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[@mcgee1864]

At 14:54 the guy Razafintsalama, you can really hear the pain, struggle and strength in his voice!! He probably breaks his back every day to help his loved ones!!! Much respect and well wishes for him!! Stay strong brother!!

[@lorisullivan327]

Agreed!

[@dr.process99]

yess

[@greenmanalishi9919]

I love Anwar the chocolate guy in NY. You can tell by the look on his face as he shows off his mold collection and talks about the business that he is in love with his work. Integrity, dedication and heart. Good man.

[@BerryBerry1465]

My favorite part of this video is seeing the old recipes and how they treasure them. Slowly opening them like a delicate artifact. Loved, aged and treasured.❤

[@macgirl1231]

ANWAR THE CHOCOLATE KING!! 🎉 He creates his chocolate 🍫 with ❤❤❤

[@ReKanta]

I love how the government of ghana is taking steps to actually help the farmers in their country

[@desert_holly]

They know exactly where that premium charge is going to benefit and its wonderful ❤

[@DatPizzaGurl]

@monipenny408preach

[@TTOS69]

What Cocoa did, thats what Vanilla should do. Thats the right way to raide prices/keep farming families more than afloat.

[@BeingKyleBusch18]

Whew! Almost 3 hours of candy, cakes and pastries, has made me hungry for some treats! ^_^

[@unit-0123]

Hi Kyle Busch

[@BeingKyleBusch18]

@@unit-0123 hey! ^_^

[@trancelight6934]

​@Be🎉❤❤😂ingKyleBusch18

[@Lunaskylette]

I think the worst thing about thieves are that they reap what others have sown with no remorse. Even if they have remorse, it means nothing if they don’t change their ways. So props to all those Madagascar farmers protecting their product!

[@harmonyquinn2557]

Did you close your ears when they pointed out that the thieves were literal starving CHILDREN or do you just not care?

[@allendulles2481]

​@@harmonyquinn2557 Irrelevant! They're still thieves taking what isn't theirs. Laws exist for a reason. Hate to rain on your fantasy world parade, but even Communist countries have laws against theft and burglary. Wrong is wrong. Don't get it twisted.

[@Lunaskylette]

@@harmonyquinn2557You sure we watching the same thing? What starving children target vanilla beans?

[@fusioncore21]

@@Lunaskylette Mentioned at 7:12 in the video.

[@lorisullivan327]

@@Lunaskyletteit’s true, the country is so poor, they’re starving

[@romonaricketts]

I went to buy 2 vanilla beans at a health food store yesterday. Those lil guys were $13.75 each. I couldn't do it. I know they're delicious. And I know how much work goes into them, but dam...I ain't rich. Most of us aint. But when I win that lottery... ima be taking baths in vanilla beans daily

[@TM-tf9yl]

The workers don’t even make 13.75 a day…

[@romonaricketts]

@@TM-tf9yl neither do I.

[@aramdeara1]

Pretty sure you make 13.75 a day, unless you're homeless. And even then.

[@romonaricketts]

@@aramdeara1 ya, I corrected myself. Thanks

[@annafleming6317]

Try buying directly from the farmers. Some have websites where you can see where they are grown, ask questions, see their certifications, and most importantly buy the bean at a (compared to what others give them) premium price for the consumer and grower. I did get some from a farmer for about 2-5 USD a pod depending on grade. Just do some internet searches and you can find them. They get a win and so do you.

[@IS_THIS_CHRIS]

Those vanilla farmers deserve a lot more for the beans! $17 when the distributor makes $250 a kilo is ridiculous. The distributor wouldn't have the vanilla without the farmer and needs to pay him accordingly

[@hairtoss7975]

What about all the people working at the factories/processing plants? Are they working for free?

[@GloryDaze73]

The disparity between farmers and producers is incredible 😢

[@FullOnStriker]

how much heavier is raw vs processed? How much work is done to process? how much to ship it? How much to pay their own workers? How much and how big of a market can each access? There's more to it than 'Company make money bad'

[@CrimsonLegacy]

If they were making such insane profits, why don't you raise some money to build your own company buying from the farmers, processing the beans and distributing them to retailers? Apparently you could pass on more of the profits to the farmers AND beat the competition by undercutting their prices.

[@fullup91]

​@FullOnStriker freshly picked vanilla beans will lose about 25% of their weight during the curing process. So, 1kg becomes 750 grams.

