Where Brazil Nuts Come From - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep 207

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  • @WeirdExplorer
    @WeirdExplorer  3 года назад +3

    If you are new to the channel, welcome! Check out this playlist of my top episodes: ruclips.net/p/PLvGFkMrO1ZxJldWKpSAhhnxuPYVeCt8oj

    • @anthonylosego
      @anthonylosego 3 года назад

      So the question is, what has COVID19 done to this work environment?

    • @joeschmo322
      @joeschmo322 3 года назад

      NEWS FLASH: This just in... most people don't care about being politically correct, additionally most of those whom political correct people are trying not to offend are not offended. Political correctness is EVIL disguised as good manners. Don't be EVIL, don't be politically correct. Now we go back to our regular programming, thank you.

    • @shaynemckinlay6406
      @shaynemckinlay6406 3 года назад

      Brazil is named after the nut not the other way around.

  • @stevecombs7749
    @stevecombs7749 3 года назад +677

    Those are some giant piles of nuts. There’s like a brazilian of them.

  • @timothygreer188
    @timothygreer188 7 лет назад +1484

    Never again will I complain about the price of Brazil Nuts.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  7 лет назад +173

      Right? Even in Bolivia these things were quite expensive.

    • @tulkdog
      @tulkdog 6 лет назад +79

      They are pretty cheap in northern Brasil.
      They are so much more delicious when they are fresh.

    • @MegaSnow121
      @MegaSnow121 6 лет назад +43

      Timothy Greer Agree. Love Brazil nuts. Grew up with them as a special Christmas treat I Norway. Here in the USA they are pretty spendy, and, sadly, not always very tasty. Perhaps they go stale before they reach the consumers?

    • @AliasUndercover
      @AliasUndercover 6 лет назад +15

      They used to be a damn sight more expensive. Like macadamia expensive. And macadamias have gotten cheaper, too.

    • @Xyz123Etc..
      @Xyz123Etc.. 5 лет назад +1

      Yeeessss

  • @mateuslira3411
    @mateuslira3411 3 года назад +145

    I'm Brazilian, I live in the countryside, I have a bunch of Brazil nuts trees in my backyard, and still, I'm fascinated by this video lol

    • @jannikheidemann3805
      @jannikheidemann3805 2 года назад +3

      Do you wear a hardhat in your backyard?

    • @WeesamSeddik
      @WeesamSeddik 2 месяца назад

      How do you propagate those trees ??
      Can you plant them by cutting??

    • @mateuslira3411
      @mateuslira3411 2 месяца назад

      @@WeesamSeddik we don't, they're native

  • @rbffbvs
    @rbffbvs 3 года назад +44

    I will never be able to another Brasil nut without saying a prayer of thanks to the workers who go through so much to get them ready to eat!

  • @lovesgibson
    @lovesgibson 5 лет назад +159

    It’s insane to think that when I buy a bag of Brazil nuts that every single nut was individually cracked

    • @roxannemaggiacomo1462
      @roxannemaggiacomo1462 3 года назад +15

      Same kind of thing with cashews. Phenomenal work.

    • @vondahe
      @vondahe 3 года назад +1

      It will also explain the price tag.

    • @nonec384
      @nonec384 3 года назад +1

      @@vondahe its not only that brazil nut are hard to grow and produce so they need to be expencive to be worth

    • @kathyw4212
      @kathyw4212 3 года назад +14

      @@vondahe yeah but i wonder who is making all that $? certainly not the people doing the actual work....

    • @smj5785
      @smj5785 3 года назад +1

      @@kathyw4212 definitely...

  • @aaronwilliamson9562
    @aaronwilliamson9562 7 лет назад +164

    Your approach of going off the traditional media path that tends to be usually scripted or filtered, is very much appreciated when it comes to botany and personal experiences with food direct from the source. Thank you.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  7 лет назад +18

      Thanks Aaron! I like that I'm sharing the learning experience, I'm no expert here and have no agenda. That's generally the kind of content I like to watch.

  • @drugsommelier9477
    @drugsommelier9477 3 года назад +25

    Brazil is such a great country when it comes to fruits. When you go to a market, there's about 10 kinds of bananas for you to choose.

    • @gloelliott245
      @gloelliott245 3 года назад +1

      They are mostly in Bolivia 10 percent are produced in Brazil

    • @MT-ud6hx
      @MT-ud6hx 3 года назад +3

      We have in Morocco about 200 kinds of dates! 30 kinds of figs etc etc

    • @andrewmacharia3321
      @andrewmacharia3321 3 года назад

      Uganda can match or beat that number. But wait until you taste the best banana of them all, a roasted NGOJA!! You just don know!!!!

  • @tinacloutier7654
    @tinacloutier7654 3 года назад +63

    Oh ! My Lord ! I’ll Love Brazil nuts and now I’m gonna have to say a little prayer every time I have one to thank all the people that were involved to get it to me! Love to all!

  • @dennisschmidt975
    @dennisschmidt975 3 года назад +184

    Seeing all these people working, I realize how important these nuts are.

    • @Peter7966
      @Peter7966 3 года назад +11

      And it looks like a tough life cracking nuts all day. Makes me appreciate how easy I have it.

    • @missvic659
      @missvic659 3 года назад +3

      And that is only one factory!

