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

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2021
  • At Senegal’s Lake Retba a.k.a. “Pink Lake,” harvesters wade into the waters of one of the world’s saltiest lakes - even saltier than the Dead Sea - to collect 60,000 metric tons of salt per year.
    Credits:
    Producers: Carla Francescutti, Pelin Keskin
    Director/Field Producer: Abdoulaye Ndao
    Camera: Malick Sy, Sidy Ndour
    Interpreters: Thierno Seck, Abdoulaye Ndao
    Story Consultant: Yvonne Maxwell
    Editor: Carla Francescutti
    Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
    Development Producer: McGraw Wolfman
    Coordinating Producer: Stefania Orrù
    Audience Engagement: Daniel Geneen, Terri Ciccone
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  • @eater
    @eater  3 года назад +14762

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

    • @asadbutt7443
      @asadbutt7443 3 года назад +2915

      that answers at least one question i had

    • @malaladddd
      @malaladddd 3 года назад +337

      thats what I thought :P

    • @RedHmong
      @RedHmong 3 года назад +341

      where can I get a satchel of this salt?

    • @iitz_cloud9
      @iitz_cloud9 3 года назад +139

      @@RedHmong i can get it for u

    • @dba6121
      @dba6121 3 года назад +923

      I think he can be a model too.

  • @JtrainMedia
    @JtrainMedia 3 года назад +42627

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

  • @FreezStyla
    @FreezStyla 3 года назад +12256

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

  • @mcmaine
    @mcmaine 2 года назад +2962

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

  • @kellyobrien359
    @kellyobrien359 2 года назад +100

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

  • @KSmith-kp5jz
    @KSmith-kp5jz 3 года назад +4853

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

    • @Yambag
      @Yambag 3 года назад +22

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

    • @drowzy_bot_9173
      @drowzy_bot_9173 3 года назад +390

      @@Yambag Why the bitterness?

    • @mrbrightsidetf2
      @mrbrightsidetf2 3 года назад +627

      @@Yambag why so salty?

    • @Yambag
      @Yambag 3 года назад +4

      @@drowzy_bot_9173 what do you mean

    • @5frogfrenzy
      @5frogfrenzy 3 года назад +132

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

  • @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248
    @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 3 года назад +12685

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

    • @twasbrillig33
      @twasbrillig33 3 года назад +64

      LOL!

    • @leounknown7316
      @leounknown7316 3 года назад +521

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

    • @swizzile1470
      @swizzile1470 3 года назад +325

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

    • @walkinstain45
      @walkinstain45 3 года назад +29

      @@swizzile1470 💯

    • @mocha2847
      @mocha2847 3 года назад +51

      @Luis Cruz they just took a good opportunity.

  • @cookiesncream3777
    @cookiesncream3777 2 года назад +655

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

    • @polak9157
      @polak9157 2 года назад +3

      What

    • @SushiCorps
      @SushiCorps 2 года назад +4

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

    • @polak9157
      @polak9157 2 года назад +17

      @@SushiCorps what

    • @Hi_its_ami
      @Hi_its_ami 2 года назад +12

      What a shock 😱 they know everything about their occupation.

    • @jamesgrayasrider
      @jamesgrayasrider 2 года назад

      @@Hi_its_ami We are the dumb ones not them.

  • @katiouss
    @katiouss Год назад +92

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

  • @johnkar9657
    @johnkar9657 3 года назад +4322

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

    • @foloneouKO
      @foloneouKO 3 года назад +134

      She's Buff 💪

    • @grantw.whitwam9948
      @grantw.whitwam9948 3 года назад +194

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

    • @AC-iz7eh
      @AC-iz7eh 3 года назад +31

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

    • @Moo-fb2kb
      @Moo-fb2kb 3 года назад +251

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

    • @johnkar9657
      @johnkar9657 3 года назад +265

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

  • @Jane-qh2yd
    @Jane-qh2yd 2 года назад +5674

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

    • @macanthony1982
      @macanthony1982 2 года назад +63

      facts

    • @MurcuryEntertainment
      @MurcuryEntertainment 2 года назад +257

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

    • @PaladinDrakkenwolf
      @PaladinDrakkenwolf 2 года назад +60

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

    • @rafiy7150
      @rafiy7150 2 года назад +6

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

    • @danaglass1265
      @danaglass1265 2 года назад +17

      A whole ass model?

