I'm from the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Growing up and listening to my teachers explaining our local history is amazing. It's mind blowing to think of our tiny in-the-middle-of-nowhere region's role in history. It's hard to believe how much anguish and suffering has been caused by the search for our spices, spices that grow nowhere else (cloves and nutmeg). I loved coming home from school and passing through roads where people bake these spices under the blistering sun, they're super fragrant. And of course are a wonderful addition to our cuisine 😊
@Gore M lol what made you think I was referring to this as an achievement? On the contrary, my ancestors got 350 years of marvelous European colonialism for growing these plants, so yeah ha ha achievement indeed. I was trying to convey how rare these plants were back then, that caused the Dutch and other europeans to seek them out. Why are you so butthurt my child?
@Gore M Preservation IS an achievement, have you ever heard of any of the animals or plants that have gone extinct because of human greed or neglect? You need to shush your unspiced pie-hole and let people enjoy the video.
There are so many other spices we use in India that's not as popular as the ones you mentioned. For e.g. Long pepper, asafoetida, black stone flower, Nigella seeds, cardamom, Ajwain, jakhiya, alkanet root, kokum, pomegranate seeds, dried kapok buds etc.. if you ever thought you were tired of eating Indian food, you had never had true Indian food. Unfortunately, restaurants don't serve that. You need to know some old granny from rural areas to experience these intricate tastes.
100% agreed. South and Southeast Asia have such a plethora of spices that the mediterranean could only dream of so I am very surprised by his video. Its the reason so many of us can be vegetarian all our lives so happily - most flavours come from spices not meat. its actually crazy how restricted the taste variety in europe and northwest europe is in comparison to even just one state in the indian subcontinent e.g. punjab let alone the rest.
@@darkdagger2287 well Europeans controlled the spice in India, so yeah :D it's not like Frements controlled spice on Arakis, it was controlled by Atreides
@Anglo-Celtic Mega Nationalist A lot of people do. I rather the fish and chips. There is something clean about eating a dinner that is made of three things. Sometimes we want simple. Indian food, if eaten enough, tends to just run together. That and a lot of Indian folks don't really know a lot about moderation, especially the older folk. My wife's dad went from one of the best cooks in the town to he solely uses blazing hot red chili powder and salt - lots of salt.
tom marvolo riddle saxena tea appear in chinese court was documented back to West Zhou era, 500BC, tea was widely popular in three kingdom era and even mentioned in some famous event. You lot are embarrassing your country, self-pity is not a solution.
I spent the entirety of the video trying NOT to think of Dune and it's spice trade, only for you to end the video on it. I can't tell you enough how happy that made me at the end. This video DEFINITELY deserves a like. Not just for the things I didn't know about spices, but the inclusion at the end.
U can find vanillin compounds in wood. It's similar to how aging alcohols like whiskey, tequila, or rum in different regions like the Caribbean, Oaxaca Tennessee, and the Scottish highlands can infuse unflavored spirits with essences of wood char, oak, and even vanilla, without separate flavoring agents.
Yes I was thinking that, american oak has vanillin and that's what gives vanilla flavor to bourbon for instance, there probably is more trees or other plants that have that very compound in them. So that would explain it better
@@karanaima It's in so many essential oils it's surprising to not find it present in any randomly selected essential oil. Almost every spice mentioned here has some in it.
This I am a (novice) bartender and during our formation they specifically told us about the process to make different alcohol and notably how the wood of the barrel can flavor the alcohol inside which can vary depending on the type of wood, but for Bourbon the makers specifically heat up the interior of the barrel to make Vanillin to give a vanilla flavor to the drink Honestly, I find the inner workings of alcohol making truly fascinating
@@shivanshsingh8331 a clever retarded question, apparently more clever than some people I could name. Google "Do you have a flag?" And watch the video with the bleached blonde fellow with drag queen makeup. I think you may find it amusing.
There’s a big difference in “origin” and the hub of these spices, there’s so many variants of each and can grow in many places. You see it in those cultures that love spices.
@@papamilfz1565like mint and cilantro. Asian mint has a better taste. Italy, American, or Mexico mint and cilantro has a bitter taste and smell stronger. I can eat Asian mint raw but can't eat others due to the texture and strong smell.
Gimme The Health well if you think about it, we did make their survival more successful because we liked it and started cultivating them, so it really was a win win.
@@nevets2371 The most successful plants and animals on earth have dietary or ornamental uses for humans. I want to say only roughly 3% of nonhuman mammals are wild, and the majority of plants in most regions are non-native plants brought for farming or landscaping.
@Ungregistered User Ur comment had almost nothing to do with mine. If u want to spam large blocks of text . That's fine But don't throw a hissy fit when someone calls you out on your attention seeking.
Ironically "Chicken Tikka Masala" was invented in Britain using the very spices and tomatoes that the British and other European powers introduced to India.
No, Murg Mutni (butter chicken) was the predecessor of CTM but it's not "ancient" because the ingredients didn't exist in India prior to the British and the Portuguese.
I can't believe you forgot Sansanna Spice a highly addictive spice which is famously known for being found in the mines of Kessel, but can also be found on Ryloth and Naboo.
*I ate Indian foods already like chicken curry, masala, biryani, spicy chapatti. It's just ok for me. But I prefer foods from Thailand, Cambodia, Arabian foods, mediterannean foods especially greek, Japanese, and Chinese. The next foods I want to explore are Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Indonesian.*
Thats cool but India still imports some specific types of condiments, Vanilla, Habanero and Jalapeños as well as tomatoes are native to Mexico and had to be introduced to India after the Columbian exchange. Some of the most famous Indian dishes uses condiments and spicies from Mexico and south america.
@@ericktellez7632other than condiment Nobody uses jalapeno and other stuff you have mentioned in day to day lives it is mainly for junk food. And india produce a large amount of condiments too of greater quality but is often costly and exported and cheap ones are imported to supply market demand.
Vanillin is a derivative of lignin, which is the main component of paper and wood. To put it simply, if you just let paper age, it is going to accumulate vanillin, as it slightly decomposes. A bronze age container being covered in vanillin is more likely than not the result of some really old papers stored inside of it. Olive oil containing vanillin is more likely than not the result of some really old wood for the wooden barrels the oil was stored in.
Indian food is something i rank as my favorite food type. Nothing competes with it in my opinion but as a cook i must criticize your harsh attitudes towards English cooking. English food is divine given you do it right. Anyone complaining about English food being bad is either just saying it as a popular joke or has never tasted genuine English meal. P.S. Not English so i'm not bias.
It's great food really. I don't like spices much though I'm from India but I'm still hooked to it and can't do without and switch to something like English cuisine that is wholesome but bland.
@@morrisstudio8372 just a silly joke about 1600's Britain justfied invading India to turn it into a massive spice colony but it was actually India who ended up winning because 2020's Britain is colonized by Indian restaurants
And the National Dish in England is now, Tekka Masala. From India. I'm hungry. Here in Texas our national dish is BBQ with a side of Tex-Mex, Chili (No Beans) and I have a family from India that moved in next door. I grow veges and she trades me for Samosa Chaat. I win.
There's a tribe here in the Philippines whose members are obsessed with chili peppers. They won't eat a meal literally without it. Some even say they will fight to the death if someone steals their chili plant. 😂. I myself love spices, that's why I have a strong immunity. I even put rosemary into a bottle of gin to make it smell good.
I was expecting to hear way more about chili peppers. They're actually widespread in tropical America, not just the Cayenne pepper from French Guiana. They were eaten by the Mayans and Aztecs for instance.
@@aqilbshk2467 if you talk in a traditional sense, yeah they have similarities, but I'd say we have more similarities with the people from the Levant, since we got a lot of immigrant Christian middle easterners. Indians eat spicy food because Vasco de Gama introduced chillies to India from Mexico, where they are originally from.
@@Toomuchbullshitta looooot of paprika. the hungarian paprika powder is the best. none quite like ours. i live in gernany, but when we visit our family back there, we always brings lots, cause you can not find it anywhere else
watching my favorite science nerds nerdgasm on RUclips and then randomly toss in a pop culture reference makes me love them even more ❤That last spice was SOOO left field but when you mentioned it I couldn't help but break down and laugh because you had already validated it with the discussion ❤❤❤
Nutmeg was literally only found in one of the island in the Maluku island, Banda island, an island so small you can’t even see it on the map. Also it’s interesting how fast Asian cuisine adopted chili peppers which could only have been brought to the continent by Europeans.