    • @JessSuave
      @JessSuave 3 года назад +3

      Now go watch them harvest cashews.

    • @blueforest2927
      @blueforest2927 3 года назад +1

      now u got me wanting to watch cashew harvesting....think im going nuts !

    • @edwardspaccarelli5944
      @edwardspaccarelli5944 3 года назад +2

      Deez Nutz?

  • @ramblinevilmushroom
    @ramblinevilmushroom 3 года назад +596

    People mad about the word "midget" in this video would have a heart attack if they knew what people used to call Brazil nuts.

    • @debbieatkinson6711
      @debbieatkinson6711 3 года назад +68

      Isn’t that the truth!

    • @bookmouse2719
      @bookmouse2719 3 года назад +15

      I didn't know about that until I heard this from a "friend" of mine that kept talking about being proud of being of Norwegian decent. It's sick.

    • @ClickClack_Bam
      @ClickClack_Bam 3 года назад +74

      Nick uh toes!

    • @chungwahcancion7870
      @chungwahcancion7870 3 года назад +29

      i work at the post office and a higher management person that is certainly a strong black woman laughingly asked me if i knew what "they" used to call the nuts..in the lunchroom. I said :ok jesus, yes, do you want me to say it? She laughed hard at my discomfiture

    • @utah133
      @utah133 3 года назад +10

      Indeed they would.

  • @InvisionTM2
    @InvisionTM2 3 года назад +38

    Here in Brazil we call these "castanhas do Pará" Something like "nuts from Pará" that's a state here in Brazil.

    • @evanever
      @evanever 3 года назад +1

      here in Brazil, just bought these new nuts from Para. fun to crack up here in the nut-cracking hills

  • @dedpxl
    @dedpxl 3 года назад +2

    I really like this vlog-style video presentation. it's really all that's needed.
    if this was produced for TV you'd have filler parts of sweeping shots and background music, then some interviews with the workers where the most obvious questions are asked, then you'd probably have a voice over reading the wikipedia article of the history of brazil nuts. just useless fluff.
    I like this raw-style video presentation where you get the essential bits of information and it's like you were there doing a tour but instead of 2 hours it's condensed to just a few minutes. really love this style of video production.

  • @WeirdExplorer
    @WeirdExplorer  6 лет назад +1166

    Due to the unexpected interest in my comment about the word "midget" being politically incorrect and the barrage of insults and threats that people have been sending me for saying this, I would like to set things straight with a simple definition. I hope this clears up any confusion about using this word to describe a nut:
    "dry humour:
    dry humour ,sometimes also referred to as deadpan, is a form of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done by a person, while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
    It is implied humour or indirect humour which largely depends on what the audience thinks is being said rather than anything else."
    In all seriousness, I do work with little people sometimes (I'm a circus performer) and in my experience most of them don't care what you call them (though that might be because they are also circus performers). Some DO care, so I personally don't use the word midget when referring to a person... offensive or not, its at least rude. For anything that isn't a person, Brazil nuts or otherwise, it doesn't matter. Have fun watching me eat fruit and attempting to be funny and PLEASE don't be offended.
    EDIT:
    OK so I took down this pin and immediately got dozens of comments calling me a PC baby again.. so this is getting repinned. And now I'm looking at the comments on here, I see that a lot of people are misconstruing my pinned comment as me complaining about PC people. So now I have people saying I'm PC and anti-PC.
    Guys...All I'm really doing in the video and this pinned comment is gently poking fun at people for being hypersensitive about being Politically correct, both for being PC (in video) and being anti-PC (pinned comment). If you are wondering what side I'm on, the answer is and always has been: This is a video about brazil nuts.

    • @kimquinn7728
      @kimquinn7728 6 лет назад +171

      Weird Explorer Some people simply spoil for a fight no matter WHAT is said by whom. They take things out of context or don't pay attention to tone of voice, etc. Let it roll off.
      To them, I say read Ecclesiastes 7:9,
      9, Do not be quick to take offense, for the taking of offense lodges in the bosom of fools.
      If that is all the derived from watching your video, they seem small minded.

    • @shawnsisler3743
      @shawnsisler3743 6 лет назад +144

      Too bad people can't crack a dictionary. It literally means small, tiny, petite, diminutive, when used as an adjective. So unless you are using it to name a person, people really need to educate themselves.

    • @markdaniel8740
      @markdaniel8740 6 лет назад +55

      Don't worry, I like to go to the Saturday night races, and the midget races are the best.

    • @TattingChic
      @TattingChic 6 лет назад +45

      Weird Explorer ignore the ignorant haters who are so nuts that they can't tell the difference between calling an actual nut a midget and insulting a small human!

    • @raychee7152
      @raychee7152 6 лет назад +21

      Weird Explorer, Thank you for this video.. That is Amazing!! Had No idea that so many people were involved in the process of that nut.. Wow.. Now I know why they are selling them for $10.00 per pound!

  • @mrminer071166
    @mrminer071166 7 лет назад +450

    Had a "Willie Wonka" moment when you said, "And this is the nut-cracking room...."

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  7 лет назад +46

      It felt that way when I was there, so much excitement in that room.

    • @censusgary
      @censusgary 7 лет назад +20

      It seems like a boring job to stand there cracking those nuts all day. But it does create employment in an area where there may not be too many other paying jobs.