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Que buenos los patos amarillos ❤🎉😮😊❤🎉😮😊😊

[@FigaroHey]

I would so love to just be near all those vanilla pods and breathe in the aroma. Ahhh.... Heavenly!

[@RoseyRosies]

I feel so bad for the vanilla growers. Not just because they only make $17/kilo or $308/per 40lb bag, but because of how much his mental health is affected by all of this. He's dealing with so much anxiety and he is pushing through, but you hear the sadness and worry in his voice. I hope and pray that these hard working people of Madagascar experience the wealth they truly deserve for their efforts.

[@mickymouse2445]

You described it very well and I totally agree with you

[@SarahDibie]

Even if they have remorse, it means nothing if they don’t change their ways. So props to all those Madagascar farmers protecting their product!

[@MerryXmasMfkrs]

The vanilla cooperative facilities looked amazingly clean, organized and seems they have proper quality standards and control. Good job, congratulations.

[@seyara1]

I would assume that's to be expected from any food handling facility

[@MerryXmasMfkrs]

@@seyara1 You know very well that's not always the case unfortunately.

[@seyara1]

I'll keep living in my bubble or I'd never eat 🤣

[@chrissylibertyk9]

Clotted cream is one of the foods that dropped straight out of heaven

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Que buenos los conejo de Rosa 🌹❤🎉😮😊

[@AllProcessingFactory]

"I really appreciate how the Ghanaian government is actively taking measures to support their farmers."

[@aminor22688]

We need to be paying the workers on the bottom more. The people who work their butt off just to feed their families. Where are the big companies that profit off of them? At least pay them a wage to live comfortably and not struggle. Based on the market

[@1953lili]

In Philly Tasty Kake is king....never had a Twinkie. Tony used to come to our neighborhood in the 50s and 60s with his homemade lemon water ice. It had chunks of lemon and zest in it. Nothing better than a lemon water ice and a Philly soft pretzel!

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

That sounds delicious!

[@cometasporelcielo]

i am from philly can i can attest this is a fact

[@1953lili]

@@rhythmandblues_alibi yes indeed!

[@andrewyellstrom2585]

Dude basically invents vanilla at age 12 then lives and dies poor. Damn

[@desert_holly]

🥺💔

[@heidiiiiiiii]

He made it possible to grow elsewhere.

[@michellehughes8661]

Clara was a lovely lady. ❤ I still enjoy watching her videos.😊 God Bless you and thank you for sharing her with us. 🤗🤗

[@victoriamaclaren568]

Chocolate is DEFINITELY A COMFORT FOOD for me! Any stress, anxiety, depression, and I go for chocolate!! I'm stunned I don't weigh a ton! But the chocolate will ALWAYS be my bad day go to, and if its a bad day for a friend, I give THEM some chocolate, and my ear, and my shoulder, and not long after, we're LAUGHING LIKE LOONS!!

[@knotyourhandle]

What a great way to show people worldwide on how hard ppl work such simple ingredients (for some) for such low pay. The dessert of japan was very interesting too.

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Buenos días amigos 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞❤🎉😮😊

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Que ricas las fresas 😋❤🎉😮😊

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

A mí me gusta muchos las 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 fresas 😋

[@johnathancooper6303]

Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing your wonderful country and beautiful people.

[@tan_k]

1:43:30 the smile on the man’s face accompanied by the words he says, proves that money is not everything.

[@15older]

I really wish these videos had direct links to online sales, so I can buy the product I'm learning about. I'm a foodie, I can't just look at something and not be curious.

[@andyprompt]

They want to make money off these folks not help them!

[@megangeer4100]

Awareness is the best thing. Many of the companies featured on Business Insider does not have the infrastructure to handle a massive wave of demand or ship internationally. If they made the link easy to access, too many people will buy impulsively and get upset when their order is unfulfilled. It’s best to let the people who really want to support search it up on their own.

[@margaretdevries8090]

Hercules candy does this and sells online great to watch candy made for you!

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

These men work hard. They need to be paid fairly. The same is true everywhere.

[@jeangreenfield5993]

Such a great documentary 👏 I already source ingredients that are from a Ghanaian Fairtrade traditional company for homemade skincare. ❤

[@truth4004]

shea butter

[@maximumbees]

im glad that the struggles of the workers are discussed

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

A mí me gusta mucho el coche de chocolate 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫❤🎉😮😊

[@TM-tf9yl]

I couldn’t get past the exploitation of Madagascar. Corporations are just facilitating modernized colonialism. The NERVE of those people. They can pay those people more for the crop, and choose to hoard money instead.

