. Ultimately expanding their well-being.

@JunkyardCactus 2 жыл бұрын

So the concept of trade annoys you? Ignoring the ridiculous claim that “all” of it gets shipped abroad, would you rather the country stop exporting and importing goods? Items of luxury aside, that would mean no import of crucial goods, oil and medicine. People nowadays are sure quick to blame trade for all the perceived wrongs it causes while reaping and ignoring its rewards.

@jonathanasdell9310 2 жыл бұрын

Means of refinement into product is super expensive to build and maintain. And unless all sources of a raw material stood up together and said "no, we want you to pay us more" and could outlast the stalemate, the lowest bidder is going to set the bar.

@biohazardlnfS 2 жыл бұрын

Well, the richer countries have the money to pay for your over inflated quality products while your own countries don't have the market for it. If your people can't pay let's say 20 dollars for a kg of "real cinnamon" then no one will make it and your in a worse position. You can buy your own high quality products made in your countries. It's just your too poor to do so. In addition, if you get made the richer countries dont have to buy your ingredients but then now you've lost a market to make money

@anonymouslyopinionated656 Жыл бұрын

meh.

@onlysilv 2 жыл бұрын

Stay blessed; never stressed!

@kidkique 2 жыл бұрын

i like this

@isra3638 2 жыл бұрын

💗 I need a good hug

@BlackMamba-lt8oe 2 жыл бұрын

stay stressed never blessed

@monah5532 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I will never buy more than I need so I never waste any of the spices. I did not realize just how much work goes into production. I would be willing to pay more if I knew the workers and farmers would get more into their pockets and practices are sustainable. It only seems fair.

@shreythakur9079 Жыл бұрын

Lol the demand dictates supply but also profit … if the demand falls people lose their jobs

@monah5532 Жыл бұрын

@@shreythakur9079 I was thinking of somewhere between "exploitation" and "so expensive no one will buy". If people can afford $6 for a cup of coffee, or even $3, they can pay a little more for work that is so labor intensive and that makes such a difference in the local farmers' lives.

@mmaxx6786 Жыл бұрын

Typical woke misdirected thinking. ...I respect their "fweelings" so much I will cut back on buying their products so they can keep more of it. Ever think they might want you to buy MORE so they can friggin survive?

@brianloper6669 Жыл бұрын

I like this series but especially for this one a little more descriptive narration would have been appreciated. I know it’s all about money but I’m also curious how cardomom pods smell being picked fresh. Like nothing at all? A different smell? Musky? Also, how much do these harvesters make…never mentioned.

@puirYorick 2 жыл бұрын

I'll stick to sea salt and various peppers and herbs. I give a hard pass to anything that touched barefoot sweat or bloody hands or risked anybody's neck. Bamboo salt seems like a total scam.

@thezfunk 2 жыл бұрын

Why not grind it up with a machine? Doing that wouldn't take away anything and doing it by hand doesn't do anything special to it.

@Lousy_Bastard 2 жыл бұрын

That's because it is a scam.

@BoaresAddja 2 жыл бұрын

sorry to tell you but your food has an acceptable level of fecal matter

@puirYorick 2 жыл бұрын

@@BoaresAddja none of it from any strange dude in this video at any rate. I'm unusually well informed about contaminants permitted in our foods so you don't need to tell me with or without sorrow.

@mikec5400 2 жыл бұрын

they keep on emphasising "the salt absorbs the GOOD INDREDIANTS of the bamboo" lol this salt is just marketing bs

@nope0705 2 жыл бұрын

As a Korean, I didn't know what bamboo salt was until I saw this video lol

@CheddarCheeseBandit 2 жыл бұрын

Bamboo salt cured my cancer and cured my blindness. You should honestly come to your own conclusion. Buy a small amount from a TRUSTED source. See if you like it. The first part of my comment was just an everyday joke my friend.

@kar_animates1092 2 жыл бұрын

Not to be annoying but it just frustrates me that there’s no G in ingredients

@denserdeezsignz5498 2 жыл бұрын

@@kar_animates1092 I put my D in everyding.

@dantethunderstone2118 2 жыл бұрын

They say that there’s nothing proven because it’s all scams, it’s just traditional mode of preparation that’s done to make money

@-2high2fly- 9 ай бұрын

I chuckled when I saw/heard Charles Simpson but when I saw/heard Franklin Roosevelt I was dead and buried 💀💀💀

@rubyroseplantpalace1053 Жыл бұрын

I am amazed. What treasures we have in these workers and products!

@m.ccheddarbox874 Жыл бұрын

It's very clear with all these traditions the people that are in charge and highly sought after don't make enough money. They essentially have a masters degree in these areas and are probably paid an extremely small fraction. While they may be doing better then others in their areas, it's sad they aren't better off.