    • @rageixi1422
      @rageixi1422 4 года назад +10

      These are rhe nut busters

    • @declanmcleod9025
      @declanmcleod9025 3 года назад +2

      Nutcracker Suite! Lol

    • @patricksanders858
      @patricksanders858 3 года назад

      Me too!

  • @kayjay8790
    @kayjay8790 3 года назад +9

    I absolutely love Brazil nuts. They really have an absolutely delicious creamy clean flavor without the bitter taste some nuts can leave (some walnuts). I don’t mind opening them because they are super expensive shelled. I usually catch them this time of year when they’re on sale for the holidays. Thanks again!

  • @benny_lemon5123
    @benny_lemon5123 3 года назад +7

    I'm in awe of how labour intensive this process is!

  • @chriscalon8913
    @chriscalon8913 4 года назад +74

    That was incredible. Had no idea what they took to produce.

    • @waynelkduarte45
      @waynelkduarte45 3 года назад

      Thanks for that enjoyed seeing how Brazil Nuts are prepared

  • @punkyroo
    @punkyroo 7 лет назад +258

    That's super cool that you got to actual tour the facility!

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  7 лет назад +17

      Punky Rooster it was fascinating to see!

    • @cfoster6804
      @cfoster6804 4 года назад

      I love your name!

    • @rrnabors1
      @rrnabors1 3 года назад

      This is the best way to tour the factory . . . no chance you'll be held up at gun point by a couple of guys on a motorcycle.

  • @AC-hi4ni
    @AC-hi4ni 3 года назад +11

    Brazil nuts were my favorite growing up as a kid and they still are now in my 60's. But I'm seriously nuts for all nuts.

  • @judithashenhurst3589
    @judithashenhurst3589 3 года назад +5

    The entire life cycle is a truly amazing story. This video only covers how they process the to the finished nut but the most interesting part is what all it takes for the tree to get to the nut stage, it is truly an amazing story.

  • @badgermoon9229
    @badgermoon9229 3 года назад +49

    First thing I go for when I open a can of mixed nuts. I love those things!

    • @karenskinner9044
      @karenskinner9044 3 года назад +2

      Those and the little round hazelnuts are my favorites. Usually only a few of the Brazil nuts in a can of mixed. And they're midget sized, like the boxes said.

  • @ornokur6315
    @ornokur6315 7 лет назад +229

    I'm pretty sure the brazilnut tree is a canopy tree in the amazon rainforest for mature, fully grown forests. Large rodents named agoutis are most responsible for the propagatin of the brazilnut tree by hulling & distributing the nuts by burring some of them for later, with some nuts growing into trees. Their role is similar to that of squirrels where squirrels are important to the ecology of oaks by the same premise, eating some and stashing the rest underground where in some are able to sprout.
    Just thought that would be an interesting thing to share.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  7 лет назад +23

      interesting! I've heard that these rodents also are able to pry the shells open using the small hole in the bottom of the fruit, useful little guys.

    • @blueturtle06
      @blueturtle06 6 лет назад +10

      Interesting fact about the agoutis, I wonder how old the species is. Many plants we have around the world are ancient in comparison to mammals. I read an article on how avocados do not have a modern seed disperser, like brazil nuts. They are planted mainly by human hands even in ancient american history. Their large seed they think was dispersed by large herbivorous dinosaurs. I wonder if the same could be true of brazil nuts with such a huge fruit and size of seeds. Just my two pence.

    • @FrancisR420
      @FrancisR420 5 лет назад +7

      @@blueturtle06 I thought it was giant mammals

    • @amandajanson3694
      @amandajanson3694 5 лет назад +1

      Very! Ty

    • @manchagojohnsonmanchago6367
      @manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 3 года назад +4

      @@blueturtle06 wild avacados are distributed by birds.. theyed small.. size of a small peach with a huge stone

  • @michellem3050
    @michellem3050 3 года назад +4

    I've never had fresh brazil nuts, but can relate to the surprise and enjoyment you experienced. I had fresh almonds for the first time when I was in Turkey in September. I will never forget the entirely different layer of flavour: almond extract infused almonds. Bing! Light of understanding goes on!
    Doesn't tasting all the fresh fruits of the world where they are grown spoil your enjoyment of the ones you get in your local grocery store ever after?

  • @LivingWithTheGuzmans
    @LivingWithTheGuzmans 3 года назад +149

    I love Brazil nuts this was such a good video thanks.

    • @machiavellianos
      @machiavellianos 3 года назад

      You are the kind of people who make Nutella famous. Brazil nuts and hazelnuts are oily and taste blend. And stop eating Nutella because it is an evil food.

    • @blueforest2927
      @blueforest2927 3 года назад

      Evil...? lol

    • @iambecomejeff2903
      @iambecomejeff2903 3 года назад

      @@blueforest2927 They're probably talking about the use of palm oil, but from a minute of googling it seems Nutella tries to source it sustainably

    • @ashaler__
      @ashaler__ 3 года назад

      @@machiavellianos what are you on about, exactly?

  • @10MinutestoRouletteFortune
    @10MinutestoRouletteFortune 6 лет назад +133

    As I eat Brazil nuts. After seeing this, I don't mind paying $10 a pound

    • @muggyruggy
      @muggyruggy 6 лет назад +2

      Oregon's Lonewolf yes I was gonna say now I see why they are so expensive.