  • @ruthokelley5833
    @ruthokelley5833 2 года назад +172

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

  • @elpibe3514
    @elpibe3514 2 года назад +17

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

  • @whatintheactualflyingduckistha
    @whatintheactualflyingduckistha 3 года назад +2142

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

    • @1014p
      @1014p 3 года назад +107

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

    • @emrah_8073
      @emrah_8073 3 года назад +24

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

    • @1014p
      @1014p 3 года назад +14

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

    • @dojyr3130
      @dojyr3130 3 года назад +4

      @@1014p You’re*
      Projecting much?

    • @1014p
      @1014p 3 года назад +12

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

  • @forestpark73
    @forestpark73 3 года назад +2544

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

    • @rattlesnake1ful
      @rattlesnake1ful 3 года назад +36

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

    • @forestpark73
      @forestpark73 3 года назад +82

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

    • @zaysensationalvibes2120
      @zaysensationalvibes2120 3 года назад +4

      @@forestpark73 lol

    • @rattlesnake1ful
      @rattlesnake1ful 3 года назад +20

      @Victor Joseph yes only white people.

    • @LocaJBiggs
      @LocaJBiggs 3 года назад +1

      😂

  • @Kaydeleon
    @Kaydeleon 2 года назад +261

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

    • @dmoore3306
      @dmoore3306 Год назад +5

      That’s what you got from this smh?

    • @Rabiiid
      @Rabiiid 7 месяцев назад

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

    • @teslatang4941
      @teslatang4941 5 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @Asia.Persuasia
      @Asia.Persuasia 4 месяца назад

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

    • @chocolatecream5593
      @chocolatecream5593 4 месяца назад

      @@dmoore3306yup

  • @jadekbell553
    @jadekbell553 2 года назад +21

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

    • @TojiFushigoroWasTaken
      @TojiFushigoroWasTaken Месяц назад

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

  • @TM4N
    @TM4N 3 года назад +4884

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

    • @Chida-Wolfe
      @Chida-Wolfe 3 года назад +108

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

    • @mukhtarsyajaratun1025
      @mukhtarsyajaratun1025 3 года назад +36

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

    • @robotempire
      @robotempire 3 года назад +7

      Yes great point I didn’t even think of

    • @JM-ks3ir
      @JM-ks3ir 3 года назад +6

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

    • @chanistheman
      @chanistheman 3 года назад +17

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

  • @KsamneJap
    @KsamneJap 3 года назад +2912

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

    • @jocelyng.a2156
      @jocelyng.a2156 3 года назад +23

      OMGG!!🤣🤣

    • @jynxy1628
      @jynxy1628 3 года назад +3

      @@jocelyng.a2156 lol

    • @sufferr2914
      @sufferr2914 3 года назад +40

      the lake probably plays fortnite

    • @hikerieger6319
      @hikerieger6319 3 года назад +45

      Even the ocean community blocked him to avoid making contact

    • @kbeau116
      @kbeau116 3 года назад +3

      absolutely unfunny

  • @danielwu7238
    @danielwu7238 2 года назад +375

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

  • @horn2102
    @horn2102 2 года назад +11

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

  • @undrachevr
    @undrachevr 3 года назад +4138

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

    • @gwenzy750
      @gwenzy750 3 года назад +126

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

    • @Lastburn
      @Lastburn 3 года назад +198

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

    • @user-ue1cb1vf3c
      @user-ue1cb1vf3c 3 года назад +10

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

    • @lukeethanboswell6338
      @lukeethanboswell6338 3 года назад +9

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

    • @voicelessglottalfricative6567
      @voicelessglottalfricative6567 3 года назад +23

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

  • @Earlyalexbadstandup
    @Earlyalexbadstandup 3 года назад +5507

    Screw the meat guy, this is the real salt bae

  • @dustintravis8791
    @dustintravis8791 2 года назад +85

    Fascinating. Much respect for their hard work.

