The Amazing History of Watermelon
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2021
- In this video, we take a look at the incredible journey the watermelon has been on throughout human history.
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Update - The corpse of Lady Lady Dai Xin Zhui, discovered 2 months after this video's publication, suggests watermelons arrived in China by about 200 BC. Thanks to eucitizen78 for bringing this up.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xin_Zhui
This was the most interesting random subject I've learnt in quite a while
Really? you need to get out more.
Idk why but me clicking on the notification and hearing “the watermelon” is so funny
The wAtermelon
The Watermelon.
*The Watermelon*
which watermelon though?
@@friendly_sitie The
The watermelon shown in artwork at 7:30 can be the result of not enough water during growth and not necessarily some rare/lost cultivar. I got the same looking watermelons a few years ago during a drought.
Ahhh…then perhaps there is a hidden meaning of the painting, such as the bounty after hard times, or survival of a drought and heatwave?
Who knows
No, we bred watermelons to have more edible flesh over several generations, as with corn.
@@davidthedeaf it's a still life so not likely. probably just got a bad melon
1:05 *Just For Knowing*
This watermelon also grows in arid regions of Iran, it is called wolf cucumber in here, it is very bitter, but it is boiled with water and given to people with diabetes and is healthy for sugar blood
(Sorry for my bad grammar)
It's similar to bitter gourd or as they call it in my country (caraille), we cook it with salted fish and serve it with rice and dhaal (slit pea gravy)..also we boil the leaves to fight diabetes and it's used for cleansing the blood..but its very bitter!
A terrific way to spend my Wednesday evening
Amen broda
Exactly
That ending was like when your teacher says some wild shit just to see who's paying attention
Why the hell is no one talking about the end of the video 😂 my mans got a voice
I ain't
No
@@daedalus2726 Holla back
Lol 😂 💃🏻🕺🏼
It was so out of nowhere, I loved it
That ending was bananas. B A N A N A S.
Oh damn maybe you found the secret clue about his next video!
I thought it was WATERMELONS, W.A.T.E.R.M.E.L.O.N.S
Bananas are yellow watermelons conformed.
it was also nuts LOL!!!
@@enderplant Bananas are berries.
I still can't believe that black people were mocked for eating watermelon. Who on earth doesn't like watermelons? Honestly, I'd mock someone for not liking watermelon.
I've heard the stereotype comes from independent black farmers raising a lot of watermelon and chickens because they are easy and cheap to farm.
So going by old timey logic. Black folk favoring watermelon and chicken is the same as being lazy.
I don't remember where I heard this. So take what I say with a grain of salt.
Nvm he covered it here
Africa is hot
Achik Pluto is cold..
I don't like watermelon
One of my favorite fruits. Especially while living in the Hot climates of the Southern USA. Where the watermelon is a summer staple. In the hot humid climates where you can easily get heat stroke. A watermelon is such a blessing. Full of potassium, water and sweetness. Sweeter in flavor when chilled and refreshing. I cut them up in 2" pieces and put the pieces in a container in the refrigerator to chill. When all the watermelon chunks are gone I drink the juice that is left. Delicious!!!
Watermelon Is not fruit.
@@zarkobojanic2141 what do you think it is then
@@melissagaynor5880 vegetables.similar famili to pumpkin and cucumber.
@@melissagaynor5880 the fruit is perennial plant.
@@zarkobojanic2141 you have it backwards. Cucumbers and pumpkin aren't vegetables but are fruit the same as watermelon...
That ending you sang is spectacular, nice work
I'm growing watermelon and THEY PICKED UP ON THAT! I'm putting drugs and bombs in mine to kill kill kill
Kill your TV! nobody wants that
@@maxiepattie85 cool
He ain’t no holla back girl
Walking across the hot desert and you spot a water melon, what a heavenly gift!!!
The thing I love about this channel, apart from the informative and interesting content is Justin's own personality, the bizarre, spoken word versions of songs from Gwen Stefani and Averil Levigne etc to the outlandishly entertaining post about his "adventures" with Peanut the Capybara. You just know that there is a LOT going on in this man's mind and I feel blessed that we get to share it.
