How 60,000 Metric Tons of Salt Are Harvested from One of the World’s Saltiest Lakes - Handmade

At Senegal’s Lake Retba a.k.a. “Pink Lake,” harvesters wade into the waters of one of the world’s saltiest lakes - even saltier than the Dead Sea - to collect 60,000 metric tons of salt per year.
Credits:
Producers: Carla Francescutti, Pelin Keskin
Director/Field Producer: Abdoulaye Ndao
Camera: Malick Sy, Sidy Ndour
Interpreters: Thierno Seck, Abdoulaye Ndao
Story Consultant: Yvonne Maxwell
Editor: Carla Francescutti
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: McGraw Wolfman
Coordinating Producer: Stefania Orrù
Audience Engagement: Daniel Geneen, Terri Ciccone
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[@eater]

In addition to salt harvesting, Seydou Touré is also a professional wrestler in Senegal

[@asadbutt7443]

that answers at least one question i had

[@malaladddd]

thats what I thought :P

[@RedHmong]

where can I get a satchel of this salt?

[@iitz_cloud9]

@@RedHmong i can get it for u

[@dba6121]

I think he can be a model too.

[@JtrainMedia]

Probably the best shea butter commercial I've ever seen.

[@ipshitadas1308]

Exact same thought, as I came across 'shea butter'

[@jaclynrivera5810]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@idabagusreza]

Ikr

[@gcinumzinontolwane459]

Lol

[@geimochi]

😂😂😂

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Meanwhile... the local guy who sells Shae butter is FILTHY RICH.

[@twasbrillig33]

LOL!

[@leounknown7316]

Exactly like the people that sold shovels & equipment during the gold rush

[@swizzile1470]

@Luis Cruz yes because if people find success in there business they must be tied with the devil! That's the only explanation... you donut

[@walkinstain45]

@@swizzile1470 💯

[@mocha2847]

@Luis Cruz they just took a good opportunity.

[@mcmaine]

this guy in great physique deserves the name “Salt bae”

[@xcaluhbration]

😭

[@angiedixon8017]

Good one

[@thesauce1682]

This is the real bae.

[@citizenalex1934]

"Salted butter bae"

[@simplifiedstuff2135]

😭😅

[@kellyobrien359]

“There is nothing light here, everything is heavy.” Idk why but that line just hit

[@FreezStyla]

This man pretty much comes out of the water as salted butter

[@HarryToeface]

Underated comment

[@LORDVIKBOT]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sensei3265]

😁😁😁

[@ageless_linda9590]

I hollered lmaooo

[@jeck443gaming2]

Imagine opening your eyes

[@KSmith-kp5jz]

I hope Mr. Salt Man knows how much this comment section loves him

[@Yambag]

yes the internet sure does love to circlejerk around everything don’t they

[@drowzy_bot_9173]

@@Yambag Why the bitterness?

[@mrbrightsidetf2]

@@Yambag why so salty?

[@Yambag]

@@drowzy_bot_9173 what do you mean

[@5frogfrenzy]

so sad to see him make so little while the companies selling it are making thousands

[@cookiesncream3777]

This is one of the best documentaries I've seen, these people are just so amazing, brilliant and hard working, I'm just baffled of how much they know and care about this business

[@polak9157]

What

[@SushiCorps]

if digging with shovel is amazing and brilliant, wait till you see european and american factories :)

[@polak9157]

@@SushiCorps what

[@Hi_its_ami]

What a shock 😱 they know everything about their occupation.

[@jamesgrayasrider]

@@Hi_its_ami We are the dumb ones not them.

[@katiouss]

As a Senegalese, I can tell you that this lake is crazy cool! I went there in 2018 and you can literally float in the lake just as is.

[@johnkar9657]

Everyone talking about this great physique man ...BUT THIS WOMAN CARRIES 200 BUCKETS FULL OF SALT A DAY and puts them on top of the salt hill....

[@foloneouKO]

She's Buff 💪

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

My first thought is what great shape these people are in.

[@AC-iz7eh]

@@grantw.whitwam9948 the basin carrying lady isn't in shape though haha

[@Moo-fb2kb]

KZbinr Number 99 she’s in tremendously good shape. You think women who don’t look like Instagram “fitness” models, are out of shape

[@johnkar9657]

@@AC-iz7eh she is carrying 30-40kg of salt times 200 a day! 6 tons of salt under the hot sun... Isnt she in a good shape? Unless by good shape you mean those Instagram models who cant even do a quarter of her job...

[@Jane-qh2yd]

Man this dude could be a whole ass model for shea butter

[@macanthony1982]

facts

[@MurcuryEntertainment]

The back lit shots of him apply the shea butter, they totally knew what they were doing.

[@PaladinDrakkenwolf]

"I'm getting harder than Portland Cement just thinking about it" -Johnny Knoxville

[@rafiy7150]

DAMN I just commented the same thing and then I realised somebody had done it

[@danaglass1265]

A whole ass model?