  • @KeytarArgonian
    @KeytarArgonian Год назад +6

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

  • @GutsEnthusiast
    @GutsEnthusiast 3 года назад +4832

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

    • @DBT1007
      @DBT1007 3 года назад +80

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

    • @kingxray8719
      @kingxray8719 3 года назад +338

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

    • @Katherine_inthehouse
      @Katherine_inthehouse 3 года назад +164

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

    • @senpaislayer
      @senpaislayer 3 года назад +23

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

    • @senpaislayer
      @senpaislayer 3 года назад +1

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

  • @yga3399
    @yga3399 3 года назад +2300

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

    • @lauraandlisa381
      @lauraandlisa381 3 года назад +164

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

    • @whisperingwhiskerss4877
      @whisperingwhiskerss4877 3 года назад +50

      Oh hell nahhhhhhh

    • @froglobster
      @froglobster 3 года назад +73

      That could be a cartoon segment

    • @Drizzl
      @Drizzl 3 года назад +198

      @@lauraandlisa381 that's the joke!

    • @binyominsilverman1592
      @binyominsilverman1592 3 года назад +77

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

  • @remarkablyweirdmarcus490
    @remarkablyweirdmarcus490 2 года назад +19

    This man looks like ART

  • @nickstonehenge
    @nickstonehenge 7 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @denib1326
    @denib1326 3 года назад +1070

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

  • @mikejones-nd6ni
    @mikejones-nd6ni 2 года назад +5

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

  • @DesertSkiesAV
    @DesertSkiesAV 2 года назад +13

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

  • @eyesonthey
    @eyesonthey 3 года назад +1842

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

  • @georgiegan
    @georgiegan 3 года назад +2647

    90% comments thirsting on the salt diver.

    • @ChadwickHorn
      @ChadwickHorn 3 года назад +292

      salt makes one thirsty.

    • @lemon-jq7xw
      @lemon-jq7xw 3 года назад +84

      @@ChadwickHorn thank you science side of RUclips

    • @youtubecitizen4898
      @youtubecitizen4898 3 года назад +83

      But did you see the body on that guy tho 🤤

    • @snow-puppetsofficial360
      @snow-puppetsofficial360 3 года назад +33

      @@youtubecitizen4898 Yes, a body I wish I had

    • @jilenaj06
      @jilenaj06 3 года назад +29

      Yeah I'm gonna have a nice dream tonight 😇

  • @Elvanion
    @Elvanion Год назад +5

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

  • @jimbritt2874
    @jimbritt2874 2 года назад +22

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

  • @ketaminewarrior
    @ketaminewarrior 3 года назад +8106

    Damn this salt gets you ripped af

    • @MFinGonzo
      @MFinGonzo 3 года назад +986

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

    • @kayilla6413
      @kayilla6413 3 года назад +478

      black genetics

    • @robenger64
      @robenger64 3 года назад +273

      @@iamyourrealdaddy745 ah yes the imaginary bbc

    • @nobilesnovushomo58
      @nobilesnovushomo58 3 года назад +419

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

    • @kayilla6413
      @kayilla6413 3 года назад +86

      @@iamyourrealdaddy745 BBC Genetics is real.

  • @noeltheliberalmillennial4886
    @noeltheliberalmillennial4886 3 года назад +1693

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

    • @Hashslingingslasher-
      @Hashslingingslasher- 3 года назад +13

      Shes just hard working and good on her.

    • @froglobster
      @froglobster 3 года назад +8

      Far away, Canada 🇨🇦

    • @alexns
      @alexns 3 года назад +3

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

    • @gvs6462
      @gvs6462 3 года назад

      He only date white bihs tho soooo 😶

    • @9yearsago844
      @9yearsago844 3 года назад +10

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

  • @BadGalJodi
    @BadGalJodi 2 года назад +6

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

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc Год назад +4

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

  • @joeri_o_criador
    @joeri_o_criador 3 года назад +1094

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

    • @ethanlamar9018
      @ethanlamar9018 3 года назад +22

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

    • @studiouswadoo5027
      @studiouswadoo5027 3 года назад +18

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

    • @ethanlamar9018
      @ethanlamar9018 3 года назад +19

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

    • @yeadogthazmyboi
      @yeadogthazmyboi 3 года назад +11

      Are you surprised that they are smart?