I'm really surprised how widely paprika has been adopted (basically everyone uses it) given how new on the scene it is. Not a spice, but same with tomatos. So much of both Italian and Indian cooking is based around tomato's but they're an American import too
Kind of off topic, but the first time I met a South American person (who was part native), I felt the need to say ‘thank you for taking one for the team’. I’m Indian, if that helps provide context.
you should have talked more about chilli peppers. I think they play a far more important role than vanilla in Americas and their spread was interesting
I agree 100% he mentions Cayenne and Paprika as two different species but they come from the same plant Capsicum annuum which also Bell peppers, Jalapenos, Serranos etc come from and grows in North and South America most cultivated type. But the really spicy stuff come from Capsicum chinense which was used in the yucatan this hot pepper is used alot in carribean, african and indian while Capsicum frutescens which is more from central and south america is used in a lot of Chinese, Thai. He should mention also Tomatos come from Mexico which is heavily used as a spice when concentrated
@2:33 actually in a lot of cases refriɡeration was more than possible. In areas with seasons you fiɡure its ɡoinɡ to be around 55° or less for half the year (half of if not most of sprinɡ and fall as well as all of winter) They could also diɡ subterranian storaɡe wholes. Here even in the summer the temp stays even. Finally there's all sorts of ways to preserve meats such as smokinɡ, which they would litteraly stick the meat in a chimney to coat it with smoke, salt which is a mineral not a seasoninɡ, honey, or even coatinɡ the meat in fat like we do still to this very day with sausaɡe.
Saffron was originated in Iran, the very name indicates that. Also there are native species of thyme and mint which grow around the springs in high altitude mountains of Iran. All and all, props to India for pepper, curry, and ginger. Just can't get enough of them.
You unintentionally sent me down a rabbit hole, to figure out where I heard "spice melange" before (south park) & now I'm bout to order the first book in the dune series. Thanks
Why is sugar not a spice? Because it doesn’t fulfill the function you set out in the beginning. It doesn’t kill decomposers. If anything it draws herbivores to plants. Except in extreme concentration, it doesn’t do much to preserve food either.
So much history!😮 Saffron is mentioned in ancient texts of India. So if it really originated in Mediterranean then trade between Europe and India is happening for thousand of years
Correct! And there is proof of this in Asian and European genetics (we may look different from each other but there was a lot of cross exchange and intermixing between our cultures). The farming cultures and Indo-Europeans that spread westward to Europe from India in the neolithic era also brought spices with them and cultivated them in Europe. And thousand years later even the vikings traded for spices.
Dune. Desert planet... Gotta reread those now. Saw the movie as a youngster, still haul out the old meme once in a while... They tried and failed? They tried and died.
@@jmperez1997 It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
They were infusing olive oil with vanilla thousands of years ago when they had no easy access to vanilla?! I know that sounds odd to you, but I'd argue to remember one thing: olive oil and vanilla are both AMAZING for skin and hair. Vanilla lends a fantastic fragrance with depth to any body product, and it is also a humectant (meaning it naturally pulls ambient moisture in the air into the skin, while the olive oil is protectant. Then, I'd also argue that baking with olive oil is a rather well-established thing. It may not be en vogue much in contemporary western cuisine, but historically it was an abundant oil in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions. Lastly, I've infused olive oil with vanilla for about a decade now for both body products AND baking. It's common to replace one oil for another in cake recipes, and the vanilla olive oil has some fragrance MAGIC going on. Don't snub your nose at it just because the idea is weird or novelty to you. I can assure you, it is tried and true. Making soaps and bath oils? Vanilla absolute is QUITE pricey, imitation vanilla is abhorrent (for body application), vanilla extract immediately turns to smelling a bit more like root beer than vanilla (resulting in a root beer flavored person...which come to think of it, my niece really enjoyed), but infused into olive oil? That vanilla gets even more depth, and the verdancy of even a cheap olive oil balances out the palate. It's just....yeah....if you're reading this. Go stick a vanilla bean or two (split them first to increase surface area) in a bottle of olive oil. Wait a month, shaking once in a while (that's really as specific as you'll have to be; just when you think about it or see it, give it a quick shake to agitate it a bit), and try some in cake! or a bath! or your hair! (a nice natural oil for natural curl care, depending upon your particular curly hair type, porosity, etc) But seriously....It is SO WORTH IT!
great video! maybe you can make a part 2 video of some other, less-known spices? like in southern tip of india we use a spice called "kalpaasi" literaly - stone algae. i think it's english name is stone flower. its a form of lichen that makes this undescribable umami taste, but is also super fragrant. authentic south indian curries use this spice in abundance, especially meat and chickpea curries. other unique spices of the south include kodumpuli, kanthari milagu, etc. there are many other spices used in the entirety of india very commonly like poppy seeds, asafoetida. in the north, they use dried forms of leaves and fruits as spice. like aamchur and anardana - dried mango and pomegranate - for tanginess, and kasuri methi - dried fenugreek leaves - for an amazing earth smell. also, you COMPLETELY FORGOT TAMARIND! another super common spice used to get a tangy taste in south indian curries. in the north they use lemons and aamchur, but in south they mostly use tamarind. of course you also forgot super common spices used all over the world like cardamom i'm sure there are so many other unique and uncommon spices all around the world that you can add into a seperate video.
Thanks for mentioning sassafras at the end. I was going to mention it if you had not. I had no idea sassafras varieties grew so far north in North America. While sassafras roots are the source of the flavor of root beer, the "file" powder used in French influenced cuisines from Alabama to Texas is made from leaves. And if your gumbo does not have file, it's not real. Many of the active ingredients in the spices you mentioned are phenols, basically a benzene ring with a hydrocarbon chain and an alcohol group. Some of these chemicals can alter nerve signaling that tracks temperature perception. Capsaicin provokes a high temperature response, and our bodies flood the affected areas that have been "damaged" to heal the nonexistent damage. But the response itself causes damage. Menthol and thymol are similar phenol compounds, but they make us feel cooler rather than hotter. They also calm the digestive tract and dull the sensation that you are too full. That's why some North African cultures load you up with mint tea and meats flavored with thyme so you can truly "enjoy" their hospitality.
@@pipe2devnull I think they used to call root beer sassafras in old timey Westerns of American cinema; at least that's what I always think of when I hear the word. That or sarsaparilla.
I think there is a problem, or at least a confounding factor, with your tropics-spice connection. There are WAY WAY more plant species in the tropics to begin with, so even if humans where using spices purely for fun, with no benefits to health whatsoever, we would still expect more spice variety in the tropics.
Sugar’s interesting. In a high concentration in a sealed jar, sugar acts as a preservative. Think Jam, Honey, Maple Syrup, some sweet medicines etc. this is because sugar attracts water in the foods and kills microbes. But when you expose this jar to air, sugar attracts water from the atmosphere and not the foods, I.e. microbe paradise (food + water), the microbes inside may be dead, but more can come from exposure to air.
Small addition, too: a significant reason for why people in hot climates eat spicier food also has to do with the fact that spice increases perspiration without increasing body temperature. See this article for more: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861184/
There's also the hypothesis proposed by Marvin Harris and others that we want spices and herbs because once we settle down into civilization our diets become much less varied. We become weaker than we were when we were wanderers, and want variety in our diets to regain our strength. Spices and herbs are to satisfy the innate drive for variety we had when we wandered. This drive can be "hacked" by using spices. Spices are the opiate of the people.
@@Bacopa68 High sugar content is also indicative of proper ripeness, a state in which fruits and vegetables tend to be more easily digestible and have high concentrations of vitamins and oils that are healthy but, being volatile, likely to dissipate fairly quickly ... so time is of the essence. Developing a taste for sugar back in the days of being hunter-gatherers meant directing yourself to the best, most digestible food you could find.
this is literally one of the most interesting videos I've ever seen. I never even wondered why food in the tropics had more spice to it. It all makes sense now!
Gotta side with junokaii here. British food isn't the best but it's not exotic or an acquired taste. Clearly you've never had fish and chips form the local chippy.
I hate get technical, but the spice Melange does not actually grow on Arrakis. It comes from the worms of Arrakis. The worm is the spice! The spice is the worm! Father, the sleeper has awakened!