    • @jaimedelgado7529
      @jaimedelgado7529 6 лет назад +1

      Oregon's Lonewolf lol I just bought some yesterday for $13.50/ lb

    • @10MinutestoRouletteFortune
      @10MinutestoRouletteFortune 6 лет назад +6

      OUCH Here is a trick. If you are in the states and can buy from bins, just use a different bin code. It works. lol

    • @Saucyakld
      @Saucyakld 6 лет назад

      NZ$55 a kilo!

    • @thearchersparadox3292
      @thearchersparadox3292 6 лет назад +5

      unfortunately the high cost probably isn't going to the workers. How much would we pay if American workers were shelling the nuts? Oh wait, we wouldn't work that hard, never mind.

  • @oculusangelicus8978
    @oculusangelicus8978 3 года назад +38

    Thank you so much for what you do! I am physically and medically restricted to my home, and travel would be a serious and difficult thing for me to do. I love seeing such places, places that are not the most Touristy places, but going to places where the rank and file live and work and explore where and how parts of our life (eg, food and various other items we use consume) are either farmed or made or whatever, these are the things I love to see, and it allows us to relate to the people who live in those areas, and how their work provides us with products. Thanks again for your travels and documenting things like this, with so many others doing the same thing I am able to travel to wherever I want to via these youtubers go! Just wanted to say this, You provide a great service to those of us who cannot go anywhere outside of their own nation and even outside their own home.

  • @tonibauer2405
    @tonibauer2405 3 года назад +7

    Brazil nuts are my absolute favorites. Love them covered with chocolate.

  • @RICOLAWW
    @RICOLAWW 3 года назад +2

    I was eating Brazil nuts as this thing came across my recommended videos. I am blessed to be able to enjoy this delicious food.

  • @kyleeallessio1471
    @kyleeallessio1471 6 лет назад +178

    That's a beautiful tree. I can understand why it's illegal to cut one down

    • @kyleeallessio1471
      @kyleeallessio1471 6 лет назад +12

      The labor in this is insane

    • @22espec
      @22espec 4 года назад +13

      I is a beautiful tre but you really dont want one in you backyard, when those nuts fall, they can kill you.

    • @sarahvanrooyen7280
      @sarahvanrooyen7280 3 года назад +2

      @@22espec oif

    • @desiguy55
      @desiguy55 3 года назад +1

      but the falling nut from the tree can cut you down,

    • @GVALNIER
      @GVALNIER 3 года назад +1

      Any native tree are protected by law im Brazil. Even in your own private property is ilegal to cute native trees. When you hear that we are burning our forest think twice. We are protecting Amazon from other nations like Venezuela, China, France, USA (Biden). Just make a research of how France treat her Guiana Francesa and how they are polutiing and destroing theyr part of the forest and how venezuela treat her part of amazon.

  • @ElizabethElias321
    @ElizabethElias321 4 года назад +49

    It's amazing how hard some people work, for us to enjoy life thanks for showing us how it's done, I'm from Bolivia,

  • @danthemansmail
    @danthemansmail 3 года назад +5

    That nut cracking room is enough to assure I never eat a pre-cracked Brazil nut. What a horror show...imagine doing that all day everyday.

    • @lilyrosesoul0077
      @lilyrosesoul0077 3 года назад +2

      Still -- it is a job for people. Its common for third world countries to have manual jobs in factories, and its important source of income for their locals.

  • @tanyawales5445
    @tanyawales5445 3 года назад +7

    Jared, thank you for the tour! It is great to see where exotic foods like Brazil nuts come from. All the individual handling explains the high price. They are well worth it though. I have never gotten a Brazil nut that wasn't 100% intact with no wormholes.

    • @AldoSchmedack
      @AldoSchmedack Год назад

      Try natural grocers, they are the best I find. All are perfect in mine.

  • @jaydee5156
    @jaydee5156 3 года назад +108

    I like Brazil nuts, but if you ever get a bad one, you'll know it.

    • @Hezzey
      @Hezzey 3 года назад +2

      Indeed that is so true!

    • @garyhalliday2140
      @garyhalliday2140 3 года назад +1

      'found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut last night........'

    • @seigeworks2438
      @seigeworks2438 3 года назад +1

      Absolutely right !!! I was thinking the same thing watching the video about all the bad ones I've had, knowing that I possibly ate a worm oh well into every life a little Brazil nutworm must Fall !!!😁

    • @garyhalliday2140
      @garyhalliday2140 3 года назад +1

      @@seigeworks2438
      haha I'm sure we eat little guys every day.

    • @johnvanegmond1812
      @johnvanegmond1812 3 года назад +2

      @@garyhalliday2140 On that note, I always add a little black pepper when I am cooking wild mushrooms. If a little bug gets missed during the cleaning, nobody knows. ;)

  • @bluegrassfan23
    @bluegrassfan23 4 года назад +25

    I had no idea these nuts were cracked/peeled by hand. What a labor intensive product.

    • @mmercier0921
      @mmercier0921 3 года назад +2

      Try it with a hand cracker. The best ones you need to use a hammer and anvil.

    • @kathyyoung1774
      @kathyyoung1774 3 года назад

      Probably most of this could be done mechanically, but it won’t be in a third world country where labor is cheap and skills are low.