[@Kaydeleon]

This mans body is insane, his work is honestly a form of art few of us could do, they deserve more people to acknowledge them like this

[@dmoore3306]

That’s what you got from this smh?

[@Rabiiid]

@@dmoore3306 It crossed my mind since I consider my body to look good being that im a farm worker but im in no comparison to his physique. Also, I went hmm they chose the best looking dude. This looks like mad work and not everyone looks like him.

[@teslatang4941]

ngl as a woman of culture, I clicked this video because of that…

[@Asia.Persuasia]

"woman of culture"?​@@teslatang4941... You mean fetishist?

[@chocolatecream5593]

@@dmoore3306yup

[@ruthokelley5833]

This makes me appreciate great food sources that have been gathered by hand by people who believe that it is important and worth doing.

[@TM4N]

really nice to have locals do all the talk and not having foreign experts for that. Also nice the emphasis on how many people depend directly on the salt harvesting from this lake

[@Chida-Wolfe]

It is nice, and they are all very knowledgeable about their trade and impact. It's good to see video formats like this.

[@mukhtarsyajaratun1025]

Foreign experts does not know how to work like these folks do

[@robotempire]

Yes great point I didn’t even think of

[@JM-ks3ir]

@@mukhtarsyajaratun1025 yea the west is super lazy and stupid. We invented things like modern medicine, indoor plumbing, the cameras that filmed these geniuses, and other such trivial things by being super lazy stupid and uncultured.

[@chanistheman]

@@JM-ks3ir you sound like an idiot. Plenty of minimum wage jobs in america that is necessary to put in PHYSICAL Labor. I happen to work my ass off M-F 9-5 moving boxes and getting things prepared for the business I’m working at. And everything you mentioned is to make life easier. Thinking that’s being super lazy stupid and uncultured is just ignorant

[@whatintheactualflyingduckistha]

I love how the other guy tells the story as to why the lake is like that.

[@1014p]

This type of documentary on how its made subjects is gold. Kids need to watch this instead of poor quality cartoons all day. Really the only way to get this salt here is by manual labor. Props to these people and their work. I hope the product isn’t being under cut on price. Though you would think less clothes would be better than having fabric soaked in salt. Curious what this salt taste profile is like.

[@emrah_8073]

@@1014p you need to stop worrying about what those kids are doing and worry more about learning your theirs*

[@1014p]

@@emrah_8073 Your right, normally I catch that. I was in the middle work stuff. A rushed post typing during small breaks. Actually a few typos and word flow issues.

[@dojyr3130]

@@1014p You’re* Projecting much?

[@1014p]

@@dojyr3130 nope, there were many mistakes. Simply acknowledging your call out. Find it odd users comment on grammar than when you say thanks. They reply in a way implying projecting? Accept a person kindly took to correcting your call it. Doesn’t happen very often.

[@elpibe3514]

Much love to the Senegalese brothers from Argentina,may Allah bless you for giving sunní dawah round here

[@jadekbell553]

I would sell my soul for Seydou to be happy for the rest of his life. Omg. What a specimen of perfection

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

I can say that this is hard for me but id be lying....transaction approved

[@The_Horizon]

Another commentor pointed out thats 36 cents a sack, if they exported with a fancy minimalistic logo, with a biography in the back in cute little jars, it they could probably make $20 - $30 a sack, or waaay more than that.

[@FirTool]

Yes.

[@Socomnick]

Nobody is paying that much for this dirty ass salt.

[@EarlHare]

@@Socomnick so ignorant. The lake is completely dead, it's way too salty. the only "dirt" would be mineral in nature, not bacterial, and that's probably GOOD for your body. If it was a white man harvesting the salt and telling you of it's benefits you would accept it without question.

[@Socomnick]

@@EarlHare I'll pass gimme salt produced in sanitary conditions by machines not ones potential contaminated by feces .

[@HelloitsMrChase]

@@Socomnick There are no fish that live in that lake, so where is this feces you speak of that's contaminating the salt??

[@undrachevr]

Everyone talking about the yoked salt miner and I'm more impressed by the lady carrying the 30 kilo basket on her head all day

[@gwenzy750]

She reminds me of how women in my culture would carry out heavy stuff on their head too. But that was waaaaaaayyyyyy back then

[@Lastburn]

That's pretty common in asian and african areas, since balancing stuff on your head is easier than lifting it on one shoulder or dragging it

[@user-ue1cb1vf3c]

@@Lastburn yeah that’s so true and he should know that because that’s so obvious

[@lukeethanboswell6338]

Lol I see it all the time in my country I live in South Africa

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

a lot of women in places like Africa and India carry stuff on their heads

[@danielwu7238]

That dude has probably never lifted in his entire life. But you couldn't tell just by looking at him. Harvesting that sea salt is a serious work out!

[@draco_1876]

@@Sokan1993 he but not weightlifting also what?