@@nandisaand5287 In the books it says the the spice is the poo from the baby worms, but the movies hint at it being the decayed worms. It seems more noble thinking they are protecting the worm burial grounds. Creative licensing. lol
I hate the untrue stereotype that English food is bad. England has some amazing food. Shepherds pie, pot roast, beef Wellington, fish and chips ect. England has some truly amazing cuisine
I mean south asia did introduce Buddha and Hindu to southeast asia countries so it would make sense if they also spread spices and herbs and in the Malay archipelago (Indonesia) was a trading market point between India and China so that's why they got colonized by Portugal and Dutch bc of the spices (which basically at those centuries are like oil and gold in modern world)
@@Kushiyunko that's incorrect as we did have a role to spread things to the Chinese and Indians just as much as they had spread their influences to us. Please consider context and origins. Things like rice, aside from native southeast Asian-only spices, spread to both India and china. Rice is the biggest example of non-spice influence. Starting with the ancestors of modern southeast Asians today, and to the point that most of the world knows "china" as its origin. (No, Han Chinese were originally wheat consumers, not rice) Certain vegetables and herbs are only used by southeast Asians and therefore also spread to south India for example. Our banana leaves and coconut are an influence to southern India.
@@gold-toponym yeah people don't realize just how influential the Mahajapahit kingdom was. It literally connected the sea trade routes between east asia and south asia.
@@Kushiyunko trades had been done between the regions for millennia. Bananas? They are the gifts from South East Asia to the world, coconuts too. There are many things that SEA sent to the world and India/China reciprocate it by giving things to us too. So it's more like barter. This is how the world works. SEAsians back then just so happened to find the ideas of Hinduism and Buddhism interesting and profitable for trading since traders occasionally are much more loose to people with the same faith. (Then India proceeded to destroy that with the nonsense about "Those who ventured out of India are not going to reach nirvana whatnot" which essentially despising overseas trading and people, making Hinduism influences became weaker and weaker, which caused current day Indonesia and Malaysia became the way it is now, muslim-majority.)
I haven't done enough research to know if this is an inaccuracy in your video, but today's licorice candy has an anise flavor rather than a licorice root flavor. Anyone who has actually tasted licorice root can tell you licorice candy doesn't taste anything like licorice root. Licorice root has a slightly sweet metallic flavor, similar to that of bitter melon. Whereas, licorice candy tastes more like aniseed or fennel. I'd also like to note that true cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) as referenced in this video is not what is commonly used today. What you find in your grocery store is actually cassia (Cinnamomum cassia). The flavor is more pungent and less costly than true cinnamon, but if you're looking to use cinnamon for health benefits, you would be looking for true cinnamon, not cassia. One last thing I'd like to point out, is in reference to the comment that animals don't like mint. I disagree, in fact catnip is from the mint family and oftentimes cats will enjoy eating different species from the mint family, not just catnip. I'm sure there are many other animals that enjoy mint as well.
Actually, some licorice candies are still made out of licorice root - that's why that one guy died from a licorice overdose after he ate two pounds of it a while ago. Stuff messes with your heart rhythm if you eat enough. Tastes good though, I've had it before though I certainly wouldn't sit down and eat two pounds of it in one go. As for mint, I assumed he meant the mint genus rather than the mint family when he said mint, as the actual family is massive and actually contains basil, oregano, lavender, and thyme, which were all listed seperately (along with sage and rosemary, which he forgot.) While catnip is indeed in the mint family, it's not actually in the mint genus (Mentha,) and is instead in a completely different genus (Nepeta) - they are both in the Nepetoideae subfamily though, but to be fair so is lavender
Maybe in America. In Europe liquorice candy is typically made from the root. And yeah, it tastes like it. In Northern Europe ammonium sulfide is often added for that extra "kick".
Licorice root tea and deglycerinizated licorice root are great liver repair items. The deglycerinizated root is a compound which doesn't cause hypertension. The above post mentioned a death, and it's almost certain he died of this. Japan has found that hepatitis cases are able to leave the hospital in one third the time that standard "treatments" allow - AND the typical 3-4 months recovery time is equally reduced.
Well it's true most cinnamon in stores isn't true cinnamon but I've found it on the shelves of a local chain before, it's not hard to spot it'll usually just be the most expensive cinnamon in the shelf lol.
No way really, so you want him to talk about every spice the indians use? Maybe we should talk about basic things the indians dont use? So full of yourself man so egocentric, as if people didnt know those are not the only spices used in india, use your brain man.
Can you do one on the evolution of fermented foods...like Koji used for Miso Paste? Like how did a fungus from Australia inoculate rice so that people in Japan mixed it with soybeans to make Miso paste?
4:53 That's subjective. American food is similar to British food. Americans and British people like their foods and eat it the most. America and Britain are high in obesity. Some people like subtle favors like in British and Japanese food, and not too much overwhelming spices like in Indian food.
I laugh at the indian people who destroys their food with spices...even when they roasting meat, they put much different spices...if thats the case...you can only taste spices, not meat.
Indies was not India. It is now Indonesia. Volume 1. Colombus, Christoper, and the Indies: The search for spice became the quest for the Spice Islands, which Europeans labeled the Indies.... Among the Indonesian islands are the Mollucas Island, traditionally known as the Spice Island.... Colombus sought the Spice Island, which he equated with the Indies. Source: Russel M Lawson, Benjamin A Lawson, Race and Ethicity in America: From Pre-contact to the present. ruclips.net/video/ZmSMVr2Wkfs/видео.html
@min minYou can read it on page 45 books.google.co.id/books?id=ou6yDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA271&lpg=RA1-PA271&dq=Russell+M+Lawson+Benjamin+A+Lawson+Race+and+Ethnicity+in+America:+From+Pre-contact+to+the+present&source=bl&ots=CuFQrYDAi2&sig=ACfU3U1fMReeJYr71rggLE0LJd0FguEbNQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7h7HAltvpAhWSX3wKHXKoDAM4ChDoATAAegQIAxAB#v=onepage&q=Indies&f=false Or this video ruclips.net/video/wRVBrav26vY/видео.html Even in this video the narator said on 6:33 : "Nearby or what's the Maluku or Moluccas island in Indonesia. However they used to have a much simplier name "the Spice Island" from these few small islands clove, mace, nutmeg originated. It was THESE ISLAND IN PARTICULAR that drove the Portugese and later the Dutch into the EAST INDIES and it was a trade route to THESE ISLAND that Colombus was LOOKING FOR when he set sail in 1492."
@min min In Columbus' time India was known as Hindustan. Columbus wanted to go to both Hindustan, China and the Indies, the group of islands now known as Indonesia and Malaysia. When he got to the Caribbean he thought he was in the Indies, as the people and islands looked similar with the same climate and they even had allspice, so he thought he was near the Spice Islands. Hence he called the people Indians. This is not because he thought he was on the Indian subcontinent, if so he would have called them Hindustanis. Later on when other Europeans realized this was a New World, they renamed the Caribbean the West Indies and the original the East Indies. That's how American Indians got their name.
@@johnyricco1220 mate it's common knowledge he wanted a trade route with INDIA. East Indies was name GIVEN to Indonesia after the Europeans found it because it was east of India. Similarly WEST INDIES because Columbus sailed west. So yes, Columbus sailed for INDIA which was referred as INDIES. Please don't try to create some alternate history bs.
6:24 I think I understand your point. But, at the beginning of the video you stated that spices were high in toxic substances for getting rid of plagues and other organisms. Sugar comes from the pulp of the sugar cane plant, which is the used as food for the plant. I think I need clarification on that note.
Isn't vanilla the same? Also paprika, since paprika is ground and dried bellpepers? So maybe the spices didn't necessarily have to be toxic in the first place. Maybe any kinds of spices will do it as long as they can help preserving the foods, when we consider that sugar is also a preservative. You pour sugar all over any kinds of frurts and berries and it turns into jam or vinegar.
I'm from the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Growing up and listening to my teachers explaining our local history is amazing. It's mind blowing to think of our tiny in-the-middle-of-nowhere region's role in history. It's hard to believe how much anguish and suffering has been caused by the search for our spices, spices that grow nowhere else (cloves and nutmeg). I loved coming home from school and passing through roads where people bake these spices under the blistering sun, they're super fragrant. And of course are a wonderful addition to our cuisine 😊
Thank you for sharing that beautiful memories. I love when people talk about their own culture and I can learn from it.
@Gore M lol what made you think I was referring to this as an achievement? On the contrary, my ancestors got 350 years of marvelous European colonialism for growing these plants, so yeah ha ha achievement indeed. I was trying to convey how rare these plants were back then, that caused the Dutch and other europeans to seek them out. Why are you so butthurt my child?
Your english is incredible. Thanks for the great comment.
@Gore M Preservation IS an achievement, have you ever heard of any of the animals or plants that have gone extinct because of human greed or neglect? You need to shush your unspiced pie-hole and let people enjoy the video.