[@RoseDAnnor]

THIS!!!

[@denisehagwood4542]

Too many people think that those corporations SHOULD be able to hoard wealth. Even workers who are poor, exploited, and abused by these corps will often say "work hard and you can get that rich too" Which is, of course, entirely false. They are so brainwashed.

[@MrMacchiare]

Madascar is poor af, and rhose corpos give Madagascar opportunity to earn, and to develop themselves.

[@maddythelion]

​@@MrMacchiare Hardly, if the farmers aren't able to earn enough to feed their families.

[@desert_holly]

I just looked into the shahanla website. I wish there was a way to contact thess farmers directly to purchase. I would immediately send money to help them. I cant imagine making a whole 17 dollars for one kilo yield a season 🤯😔

[@desert_holly]

I wish so badly that business insider would provide LINKS to purchase directly from these businesses and/or family owned shops ❤

[@1953lili]

I love Tortoni, a frozen dessert. It is very difficult to make and even more difficult to find!

[@sarahsarah0923]

Why is it difficult to make?

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

A mí me gusta el 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫 chocolate 😋🍫🍫🍫🍫❤

[@MartiBaker-zs3xf]

WE are so privileged as Americans. We have no clue how much work goes into getting our food to our tables, whether grown in the US or overseas. The farmers get screwed and so does John/Jane Q. Public especially now, given the current economies. The profiteers are Big Corp and governments. Pretty much always has been, always will be.

[@TheSprCch]

I collect vanilla beans, so this was an interesting video for me... it's a hard product to produce... that's why I treasure every bean I have collected... ♥

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Buenas noches amigos ❤🎉😮😊❤🎉😮😊

[@Joe___R]

Being a vanilla farmer is no different than any other farmer. You thrive or starve depending on what you sell that years crops for. The price for any produce/spice varies based on many factors the farmers have no control over. The same exact land can yield vastly different amounts from one year to the next. Depending on the weather. Farming is a major gamble every year. A crop ripening just a month later than usual can make it cost more to harvest than it is worth. Most people today don't have any concept what it takes to grow the food they eat.

[@MerryXmasMfkrs]

​@@michaelg4083Go ask a corn or wheat farmer in the USA how much he's getting paid per kilo of his crop and your jaw will drop. If you think vanilla farmers should be paid more, so should wheat farmers. I hope you're ready to pay 10$ for a loaf of bread.

[@truth4004]

Seems more delicate than normal crops like corn.

[@truth4004]

No because vanilla is rare. Corn is not. @@MerryXmasMfkrs

[@MerryXmasMfkrs]

@@michaelg4083 That was not what we were talking about. We were talking about being paid peanuts for crops. You yourself wrote it. The american farmers too are being underpaid for their hard work so you can buy cheap bread. Vanilla farmers are being underpaid so you can have cheap flavored desserts. At least bread is an absolute necessity, vanilla flavored desserts are not. Don't critize if you are amongst those who benefit from others' exploitation.

[@caIigula]

@@MerryXmasMfkrs I don't think the customer benefits from the exploitation much. It's the large producers, gouging the price, and at the same time KEEPING the profits they make from gouging them. Why should they give it onto the consumer, when they can set prices on both ends?

[@flylikeabeetv]

Vanilla bean farmers should make 30k a year minimum >:( just bc the more processes a product goes thru means its worth more doesnt mean they should make less than 3k a year

[@histoiresdevoir]

Wow, this video was really informative and nicely put together! I never realized how much goes into getting our favorite sweets on the shelves. However, I can't help but wonder if the sugary snacks we love are really worth the environmental and health impacts they create. It seems like we're prioritizing convenience over sustainability these days. What do you all think?

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

A mí me gusta mucho la 🍯🍯🍯🍯🐝❤🎉😮😊

[@ArjayMartin]

Magic roll for the baklava, like a tissue box...

[@lulajuega1707]

Love this type of video i keep watching them

[@rhonda1891]

Wow those molds are awesome…

[@vinaykumar-ld3yi]

Good episode, informative

[@sosa7569]

I fell asleep and woke up to this, I’ve never watched anything like it and I was extremely confused when it came on

[@olasmith8132]

There's at least two of us this happened to, I also woke up to this playing on my laptop, now I'm watching with my morning coffee and will re-watch it, extremely interesting and informative, should be shown in classrooms.