@mastod0n1 2 жыл бұрын

It's easy to forget that a lot of the products you buy pass through the hands of multiple people on the opposite side of the world (speaking as an American). And it's easy to take it for granted.

@Whisper0ak 2 жыл бұрын

Passes through their toes too!

@Kenny-yl9pc Жыл бұрын

31:55 Look at those CREEPS in the background! 🤣🤣🤣

@fat_2396 2 жыл бұрын

They aren’t joking because I own a produce company down in immokalee Florida and let me tell you for just 25lbs of cinnamon it cost me $550 keep in mind it’s just 25lbs

@Funnyclips-mp8xv Жыл бұрын

Ceylon cinnamon is very expensive in Singapore and Thailand

@fritzeph6550 2 жыл бұрын

Real cinnamon is very expensive why the workers are still poor😭.

@nazmulhasankhan3393 2 жыл бұрын

Sarcasm statement right?

@red2theelectricboogaloo961 Жыл бұрын

the processors want money, too. unfortunately, they're usually also the ones who have more leverage since it's up to them to evaluate the quality and find the market for whatever they're selling. so it's them who get to set the rules, and the farmer usually gets the short end of the stick.

@Malayaleeupscaspirant 2 жыл бұрын

Hats off to the clove harvesters

@nirmahl 2 жыл бұрын

Malayali 🤗

@dhruvakhera5011 2 жыл бұрын

@@nirmahl ചോദിച്ചില്ല 🗿

@MoutonNoir105 Жыл бұрын

I was surprised by the price of the Clove buds because in Mexico we can buy 1 kg bags (2.2 pounds) for 800 MXN which is about 40 USD. She said that less than half a pound can go for as much as 30 USD 🤯😳

@iulixMAXgames 2 жыл бұрын

The sad part is people who work to make this kind of stuff they are not paid too much 😐

@samuelmuldoon4839 2 жыл бұрын

It is possible to make black salt (bamboo salt) with a lot less work. It is essentially charcoal and salt mixed together. Simply roast the bamboo (with no salt) untill the bamboo turns black. Then grind the bamboo charcoal into dust. Mix charcoal, salt, and water together. Re-bake untill dry. Also, use grinding machines, not chefs knives and hammers. Eating small amounts of charcoal can have some health benefits. There is no need to bake it nine times or chop the salt by hand with hammers, or motor and pestle.

@user-mr4pm7jv5e 2 жыл бұрын

She said “they bake it 9 times as it achieves the LOWEST level of toxicity and HIGHEST amount of minerals in the salt”…. THATS why they do it. By cheating out they would loose that. Sometimes there’s reasons behind why they do it.. pay attention

@SacredDaturana 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-mr4pm7jv5e Pay attention to what? They claim it but it's not clear why baking it nine times that way achieves what they say it achieves. It's just NaCl and activated carbon.

@user-lb8do4ew6k 2 жыл бұрын

The process also adds the trace akali & other minerals in the bamboo to the salt.

@nobodymcnobody215 Жыл бұрын

@@user-lb8do4ew6k By burning the bamboo to ash you aren’t removing the things in the bamboo, the minerals and alkali in the real bamboo salt will be at insignificant levels anyways

@goodlife6277 Жыл бұрын

@@user-lb8do4ew6k and microplastics...

@ibnQAYIM 2 жыл бұрын

when i catch this channel, everything seems expensive😂😂

@IRosamelia Жыл бұрын

Bamboo salt looks like the sort of stuff that might give you stomach cancer 🤔

@jessicamasterson4394 11 ай бұрын

What a fantastic informative video. Beautifully filmed and engaging. Also your voice is so very pleasant to listen to and that is a big plus! Thank you

@jakoblarok 2 жыл бұрын

3:44 Throwing the B.S. flag - if microplastics are "filtered out" (i.e.- burned off into chemical fumes that "aren't any of their concern"), then so too would be any such bamboo oil, which would just turn to carbon. Which is black. If they made a strong case (with evidence) for purified carbon being a beneficial additive to sea-salt (sodium cloride, with the addition of any minerals that survived being put through a crucible), then we'd be cookin' with gas!... I mean, "cookin' with bamboo!"

@red2theelectricboogaloo961 Жыл бұрын

kochen mit bambus. yeah, i guess it's just if you want a funky-tasting salt. that's what it'd be for me, anyway.

@blacktara3936 2 жыл бұрын

Grateful to all of them for their hard work & glad these spices are available worldwide. As for the bamboo salt for medicinal purposes, why not take bamboo manna instead?

@michellemartin2330 Жыл бұрын

The best docu series. Very inspiring! ❤

@NoName-ll2mp 2 жыл бұрын

In germany we have homoöpathie, it´s basically the same as the salt thing but with sugar and we give it a fancy name "Globuli". It´s helps against everything. It´s hilarious! xD

@red2theelectricboogaloo961 Жыл бұрын

oh, homeopathy. pretty sure that does nothing, no? it's just putting something into a vial and then diluting it 20 or 30 times. the theory went that water has a memory and that that was supposed to make whatever was in there stronger, but i'm pretty sure it's been tested and, yeah, it's basically just water at that point.