    • @Imanne87
      @Imanne87 3 года назад

      Saffron is another labour intensive product you should watch

    • @Emeraldwitch30
      @Emeraldwitch30 3 года назад

      Seems like I watched a video where all cashews are also hand cracked/picked due to the shells being somewhat poisonous. They don't trust machines to remove all shells.
      Oh and that cashews are all steamed to remove slight poison too. So there is no such thing as raw cashews.

    • @bobpitman4949
      @bobpitman4949 3 года назад +1

      @@Emeraldwitch30 That's an interesting note. Thanks.

  • @nadiaglasner6523
    @nadiaglasner6523 3 года назад +3

    Well, I truly enjoyed learning something about these nuts..actually their one of my favorites. Thank you for the video.

  • @acohen3951
    @acohen3951 3 года назад +6

    Very interesting. I had no idea where exactly and how the Brazilian Nuts find their way into my local supermarket. Thank you for uploading, definately worth a watch !!!

  • @displayfireworks1
    @displayfireworks1 5 лет назад +52

    $17.00 a pound here at my local fresh food market in Pennsylvania. I skipped over them. Now I'm going back to get some. Great job on the video.

    • @paloma4090
      @paloma4090 3 года назад

      Crazy pricing! In Germany I pay 3€ a pound!

  • @lindacharron4021
    @lindacharron4021 6 лет назад +11

    Very interesting. It explains why they are not cheap to buy.

  • @QlueDuPlessis
    @QlueDuPlessis 3 года назад +7

    I've always had them in their shells. I was aware that shelled nut could be bought but I've never given much thought to who shells the nuts.

  • @angelang1205
    @angelang1205 3 года назад

    Wow! Thank you for this video. So much manual work is involved. We have to appreciate every piece of nut🙂

  • @robopanduzee
    @robopanduzee 7 лет назад +26

    I really enjoyed this glimpse into the production of something I see so often but never really knew anything about. I hope you get more opportunities like this to explore the production and "pre supermarket " adventure that fruits go through. I'm sure I could find other things like that on RUclips but I really like the way you present things and supporting your content.

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  7 лет назад +2

      Thanks Jonathan! Its tricky getting this sort of opportunity, but I hope to make more videos like this in the future.

  • @nidalshehahadeh7485
    @nidalshehahadeh7485 3 года назад +17

    you made me feel like going out and buying some today, it is good to see so many people making a livelihood out of this fantastic god-given plant .

  • @donniecoleman8509
    @donniecoleman8509 3 года назад +3

    Never had a clue as to where they came from. I love 'em!!!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @joeseeking3572
    @joeseeking3572 3 года назад +2

    I remember the bowl of mixed nuts in shell at Thanksgiving: Brazil, Walnut, Pecan, Almond and Hazelnuts (Filberts where I lived). Brazils were the most challenging for a kid, but I liked them the best. Much of the time though - being a kid - I ended up with little pieces for the struggle, so it was a huge plus when I shelled one whole :)

  • @alexsandrasolvin4874
    @alexsandrasolvin4874 3 года назад +123

    I will never complain about the price of Brazil Nuts again!

    • @ColonelBummleigh
      @ColonelBummleigh 3 года назад +2

      Get the midget ones,they're less expensive.

    • @lblake5653
      @lblake5653 3 года назад +1

      Amen to that.

    • @gingerredshoes
      @gingerredshoes 3 года назад +1

      I will never EAT a Brazil nut again, not after seeing what people are put through.

    • @ambiguoustvreference835
      @ambiguoustvreference835 3 года назад +9

      @@gingerredshoes what, why? they need jobs too

    • @Feuervix
      @Feuervix 3 года назад

      even here in Brazil this nuts cost alot

  • @matthewh4747
    @matthewh4747 3 года назад +8

    That cracking room was absolutely nuts bro

  • @Eugeniadella
    @Eugeniadella 3 года назад +45

    I live in Bolivia & I really feel sorry to see our nut production being sold to the world with a logo saying "Brazil" nuts.... thank you for this video that lets people know who really produces this product ❤

    • @Dewkeeper
      @Dewkeeper 3 года назад +4

      It's alright, not all languages use the term Brazil nut for it anyway

    • @eugeniocuriocampagnelli4989
      @eugeniocuriocampagnelli4989 3 года назад +3

      US BRAZILIANS are the largest Brazil nuts producers so stfu it is not yours as much as it is ours

    • @Brazucayankee
      @Brazucayankee 2 года назад

      Brazil always was the biggest producer of Brazil nuts , now that Bolivia almost slavery work is producing more then Brazil , you want it to be called Bolivia nuts … lol 60% of the Amazon rain forest is in Brazil just imagine how many Brazil nuts tree Brazil has 😬

    • @Mlopescrjr
      @Mlopescrjr Год назад +9

      well its from brazil, so the name makes sense.

    • @yodaa7100
      @yodaa7100 Год назад +6

      In Brazil, we actually call it "Pará nuts".

  • @dustinmiller2775
    @dustinmiller2775 3 года назад +32

    Highest natural source of SELENIUM 😎

    • @jamesh1017
      @jamesh1017 3 года назад +4

      And Radon a radioactive gas. Enjoy.