Thank you lol
The virgin politics video VS the Chad History of Watermelons video.
Yes
Fuck Incels.
@@Hollylivengood history of CHAD and CHAD-like behaviour 😉😉😏😏
@@Hollylivengood so in this case, its the CHAD-Like history of the watermelon. (As opposed to the virgin-like history)
I love videos like this.
I like how wild watermelons can survive extreme heat and dehydration and still produce fruit, while growing a domesticated watermelon requires perfect pampered conditions or else it would either die or not produce fruit.
actually have i've grown watermelon without any of that nonsense, just sowed seeds into soil and watered each day using an automatic system, no pruning or anything
That's the result of human selection. By controlled breeding and selecting for traits we want under controlled agriculture, we unknowingly select for plants that can only survive under conditions of modern agriculture. In other words, we weaken our own crops.
This happens largely due to the heavy inbreeding required to produce stable, predictable varieties.
Think about this: cucumbers and a good watermelon (not like the ones I've tasted in the past few years that are pretty much only sweet and nothing else) have the same base flavor. Watermelon without sweet tastes almost just like a cucumber.
Can make pickles out of the watermelon rind also
Excellent point. I'm not a huge fan of watermelon, but eat some now and again. Can't stand cucumbers. Love the pickles, however.
They are related.
@@ANTSEMUT1 Indeed they are.
In South Africa we make a preserve with the whitish part of the melon.
It's fascinating that the history of fruit is as rich as the history of entire civilizations.
Fun fact the Chinese word for Water Melon is 西瓜 (literally Western Melon) points to its origins from the Chinese perspective.
Kumquat in Italy is called "mandarino cinese" (Chinese tangerine ).
Damn y'all got kong- Fu, we can't have a damn fruit?
Watermelon is one of my favorite foods, like not even just fruit. I will eat it over actual dinner.
Same!!!
I remember when I was a kid in Sicily, going to the beach and seeing these immense fields of 🍉 it was so beautiful to see and the later on actually eating them, OMG! They were so sweet!
I made a big bowl of watermelon to eat while I watched this. It was delicious
You didn't just cut it in half and use the natural bowl it gives you?
@@captainmurphy4720 Nope I cut all the good stuff out, put it in tupperware, then give the natural bowl to the horses that live by me. They freakin love the rind.
such an American thing to say one "made a bowl of......" . You didn't really make a bowl of anything. You may have filled a bowl with cut up fruit. But you didn't really make anything, other than potentially a mess and a turd or two.
You ate a bowl made of watermelon?
I feel like I’m obliged to subscribe after I’ve been taught a valuable lesson on my favourite fruit
check out his other videos he mostly does history of nations but he has several on food history as well
@@Juanmaligno better
Berry*
MF DOOM!!!
This is the kind of content I love seeing in my feed. I love these sorts of occasional specific topic videos. Thank you.
Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends. :)
You might consider doing one of these for the banana also. Interesting!
There is nothing interesting about banana
@@lordharvey5199 na bro. Bananas that we eat in America are not real bananas. That’s why they have no holes. It’s actually kinda deep.
@@lordharvey5199 You clearly haven't seen videos about it. Like how we almost lost all types of Bananas to a plague. The wars fought over monopolizing it. And the Banana republics. Other people have done videos so you can look them up.
@@lordharvey5199 you just dissed the main staple in many African countries
@@Hollylivengood The terms "plantain" and "banana" simply refer to whether the fruit is used for primarily cooking or eating it as is/as a dessert. They're just different cultivars of the domesticated banana plant.
A single glass of watermelon smoothie can last me a whole day working the sun.
Can't wait till he does Maise or Corn next. That crop has changed the world than most any other crop certainly in the top five !
@Artax Indeed ! And corn silk is also used for many medical remedies such as bladder infections just to name one of many !