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Buenas noches cariño 💋😘 ❤🎉😮😊

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Hola Luis guapo 👋😀

[@TheWhiteGyrfalcon]

This is why i always buy fair trade chocolate, vanilla, coffee etc, farmers doing the hard work, should benefit ny taste for sweets

[@DavidJohnston-o3i]

❤guy is a nice guy pretty nice Ur very good at it

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Hola Andrés guapo 😘☺️😘☺️❤🎉😮😊❤🎉😮😊

[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

Thinking bout them beans.

[@Jleelee06]

Maybe put their links on your website or where to purchase the products would help.

[@darklordmenet]

real cannoli's aren't filled until ordered in Italy other wise they make the cannoli soggi...they are using a whipped cream version that is how those cannoli's can sit filled like that

[@1953lili]

In Tokyo there are artisans (a whole street of them!) who make plastic “food”....a chef sends photos of his signature dishes and the artist creates perfect plastic duplicates that can be displayed to tempt hungry potential customers. Those cannolis can be filled and never get soggy!

[@truth4004]

As an Italian i still eat them soggy left in the pastry box. lol With ricotta notthe same with w. cream.

[@darklordmenet]

really good ones are worth eating soggy, there are some though i have had that.....i'm wondering where they learned to cook....it wasn't from their mother or grandmother...@@truth4004

[@MadMaxine1979]

Yes, always piped to order! Also the producer was right the first time when she said the Florentine were from Florence.... Not France!

[@Elfin1993]

Madagascar has SO much spice - just growing in public. And it's such a beautiful country. And yet, the resorts have more money than people who actually live there.

[@LexyTheEbikeQueen]

2:14:22 yes Leon’s frozen custard is on south 27th Street in Milwaukee Wisconsin its amazing

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Hola guapo ☺️😘☺️😃☺️❤

[@machines587]

THANK YOU FOR CREATING THE VIDEO

[@margaretdevries8090]

Hercules candy made in NY still does this in smaller batches been watching for 6 years plus a great sight to see how it’s done !

[@BrodyYYC]

Haven't eaten sweets in over 2 years and I've never felt better in my entire life!

[@melisadogan-br7zn]

Trying to quit sugar but christmas treats are so good . I hope ı can be like you one day

[@BrodyYYC]

@@melisadogan-br7zn it's harder at the start but the longer you go the more you lose the craving and at this point it's completely gone.

[@ladydeerheart1]

Me too. I wound up in the ER with blood pressure off the charts one night a few years ago. I quit salt, sugar and meat the next day. It is AMAZING how much better I feel now that I've stopped poisoning myself.

[@BrodyYYC]

@@ladydeerheart1 you shouldn't be worrying about salt as long as it's from a good source. But ya sugar is poison. You should look up Dr Ken Berry. Very helpful information on proper nutrition. I love seeing people take control of their diet and get healthy :)

[@coupdsantana206]

I am currently on the journey of no sugar or sweets. It gets hard but i have felt better not consuming so much junk all the time

[@toxyvella]

The rep for Peeps sounds more like she's trying to convince herself that Peeps taste good. 😅

[@noahjaybee]

Editor chose violence following up wagashi with Twinkies 😂

[@RobertoHernandez-cx4yt]

I love chocolate candy 🍫 😋😋

[@OceanCrazie]

I just added The DonutMan to my list of stops on Route 66... 😍🥰

[@rawlahiabetes6969]

I only use certified vanilla bean that's in support of farmers

[@isabellagallopp]

This content is so good i swear

[@Brodontuseme]

i feel like contacting the farmers just to buy vanilla at a proper price not like those coporation. i dont even know how to process vanilla but i will want to try just tp help elevate the quality of life of those hard working farmers

[@gretchenharris6640]

I have no money to help but I make hats and gloves for the needful in the winter!

[@HyundaiofficialAccount]

Somebody get this vanilla farmer an a-k he needs it 🌝

[@pocketinfinity6733]

bro needs a full kit ngl

[@BaverMustafa]

Yeah bro the interface is so smooth and easy to use I love betting on the t20 worldcup there 😎🏏

[@Josefa-gz2qt]

Hola Lucas guapo ☺️😘☺️😘☺️

[@adamchurvis1]