@fhathomthat 2 жыл бұрын

Lol so salt with some potash, they can keep it! 100 dollars for 8 oz.🤣

@c00mgoblin 2 жыл бұрын

I thought Saffron was the most expensive spice…

@JustSearchNate Жыл бұрын

The level of respect you get for everyone in this video is incredible .

@wanebaaijurgen6699 Жыл бұрын

Learnt a lot. New respect for these spices.

@victoriaclarisse1779 2 жыл бұрын

I really hope Penzey’s pays these people well because I buy most of all these. I do struggle with how to use cardamom to show its best potential. I won’t embarrass myself with sharing how I used it, but I am open to serious suggestions.

@aleenaprasannan2146 2 жыл бұрын

Use the seeds inside....SPARINGLY... and discard the husk. Honestly biting into a whole cardamom feels like life hitting you like a wall of bricks

@didosauce6008 2 жыл бұрын

Cardamom is very good in tea, simmer some black tea leaves in water, and add 1-4 cracked cardamom pods, you want to make sure the pods are cracked open to expose the seeds, then simmer for a bit and if you’d like, add equal parts milk to water to make a basic Indian chai

@unbounder 2 жыл бұрын

Whatever you do, don't leave it in the food. It's great in teas and as a natural aromatic - especially great for incensing rices (throw them in through the boiling process), and certain soups and chutneys really benefit from cardamom being involved, so long as you find a step in the process to remove them from the final product. It's rather underrated imo, same as cloves - but that's because you can very easily mess up a dish with them.

@BARK910 2 жыл бұрын

Ive bitten into so many pods in curry, it tastes unpleasant and it can damage teeth. Remove them from food if you are cooking with it, Remove any spices to avoid yourself and guests from biting into the spices.

@ShiroiTengu 2 жыл бұрын

Make Turkish coffee

@toddburgess5056 2 жыл бұрын

Clove oil is good to treat tooth aches.

@jethrot100 2 жыл бұрын

And mold / mildew. It is the most expensive oil I buy.

@kf_mq5303 2 жыл бұрын

😲 omg.... need to treasure all species in our kitchen .. I have a high respect for these people

@im.faizan Жыл бұрын

truly India is land of spices. Vasco da Gama sailed to India in 1499. When da Gama discovered the pepper market in India, he was able to secure peppers for a much cheaper price than the ones demanded by Venice.

@itsfurqan 2 жыл бұрын

9 times roaster bamboo salt?? Just another way developed for the rich to get rid of their piles of cash. While in other parts of the world, ppl starve to death for not having enough money to buy simple bread. How do these guys sleep at night?

@jamilshekinski 2 жыл бұрын

26:50 Franklin Roosevelt?))

@taatyavinchu6019 2 жыл бұрын

India is diverse

@jamilshekinski 2 жыл бұрын

@@taatyavinchu6019 Is that a way of saying - slave minded? Why would you name your children with British names, an empire that enslaved your country nearly for a half a millenia?! What is it if not slave mentality?

@neptunev0478 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamilshekinskiidukki is in south state of India- kerala- 53%hindu,27%muslims,19%christians- their names are mostly george,joseph,steve, etc.. so Franklin roosevelt is not a big deal. Don't get shocked 🙄, another politician name is STALIN* he is currently chief minister of one state. There is lenin,napolean einstein , Frankenstein, Kennedy too. So am not sure if its slave mentality or fascination. (Ps: 1950-80s India was a pro- soviet country ,ppl didn't knew about atrocities of stalin that time)

@striker44 2 жыл бұрын

These are what attracted the western adventurers to colonists, from traders to establishment of military imperialism in South Asia. Today, these farmers are still exploited, which needs to change through fair trade policies.

@fitah47 Жыл бұрын

29:03 its chumvi ya kienyeji not "chumviyakinyeji" LOL 😂😂😂

@qwertz12345654321 2 жыл бұрын

Bamboo salt sounds incredibly wasteful and pointless. The entire point of using sea salt instead of industrial salt is because of its impurities. impure salt tastes better to humans

@Wodgedev 2 жыл бұрын

"this extremely fragrant and beautiful spice is delectable and loved by this culture. Thanks to its extremely long and grueling creation process, rarity of ingredients, and professional coordinated skill required to make it, it is extremely expensive" camera cuts to a bowl of ash and sticks

@red2theelectricboogaloo961 Жыл бұрын

well, i mean, cleaning it is one thing in and of itself, i guess.