    • @pudgebonetv9628
      @pudgebonetv9628 3 года назад +4

      @@jamesh1017 they have radium, not radon, ass

    • @lindboknifeandtool
      @lindboknifeandtool 3 года назад +4

      @@pudgebonetv9628 radon is produced through the decomposition of radium, meanie.

  • @jamesroseii
    @jamesroseii 7 лет назад +26

    More videos like this! This was super interesting. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.

  • @tubehound8
    @tubehound8 6 лет назад +33

    I enjoyed the tour. Thank you

    • @richdiddens4059
      @richdiddens4059 6 лет назад +1

      Another wierd fact about these nuts. An alternative name is candle nut. Before they dry out you're supposed to be able to stick a wick in one and light it to burn like a dim candle.

  • @ekoukano
    @ekoukano 3 года назад

    This video was fascinating! I am blown away that you have this footage.

  • @vanessapaakkonen6637
    @vanessapaakkonen6637 Год назад

    That was an amazing video. Talk about taking something for granted.! Never would have imagined origins of Brazil nut like that.

  • @CutestHeidi
    @CutestHeidi 6 лет назад +32

    Wow it truly is a luxury to eat any type of nut. The amount of work is amazing.

    • @Nirrrina
      @Nirrrina 3 года назад

      I gather & crack fresh pecans by hand. To get 1-2+ full big ziplocks it will take me several weeks of sitting & watching RUclips for a couple of hours a day or so. I was told once that if you put them in all natural wildflower honey they'll last forever just like the honey.
      You can also keep them in the freezer for a couple of years too.

  • @lesliemoore2644
    @lesliemoore2644 3 года назад +11

    I grew up in Brasil and never knew how they grew, but I do love them

    • @gBaldaconi
      @gBaldaconi 3 года назад

      Leslie, e tu chama de castanha do Pará ou castanha do Amazonas? Aqui quem mais produz é o Amazonas, mas pra cá no sudeste e sul compramos como "castanha do Pará". Igual no vídeo chamam de castanha do Brasil comprando da Bolívia. Se tu for até Manaus os locais ficam bravos se tu não chama de castanha do amazonas kk

  • @bellatrixfire
    @bellatrixfire 3 года назад +1

    I had no idea that they were grown this way. Thank you for enlightening me with this knowledge!

  • @richclasper8272
    @richclasper8272 3 года назад

    You rarely see them in their shells here in the U.K. except at Christmas time. Back in the seventies we used to buy pounds of them at our local open air market in the run up to Christmas and then sit all over the Christmas period cracking them open and eating them. Kept me amused for hours as a kid! We used to keep new mole grips for this task rather than the traditional nut crackers, as we found those better, and took great delight in sharing them around the family. We used to roast chestnuts on the open fireplace hearth. Simple pleasures that are lost in this fast convenience needing society.

  • @DrValerie800
    @DrValerie800 6 лет назад +4

    Thanks! I had NO idea how Brazil nuts are grown/harvested/etc. Fascinating.

  • @missionhill7863
    @missionhill7863 6 лет назад +6

    I really do respect the Brazil nut now after watching this. Never knew they were all done by hand. Mad respect

  • @zarook112
    @zarook112 3 года назад

    Amazing, all what I thought one nut in shell but many. Thank you so much for your presentation..👏👏👏👌👍

  • @1e0s
    @1e0s 3 года назад

    Wow I shall consume them with much more appreciation now I've discovered the hard work that goes into making them available for me to eat. Fascinating!

  • @dianaboughner7977
    @dianaboughner7977 6 лет назад +5

    Interesting and informative. The Brazil nuts up here in Canada are usually old and a stale yellowish colour because they spoil rather quickly and must be refrigerated but can get moldy easily. Also, they are very expensive so many people cannot afford them.

  • @iamchillydogg
    @iamchillydogg 6 лет назад +43

    I can't believe no one has built a nut cracking machine. The labor cost is insane.

    • @iamchillydogg
      @iamchillydogg 6 лет назад +17

      TheOkWoodsman
      I wonder what the turnover rate is because I don't see people doing that job for 40 years.

    • @PointyTailofSatan
      @PointyTailofSatan 6 лет назад +1

      Cheap labour, and they get free nuts!

    • @desertlillie9659
      @desertlillie9659 6 лет назад +4

      These poor people are probably being paid a penny per nut that they crack or an amount on the number of bowls of shelled nuts.

    • @alidaboettcher7376
      @alidaboettcher7376 6 лет назад +10

      In developing there is a mindset of trying to use people instead of machines. Machines are very costly in a poor country do to currency exchange. Replacing them by machines is going to make them poorer. There is not the social security like in the developed world.

    • @JavierFernandez01
      @JavierFernandez01 6 лет назад +9

      It's a very hard and irregular seed. I bet prototypes were too wasteful.

  • @pattystone4157
    @pattystone4157 3 года назад +1

    I am so thankful that others enjoy these. I can’t eat them. But i do buy them for the holidays for the squirrels and doves. Thank you to all those that bring joy to the little creatures that visit my porch.

  • @fuzzy5987
    @fuzzy5987 3 года назад

    I love Brazil nuts. The labour that goes into producing our food is humbling sometimes. Coffee is also the same, every bean is peeled by hand ☕👏🏾

  • @OleGeezerCirca1941
    @OleGeezerCirca1941 6 лет назад +46

    Nice original video, not a copy of someone else's work.