Folks, here is the way to purchase vanilla, either beans or extract. Your first choice for flavoring desserts that are primarily dairy is Tahitian vanilla. It is the most complex and delicate vanilla with the most floral notes. Your first choice for everything else is Mexican vanilla. Mexico is where Vanilla was "born," if you will, and then traded elsewhere where those terroirs and careful breeding significantly changed them. Your second choice for everything (including dairy) is Madagascar vanilla. Just a great all-around vanilla to keep on hand. I will not suggest you use either Indonesian (bad) or Ugandan (worse) vanillas because they have an off taste on the finish, and they just don't waft well, either. These are last-ditch vanillas. If you have any imitation vanilla in your pantry then throw it away if you can afford to upgrade to real vanilla. Imitation vanilla -- Vanillin -- is a single-note abomination that has two manufacturing methods: one that grows it from bacterial feasting on the waste product of paper mills, and the other is synthesizing it from crude oil. If you're a chemist then this doesn't bother you at all, and it shouldn't bother anyone who doesn't understand that these processes are perfectly fine and healthy. They just produce a single-note cheap substitute without any of the other 300 flavor compounds that deliver complexity to your palate. I hope this helps.

[@hollenfeuer1]

It's awesome seeing them try and make their own chocolate manufacturing. It's amazing that every time you take care of the guy on the bottom it ripples into profit and productivity.

[@melissatownsend5981]

Log runner, and I'm so messy about it I will NOT eat corn on the cob in a public place LOL!!

[@reeceroyce2159]

So nice

[@Monk-eee]

1:35:00 this acai' section is pretty messed up to learn just how much the people who supply the product receive when there is so much money to be made... they're small time farmers who actually supply the acai' and only get paid $11+ a basket when the finished product sells for $15+ a bowl. Meaning a small bowl cost more than an entire basket of berries. Pay the people!!!

[@Lunaskylette]

13:29 “workers then weight the packages” Either that scale is new or they don’t often weigh it using that method since that protective film on the display would have been long gone.

[@bluelagoon1980]

They messed up the flavor and texture of Hostess products with the new recipes. The chocolate Donettes have no snap to the coating, the cupcakes taste more chemically... I was super bummed.

[@yamothawasahamsta7669]

It’s a huge difference. They changed it from delicious nostalgia to chemical blobs. I can’t even eat it anymore.

[@BrandieHaleydaAlvarado]

cool!

[@rebeccabarnhart4837]

Very good

[@NightfallShadow]

I actually worked at Harry and David for YEARS. I made the moose munch, packed the truffles and once or twice I helped make the truffles. Those lines they are spraying on the truffles in this video is bastically the same thing we did and is by far the most difficult thing I had ever done there. You run out of arm and hand strength so fast it is ridiculous.

[@havibav1342]

21 Savage when he meets 21 sweets: 🤝

[@ijestella1220]

Chocolate is not the only thing cocoa is used for they can focus on coco butter,hot chocolate powder,cocoa liquor.Then they can scale all these obstacles you speak of.They don’t even need cows milk and highly processed sugar

[@MassMadeFactory]

great video, super interesting to see the journey of sweets! but honestly, i wonder if the environmental impact of producing all these sugary treats is worth it. maybe we need to rethink our approach to these big businesses and their role in sustainability?

[@dugii12345]

One word: Baklava!

[@oGrasshoppero]

Basically a 2hr 44min commercial..."OMG this taste so good, you have to spend your money here! No, our recipe is something that science cannot duplicate...cause we're special." Haha, "You can taste that the ingredients are organic" is the best line yet.

[@MeiinUK]

That is why French desserts are so yummy.... Gosh....

[@huangronguwu]

i love to visit that choco factory

[@huangronguwu]

Maybe i can get discounts if i bought kilo boxes or trucks of different chocolates

[@tranmthu]

Slight misinformation regarding the twinkies defense case: The murderers twinkies addiction was brought up as a symptom showcasing his diminished mental capacities, the addiction did not cause it.

[@tranmthu]

Why do USAmericans always pronounce mochi so weirdly? It's a short 'o', not some weird 'ow' (?) sound.

[@denisehagwood4542]

Still, he got away with murder because the jury was full of homophobes. He was never going to be convicted.

[@fluff7865]

32:00 “it just penetrates you.” 😃

[@mairepcod4063]

Thanks,

[@spookyboi8446]

Everytime I see anything about Madagascar it just takes me to the video of the prison there (Antanimora)

[@PhoenixMobileAutoGlass]

Awesome

[@kevinagnew6878]

Now I know why Madagascar Vanilla is so delicious and Expensive to purchase in any country including America 😢I think I might have to buy some

[@lsabella-r2j]

He found the end of the rainbow and was surprised at what he found there.

[@The-Daylite]

31:36 Healthier alternative, it's sugar. 😂