    • @moustm4698
      @moustm4698 3 года назад +13

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

  • @The_Horizon
    @The_Horizon 3 года назад +5645

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

    • @FirTool
      @FirTool 3 года назад +59

      Yes.

    • @Socomnick
      @Socomnick 3 года назад +139

      Nobody is paying that much for this dirty ass salt.

    • @EarlHare
      @EarlHare 3 года назад +1889

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

    • @Socomnick
      @Socomnick 3 года назад +92

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

    • @HelloitsMrChase
      @HelloitsMrChase 3 года назад +811

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

  • @omaralforuq5165
    @omaralforuq5165 Год назад +3

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

  • @squirrelboss7067
    @squirrelboss7067 2 года назад +13

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

  • @dans4129
    @dans4129 3 года назад +888

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

    • @sjjsshdbdh6423
      @sjjsshdbdh6423 3 года назад +2

      ruclips.net/video/yJvTV8xd6uU/видео.html

    • @dumitrescusa
      @dumitrescusa 3 года назад +39

      @@sjjsshdbdh6423 Its a stupid meme dont click.

    • @nyx-._730
      @nyx-._730 3 года назад +7

      @@dumitrescusa ty

    • @Nia-or8nv
      @Nia-or8nv 3 года назад +1

      LMAOOOO

    • @Chance-cb9fu
      @Chance-cb9fu 3 года назад +1

      Im not

  • @zana9402
    @zana9402 3 года назад +1633

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

    • @zana9402
      @zana9402 3 года назад +109

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

    • @haziqhazieq6818
      @haziqhazieq6818 3 года назад +7

      Cool !!
      Greeting from Indonesia

    • @ZIOTO168
      @ZIOTO168 3 года назад +1

      @@haziqhazieq6818 salam bang 😂

    • @collegefootballpicks2233
      @collegefootballpicks2233 3 года назад +2

      Sir where can I buy that Shea butter from

    • @zana9402
      @zana9402 3 года назад +13

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

  • @user-mu2mp8ll6c
    @user-mu2mp8ll6c 4 месяца назад +1

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

  • @aaronsoto4622
    @aaronsoto4622 2 года назад

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

  • @tackywacky99
    @tackywacky99 3 года назад +702

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

    • @brianredban9393
      @brianredban9393 3 года назад +4

      Not me

    • @eldevors
      @eldevors 3 года назад +44

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

    • @ladboii2901
      @ladboii2901 3 года назад +7

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

    • @WhalesGawd
      @WhalesGawd 3 года назад +7

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

    • @allsmilez13
      @allsmilez13 3 года назад

      💯

  • @latsouckmbodj4785
    @latsouckmbodj4785 3 года назад +1877

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

    • @jamusmorrison3073
      @jamusmorrison3073 3 года назад +114

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

    • @theempresss
      @theempresss 3 года назад +113

      Beautiful people

    • @jaeboogie2786
      @jaeboogie2786 3 года назад +3

      But you are not so piss off 🙄

    • @islandprincess404
      @islandprincess404 3 года назад +30

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

    • @melafeli
      @melafeli 3 года назад +176

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

  • @canadiankid
    @canadiankid 2 года назад +3

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

  • @LaVitaNouva
    @LaVitaNouva 3 года назад +529

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

  • @saltrock9642
    @saltrock9642 3 года назад +261

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

  • @tobascoheat6582
    @tobascoheat6582 2 года назад +4

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

  • @mojoro23
    @mojoro23 2 года назад +8

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

  • @hoverluver
    @hoverluver 3 года назад +497

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

    • @yyudnjdjdjdb7778
      @yyudnjdjdjdb7778 3 года назад +3

      They really do..!