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary 7 лет назад +4

    This video is great. I'd really like to see more like this, that delve into the backgrounds of the fruits and nuts, where they come from, how they are processed, and so forth

  • @mannycunha8287
    @mannycunha8287 3 года назад

    That was very eye opening to see the process. Very detailed and entertaining. Thank you.

  • @blueforest2927
    @blueforest2927 3 года назад

    I always did wonder where they come from and the process...this video covers all that curiousity...thanx ! !

  • @robertglass3944
    @robertglass3944 6 лет назад +57

    It would have been nice to learn more about the fruit, before it turns into a cannon ball and falls from the tree.
    What's the flower look like, before the fruit starts to form, how long does it take to form, how long does it take for a new tree to bare fruit, etc..
    Other than that, it was as pretty informative. Thanks for posting.

    • @MaxOakland
      @MaxOakland 6 лет назад +4

      Robert Glass
      Those are all really good questionz

    • @robertglass3944
      @robertglass3944 5 лет назад +9

      @therealnightwriter, Why, yes I do. Including, but not limited to, making my own videos, (well, they're not usually mine, but nonetheless, I am a professional videographer). I do, from time to time, whine about shit, but, in this instance, I was giving constructive criticism. Which also happens to be something I ask for, in regards to my own work, and greatly appreciate when I feel it is genuine.
      So, what about you..? You strike me as being a bit whiny yourself. Maybe you should take a look at that...

    • @boomstick4054
      @boomstick4054 3 года назад +1

      Good content for YOUR RUclips Brazil nut video!!!!! Get started... We’ll be waiting.

    • @theresamusser4390
      @theresamusser4390 3 года назад +1

      And how the heck do you open the pods?

    • @boomstick4054
      @boomstick4054 3 года назад +1

      AND most of all--Where can we buy Brazil nuts cheeeeeaaaap????

  • @brianrichards7006
    @brianrichards7006 6 лет назад +4

    My favorite nut.....I spend about US$25 a week on them. A total weight of about a pound and a half. Great video.....very informative and concise. You tube video makers, take note and learn.

    • @salvationship
      @salvationship 6 лет назад

      Brian Richards I bet you can get one of those giant boxes for $100.

  • @Magpyro
    @Magpyro 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for this tour. I wish I could experience it in person.

  • @adelaidefielder9790
    @adelaidefielder9790 3 года назад

    Awesome video. Very educational.Thanks

  • @ingineous
    @ingineous 7 лет назад +21

    I have a new found respect for the Brazilian nut

  • @TampaZeke
    @TampaZeke 6 лет назад +10

    I knew that cashews aren't nuts but I didn't realize that Brazil nuts weren't nuts but rather fruit seeds. Very informative and entertaining.

    • @Grizzleback07
      @Grizzleback07 6 лет назад +1

      Most people do not know how much work goes into preparing cashews so they are edible and how little each plant yields compared to other nuts, too.

    • @robertk5479
      @robertk5479 6 лет назад +1

      Pecans and walnuts aren't nuts either, they're fruits.

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 6 лет назад +3

      as far as i under stand nuts actually grow under ground ... like peanuts ... so when you get hard seeds from a tree youre actually eating fruit seeds

    • @rodrigosarmiento2787
      @rodrigosarmiento2787 3 года назад +1

      @@0623kaboom peanuts are a legume

  • @miapdx503
    @miapdx503 3 года назад +1

    The tree is magnificent! The fruit of the tree, amazing. These people, awesome. Thank you for educating us. 💕

  • @blooper_01
    @blooper_01 3 года назад +16

    When I was younger, these were called something different...

    • @sarahvanrooyen7280
      @sarahvanrooyen7280 3 года назад

      I wonder what they were called

    • @rrnabors1
      @rrnabors1 3 года назад +3

      Only black people can call them that now.

    • @mariantreber8055
      @mariantreber8055 3 года назад +1

      Krakatoa.

    • @rrnabors1
      @rrnabors1 3 года назад

      @@mariantreber8055 Blackatoa

    • @karenskinner9044
      @karenskinner9044 3 года назад +1

      @@rrnabors1 As long as you don't use the hard R at the end.... I don't call them that, but I surely remember them being called N.toes. I am glad they're not called that anymore.

  • @soldtobediers
    @soldtobediers 6 лет назад +55

    Perhaps the most earthy tasting & 2nd hardest nut to open after the Black Walnut. 8918

    • @baje246skalla
      @baje246skalla 6 лет назад +3

      By earthy I assume u mean tastes like dirt coz that's what they taste like to me lol

    • @93corvettebaby
      @93corvettebaby 6 лет назад +1

      macadamia nut is the hardest to open.

    • @soldtobediers
      @soldtobediers 6 лет назад

      Rockin Russ You Sir are correct. Learnin' everyday... thank's
      81218

    • @TattingChic
      @TattingChic 6 лет назад +4

      I have some black walnuts that I cannot open. I'd have to say that they are, indeed, harder to open than the Brazil nuts!

    • @Marysservant
      @Marysservant 6 лет назад +2

      Butternuts need a big metal opener too! Minnesota

  • @Brainchild69
    @Brainchild69 6 лет назад +16

    That's really cool. I love Brazil nuts. Thx for posting this vid.