@Gore M Top quality bait
As an Indian my kitchen is stocked with almost all spices u mentioned n more
My mom’s boss is Indian, so she learned from him. When she went to India, she took tons of spices lol
True, even my kitchen has more spices than shown in this video
Indians don’t use paprika
I mean if u don't have that spice dabba in ur kitchen are you even desi😅
@@dusscode in some houses
There are so many other spices we use in India that's not as popular as the ones you mentioned. For e.g. Long pepper, asafoetida, black stone flower, Nigella seeds, cardamom, Ajwain, jakhiya, alkanet root, kokum, pomegranate seeds, dried kapok buds etc.. if you ever thought you were tired of eating Indian food, you had never had true Indian food. Unfortunately, restaurants don't serve that. You need to know some old granny from rural areas to experience these intricate tastes.
Roti with methi ❤
Nigella is edible!?
@@simonschnedl used as a spice. Please look up recipes for kalonji seeds in Indian cuisine.
She wipes her ass with the chicken then seasons my drink with a loogie 🤮
100% agreed. South and Southeast Asia have such a plethora of spices that the mediterranean could only dream of so I am very surprised by his video. Its the reason so many of us can be vegetarian all our lives so happily - most flavours come from spices not meat. its actually crazy how restricted the taste variety in europe and northwest europe is in comparison to even just one state in the indian subcontinent e.g. punjab let alone the rest.
I am from Kerala, India. Many of these spices are growing at my backyard. Black Pepper, Coco, Nutmeg, Pepper etc.
ur lucky!!!
Same here
@@harivardhan2500same bro😂
Don’t invite the white people
Thats why most of Indian people like you smells like onions and spices...😂
"He who controls the spice controls the universe." - Frank Herbert
Crearly India and Indonesia do
@@Noname-fn4xi Didn't really worked out well for them when the Europeans arrived
@@darkdagger2287 My comment was sarcastic
@@darkdagger2287 well Europeans controlled the spice in India, so yeah :D
it's not like Frements controlled spice on Arakis, it was controlled by Atreides
"The spice must flow!"
Britain: I’m gonna colonize the whole world for spices
Also Britain: I’m not gonna use any of the spices though
Tea is technically spicy water.
Never get high on your own supply
Just making business with it,....
HeadCanon we just wanted the money
@SubversiveMemes lobsters are historically peasant food
>British colonization hundred years for spices
>now fish and chips
@Anglo-Celtic Mega Nationalist Because you're Scottish
@Anglo-Celtic Mega Nationalist weak stomach perhaps?
@Anglo-Celtic Mega Nationalist according to the video your kind won't survive very long
@Anglo-Celtic Mega Nationalist Is it blasphemy to eat chips with a dip like mayo or curry?
@Anglo-Celtic Mega Nationalist A lot of people do. I rather the fish and chips. There is something clean about eating a dinner that is made of three things. Sometimes we want simple. Indian food, if eaten enough, tends to just run together. That and a lot of Indian folks don't really know a lot about moderation, especially the older folk. My wife's dad went from one of the best cooks in the town to he solely uses blazing hot red chili powder and salt - lots of salt.
It's amazing to think that people traveled thousands of miles for these spices, and yet most people have them all in their kitchen today.
There's a big difference like gmo food and organic
yes we take it for granted. We truly live like kings.
More than that actually: we got to know our entire planet, just because we wanted access to those spices :D
People are still traveling thousands of miles for them though!
Thats capitalism for ya
India：spices exist
British: gonna conquer this land
China: tea exists
British: yeah, there too
British : it's free real estate
tom marvolo riddle saxena OMG, you Indian patriots never end
tom marvolo riddle saxena tea appear in chinese court was documented back to West Zhou era, 500BC, tea was widely popular in three kingdom era and even mentioned in some famous event. You lot are embarrassing your country, self-pity is not a solution.
It was a Portuguese Queen that introduce tea to British.....
@@Ottovonostbahnhof if not tea
Then
Cotton
Most of spices
Chess
Steel
India ahead of western
*The spice must flow*
agustin venegas
Guys laugh it’s from Dune
Plants: Develop defense mechanism
Human: Eat plants anyway
Plants: am I a joke to you
Humans: no you are testy and loveable to us
Humans: tear down entire forests to make toilet paper "yes"
Oh there are plenty of plants that can kill you :P
Human :what about I do it ANY WAY
bitch man they carries a weight
Its a great privilege to be able to have the world's spices available to you by going on a short trip to the grocery store
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Our Zamorin had the last laugh..
#SouthIndian
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Plants: Let's make ourselves spicy so that we won't get eaten.
Humans: It's free real estate
Plants: * Surprise Pikachu face *
@@NativeVsColonial 🤣🤣
Humans: finally some good fucking food
Win-win. Humans make sure those plants prosper and multiply.
Hippity Hoppity your life is my stomach's property.
I spent the entirety of the video trying NOT to think of Dune and it's spice trade, only for you to end the video on it. I can't tell you enough how happy that made me at the end. This video DEFINITELY deserves a like. Not just for the things I didn't know about spices, but the inclusion at the end.
The spice must flow
U can find vanillin compounds in wood. It's similar to how aging alcohols like whiskey, tequila, or rum in different regions like the Caribbean, Oaxaca Tennessee, and the Scottish highlands can infuse unflavored spirits with essences of wood char, oak, and even vanilla, without separate flavoring agents.
Yes I was thinking that, american oak has vanillin and that's what gives vanilla flavor to bourbon for instance, there probably is more trees or other plants that have that very compound in them. So that would explain it better
@@karanaima It's in so many essential oils it's surprising to not find it present in any randomly selected essential oil.
Almost every spice mentioned here has some in it.
This
I am a (novice) bartender and during our formation they specifically told us about the process to make different alcohol and notably how the wood of the barrel can flavor the alcohol inside which can vary depending on the type of wood, but for Bourbon the makers specifically heat up the interior of the barrel to make Vanillin to give a vanilla flavor to the drink
Honestly, I find the inner workings of alcohol making truly fascinating
That's why it was found in Israel?
old books can also smell like vannilla due to the paper in them aging
India: Has spices
Britain: Hippity Hoppity, you're my property
Yes , you have spices, but do you have a flag, hmmm?
@@tophat665 what kind of retarded question is that? Of course, we do.
@@shivanshsingh8331 a clever retarded question, apparently more clever than some people I could name. Google "Do you have a flag?" And watch the video with the bleached blonde fellow with drag queen makeup. I think you may find it amusing.
@@shivanshsingh8331 its from a comedy skit, calm down
"Do you have a flag?" by Eddie Izzard
plants: develops poison inside their bodies so nobody gets close
humans: yes
that is caffeine
@@Charok1 and THC
@Stella Hohenheim calm down
Yet these plant won evolutionarily.... We breed them in large quantities..
@@AnkitSinghAnarchoAtheist its a win-win
RealLifeLore: Britain's Food Is Disgusting
Atlas Pro: Britain's Food Is Disgusting
British: cri
One time I had an English Breakfast. Not to go full Merika, but we are fat for a reason.
yall gotta stop hating on britain
british food is amazing
i only eat my eggs in a basket
Fattest nation in Europe (UK) replies to fattest nation in the world (USA) :how can you say this
Had a friend who visited. Ordered a hamburger, figuring they couldn't screw that up. They battered and deep fried it.
Lukiel666 was that in Scotland by any chance?
There’s a big difference in “origin” and the hub of these spices, there’s so many variants of each and can grow in many places. You see it in those cultures that love spices.
Gimme an example bro
@@papamilfz1565like mint and cilantro. Asian mint has a better taste. Italy, American, or Mexico mint and cilantro has a bitter taste and smell stronger. I can eat Asian mint raw but can't eat others due to the texture and strong smell.
That Dune reference at the end though :)
I couldn’t resist :P
Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people
Gave me a good chuckle.
@@AtlasPro1 it was priceless
The spice must flow.
so spice merchants just evolved to fridge salesmen
Yes, but actually no
Spices are better, because you don't have to use electricity to make them work, just the Old Reliable Four Elements at any place.
You could also say they -well I won't say evolved- into pharmaceutical salespeople.
Plants: Makes parts of them taste and smell horrible
Humans: Likes it specifically for its taste and smell
Plants: *Surprised Pikachu Face*
Gimme The Health well if you think about it, we did make their survival more successful because we liked it and started cultivating them, so it really was a win win.
@@nevets2371 The most successful plants and animals on earth have dietary or ornamental uses for humans. I want to say only roughly 3% of nonhuman mammals are wild, and the majority of plants in most regions are non-native plants brought for farming or landscaping.
Akatosh Slayer stupid dandy lions...
But then we cultivate them to make them even more tasty :D
Plants: you weren't supposed to do that!