    • @bankroll.icy.8949
      @bankroll.icy.8949 3 года назад +3

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

    • @glock_grippin_meme_viewin1309
      @glock_grippin_meme_viewin1309 3 года назад +1

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

  • @hahahehehoho8191
    @hahahehehoho8191 3 года назад +2762

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

    • @alfiebarrett2485
      @alfiebarrett2485 3 года назад +242

      Hes a professional wrestler in Senegal, LoL.

    • @salemkhamis6788
      @salemkhamis6788 3 года назад +119

      He does go to the gym

    • @n3gi_
      @n3gi_ 3 года назад +117

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

    • @bruceyy152
      @bruceyy152 3 года назад +17

      @@n3gi_ why do you know him?

    • @honestbenny
      @honestbenny 3 года назад +64

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

  • @billyjoe3309
    @billyjoe3309 2 года назад +3

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

  • @axenium_roxide
    @axenium_roxide 2 года назад

    respect to the man digging.
    Very hard working

  • @paulson2008
    @paulson2008 3 года назад +729

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

    • @marekdzurak1867
      @marekdzurak1867 3 года назад +39

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

    • @mdsk7623
      @mdsk7623 3 года назад +79

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

    • @HereToComment24
      @HereToComment24 3 года назад +2

      @@marekdzurak1867 Hahah

    • @alwaysplay13
      @alwaysplay13 3 года назад +17

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

    • @mdsk7623
      @mdsk7623 3 года назад +1

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

  • @mikeincanada_
    @mikeincanada_ 3 года назад +1477

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

  • @esmewvimes2901
    @esmewvimes2901 2 года назад +27

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

    • @rosysingh6699
      @rosysingh6699 2 года назад +2

      Very interesting. Thank you for sharing

  • @richardschnacker9160
    @richardschnacker9160 2 года назад +8

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

  • @x_Enkeii
    @x_Enkeii 3 года назад +1858

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

    • @morpyy8449
      @morpyy8449 3 года назад +77

      Not simping more like admiring

    • @ChloeLalonde
      @ChloeLalonde 3 года назад +156

      @@kenji8131 Speak for yourself 🥵

    • @ang1692
      @ang1692 3 года назад +36

      @@kenji8131 wrong

    • @T.JacobMain
      @T.JacobMain 3 года назад +65

      Damn he do be hot doe 🥵🥵🥵

    • @garfield4873
      @garfield4873 3 года назад +26

      @@kenji8131 everybody is simping your the only one

  • @pettykitsune4219
    @pettykitsune4219 3 года назад +278

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

    • @maximianocoelho4496
      @maximianocoelho4496 3 года назад +12

      Africa on the rise!!!

    • @maximianocoelho4496
      @maximianocoelho4496 3 года назад +8

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

    • @multi-colorman5952
      @multi-colorman5952 3 года назад +4

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

    • @bigmohalocksta8783
      @bigmohalocksta8783 3 года назад

      @bb g shut yo a$$ up

    • @mai4319
      @mai4319 3 года назад

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

  • @SkyStar9
    @SkyStar9 2 года назад +18

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

  • @sandhanitizer15
    @sandhanitizer15 2 года назад +5

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

  • @dameshiaparker2637
    @dameshiaparker2637 3 года назад +2900

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

  • @johnnielson7676
    @johnnielson7676 2 года назад +1413

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

    • @theparabolist9744
      @theparabolist9744 2 года назад +40

      Thanks for the interesting comment!!

    • @dakotareid1566
      @dakotareid1566 2 года назад +239

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

    • @ferbious7258
      @ferbious7258 2 года назад +5

      @@dakotareid1566 nah saw more than 6

    • @lisaparker9311
      @lisaparker9311 2 года назад +26

      They project wat u want to c.... 🙄

    • @SPZ909
      @SPZ909 2 года назад +71

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

  • @yoda101
    @yoda101 2 года назад

    Incredible video, thank you Eater.