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 6 лет назад

      wish they showed how they harvested them too ... but you cant always have everything

  • @Itme
    @Itme 3 года назад +1

    No food factory could ever operate like this in the USA. So many health violations in one video. Poor people treated like crap so others don't have to crack a shell. Very thankful to all those hard workers. Thanks so much.

  • @mrs.s8855
    @mrs.s8855 3 года назад

    Wow, much appreciated the labor work and your time to educate us.

  • @mjfreespirit
    @mjfreespirit 6 лет назад +4

    Such a pleasure to find this video in my feed. Thank you!

  • @Bohorho
    @Bohorho 6 лет назад +26

    This is why they as so expensive... but gotta get that selenium Cheers great vid!

  • @abigailhumes4608
    @abigailhumes4608 3 года назад

    Thank you for the wonderful video. You have been thorough. I am sorry that some folks are so unhappy and cynical that they are looking for things in this world to criticize and make others feel badly as they do. You did a great job. I am elderly, and enjoyed every moment.

  • @danechristmas6570
    @danechristmas6570 3 года назад

    Nice vid!..I'm from the Caribbean and they also grow here to but they can only be found deep in the forested areas.
    Fun fact: It takes a tree about 20 years to reach maturity and bear fruit...Once it produces flowers, flowers are pollinated- it takes 14 months for fruit to develop into ripe, Brazil Nuts.

  • @samanthajones9334
    @samanthajones9334 5 лет назад +5

    Brazil nuts are delicious are my favorite! My grandmother roasted them every year for Christmas with butter & salt.

  • @BrontisShane
    @BrontisShane 7 лет назад +3

    This was fascinating! Great footage, Jared!

  • @JBMONROETHEPRODUCER
    @JBMONROETHEPRODUCER 3 года назад

    Some of the best content to just watch before bed. Interesting and very informative. Keep up the great content, I didn't know some of these fruits you speak on even exsisted. 💪

  • @coolwater55
    @coolwater55 3 года назад

    This was very educational and nice presentation! Thank you!

  • @theatlantean39
    @theatlantean39 6 лет назад +4

    It was good to learn where hear come from. And it was cool of them to let you film their factory.

  • @mattspeppers
    @mattspeppers 7 лет назад +19

    This was my favorite video of yours so far. Quite interesting.
    Also, I'll be going to the Paw Paw festival this year! Took off work to make the trip over there. Thanks for making a video on it way back when, Jared. 

    • @WeirdExplorer
      @WeirdExplorer  7 лет назад +4

      So glad to hear it! Hope you enjoy the pawpaw festival :)

    • @Chris153758
      @Chris153758 6 лет назад +1

      How was the Paw Paw festival? I was considering going to the one in Ohio, but I ended up not going. Maybe next year.

    • @cfoster6804
      @cfoster6804 4 года назад

      I see what you did... picture of a bear...Paw Paw festival.

  • @carolyncunningham3847
    @carolyncunningham3847 3 года назад

    I've always loved Brazil nuts. I can get them in a small bag already pulled at one of the truckstop near by. Tennessee. Thank you for posting

  • @douglasbair5647
    @douglasbair5647 3 года назад

    My favorite nut(seed), thank you for bringing an appreciation to all the work it takes to bring it to me! I will never again complain about how few nuts are in mixed nut!

  • @cannedmusic
    @cannedmusic 3 года назад +28

    "This is the nutcracking room...this is all done by hand..." is it ever revealed which worker found the golden ticket?

    • @TheKentuckylady717
      @TheKentuckylady717 3 года назад +1

      These are hard working people and doing a great job.....Do these nuts grow every year or just certain times of the year ?

    • @cannedmusic
      @cannedmusic 3 года назад

      @@TheKentuckylady717 I think once a year, during the 3 to 4-month dry season.

  • @charliedoyle118
    @charliedoyle118 6 лет назад +17

    Patient- I have a nut allergy.
    Doctor- Which ones?
    Patient- The ones that fall out of trees like cannon balls.
    Doctor- Oh, you’ve been to Bolivia.

    • @tlc5317
      @tlc5317 3 года назад

      LoL 😃😄😅😆 love it

    • @daroldbannister7496
      @daroldbannister7496 3 года назад

      Same thing goes for coconut trees. They do injure and kill. I lived in Honduras and had to warn many vacationers from up north to "please don't set under the coconut trees."

  • @zeesworld5092
    @zeesworld5092 3 года назад

    Excellent and informative video. Love your presentation style.

  • @Johnbro8
    @Johnbro8 3 года назад

    Thanks for sharing your travels 👍very interesting

  • @billeeburkhart6630
    @billeeburkhart6630 6 лет назад +5

    I wish I had one of those big boxes. You are so lucky. Thank you for your educational video.

  • @Skeeter51244
    @Skeeter51244 3 года назад +7

    And that's the story in a nutshell.

    • @grandwonder5858
      @grandwonder5858 3 года назад

      Nope! The story is that despite the fact that most of the nuts came from Bolivia they called them "Brazilian nuts! Just like the fact that Jiu Jitsu came from Japan they called it "Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!" Brazil is simply getting too much credit for something that it doesn't deserve!

  • @teriminter6501
    @teriminter6501 3 года назад

    Very interesting I had no idea that they grew in a pod. Brazil nuts are one of my favorite nuts thanks for sharing..