Its true, even our toothpastes are spicy😂
Lmao so true herbal toothpaste 😂😂
bhai yaad mat dila bachpan mein mummy ne kaha Ayurvedic toothpaste hai isse use kar purre din bhar muh jal raha tha
@@Kenobi_SpaceJesus 😂😂
@@akashkumarsahu2649 Bhai yaha muh jal raha hai aur aap has rahe ho
@@Kenobi_SpaceJesus dabur red diya tha na?
Mint: Haha I taste terrible so bugs and animals dont eat me
Humans: woW U taste amaZing
Mint: am I joke to you?
Mint: exCuSE mE whAt ThE fUCK?
But we also cultivate them so as a species they are protected.
Its kinda like offering your first born to a violent and blood thirsty god.
@Ungregistered User you do know that you can post comments without replying to someone else.
@Ungregistered User
Ur comment had almost nothing to do with mine.
If u want to spam large blocks of text .
That's fine
But don't throw a hissy fit when someone calls you out on your attention seeking.
@Ungregistered User let me guess
you were so desperate for someone to notice you
That you didn't even bother to reading my comment before replying.
atlas: *talks about spices*
indians: *allow us to introduce ourselves*
LOL
In Ancient time bharath(India) exports spices to world and import gold, silver
TRUE 78% OF SPICES COME FROM INDIA
@@tigerdavid3982 South india*
@@MotivateMoments2023 kerala
So, British did all that for some spicy "Chicken Tikka Masala", 🤔🤔
And didn't even use them!
Yaya
Ironically "Chicken Tikka Masala" was invented in Britain using the very spices and tomatoes that the British and other European powers introduced to India.
@@baldieman64 that's a common misconception the dish originated in ancient Punjab
No, Murg Mutni (butter chicken) was the predecessor of CTM but it's not "ancient" because the ingredients didn't exist in India prior to the British and the Portuguese.
I can't believe you forgot Sansanna Spice a highly addictive spice which is famously known for being found in the mines of Kessel, but can also be found on Ryloth and Naboo.
As an Indian, I really feel for the people who live and die without eating indian food.
As a Sri lankan i feel like your "hot and spicy food" is not hot enough, but i love butter chicken and so many other indian dishes.
I dont like diarhea soo..😂 jk it is pretty good (indian food) not the other thing
720p60fps Its basically same as Kerala food. Here in Toronto, Sri Lankans market their restaurant as ‘Kerala Cuisine’.
*I ate Indian foods already like chicken curry, masala, biryani, spicy chapatti. It's just ok for me. But I prefer foods from Thailand, Cambodia, Arabian foods, mediterannean foods especially greek, Japanese, and Chinese. The next foods I want to explore are Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Indonesian.*
@@LifeOdysseyMotivation why tf are you typing in bold like we cant see what you comment?
We won't even tell you what we have in Himalayas! That's the sequel - herbs, which you missed out on.
We also have herbs in Trinidad, which is an island in the Caribbean
We have Many herbs & spices as well
@@Apoorv293 because these are the places where you can easily find people of indian heritage.
@@Apoorv293 because she is indian
@@Apoorv293 Almost half of Trinidads population is of Indian origin man
@@brandonreckin4452 that sounds sweet for a trip, mate!
India is the largest exporter of spices, almost 65-75% spices that the world using comes from India.
Thats cool but India still imports some specific types of condiments, Vanilla, Habanero and Jalapeños as well as tomatoes are native to Mexico and had to be introduced to India after the Columbian exchange. Some of the most famous Indian dishes uses condiments and spicies from Mexico and south america.
@@ericktellez7632other than condiment Nobody uses jalapeno and other stuff you have mentioned in day to day lives it is mainly for junk food. And india produce a large amount of condiments too of greater quality but is often costly and exported and cheap ones are imported to supply market demand.
@@ericktellez7632 You are talking about origin but he's talking about present day trade.
@@ankurjain7125 yes, no body uses chocolate, vanilla, or tomato and chilli
If sugar is considered a spice like in the video then your information is incorrect.
Vanillin is a derivative of lignin, which is the main component of paper and wood. To put it simply, if you just let paper age, it is going to accumulate vanillin, as it slightly decomposes. A bronze age container being covered in vanillin is more likely than not the result of some really old papers stored inside of it. Olive oil containing vanillin is more likely than not the result of some really old wood for the wooden barrels the oil was stored in.
Indian food is something i rank as my favorite food type. Nothing competes with it in my opinion but as a cook i must criticize your harsh attitudes towards English cooking.
English food is divine given you do it right. Anyone complaining about English food being bad is either just saying it as a popular joke or has never tasted genuine English meal.
P.S. Not English so i'm not bias.
TheIcelandicPrincess according to Hindu culture it is wrong to say bad words for any food
I will never eat dirty Indian food. Plus Europeans have by far better deserts, drinks, and cheeses
@@JaKingScomez even indians dont eat dirty indian food. do they sell dirty food in your city ?
@@JaKingScomez Ask your ancestors, they killed, slaved and died for this food. And look at you.
It's great food really. I don't like spices much though I'm from India but I'm still hooked to it and can't do without and switch to something like English cuisine that is wholesome but bland.
Nice Dune reference at the end there.
Glad someone else recognized this. You must be an Atraides.
UK: Invades India for spices, leaves addicted to curry takeaways
India: congratulations you played yourself
I don't get it
@@morrisstudio8372 just a silly joke about 1600's Britain justfied invading India to turn it into a massive spice colony but it was actually India who ended up winning because 2020's Britain is colonized by Indian restaurants
@@babyramses5066 not really a bad thing tbh, Indian food is baller
@@Elp99t never said it was ;)
And the National Dish in England is now, Tekka Masala. From India. I'm hungry. Here in Texas our national dish is BBQ with a side of Tex-Mex, Chili (No Beans) and I have a family from India that moved in next door. I grow veges and she trades me for Samosa Chaat. I win.
There's a tribe here in the Philippines whose members are obsessed with chili peppers. They won't eat a meal literally without it. Some even say they will fight to the death if someone steals their chili plant. 😂.
I myself love spices, that's why I have a strong immunity. I even put rosemary into a bottle of gin to make it smell good.
What did they eat before they were introduced to chili peppers from South America?
@@AS-jo8qh I have no available information with regard to your question.
I was so distracted that I was unprepared for the Dune Reference. Well played, sir.
What's the name of cartoon in your profile?
@@asheru9254 Snidely Whiplash from Rocky and Bullwinkle
I've been expected since the start of this video
Made me laugh out loud!
"God created war so that Americans could learn geography" - Mark Twain
Apparently they still can't find America on world map
Hahahaaa Dude You Made My Day
Wait, isn't America the whole earth?
@@amansaxena5898 If certain people had it their way, my friend.
@@aks9350 You've never met an American, and it shows.
*India is a king of Spices 🌿*
* Britain Intensifies *
Dammnn strongly agreed
The Queen of spices.
Indonesia : *no*
@@naufalxiips4374 no sense memes
The Dutch pillaged Indonesia for spices and then proceeded to use none of them in their cooking.
Dutch also created 'Indonesia'.
I was expecting to hear way more about chili peppers. They're actually widespread in tropical America, not just the Cayenne pepper from French Guiana. They were eaten by the Mayans and Aztecs for instance.
And countries where these herbs and spices come from famous for their outstanding cuisines.
Like India
India n Mexico is d king of spices
*GameOver* now go to sleep
true. plus there's also a lot of cultural similarities between these 2 countries as well. :)
@@aqilbshk2467 cultural? 😂😂😂
@@aqilbshk2467 if you talk in a traditional sense, yeah they have similarities, but I'd say we have more similarities with the people from the Levant, since we got a lot of immigrant Christian middle easterners. Indians eat spicy food because Vasco de Gama introduced chillies to India from Mexico, where they are originally from.
@@aqilbshk2467 brown people rule
@@aqilbshk2467 Catholic spanish speaking country vs hindu/muslim and multilingual country, not a lot of cultural similarities to me.
Thanks for a great video.
I include the following herbs and/or spices in my 2-quart home-made ice cream recipe.
1 Tbs vanilla extract
1/2 tsp vanilla paste
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp coriander
1/4 tsp ground coffee (wet)
1/4 tsp clove
1/4 tsp saffron
1 tsp cocoa powder
Does this actully make icream and if so, how do you make ice cream?