  • @silverhound2417
    @silverhound2417 2 года назад +8

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

  • @supersarcastic428
    @supersarcastic428 3 года назад +76

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

    • @TheCritic9196
      @TheCritic9196 3 года назад +16

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

    • @supersarcastic428
      @supersarcastic428 3 года назад +11

      @@TheCritic9196 it was a joke dude

    • @hh582
      @hh582 3 года назад +1

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

  • @rabsaque
    @rabsaque 3 года назад +322

    Someone offer that guy a modelling contract ASAP

  • @American-Jello
    @American-Jello 2 года назад +15

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

    • @thecomenterthecomenter5569
      @thecomenterthecomenter5569 Год назад +1

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

    • @American-Jello
      @American-Jello Год назад

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

    • @thecomenterthecomenter5569
      @thecomenterthecomenter5569 Год назад

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

    • @American-Jello
      @American-Jello Год назад

      @@thecomenterthecomenter5569 Nice try, troll.

  • @rosem4280
    @rosem4280 2 года назад +1

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

  • @cookycandy4
    @cookycandy4 3 года назад +330

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

    • @DieEineMieze
      @DieEineMieze 3 года назад +8

      Butter guy

    • @Clowis
      @Clowis 3 года назад

      @@DieEineMieze Bae*

    • @tastyflakycod
      @tastyflakycod 3 года назад +5

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

    • @aidenrafferty7825
      @aidenrafferty7825 3 года назад +10

      @@tastyflakycod Bad day?

  • @highandmightyqueen79
    @highandmightyqueen79 3 года назад +1470

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

    • @ummche14
      @ummche14 3 года назад +73

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

    • @epsilonlove9867
      @epsilonlove9867 3 года назад +22

      Can we say King????

    • @epsilonlove9867
      @epsilonlove9867 3 года назад +54

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

    • @lorismacarthur4755
      @lorismacarthur4755 3 года назад +2

      @@epsilonlove9867 why

    • @krkjrsherubd678
      @krkjrsherubd678 3 года назад +3

      ur weird

  • @jacobwilliamson2539
    @jacobwilliamson2539 2 года назад

    Really refreshing to watch this. Thank you.

  • @ferrykusnadi6562
    @ferrykusnadi6562 2 года назад +4

    God bless these people. Their endurance and hard work.

  • @utterbbq
    @utterbbq 3 года назад +723

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

    • @Yrgros3e
      @Yrgros3e 2 года назад +5

      Insane genetics

    • @Ruben-
      @Ruben- 2 года назад +13

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

    • @Ruben-
      @Ruben- 2 года назад +16

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

    • @danaglass1265
      @danaglass1265 2 года назад +7

      How about genetics and hard work? 💕

    • @Ruben-
      @Ruben- 2 года назад

      @@danaglass1265 Exactly

  • @joelifts03
    @joelifts03 3 года назад +725

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

    • @zatlan5445
      @zatlan5445 3 года назад +34

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

    • @felixrono4
      @felixrono4 3 года назад +4

      I am yoked

    • @louiesatterwhite3885
      @louiesatterwhite3885 3 года назад +2

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

    • @pabloevuu5232
      @pabloevuu5232 3 года назад +1

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

    • @brady5021
      @brady5021 3 года назад

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

  • @Liur.
    @Liur. Год назад

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

  • @jonathanluis4966
    @jonathanluis4966 2 года назад +1

    I really enjoy content like this. Glad I clicked on the video.

  • @colinandrews7794
    @colinandrews7794 3 года назад +184

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

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 3 года назад +2

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

    • @pootlovato8237
      @pootlovato8237 3 года назад +2

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

  • @pi.neapple8701
    @pi.neapple8701 3 года назад +1103

    He looks like he's filming an advertisement like a model 😮

    • @filthycasual8074
      @filthycasual8074 3 года назад +26

      he's sure good at it

    • @dvldog_
      @dvldog_ 3 года назад +42

      Honestly only clicked because he looked cute.

    • @Angel-vo5rw
      @Angel-vo5rw 3 года назад +23

      When he was putting on the shea butter on tho 😍

    • @brianloera5273
      @brianloera5273 3 года назад +10

      @@Angel-vo5rw he’s buff that’s why

    • @mintacgaming8924
      @mintacgaming8924 3 года назад +4

      journalists love such things

  • @foxtrapchan2216
    @foxtrapchan2216 Год назад +7

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

  • @ironsam2381
    @ironsam2381 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @ratdoto2148
    @ratdoto2148 3 года назад +214

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

    • @themelanatednomad6989
      @themelanatednomad6989 3 года назад +13

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

    • @MrGoatflakes
      @MrGoatflakes 3 года назад

      @@themelanatednomad6989African black soap? Do tell...