Ehm , maize in English is the same as corn in american. And there's many sorts of it.
I already know this is gonna be great
"The earliest archeological remains of watermelon..."
hehehehehehe why it sounds so funny
hehehehehe
I’m so pleased that there is a place on CZcams where I can watch videos on stuff like the history of the watermelon. Awesome stuff
Dude, I love that your videos have a splash of randomness. You have found just the right mix.
Kudos to you sir.
*Tips hat*
I’ve just discovered this channel today and it is already one of my favorites. I’m probably just going to watch these videos all day.
Thank you!
Watermelon- I knew I forgot something at the store!
That outro caught me off guard
Please do more of these with different fruits, I love your channel!!
Well, I learned something. Thank-you!
A Correction: "Square" watermelons are, in fact, Piet Hien super-egg cuboid shape, and are NOT a result of genetic selection, but simply grown inside restricting boxes.
They are non-heritable engineering changes to the shape.
Duh....
@@narmale Anonymous coward.
@@narmale he's right though, anybody would have guessed that . Maybe not some ?
This was the most unexpected yet interesting thing I’ve come across randomly in a long time.
Your channel is so unique and there's nothing like it on CZcams. I think you do and wonderful job
My old kitty Munchie would turn down a plate of tuna for a bowl of watermelon chunks and juice. She's been gone since the summer of 2020 and I miss her greatly but always have a smile when enjoying a slice of melon thinking about my old buddy that crazy cat that loved watermelon!
Thank you for your videos! I stumbled across them and have been binging through your library of work. Hello from Wasilla.
Great Video! I hope you keep it up with the food history. Thank You~!
Curious if you have any information on the variety called “Ancient Watermelon” sold by Baker Creek Heirloom seed company. The seeds were discovered in a cave in Arizona in the 20’s and are believed to be the only variety that is native to North America. It is red fleshed but it’s shape is unique like that of a gourde.
Did you ever try them?
@@favoritemustard3542 yes. I grow them every year. They are delicious with big red seeds.
The level of seriousness is what makes this funny.
I could just listen to your videos but then I’d miss out on the great illustrations.
You have a great sense of humor too. You say funny things in a very serious tone of voice. I still chuckle when I think about Julius Caesar running into Karen at the grocery store where you got him a job. That’s a classic.
I can't believe I came across this video. I met Harry Perez many years ago in Northern Israel a small hilltop town called Yokne'am Illit. At that time Harry was developing the seedless watermelon that we enjoy these days. He is a fascinating chap and I have often dined out on our meeting and his work on watermelons.
“Because I ain’t no holla back girl. I ain’t …. No holla back…. Girl.” 😂 😂
This was fascinating and then “I ain’t no holla back girl” got me laughing and wasn’t that about bananas?! 😹🎵 So random! ❤️👍
Loving these videos, never knew we had such a storied history with melons
Imagine being the leading expert on the history of the watermelon
When I was young they were all the big oblong shaped type, now all I ever see are the round ones.
So far, ive watched your videos on Cinnamon, Pineapple and now Watermelon. You have great content. SUBBED.
You are just awsome man, my favorite channel on youtube. You helped me go through the worst years in my life. I hope one day I'll become rich to give you a truckload of money to continue do this! Thank you 😊
Glad I could be of help!
I always thought watermelons came from the Americas. You learn something ever day!
the paintings used are enough on their own.wish you could reference them for us,but that GStefani
thing was whiplash snapping funny..did not see that one coming.thanks for your work.
Interesting info. My speculation is that the red color of the melon flesh and its sweetness developed due to changes and nutrients in the soil as it migrated across different areas.
More likely selective propagation. You plant the seeds of the sweetest melons and throw the others away.
That’s how we got most if not all of the fruit vegetables we have today. It’s quite different from that of years ago. I think he has a video on that subject.
The Indians are responsible for the corn we have today. It didn’t used to look like this 🌽. It used to look more like this 🌾. It’s actually a type of grass like other grains such as wheat or barley. It was selectively propagated over many generations. Corn as we know it today didn’t exist in Europe before they knew about America.