@@dylanwiseman3219
Here are my ice cream ingredients:
5 large raw eggs (optional)
1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
2 cups Half & Half
2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
1 can evaporated milk
4 Tbs maple syrup
2 Tbs spiced rum
1 Tbs Jack Daniels
1 Tbs vanilla extract
1/2 tsp vanilla paste
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp coriander
1/4 tsp ground coffee (wet)
1/4 tsp ground clove
1/4 tsp saffron
1 Tbs powdered milk
1 Tbs malted milk powder
1 Tbs whey protein powder
1 Tbs cornstarch powder
1 tsp cocoa powder
Columbus:
"The spice must flow."
Humans eats spicy food
Spices trying to kill bacteria : am i a joke to you
When are people like you going to get sick of this lame joke????
@@rudeboymon3177 never
Can't live without spices! I love Indian, Eastern Mediterranean, Hungarian and Mexican cuisine.
Never tried Hungarian cuisine. Do they use spices over there as well?
@@Toomuchbullshitta looooot of paprika. the hungarian paprika powder is the best. none quite like ours. i live in gernany, but when we visit our family back there, we always brings lots, cause you can not find it anywhere else
watching my favorite science nerds nerdgasm on RUclips and then randomly toss in a pop culture reference makes me love them even more ❤That last spice was SOOO left field but when you mentioned it I couldn't help but break down and laugh because you had already validated it with the discussion ❤❤❤
as a history student, THANK YOU for explaining spices
I like this branch of history. Having a cocrete focus when speaking about history and geography works greatly as a memory enhancer.
Nutmeg was literally only found in one of the island in the Maluku island, Banda island, an island so small you can’t even see it on the map.
Also it’s interesting how fast Asian cuisine adopted chili peppers which could only have been brought to the continent by Europeans.
specifically the Portuguese...they were responsible for introducing the chili pepper to Indian and South east Asian cuisine...
I'm really surprised how widely paprika has been adopted (basically everyone uses it) given how new on the scene it is.
Not a spice, but same with tomatos. So much of both Italian and Indian cooking is based around tomato's but they're an American import too
I bet it spread quickly probably because it was like black peppers but on steroids. Well, as far as heat goes.
Chilli can be grown in many type type of climates
But other spices need particularly tropical climate and most spices r expensive
and british actually traded it with manhattan
Kind of off topic, but the first time I met a South American person (who was part native), I felt the need to say ‘thank you for taking one for the team’.
I’m Indian, if that helps provide context.
you should have talked more about chilli peppers. I think they play a far more important role than vanilla in Americas and their spread was interesting
the Portuguese were responsible for the introduction of the chili pepper into Asian cuisine..
@@conni70 yeah, like I said , interesting :).
I agree 100% he mentions Cayenne and Paprika as two different species but they come from the same plant Capsicum annuum
which also Bell peppers, Jalapenos, Serranos etc come from and grows in North and South America most cultivated type. But the really spicy stuff come from Capsicum chinense which was used in the yucatan this hot pepper is used alot in carribean, african and indian while Capsicum frutescens which is more from central and south america is used in a lot of Chinese, Thai. He should mention also Tomatos come from Mexico which is heavily used as a spice when concentrated
Chili peppers aren't herbs or spices
@@damienthonk1506 are you dumb? Chill peppers are spices we use them to spice food…
Shout out to all the spice growing nations, we make the world a better place.
@2:33 actually in a lot of cases refriɡeration was more than possible. In areas with seasons you fiɡure its ɡoinɡ to be around 55° or less for half the year (half of if not most of sprinɡ and fall as well as all of winter)
They could also diɡ subterranian storaɡe wholes. Here even in the summer the temp stays even.
Finally there's all sorts of ways to preserve meats such as smokinɡ, which they would litteraly stick the meat in a chimney to coat it with smoke, salt which is a mineral not a seasoninɡ, honey, or even coatinɡ the meat in fat like we do still to this very day with sausaɡe.
TheLaughingMan0603 salt is a mineral not a spice, but don't take my word for it, do some research of your own or remain iɡnorant, I ɡives a damn, ɡuy.
Ravan of Sri Lanka was a spice trader. Bali Yatra by east india were for cloves and other spices for Bali. Empire was build on becuase of spices.
2:50 shows Neanderthal with chili peppers. Sadly, no Neanderthal ate chili peppers because chilis are New World plants.
He did say "humans a few thousand years ago".
Sending Spice from India😘
(spice=love😉)
Aditya Bari love from USA 🇺🇸
@@erickgupta2520 my Lund from Brittany
@@lasingresergaming6785 yes English women loves that😃
Hopefully this channel gets air under its wings because the vids are high energy. The decision to sub was pretty quick for me.
Spread the word and post his content to other places. I just did r/videos.
Same here!
Same
Original sub-1 million followers [@68K subscribers] bois~
All the time, during the video the back of my brain was like "Spice must flow" 😂 then you mentioned Arrakis and I almost choked on my tea
Saffron was originated in Iran, the very name indicates that. Also there are native species of thyme and mint which grow around the springs in high altitude mountains of Iran. All and all, props to India for pepper, curry, and ginger. Just can't get enough of them.
Yes I always thought and read in many places. saffron is a Persian spice
May be saffron word comes from word zaffran 😅... Saffron also grows in Jammu and Kashmir 😍
sorry what do you mean by curry ?
Pepper isn't from india. And ginger is also from china
@@christianz-jg2bh well black pepper is native to where I come from. Malabar coast of India (Southern India)
You unintentionally sent me down a rabbit hole, to figure out where I heard "spice melange" before (south park) & now I'm bout to order the first book in the dune series. Thanks
Did you enjoy it?
@@dipeshsomvanshi4383 yes I did & I gotta get my hands on some of that spice!
Why is sugar not a spice? Because it doesn’t fulfill the function you set out in the beginning. It doesn’t kill decomposers. If anything it draws herbivores to plants. Except in extreme concentration, it doesn’t do much to preserve food either.
Bill Kong you just gave the answer to yourself...
I’m arguing sugar shouldn’t be considered a spice
Sugar actually does have antibacterial properties, and arguing that it is a spice makes a lot of sense.
it may not kill decomposers but it kills humans
@@airdogosner Yup,that's why honey has such a long shelf life.High concentrations of sugar are harmful for bacteria.
don't say British food is disgusting ..... Food is food... respect all food ...... and the taste is subjective ......
So much history!😮
Saffron is mentioned in ancient texts of India. So if it really originated in Mediterranean then trade between Europe and India is happening for thousand of years
Correct!
And there is proof of this in Asian and European genetics (we may look different from each other but there was a lot of cross exchange and intermixing between our cultures).
The farming cultures and Indo-Europeans that spread westward to Europe from India in the neolithic era also brought spices with them and cultivated them in Europe. And thousand years later even the vikings traded for spices.
Yep!
Not only saffron, even Indigo grows in India....
We grow pepper, Elachi, Beetle leaf, Arecanut in our plantation..
DUDE!!!!! Killed it with the Melange bit. I laughed so hard. Came out of nowhere. Great Video very informative.
Dune. Desert planet... Gotta reread those now. Saw the movie as a youngster, still haul out the old meme once in a while...
They tried and failed?
They tried and died.
@@jmperez1997 It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
They were infusing olive oil with vanilla thousands of years ago when they had no easy access to vanilla?!
I know that sounds odd to you, but I'd argue to remember one thing: olive oil and vanilla are both AMAZING for skin and hair. Vanilla lends a fantastic fragrance with depth to any body product, and it is also a humectant (meaning it naturally pulls ambient moisture in the air into the skin, while the olive oil is protectant.
Then, I'd also argue that baking with olive oil is a rather well-established thing. It may not be en vogue much in contemporary western cuisine, but historically it was an abundant oil in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions.
Lastly, I've infused olive oil with vanilla for about a decade now for both body products AND baking. It's common to replace one oil for another in cake recipes, and the vanilla olive oil has some fragrance MAGIC going on. Don't snub your nose at it just because the idea is weird or novelty to you. I can assure you, it is tried and true. Making soaps and bath oils? Vanilla absolute is QUITE pricey, imitation vanilla is abhorrent (for body application), vanilla extract immediately turns to smelling a bit more like root beer than vanilla (resulting in a root beer flavored person...which come to think of it, my niece really enjoyed), but infused into olive oil? That vanilla gets even more depth, and the verdancy of even a cheap olive oil balances out the palate. It's just....yeah....if you're reading this. Go stick a vanilla bean or two (split them first to increase surface area) in a bottle of olive oil. Wait a month, shaking once in a while (that's really as specific as you'll have to be; just when you think about it or see it, give it a quick shake to agitate it a bit), and try some in cake!
or a bath!
or your hair! (a nice natural oil for natural curl care, depending upon your particular curly hair type, porosity, etc)
But seriously....It is SO WORTH IT!