[@rallitas11q]

@@Sokan1993 how do you know?

[@detroitbecomesurvivaltrain7813]

@@rallitas11q top comment

[@philidor9657]

@@rallitas11q Source: Trust me bro

[@sophiasmith5069]

They don’t lift in Sénégal. I know that because I am of Senegalese origin.

[@horn2102]

I love how the Forman is both a promoter and a knowledge giver

[@KsamneJap]

The lake is so salty, even other lakes doesn't want to communicate with this lake

[@jocelyng.a2156]

OMGG!!🤣🤣

[@jynxy1628]

@@jocelyng.a2156 lol

[@sufferr2914]

the lake probably plays fortnite

[@hikerieger6319]

Even the ocean community blocked him to avoid making contact

[@kbeau116]

absolutely unfunny

[@forestpark73]

The real “Salt Bae” just convinced me of the importance of Shea butter and muscles.

[@rattlesnake1ful]

Bro you just now hip to shea butter? Afo people been using it for all of eternity. Only white people belive its okay to be out in the sun half naked casually. Why you think african and Asian people are always covered up

[@forestpark73]

@@rattlesnake1ful .... relax. I’m humoring the comment section.

[@zaysensationalvibes2120]

@@forestpark73 lol

[@rattlesnake1ful]

@Victor Joseph yes only white people.

[@LocaJBiggs]

😂

[@dustintravis8791]

Fascinating. Much respect for their hard work.

[@KeytarArgonian]

What a great vid KZbin randomly gave me today! So much respect for the salt farmers/carriers.

[@Earlyalexbadstandup]

Screw the meat guy, this is the real salt bae

[@anvakathazit1102]

Lmfao

[@akhenatenmuriithi4493]

🤣🤣Genius

[@suppercharge1]

Lmfao

[@kanjoganai3389]

Lmfao

[@rubenlopez3364]

Salt Bruh

[@ketaminewarrior]

Damn this salt gets you ripped af

[@MFinGonzo]

Probably has something to do with tbe 8 hour days lifting and swimming too

[@kayilla6413]

black genetics

[@robenger64]

@@iamyourrealdaddy745 ah yes the imaginary bbc

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

MFinGonzo honestly swimmers burn so many calories it’s not even funny, their entire body is constantly engaged whether they’re on the surface or swimming below the surface, that’s why people get so dehydrated when they swim and they don’t even realize it and why most parents that know about beaches force their kids to drink two bottles of water every hour.

[@kayilla6413]

@@iamyourrealdaddy745 BBC Genetics is real.

[@DesertSkiesAV]

It is truly humbling to see how much back-breaking and dangerous work goes into bringing us something we use every single day and absolutely take for granted, especially in the western world. To us, salt comes from jars we buy at the grocery. We buy pink salt as a novelty. We rarely stop even for a moment to think of what it took to bring it to us. Around the world, we are all really connected in every way to one another.

[@verdations531]

ok

[@remarkablyweirdmarcus490]

This man looks like ART

[@denib1326]

Everyone is talking about the younger lad, what about the older lad and his geography lessons.

[@masteroogway3040]

Yeah okey 👍

[@fwogo1844]

Yeah okey 👍

[@ayazamikanz5299]

Yeah okey 👍

[@gangadharakashaktiman]

Yeah okey 👍🏻

[@aadityakumar3692]

What is an old LAD

[@nickstonehenge]

The man explaining everything should be a scholar, he explained everything very easy to understand and made it interesting

[@BadGalJodi]

This was amazing to watch I’d love to see more content just like this ✌🏾

[@GutsEnthusiast]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate this man's physique

[@DBT1007]

No. Because it's common. You know.. When something is common, appreciation is kinda not needed. And that's the truth. Whether u like it or not. It's like.. does those Japanese got the appreciation about how smart they're? Yeah some appreciate them, but just few. And it's normal. Don't make it as a serious thing Edit: Dark skinned Africans that live on desert & savanna region are like that. They have tall and strong body. Especially the people from that region in this video. And for dark skinned African that live in the tropical region usually have smaller body. And.. uhh.. im sorry if i talking about dark thing, but.. I need to.. And that's why back in the past, Africans used as the slave of many nations. Even nations in Africa continent. Ancient Egypt, Mali, Nubia, etc.

[@kingxray8719]

@@matth3657 are you dumb? What has this have to do with race

[@Katherine_inthehouse]

@@DBT1007 what !? I don't get it ? Is it hard to appreciate someone ? even it is common ? even it is such a small things ? Honestly ,you are the one who make it serious here .

[@senpaislayer]

@@mglnsjckptwr8834 idk what your end goal is with saying all that but if it is that black people have superior genetics you are an absolute moron. That’s a culture thing, now do you need more examples?

[@senpaislayer]

@@mglnsjckptwr8834 I asked, never did I say that’s what you were meaning.