@esther804 Жыл бұрын

These ppl work so hard. My respect for these hard working people. May God bless them ❤

@starcrib Жыл бұрын

Fantastic Cultural Heritages- Bamboo Salt /Cinnamon Tree Bark / Green Cardamom / The Forests of South India for rare Clove / All these specifically acquired artisan food traditions and traditional skills. ! HUMANITY IS MARVELOUS .! 🌿🌏🌍🌎🌿

@BusinessIndex1 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the fragrance of real cardamom ❤

@AbhishekTiwari-xt1kt 2 жыл бұрын

What is a fake cardamom?

@red2theelectricboogaloo961 Жыл бұрын

@@AbhishekTiwari-xt1kt i dunno, i guess the powdered stuff.

@michaels5705 2 жыл бұрын

So, bamboo salt. I'm thinking it happened accidentally, his salt container (a bamboo canister) was left too close to the fire while cooking and it fell in and was changed as the bamboo burned. As in land salt can be expensive he thinks I wonder if it's still good. He tastes it and isn't ruined, but it does have a different flavor. But I can't for the life of me reason out, yah, let's repeat this 9 times and sell it for a mint. Can't put myself in that headspace.

@yes6211 2 жыл бұрын

He probably tried roasting the bamboo salt more than 9 times, tasted it each time it was roasted and chose how many times it should be roasted for it to have the best quality possible in order to profit from his invention

@berserkasaurusrex4233 2 жыл бұрын

@@yes6211 I'd assume the number 9 is special in the culture, like 3 or 7 in western nations. Or it just being three 3's might be special enough.

@Khunark 2 жыл бұрын

Stuff happening x times is usually because they attribute meaning to the number itself. Nine may be a blessed number.

@KainYusanagi Жыл бұрын

It's 100% pseudoscience like traditional chinese medicine. the number 9 in Korean sounds like the Chinese word for "long-lasting", plus there's the whole "after 9 comes 0" aspect, so the end of the old and the bringing in of the new, and a bunch of other sub-myth aspects to the number, like how 4 is avoided in Japan and China because [四] "four" and [死] "Death" are both pronounced the same, "shi".

@wrenlittle8826 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thank you for this.

@gracecoburn9633 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for documenting these amazing traditions

@olive7831 2 жыл бұрын

green cardamom is my favourite flavour. you need the bright green ones - the old, dry tan colour ones are terrible

@chefamin 2 жыл бұрын

spices not expensive, from farmer directly to the consumer table. but it's middle man who set up the price and get highest markup, put the brand and that's it. high profit

@tenshinty2231 Жыл бұрын

In our Village in North East India, we collected 10 kgs per head to pay for electricity bill. Each kg was sold for around rupees 20. That's roungly $.25 dollar. Idk what kind of cinamond it is. We have a natural forest where cinamond trees would grow 1 feet diameter or so everywhere. The leaves you see here were exactly the same but they tend to grow straight with small branches

@GoodSongs4all Жыл бұрын

Good information! Thank you! 👍

@VanessaVicente837 2 жыл бұрын

wondering if the people harvesting these items are being properly compensated for the product they produce, because we're paying handsomely for them

@Qboi1982 2 жыл бұрын

You know they aren’t unless it’s fair trade

@VanessaVicente837 2 жыл бұрын

@@Qboi1982 it's just discouraging watching these people do all the work

@harukrentz435 2 жыл бұрын

@@VanessaVicente837 its kinda their own fault though. in this internet age you can always market your commodity straight to the costumers. no excuse to relly on 3rd or 4th party.

@ibrahimhassan711 2 жыл бұрын

@@harukrentz435 you might not have the resources to transport or lack a home WIFI connection preventing you from setting up an online business. There are many variables its over simplistic to just state its their own fault they are being exploited.

@VanessaVicente837 2 жыл бұрын

@@ibrahimhassan711 👍

@buddkhang2183 2 жыл бұрын

Eating anything with cinnamon in it means eating anything that has touch feet, dam it 😆 🤣

@jj-mj5bc Жыл бұрын

wait until you learn about wine

@buddkhang2183 Жыл бұрын

@@jj-mj5bc oh I know n I don't drink wine so I'm good lol

@georgecavanaugh8757 Жыл бұрын

Bamboo salt. Man there’s a sucker born every second. “He laugh all way to bank”

@mrsnulch 2 жыл бұрын

Surprised you didn't mention saffron, but this was super interesting!!

@Sku11Ski11 2 жыл бұрын

They all make it sound like those hard working people are getting a fair price for their hard work. It's the middle man whose getting the larger cut of the price. And it's ironic how they advertise how hard the labor put to make it, when they usually pay those who worked hard peanuts compared to middlemans share of profit. PS. Sorry if my grammar's off putting, not my native language.

@helperdog8694 2 жыл бұрын

capitalism is not the best system, but it's what we have