I'm so doing this . Thank you for sharing this! 😊💖
I think it's just from olive oil mainly being used as a frying oil for savoury food so the idea of it tasting like vanilla in that context is gross
@@nathancreek6086 olive oil is not fry oil. canola oil is used for frying foods. olive oil is mainly used for flavoring and cooking
@@jjackandbrian5624 doesn’t olive oil burn at a relatively low temperature too? So definitely not good for frying
Thanks for sharing💕
great video! maybe you can make a part 2 video of some other, less-known spices?
like in southern tip of india we use a spice called "kalpaasi" literaly - stone algae. i think it's english name is stone flower. its a form of lichen that makes this undescribable umami taste, but is also super fragrant. authentic south indian curries use this spice in abundance, especially meat and chickpea curries. other unique spices of the south include kodumpuli, kanthari milagu, etc.
there are many other spices used in the entirety of india very commonly like poppy seeds, asafoetida. in the north, they use dried forms of leaves and fruits as spice. like aamchur and anardana - dried mango and pomegranate - for tanginess, and kasuri methi - dried fenugreek leaves - for an amazing earth smell.
also, you COMPLETELY FORGOT TAMARIND! another super common spice used to get a tangy taste in south indian curries. in the north they use lemons and aamchur, but in south they mostly use tamarind.
of course you also forgot super common spices used all over the world like cardamom
i'm sure there are so many other unique and uncommon spices all around the world that you can add into a seperate video.
Thanks for mentioning sassafras at the end. I was going to mention it if you had not. I had no idea sassafras varieties grew so far north in North America. While sassafras roots are the source of the flavor of root beer, the "file" powder used in French influenced cuisines from Alabama to Texas is made from leaves. And if your gumbo does not have file, it's not real.
Many of the active ingredients in the spices you mentioned are phenols, basically a benzene ring with a hydrocarbon chain and an alcohol group. Some of these chemicals can alter nerve signaling that tracks temperature perception. Capsaicin provokes a high temperature response, and our bodies flood the affected areas that have been "damaged" to heal the nonexistent damage. But the response itself causes damage.
Menthol and thymol are similar phenol compounds, but they make us feel cooler rather than hotter. They also calm the digestive tract and dull the sensation that you are too full. That's why some North African cultures load you up with mint tea and meats flavored with thyme so you can truly "enjoy" their hospitality.
Wow I learned something from a RUclips comment. Kudos
I pick root beer root whenever I am hiking in Ontario Canada. It's all over. Didn't know it was called sassifras.
@@pipe2devnull I think they used to call root beer sassafras in old timey Westerns of American cinema; at least that's what I always think of when I hear the word. That or sarsaparilla.
*SEES DUNE REFERENCE IN A CHANNEL HE JUST FOUND OUT*
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*IS A DUNE FAN*
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*ENJOYS*
I think there is a problem, or at least a confounding factor, with your tropics-spice connection. There are WAY WAY more plant species in the tropics to begin with, so even if humans where using spices purely for fun, with no benefits to health whatsoever, we would still expect more spice variety in the tropics.
Sugar’s interesting. In a high concentration in a sealed jar, sugar acts as a preservative. Think Jam, Honey, Maple Syrup, some sweet medicines etc. this is because sugar attracts water in the foods and kills microbes. But when you expose this jar to air, sugar attracts water from the atmosphere and not the foods, I.e. microbe paradise (food + water), the microbes inside may be dead, but more can come from exposure to air.
Small addition, too: a significant reason for why people in hot climates eat spicier food also has to do with the fact that spice increases perspiration without increasing body temperature. See this article for more: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861184/
There's also the hypothesis proposed by Marvin Harris and others that we want spices and herbs because once we settle down into civilization our diets become much less varied. We become weaker than we were when we were wanderers, and want variety in our diets to regain our strength. Spices and herbs are to satisfy the innate drive for variety we had when we wandered. This drive can be "hacked" by using spices.
Spices are the opiate of the people.
@@Bacopa68 High sugar content is also indicative of proper ripeness, a state in which fruits and vegetables tend to be more easily digestible and have high concentrations of vitamins and oils that are healthy but, being volatile, likely to dissipate fairly quickly ... so time is of the essence. Developing a taste for sugar back in the days of being hunter-gatherers meant directing yourself to the best, most digestible food you could find.
Sugar cane is probably domesticated in New Guinea.
Nutmeg/Mace come from Banda Neira Island, south of the islands that you marked as Maluku.
this is literally one of the most interesting videos I've ever seen. I never even wondered why food in the tropics had more spice to it. It all makes sense now!
"The food in UK is disgusting"
The "disgusting" food in the UK caused the British to conquer India.
That's like saying water is wet......oh wait,fuck.
@@Junokaii if you grown up with tastier food, anything bland is disgusting... 🤣
@@Junokaii you got bad taste in food. I bet that you think that the Brits have nice looking teeth as well.
Gotta side with junokaii here. British food isn't the best but it's not exotic or an acquired taste. Clearly you've never had fish and chips form the local chippy.
I hate get technical, but the spice Melange does not actually grow on Arrakis. It comes from the worms of Arrakis. The worm is the spice! The spice is the worm! Father, the sleeper has awakened!
This spice is the decomposed worms.
It is by will alone I set my mind in motion...
This person follows the right Rules, not like ol stuck up Pew Series comment.
And the awakened has fallen asleep
@@bnj0828
I thought the spice was worm excrement, not the worm itself.
@@nandisaand5287 In the books it says the the spice is the poo from the baby worms, but the movies hint at it being the decayed worms. It seems more noble thinking they are protecting the worm burial grounds. Creative licensing. lol
I hate the untrue stereotype that English food is bad. England has some amazing food. Shepherds pie, pot roast, beef Wellington, fish and chips ect. England has some truly amazing cuisine
English breakfast is too heavy as a indian😂😂
Crimson nirnroot is the best spice.
The spice that makes you shout Fus Ro Dah!
I used to spice up my sweetroll with it, definetly recommendable
Skooma
Make a geography of herbs and spices PART 2. I need a comprehensive guide to spices for a world-building project. Spice-trading drives culture.
Being from Mexico I love seeing this :D I love my spicy food a lot
Always wondered why every south Asian and south east Asian countries had some sort of chilli in their food and now it makes sense
I mean south asia did introduce Buddha and Hindu to southeast asia countries so it would make sense if they also spread spices and herbs and in the Malay archipelago (Indonesia) was a trading market point between India and China so that's why they got colonized by Portugal and Dutch bc of the spices (which basically at those centuries are like oil and gold in modern world)
@@Kushiyunko that's incorrect as we did have a role to spread things to the Chinese and Indians just as much as they had spread their influences to us.
Please consider context and origins.
Things like rice, aside from native southeast Asian-only spices, spread to both India and china.
Rice is the biggest example of non-spice influence. Starting with the ancestors of modern southeast Asians today, and to the point that most of the world knows "china" as its origin. (No, Han Chinese were originally wheat consumers, not rice)
Certain vegetables and herbs are only used by southeast Asians and therefore also spread to south India for example.
Our banana leaves and coconut are an influence to southern India.
@@gold-toponym yeah people don't realize just how influential the Mahajapahit kingdom was. It literally connected the sea trade routes between east asia and south asia.
@@WojtekTheBear2005 Srivijaya as well. Sadly the mainland countries are not in the midst of it like the islands
@@Kushiyunko trades had been done between the regions for millennia. Bananas? They are the gifts from South East Asia to the world, coconuts too. There are many things that SEA sent to the world and India/China reciprocate it by giving things to us too. So it's more like barter. This is how the world works. SEAsians back then just so happened to find the ideas of Hinduism and Buddhism interesting and profitable for trading since traders occasionally are much more loose to people with the same faith. (Then India proceeded to destroy that with the nonsense about "Those who ventured out of India are not going to reach nirvana whatnot" which essentially despising overseas trading and people, making Hinduism influences became weaker and weaker, which caused current day Indonesia and Malaysia became the way it is now, muslim-majority.)
I haven't done enough research to know if this is an inaccuracy in your video, but today's licorice candy has an anise flavor rather than a licorice root flavor. Anyone who has actually tasted licorice root can tell you licorice candy doesn't taste anything like licorice root. Licorice root has a slightly sweet metallic flavor, similar to that of bitter melon. Whereas, licorice candy tastes more like aniseed or fennel.
I'd also like to note that true cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) as referenced in this video is not what is commonly used today. What you find in your grocery store is actually cassia (Cinnamomum cassia). The flavor is more pungent and less costly than true cinnamon, but if you're looking to use cinnamon for health benefits, you would be looking for true cinnamon, not cassia.