@A Z
Too bad the seeds went with him. Those sound like delicious melons.
@A Z
That’s interesting. I live half a world away from there in the northwestern United States yet I have similar memories of eating watermelon in the summer with my cousins at my grandparent’s home when I was young. It was a highlight of my youth as well. Although they grew a lot of things in their garden and it was always better than what you could get at the store they didn’t grow their own melons. I’d love to try some homegrown watermelon. Maybe next year.
Maybe in twenty years I’ll have come up with some sweet yellow watermelons. I care less for the color though than for the sweetness and flavor of the melons.
I’m craving some watermelon now.
@A Z
Homegrown is almost always better. I think the reason for that is because they select for what looks the best on the shelf because that’s how people decide which produce to buy. Also for which is easier to grow and produces the highest yield not for what tastes the best. I have never tasted tomatoes as good as the ones my grandparents grew. I never even liked cantaloupe until I had some that I got from a roadside stand. It always seemed flavorless to me. It’s hard to find good cantaloupe in western Washington State where I live.
I love loading up a plate with a delicious fruit/veggie, kicking back and relaxing to a video about the history of it!
Excellent work. Thank you!
Thanks for an informative production.
I love this so much. Who knew watermelon history was so interesting? Also that painting of the first Thanksgiving is such horsecrap lol. I know it was shown because of the food, which is a valid reason. Please carry on with this series for as long as you like!
First video I watched from this channel, really enjoyable and interesting but the ending is what made me subscribe lol
You really caught me off guard with that surprise reading of "Hollaback Girl" at the end
I realy like your videos, it's amazing that you started working at target
Interesting, please tell us the history of the Durian or the Lime sometime.
Mom said I can watch one last video before bed as long as it's educational.
Tell Mom I said thanks!
Now this is the content I needed to see.
This what I love about U-tube! Interesting tid-bits of information, that I would otherwise not really think about!
Telling my 9 year old the old saying: "you are what you eat" left her thinking for a moment before saying: "I am tuna. I am tuna, and watermelon."
This is such a random video, I love it!
Subscribing just for that outro 10/10 singing my man. Lemme know when the concert is.
This video is wonderful and all it made me laugh every time you said "domesticated watermelon"
Well done!
Another great channel discovered, DOPE.
I am in love with this channel
Well, I learned something new. Love it.
I wonder if cantaloupe will be red and sweeter on the inside one day and we're just a little early in it's evolution?
Fantastico history depiction
Thank you sir.
This is about to blow up
We had good growing conditions in Eastern Colorado. One great memory I have was going to the farmer's stands on the state highway coming in from the Southeast and buying cantelope but especially watermelon on warm summer evenings.
Wouldn’t be near “Rocky Ford” would it?
Great video. You should make a video on Persia in the future.
took me a while to get the clue at the end! im very exited about this new sirese
Jesus Christ, that ending LOL
That was my jam in middle school, hollaback girl. Fuck it's been years thanks for that cover.
It's so weird! While watching this video I actually started smelling watermelon! I haven't eaten any or much in years!
The only history i need
Seen the post, time for the video!
You got a new sub from me based solely on the unsuspected ending.
Both educational and funny👍👍
We need the history of pumpkins next
This is my favourite one of your videos
What a roller coaster, I learned so much!!! Awesome vid, and omg can someone explain the ending for me hahaha, beautiful rhythm my dood.
Very interesting 😀
Outro won my sub 100%
watching this while waiting for my next class
very interesting
great as always
and **legit** I'm here for fruits and vegetables now
Cooll video i really love these fruit
That ending tho 🤣🤣
Never knew I wanted to know about this, but now i know I knew I do.
I really like the paintings of the famous Egyptian pyramids in the backgrounds. They really were very impressive back then with no other tall structures to interfere with their being seen from many miles away!!
Cool video about watermelons 👍
Such a melodic voice at the end ;)