    • @MrGoatflakes
      @MrGoatflakes 3 года назад

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

  • @VaricYT
    @VaricYT 2 года назад +2292

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

    • @michaelscolfield14
      @michaelscolfield14 2 года назад +72

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

    • @solmoman
      @solmoman 2 года назад +31

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

    • @AveryXII
      @AveryXII 2 года назад +76

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

    • @solmoman
      @solmoman 2 года назад +17

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

    • @vuklind_9301
      @vuklind_9301 2 года назад +91

      @@solmoman They deserve all of it tbh.

  • @vashtipersad2738
    @vashtipersad2738 2 года назад +13

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

  • @willforeman74
    @willforeman74 8 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @thethumper088
    @thethumper088 3 года назад +1352

    There's alot of thirst in these comments and I dont think its from the salt.

    • @potatoejauregui
      @potatoejauregui 3 года назад +49

      Have you seen the fine ass man tho? Damn.

    • @shurik3nz346
      @shurik3nz346 3 года назад +4

      Potatoe Jauregui, go look at the thumbnail, closely. Near the ripped guys hands

    • @JohnSmith-zy1ur
      @JohnSmith-zy1ur 3 года назад +1

      Underrated

    • @ThatOneAnnoyingPubPlayer
      @ThatOneAnnoyingPubPlayer 3 года назад +10

      @@potatoejauregui correction, fine man ass.

    • @Maderasdesign
      @Maderasdesign 3 года назад +2

      Let me tell you, it's 100% from the salt 🤩🤩🤩

  • @boomshakalaka7396
    @boomshakalaka7396 2 года назад +3534

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

    • @MouAresounTaPneusta
      @MouAresounTaPneusta 2 года назад +15

      I lold

    • @sixspadez27
      @sixspadez27 2 года назад +87

      The harvester should contend against Ngannou for the championship

    • @FreeFire-fe5bq
      @FreeFire-fe5bq 2 года назад +7

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

    • @sixspadez27
      @sixspadez27 2 года назад +58

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

    • @solmoman
      @solmoman 2 года назад +10

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

  • @ranojutro426
    @ranojutro426 2 года назад

    Man we appreciate you hard work 🙏

  • @UIV7096
    @UIV7096 2 года назад +2

    Yesssss just made some Shea butter.. so many beautiful Benefits..💕

  • @bb6597
    @bb6597 3 года назад +757

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

    • @andyb2028
      @andyb2028 3 года назад +35

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

    • @csof7612
      @csof7612 3 года назад +18

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

    • @melon3860
      @melon3860 3 года назад +23

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

    • @frosttvy1154
      @frosttvy1154 3 года назад +1

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

    • @Nick-kq8pg
      @Nick-kq8pg 3 года назад +5

      Tell that to Bill Gates and his vax mercenaries

  • @Kiido11
    @Kiido11 2 года назад +897

    The bald guy is so god damn well-informed lol. Really appreciated his commentary.

    • @nilansaid2927
      @nilansaid2927 2 года назад +2

      It's actually he's well knowledgeable and you are well informed, why do you have to think he's informed?

    • @carlgreen266
      @carlgreen266 2 года назад +35

      ​@@nilansaid2927 I think you took that the wrong way, he is trying to give the guy a compliment....

    • @ravishoul1432
      @ravishoul1432 2 года назад

      Right. "65% of the world is deficient in iodine. " Oh so you're the 🧠

  • @RX7MAN27
    @RX7MAN27 2 года назад

    Hard work man bless y’all

  • @yungcunt1717
    @yungcunt1717 11 месяцев назад +3

    i love everyone in the comments simping for him i feel the same way

  • @MrBackwardsforwards
    @MrBackwardsforwards 3 года назад +2909

    Me: "well at least it cant get any sexier than the shea butter scene."
    him: "and then occasionally i'll just pour water on myself in slow motion"