[@yga3399]

Imagine being lost in the desert for days and coming across this lake.

[@lauraandlisa381]

Not much of a luck because the water is salty! Edit : obviously, I didn't get the joke!

[@whisperingwhiskerss4877]

Oh hell nahhhhhhh

[@froglobster]

That could be a cartoon segment

[@Drizzl]

@@lauraandlisa381 that's the joke!

[@binyominsilverman1592]

Well it would probably actually be a good lake to go to. The workers who work there would probably be able to help the person who stumbles upon it.

[@mikejones-nd6ni]

Pretty sweet that it's so sustainable. That food she was cooking at the end looked good AF

[@rgarlinyc]

Amazing, such hard work, so that I can easily just sprinkle salt into my cooking. Ever grateful to all of you harvesters!

[@latsouckmbodj4785]

I live in Senegal. The guy's from the Lebou ethnic group. They are often tall and shred. They are fishermen and live near the coast.

[@jamusmorrison3073]

Met a guy at college and became friends he was from Senegal. Great guy and smart. Name is Kevia. Shorter but shredded.

[@theempresss]

Beautiful people

[@jaeboogie2786]

But you are not so piss off 🙄

[@islandprincess404]

Can someone there sell this salt online? I’d really like to try it.

[@melafeli]

So you're telling me there's tribe full of ripped attractive male there?

[@zana9402]

As a Senegalese citizen, I’m quite proud of the people who work at the lake. As a child, I used to go and play on the salt mountains & taste the lake’s water 😂. I have a lot of respect for the workers!

[@zana9402]

Also don’t neglect the power of Shea Butter, it’s the best way to keep your skin glowing.

[@haziqhazieq6818]

Cool !! Greeting from Indonesia

[@ZIOTO168]

@@haziqhazieq6818 salam bang 😂

[@collegefootballpicks2233]

Sir where can I buy that Shea butter from

[@zana9402]

@@collegefootballpicks2233 You can get raw Shea butter on Amazon. Just make sure that it is 100% pure with no fragrance. Also it might have a strong smell, you can melt & mix it with olive oil if it’s too much for you.

[@vashtipersad2738]

God the things we take for granted. Pink salt is some I receive at my work place almost every week from a supplier and I don't ever give it a second thought on less the cost price changed. Now that I saw this video I will be able to relate to my workers how the people work very hard to harvest it. I could not help feeling sad to hear the lady say how much she can carry every day just to make a living,as she said everything is heavy here .We as consumers should stop at some time and thank these hard working people,at least we owe them that .

[@omaralforuq5165]

May Allah bless you brothers and sisters. Respect from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿.

[@noeltheliberalmillennial4886]

Shea butter bae is cute..but no one is talking about the narrator. He is so informative. And the woman..resilient! Love and greetings from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@Hashslingingslasher-]

Shes just hard working and good on her.

[@froglobster]

Far away, Canada 🇨🇦

[@alexns]

Stop being so millennial, it’s hurting my lasagna.

[@gvs6462]

He only date white bihs tho soooo 😶

[@9yearsago844]

@@gvs6462 why are you writing the same crap up and down the comments, he is in rural Senegal highly unlikely, but in any case if it's true doesn't matter, let the man have his shine dude.

[@joeri_o_criador]

Why is no one talking about how hard working and smart these guys are? They deserve wayy more than they do.

[@ethanlamar9018]

Agreed, hard manual labor in other countries for nothing is the norm in 3rd world. While it is important to help people in America and wealthy countries, it is just as important to be grateful.

[@studiouswadoo5027]

@Logic Police It's not that they're not "so smart", it's just they get paid by how valuable their labor is deemed by the market. They're probably pretty smart folk and just hard working, but they're never realistically going to get paid on par with doctors, IT professionals, etc which are jobs that require lots of experience.

[@ethanlamar9018]

@Logic Police exactly what sir nosy said, they don’t have college degrees, but their work takes grit and experience - they understand how the water works and obviously how to harvest salt.

[@yeadogthazmyboi]

Are you surprised that they are smart?

[@moustm4698]

@Logic Police are you dumb ? We don’t all live in a 1st world country where you get a lot for doing nothing it’s not because you are smarter it’s just because your economy is better

[@Elvanion]

Never knew this. Incredible little documentary. It is inportant never to forget just how hard people often have to work to get their living.

[@jimbritt2874]

That spicy fish and rice dish looks delicious , I would travel to the lake just to eat with her 😋👍👍🇺🇸

[@georgiegan]

90% comments thirsting on the salt diver.

[@ChadwickHorn]

salt makes one thirsty.

[@lemon-jq7xw]

@@ChadwickHorn thank you science side of KZbin

[@youtubecitizen4898]

But did you see the body on that guy tho 🤤

[@snow-puppetsofficial360]

@@youtubecitizen4898 Yes, a body I wish I had

[@jilenaj06]

Yeah I'm gonna have a nice dream tonight 😇

[@eyesonthey]

"Film the salt my friend...not my abs."