One last thing I'd like to point out, is in reference to the comment that animals don't like mint. I disagree, in fact catnip is from the mint family and oftentimes cats will enjoy eating different species from the mint family, not just catnip. I'm sure there are many other animals that enjoy mint as well.
Actually, some licorice candies are still made out of licorice root - that's why that one guy died from a licorice overdose after he ate two pounds of it a while ago. Stuff messes with your heart rhythm if you eat enough. Tastes good though, I've had it before though I certainly wouldn't sit down and eat two pounds of it in one go.
As for mint, I assumed he meant the mint genus rather than the mint family when he said mint, as the actual family is massive and actually contains basil, oregano, lavender, and thyme, which were all listed seperately (along with sage and rosemary, which he forgot.) While catnip is indeed in the mint family, it's not actually in the mint genus (Mentha,) and is instead in a completely different genus (Nepeta) - they are both in the Nepetoideae subfamily though, but to be fair so is lavender
Maybe in America. In Europe liquorice candy is typically made from the root. And yeah, it tastes like it. In Northern Europe ammonium sulfide is often added for that extra "kick".
I was going to say something about the licorice and anise.
And my cats sleep in my mint patch.
Licorice root tea and deglycerinizated licorice root are great liver repair items. The deglycerinizated root is a compound which doesn't cause hypertension. The above post mentioned a death, and it's almost certain he died of this.
Japan has found that hepatitis cases are able to leave the hospital in one third the time that standard "treatments" allow - AND the typical 3-4 months recovery time is equally reduced.
Well it's true most cinnamon in stores isn't true cinnamon but I've found it on the shelves of a local chain before, it's not hard to spot it'll usually just be the most expensive cinnamon in the shelf lol.
India, Indonesia, Central America, Middle East and Africa (Mediterranean).
The video didnt mention Central America (Guatemala - Panama) but it did mention Mexico which is North America
Technically you can count Mexico as part of Central America, but that's not really where Mexico lies,@@scattr7592.
@@blamethelag4992 Technically and geographically you cant, but culturally sure.
@joelabo Sorry, but while you may want Sri Lanka mentioned, it is really a tiny country that wouldn't be worth mentioning in context of this video.
@@StopFear The video did mention Srilanka, as well as South East Asia and China
Gordon Ramsay watching this video : THIS VIDEO NEEDS MORE SPICES
There's so much spice in this video, my eyes turned blue!
This video is bland
And a dash of olive oil
MORE SEASONING
Plants : develops defense mechanism
Humans : yum tasty and smells good
Plants : SON of a bi....
This video was really spiced up with valuable information ;)
Brit food: Salty
Indian Food: S p i c e y
Chinese food: Textur-ey?
Nah
Brit food: Salty
Indian Food: S p i c e y
Chinese food: oily
Many chinese food is so spicy.
chinese and indian food are so good
British food salty? Such as??
@@Iamtheliquor salt
That means the Olympic gold medal winner of the marathon should be presented with fennel! Great video 👍
Plants: Creats toxins and chemicals to ward off predators
Humans: Delicious
Indian actually use more spices than what you have shown in the video.
No way really, so you want him to talk about every spice the indians use? Maybe we should talk about basic things the indians dont use? So full of yourself man so egocentric, as if people didnt know those are not the only spices used in india, use your brain man.
@@MehmetlerMehmedi somebody's triggered.
I think he knows bro, but he had to lightning round it
@@rajv1r_ahm8d I can definitely guess you to be a Pakistani or Bangladeshi.
It's a good thing this video isn't titled "every spice Indian cuisine uses"
Can you do one on the evolution of fermented foods...like Koji used for Miso Paste? Like how did a fungus from Australia inoculate rice so that people in Japan mixed it with soybeans to make Miso paste?
Chiles and vanilla: Exist
Mexico: It’s free real spice
I can't tell you how hard I laughed at food in England is disgusting, but food in India is amazing😂😂😂
4:53 That's subjective. American food is similar to British food. Americans and British people like their foods and eat it the most. America and Britain are high in obesity. Some people like subtle favors like in British and Japanese food, and not too much overwhelming spices like in Indian food.
@@user-gu9yq5sj7cAmerican food is NOT similar to the UK, southerners would smack yo ass if you dare say that to they're face
India's kitchen conditions, on the other hand.......
I laugh at the indian people who destroys their food with spices...even when they roasting meat, they put much different spices...if thats the case...you can only taste spices, not meat.
@@lucascoval828 Better than american school conditions??
There is a berry that is used as a spice that is native to Tasmania called the pepperberry, it tastes like a stronger version of pepper.
Change the name of Tasman (ia). We are no longer there. We did not discover it. People were already there.
HE WHO CONTROLS THE SPICE
fear is the mind killer.
YUEH DONE IT
Controls Pewdiepie
India!!!
Spice Girls Manager!
Christopher Columbus: I need to get to India for spices
600 years later.....
Atlas Pro: Christopher Columbus wanted to go to the West Indies
Oh the East Indies! Well to late! 🤪
Indies was not India. It is now Indonesia.
Volume 1. Colombus, Christoper, and the Indies:
The search for spice became the quest for the Spice Islands, which Europeans labeled the Indies.... Among the Indonesian islands are the Mollucas Island, traditionally known as the Spice Island.... Colombus sought the Spice Island, which he equated with the Indies.
Source: Russel M Lawson, Benjamin A Lawson, Race and Ethicity in America: From Pre-contact to the present.
ruclips.net/video/ZmSMVr2Wkfs/видео.html
@min minYou can read it on page 45 books.google.co.id/books?id=ou6yDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA271&lpg=RA1-PA271&dq=Russell+M+Lawson+Benjamin+A+Lawson+Race+and+Ethnicity+in+America:+From+Pre-contact+to+the+present&source=bl&ots=CuFQrYDAi2&sig=ACfU3U1fMReeJYr71rggLE0LJd0FguEbNQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7h7HAltvpAhWSX3wKHXKoDAM4ChDoATAAegQIAxAB#v=onepage&q=Indies&f=false
Or this video ruclips.net/video/wRVBrav26vY/видео.html
Even in this video the narator said on 6:33 : "Nearby or what's the Maluku or Moluccas island in Indonesia. However they used to have a much simplier name "the Spice Island" from these few small islands clove, mace, nutmeg originated. It was THESE ISLAND IN PARTICULAR that drove the Portugese and later the Dutch into the EAST INDIES and it was a trade route to THESE ISLAND that Colombus was LOOKING FOR when he set sail in 1492."
@min min In Columbus' time India was known as Hindustan. Columbus wanted to go to both Hindustan, China and the Indies, the group of islands now known as Indonesia and Malaysia. When he got to the Caribbean he thought he was in the Indies, as the people and islands looked similar with the same climate and they even had allspice, so he thought he was near the Spice Islands. Hence he called the people Indians. This is not because he thought he was on the Indian subcontinent, if so he would have called them Hindustanis.
Later on when other Europeans realized this was a New World, they renamed the Caribbean the West Indies and the original the East Indies. That's how American Indians got their name.
@@johnyricco1220 mate it's common knowledge he wanted a trade route with INDIA. East Indies was name GIVEN to Indonesia after the Europeans found it because it was east of India. Similarly WEST INDIES because Columbus sailed west. So yes, Columbus sailed for INDIA which was referred as INDIES. Please don't try to create some alternate history bs.
I love how the video about spices has the Salsa piano behind it 😅😅😅
Africa just completely got ignored :(
Almost as if Guinea wasn’t called the “ Pepper coast “ on the 1400’s cause of its richness in spices....
My sentiments exactly!! COMPLETELY IGNORED AFRICA smh
As usual. Always trying to cover the shine
Samuel Appiah I was actually expecting him to mention that. He blow right pass it.
but he talks about where spices originated from, not where it's grown.
Jin Tee Many spices originated and were grown in Africa, especially the Pepper coast....
THE SPICE MUST FLOW
6:24 I think I understand your point. But, at the beginning of the video you stated that spices were high in toxic substances for getting rid of plagues and other organisms. Sugar comes from the pulp of the sugar cane plant, which is the used as food for the plant. I think I need clarification on that note.
Isn't vanilla the same? Also paprika, since paprika is ground and dried bellpepers? So maybe the spices didn't necessarily have to be toxic in the first place. Maybe any kinds of spices will do it as long as they can help preserving the foods, when we consider that sugar is also a preservative. You pour sugar all over any kinds of frurts and berries and it turns into jam or vinegar.
Without a doubt, one of the most informative short video I've ever seen and learned quite a few things