[@robertlangdon494]

Cameraman: *sweating profusely*

[@julianantoniogilgonzalez6494]

Looooool!

[@ShiratoriIsOffline]

Time stamp please

[@forpurposes3168]

@@ShiratoriIsOffline 11:48

[@jeremyedombingo]

@@forpurposes3168 I hope both sides of your pillow is warm

[@squirrelboss7067]

What a wonderful mini documentary! I really enjoyed learning about the process and hard work that goes into retrieving the salt. I would love to see more videos like this one, that teaches and takes us around the world right in our own homes.🌟👏😎✨✨✨

[@3L3V3N_S1X]

0:56 that shot feel like a commercial

[@mikeincanada_]

He should just charge crossfitters $200 a month to harvest the salt for him.

[@danielprovder]

Where tf is Nathan Fielder

[@mrprimarch6484]

Modern problems require modern solutions.

[@Clapicus]

hahaha

[@bubonikkronik6561]

@@danielprovder the only man to make it happen!

[@tamurkhawaja7279]

That's smart.

[@boomshakalaka7396]

The dude harvesting the salt should be in the NFL and the dude talking about the lake should be teaching at some university

[@MouAresounTaPneusta]

I lold

[@sixspadez27]

The harvester should contend against Ngannou for the championship

[@FreeFire-fe5bq]

Doesn't the rain ruin the salt dunes? Or the density of the salt prevents it from dissolving?

[@sixspadez27]

@@FreeFire-fe5bq they said it only dissolves in hot water

[@solmoman]

Me too, I should also be in the NFL and teach salt + football at some university

[@aaronsoto4622]

Really good documentary! All them work as a great Team. And mad respect too the buff Salt Harvester.

[@silverhound2417]

Can we take a moment to realize how strong this man is doing this job!

[@LaVitaNouva]

Friendship ended with Turkish chef. Now Senegalese diver is my Salt bae.

[@tackywacky99]

Why are all these people interviewed wholesome af. I dont even care so much about the salt as much as I did for the people harvesting it.

[@brianredban9393]

Not me

[@eldevors]

I've met people from different countries, most days low income hard labor jobs, these people value life more than spoon fed people or people who grow with more privelages, money privelages I mean, and generally the hard working, low income community are the most down to earth people, will share the last of the check with you

[@ladboii2901]

@@eldevors that's village life for ya...

[@WhalesGawd]

I used to live in Senegal. Senegalese are some of the nicest people you will ever meet

[@allsmilez13]

💯

[@foxtrapchan2216]

the feminine urge to take care of this precious man :333333

[@bjjkickboxing7876]

You thirsty ah😭😭

[@esmewvimes2901]

This was so interesting. I clicked thinking I'd watch a minute or two but was totally captivated by the full Clip. I live in Utah, and I grew up in a small town near the Great Salt Lake. It stinks, and I'd home to thing little brine shrimp. We also have Salt Flats often featured in movies about teaching out sci fi. If you saw the movie, Independence Day, the scene where Will Smith drags the dead alien back to his military base was filmed out on the salt flats. I lived on a dead end street. If you drive down to where the road became dirt, then turned left, there was a salt Marsh that was a bird sanctuary, and where the biggest mosquitos you've ever seen are bred. We booked they flew with a knife, a girl and a napkin tired under their chin. As kids, the place was spooky. Quiet, barren, no trees for shade and if you wandered off the path, a puncture in your bike tire was the least that might go wrong.

[@rosysingh6699]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing

[@pettykitsune4219]

You got an amazing man who harvests salt (with a killer bod👀), a strongass women who can carry 200 basins of salt on her head on a good day, and a very knowledgeable man who is passionate in his explanation of the entire video better than most other western voice over. This is amazing👏🏼

[@maximianocoelho4496]

Africa on the rise!!!

[@maximianocoelho4496]

@dreco Sht6 Of international exposure to the wander we have.

[@multi-colorman5952]

@dreco Sht6 he means that Africa has strong and good people, therefore they are on a “rise0

[@bigmohalocksta8783]

@bb g shut yo a$$ up

[@mai4319]

Dont forget the amazing cooking lady I'm dying to try that rice

[@johnnielson7676]

I visited here in 1987 and spent quite a bit of time at the lake observing and talk to several very shy workers. The salt harvesters going into the lake had some of the worst skin I had ever seem (I was a dermatology nurse practitioner for 14 years). The harvesters appeared malnourished, yet were able to work so hard. So when watching this video I was very happy to see well nourished, well dressed harvesters with healthy skin who appear to be happy, knowledgeable and confident. Thank goodness for shea butter and whatever happened to improve these workers’ quality of life!

[@theparabolist9744]

Thanks for the interesting comment!!

[@dakotareid1566]

My guess is they didn’t wanna bring a negative light to their operation so only had the best people, notice how there’s only three or four people in this whole video but there’s many many boats

[@ferbious7258]

@@dakotareid1566 nah saw more than 6

[@lisaparker9311]

They project wat u want to c.... 🙄

[@SPZ909]

Nothing has changed. You saw one worker who the boss's chose to be on camera.

[@billyjoe3309]

Truly hard work, I can't imagine doing that every day. These people are awesome!

[@user-mu2mp8ll6c]

Man that is crazy. Respect to my man collecting and built like a tank

[@paulson2008]

Mr. Shea Butter doesn't need a GYM, he can easily be a model in the west.

[@marekdzurak1867]

pls dont tell him we need that salt for cooking :D

[@mdsk7623]

@@marekdzurak1867 I think we should trade him to come to the west and send you to the salt lake to keep us supplied with salt

[@HereToComment24]

@@marekdzurak1867 Hahah

[@alwaysplay13]

@@mdsk7623 i dont think we should be trading in these people my guy...have a bit of thought before you comment bro lmao

[@mdsk7623]

@James Nguyen I think my way is more fair one black for one white

[@hoverluver]

That lady is tough as nails. Those people have a strong work ethic.

[@yyudnjdjdjdb7778]

They really do..!

[@bankroll.icy.8949]

Thank you! That’s the comment I was looking for.

[@glock_grippin_meme_viewin1309]

Crazy to see the contrast from the average first world complaint of "I have to lift heavy things at work" Vs. This girls stunning work ethic "I work very hard to unload 200 basins a day"

[@tobascoheat6582]

These people work so hard. But they are so strong and so wise. I really admire what they do. The food that lady was cooking looks so delicious!! Mmmm!!!

[@canadiankid]

Its people like this that make the world go round, love it

[@dameshiaparker2637]

Lmao the cameraman knew what they were doing 😂 doing a close up on the guy oiling himself up 😂😂😂 kept zooming in on his abs and muscles lmao

[@ethanlamar9018]

He a baddie 2000%

[@morgancynthia23]

Loool

[@triciawilson5733]

Thank you camera man 😍

[@Zero-ek2wr]

My fragile heterosexuality is already breaking after those zooms

[@nhdarling2]

Nah that's you

[@VaricYT]

what's crazy is that the harvester isn't even just a worker, but also hella knowledgeable about the job he is working such as how things are like this and why it is made this way, what to use and what not to use, why the color is this way, what causes such color, why the salt doesn't dissolve due to this or whatever the factors is. He explained it all. He should be an educator

[@michaelscolfield14]

yes both the guy explaining things and the shea butter guy is knowledgeable. i like it

[@solmoman]

@@michaelscolfield14 I rub myself with butter. I paddle away in a shoe box. I poke salt and put salt in shoe box. I give salt to lady and lady put it on her head. I am knowlegdgeble

[@AveryXII]

@@solmoman so your point is what? That their hard work is nothing to be proud of?

[@solmoman]

@@AveryXII No that is not my point. My point is people commenting are giving these salt workers way too much credit

[@vuklind_9301]

@@solmoman They deserve all of it tbh.

[@mojoro23]

When he's not mining salt, he's wrestling on Friday nights!

[@American-Jello]

This was a really informative video. I had no idea this place existed, and learning about the work they do to provide this was enlightening. Great video!

[@thecomenterthecomenter5569]

That’s you need to leave your bubble and explore the world.

[@American-Jello]

@@thecomenterthecomenter5569 My bubble? What are you even talking about? Have you been to every single place on earth, friend? Learn spelling first, then criticize.

[@thecomenterthecomenter5569]

@@American-Jello Well if you don’t know the meaning of bubble, it will be better to go back to school.

[@American-Jello]

@@thecomenterthecomenter5569 Nice try, troll.

[@saltrock9642]

That dude belongs on the cover of a magazine. He got it honestly. The most interesting video I’ve watched in a while.

[@dans4129]

i think the camera man was just as interested as us in that guy

[@sjjsshdbdh6423]

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[@dumitrescusa]

@@sjjsshdbdh6423 Its a stupid meme dont click.

[@nyx-._730]

@@dumitrescusa ty

[@Nia-or8nv]

LMAOOOO

[@Chance-cb9fu]

Im not

[@SkyStar9]

It's really admirable how they work hard to get the salt from the lake and process it. Wonderful video and I hope the workers are proud of their work. 👍

[@x_Enkeii]

they made a cinematic of a guy most of us are simping for whilst oiling himself

[@morpyy8449]

Not simping more like admiring

[@ChloeLalonde]

@@kenji8131 Speak for yourself 🥵

[@ang1692]

@@kenji8131 wrong

[@T.JacobMain]

Damn he do be hot doe 🥵🥵🥵

[@garfield4873]

@@kenji8131 everybody is simping your the only one

[@rabsaque]

Someone offer that guy a modelling contract ASAP

[@mukhtarsyajaratun1025]

Better stay on his job

[@needaladyfriend1]

He’ll never need to harvest salt again

[@mark-kv7qs]

Model of iodize salt

[@AdamBechtol]

@Laurentiu Radu mmmm

[@manseramnil9407]

@Laurentiu Radu what makes you think he doesn't live in the modern world?

[@youthought878]

Dude is ripped and he prob doesn't even do isolated workouts like in a gym or anything, just from his work. Insane genetics, and an awesomely hard worker

[@Liur.]

These guys have incredible knowledge of their craft, it's so refreshing to hear it first hand. (Or read it lol.)

[@cookycandy4]

everyone in this video has an effortless cool about them. the shiny butter guy harvesting. lady with the head wrap and sunglasses carrying buckets on her head like it’s chill. the chefs flash of a smile when she’s talking about the dish. the science guy with the palm tree pants. just so cool

[@DieEineMieze]

Butter guy

[@Clowis]

@@DieEineMieze Bae*

[@tastyflakycod]

Glad them working for pennies to keep your consumption cost cheap is cool

[@aidenrafferty7825]

@@tastyflakycod Bad day?

[@hahahehehoho8191]

When your job is so physically demanding that you get jacked without going to gym a single day

[@alfiebarrett2485]

Hes a professional wrestler in Senegal, LoL.

[@salemkhamis6788]

He does go to the gym

[@n3gi_]

Doesn't matter how much physical labor you are doing, it's impossible to build body without proper diet. Poor people can't afford it. He's not your average labor.

[@bruceyy152]

@@n3gi_ why do you know him?

[@honestbenny]

@@bruceyy152 He is right. You need proper diet to build such physique. Building good physique is 80% diet.

[@rosem4280]

Just wow... I do appreciate your work and efforts. Without salt I can't prepare the best dish I like

[@yoda101]

Incredible video, thank you Eater.

[@highandmightyqueen79]

The guys is a whole snack felt like i was watching a photo shoot of a model pretending to work.

[@ummche14]

models don’t look that good because they don werk like he does

[@epsilonlove9867]

Can we say King????

[@epsilonlove9867]

And don't forget the Queen carrying that heavy salt too, I KNOW that's difficult

[@lorismacarthur4755]

@@epsilonlove9867 why

[@krkjrsherubd678]

ur weird

[@joelifts03]

They weren’t lying when they said the best natty supplement was pink salt this mans yoked

[@zatlan5445]

I’d imagine everyone who works such a tough job is yoked if they have enough to eat

[@felixrono4]

I am yoked

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

The pink salt you can buy at stores isnt pink for the same reason though.

[@pabloevuu5232]

@@zatlan5445 explains why men here in Germany look mostly so soft

[@brady5021]

I’m not saying he is using ped but in lots of African countries you can buy peds from your local pharmacy without a prescription. So it’s plausible that he could be using something. He’s body is achievable for some people with good genetics but it doesn’t mean he achieved it natty. Either way he looks very aesthetic.

[@ranojutro426]

Man we appreciate you hard work 🙏

[@richardschnacker9160]

I would like to say to him thank you for all the hard work he does

[@captaincanuck4576]

Lol somebody's gonna give this man a modeling contract and advertising work,just listening to him talk about hydrating and shae butter made me want to go buy some and a Fiji water.

[@userdetails1]

I bet you want to taste his salty sauce huh

[@captaincanuck4576]

@@userdetails1 who wouldn't?

[@shina7418]

@@userdetails1 lol dark meat sausage go sluepepdoerjeo

[@macanthony1982]

LOL @ "and a Fiji water".... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gabebblibledgabeb4174]

@@captaincanuck4576 a straight male sir

[@bb6597]

I love how they appreciate the importance of Iodine and ensures that their salt is iodized. An example of a simple micronutrient supplementation that could produce tremendous positive impact to the nutritional status of the population.

[@andyb2028]

It kinda reminds me of scurvy and pellagra and how they're prevented with simple additions to diet

[@csof7612]

Iodine has also been linked to rising IQ's across nations with iodized salt being common place, if I remember correctly. Like you said, tremendous positive impacts.

[@melon3860]

@@csof7612 i think it's that eating iodized salt prevent you from getting dumber, not increasing iq

[@frosttvy1154]

Couldn’t have said it any better!!! This is wholesome and informative 😎

[@Nick-kq8pg]

Tell that to Bill Gates and his vax mercenaries

[@what2watchyt]

Thank you guys and gals for what you do.

[@ironsam2381]

this man should be a model. absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

[@supersarcastic428]

Hard ass work. That one dude was shredded and ain’t never did a push up in his life.

[@TheCritic9196]

Not true the people in Senegal workout often, they wrestle and have open public gyms

[@supersarcastic428]

@@TheCritic9196 it was a joke dude

[@hh582]

@@TheCritic9196 The work alone would make him look like that though

[@javierxrtd]

Seydou is built like a greek god, this man could be a model, I hope some gives him the opportunity.

[@rafiy7150]

he's clearly an alpha male (kinda handsome tho), look at his bone structure. He really should be a model, if I worked as a model agency, I'd rather hire him than Paul Pogba (he's not that good looking)

[@hudanightowl]

@@rafiy7150 They said he is a professional wrestler in Senegal hence the body!

[@LivingInGrace92]

Afrikan God with all due respect! 💚

[@javierxrtd]

@@LivingInGrace92 Look at you, you could be a goddess aswell, you're beautiful.

[@pussydestroyer69285]

@@javierxrtd okay Javier, I see u 👀

[@jacobwilliamson2539]

Really refreshing to watch this. Thank you.

[@willforeman74]

I got to visit this place a few years ago and actually swim in the lake. It was impossible to sink. It was a really cool experience but you had to buy fresh water from the locals to get the salt off your body before putting your clothes back on. Also Senegal has some of the best food in the world! That rice dish is one of my favorites!

[@utterbbq]

"Do you lift bro?" - Yeah dude, I lift salt

[@Yrgros3e]

Insane genetics

[@Ruben-]

@@Yrgros3e That's not just genetics, that's hard work right there

[@Ruben-]

@Curtis Jefferson You think he'd look the same if he didn't work his ass of?

[@danaglass1265]

How about genetics and hard work? 💕

[@Ruben-]

@@danaglass1265 Exactly

[@ratdoto2148]

His skin is almost flawless. Clearly that butter is just good for your skin in general.

[@themelanatednomad6989]

Shea butter is amazing. That’s why W. Africans have been using it for thousands years. It’s great for hair too. African black soap too.

[@MrGoatflakes]

@@themelanatednomad6989African black soap? Do tell...

[@MrGoatflakes]

He's got little bump scars all over from when he went into the water without a metric fuckton of butters on him D: He's still sexi af xD

[@ScintillaSoul]

HELLLOOOOO SEYDOU, when are we going to get more episodes of just him? His voice is SMOOOTH like his buttered skin!

[@pheromone714]

The guy who explained was very eloquent

[@geekdude1]

The bit where the worker explains that his fellow people of Senegal should see the operation to understand the work that goes into it to justify the higher cost of 200 CFA per bag. Keep in mind that 200 CFA equates to approximately 37 cents USD. If there were the means to purchase this in the US I'd easily pay triple that to support the work that goes into rather sustainable and ingenious use of their environment.

[@alexisrelyea5709]

I you were to pay $200 usd for the bag you would be giving them 10832.95 cfa

[@unhinchamas7527]

And to educate you more the cfa is a french coin...

[@geekdude1]

@@unhinchamas7527 no surprise since Senegal is a former French colony

[@unhinchamas7527]

@@geekdude1 its still a colony

[@geekdude1]

@@unhinchamas7527 technically no. Senegal has been an an independent republic since 1968. While the nation still grapples with the issues that remain as a result of postcolonialism, it is not currently a colony of France. For comparison San Martin in the Caribbean can be correctly referred to as both a Dutch and French colony since you have to pass through Dutch and French customs even today. Brazil would not be considered a current Portuguese colony for similar reasons as Senegal would.

[@colinandrews7794]

I love how she smiled with pride when she said that rice with fish is their national dish

[@PHlophe]

Collin, its the basis of the reciepe Tchebou djenn. taste yum as hell.

[@pootlovato8237]

it sounds funny since it's the literal name of the dish in Wolof but the actual dish is so much more than just "rice and fish" lol. cooked it before and its probably one of the most impactful dishes in terms of flavor that ive ever cooked. the lamb version is just as good if not better in my opinion

[@axenium_roxide]

respect to the man digging. Very hard working

[@sandhanitizer15]

That rice and fish looks absolutely amazing. I would love to have a meal made by her

[@troopz3985]

I'm jelouse of that guys work ethic and stamina, He's not even thought about saying "I'm tired"

[@sicasni]

That's what brings food to the table.

[@KeepYourSWORDInYourHand]

Hilarious you say that, I was just thinking, "I bet that guy never gets tired* ...long sighs..

[@Derek2k]

What I respect most there is the way he works. He works hard yet takes a damn break to cool off when it is right so he doesn’t overkill himself. In america you will have some fat a hole yelling at him to work faster because they need him to do 3 peoples work for 1/3rd the pay. Meanwhile here he’s chillin doing a great job and getting paid right because they sell it for more expensive prices because of the labor involved. Common sense all around. Something we lack here.

[@pabloevuu5232]

@@Derek2k it’s because the western world is greedy as hell and always want MORE MORE MORE !

[@sydneykowalski1272]

@@Derek2k he’s getting paid probably 1/100 of what he would be paid in the US. Trust me, although US is not known for not exploiting their workers, but it’s still better to work here