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

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  • 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  Před 3 lety +14763

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

    • @asadbutt7443
      @asadbutt7443 Před 3 lety +2918

      that answers at least one question i had

    • @malaladddd
      @malaladddd Před 3 lety +337

      thats what I thought :P

    • @RedHmong
      @RedHmong Před 3 lety +341

      where can I get a satchel of this salt?

    • @iitz_cloud9
      @iitz_cloud9 Před 3 lety +139

      @@RedHmong i can get it for u

    • @dba6121
      @dba6121 Před 3 lety +925

      I think he can be a model too.

  • @JtrainMedia
    @JtrainMedia Před 3 lety +42634

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

  • @FreezStyla
    @FreezStyla Před 3 lety +12275

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

  • @mcmaine
    @mcmaine Před 2 lety +2987

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

  • @kellyobrien359
    @kellyobrien359 Před 2 lety +110

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

  • @Jane-qh2yd
    @Jane-qh2yd Před 3 lety +5687

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

    • @macanthony1982
      @macanthony1982 Před 3 lety +64

      facts

    • @MurcuryEntertainment
      @MurcuryEntertainment Před 3 lety +259

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

    • @PaladinDrakkenwolf
      @PaladinDrakkenwolf Před 3 lety +60

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

    • @rafiy7150
      @rafiy7150 Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @danaglass1265
      @danaglass1265 Před 3 lety +17

      A whole ass model?

  • @whatintheactualflyingduckistha

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

    • @1014p
      @1014p Před 3 lety +106

      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 Před 3 lety +24

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

    • @1014p
      @1014p Před 3 lety +13

      @@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 Před 3 lety +4

      @@1014p You’re*
      Projecting much?

    • @1014p
      @1014p Před 3 lety +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.

  • @cookiesncream3777
    @cookiesncream3777 Před 2 lety +668

    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 Před 2 lety +3

      What

    • @SushiCorps
      @SushiCorps Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @polak9157
      @polak9157 Před 2 lety +17

      @@SushiCorps what

    • @Hi_its_ami
      @Hi_its_ami Před 2 lety +12

      What a shock 😱 they know everything about their occupation.

    • @jamesgrayasrider
      @jamesgrayasrider Před 2 lety

      @@Hi_its_ami We are the dumb ones not them.

  • @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248
    @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 Před 3 lety +12697

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

    • @twasbrillig33
      @twasbrillig33 Před 3 lety +64

      LOL!

    • @leounknown7316
      @leounknown7316 Před 3 lety +522

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

    • @swizzile1470
      @swizzile1470 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +29

      @@swizzile1470 💯

    • @mocha2847
      @mocha2847 Před 3 lety +51

      @Luis Cruz they just took a good opportunity.

  • @forestpark73
    @forestpark73 Před 3 lety +2549

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

    • @rattlesnake1ful
      @rattlesnake1ful Před 3 lety +37

      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 Před 3 lety +83

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

    • @zaysensationalvibes2120
      @zaysensationalvibes2120 Před 3 lety +4

      @@forestpark73 lol

    • @rattlesnake1ful
      @rattlesnake1ful Před 3 lety +20

      @Victor Joseph yes only white people.

    • @LocaJBiggs
      @LocaJBiggs Před 3 lety +1

      😂

  • @katiouss
    @katiouss Před rokem +97

    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.

  • @ruthokelley5833
    @ruthokelley5833 Před 2 lety +175

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

  • @KSmith-kp5jz
    @KSmith-kp5jz Před 3 lety +4862

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

    • @Yambag
      @Yambag Před 3 lety +22

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

    • @drowzy_bot_9173
      @drowzy_bot_9173 Před 3 lety +393

      @@Yambag Why the bitterness?

    • @mrbrightsidetf2
      @mrbrightsidetf2 Před 3 lety +631

      @@Yambag why so salty?

    • @Yambag
      @Yambag Před 3 lety +4

      @@drowzy_bot_9173 what do you mean

    • @5frogfrenzy
      @5frogfrenzy Před 3 lety +134

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

  • @TM4N
    @TM4N Před 3 lety +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

    • @Gyoza-Eater
      @Gyoza-Eater Před 3 lety +109

      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 Před 3 lety +36

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

    • @robotempire
      @robotempire Před 3 lety +7

      Yes great point I didn’t even think of

    • @JM-ks3ir
      @JM-ks3ir Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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

  • @Kaydeleon
    @Kaydeleon Před 2 lety +272

    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 Před rokem +5

      That’s what you got from this smh?

    • @Rabiiid
      @Rabiiid Před 8 měsíci

      @@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 Před 7 měsíci +2

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

    • @Asia.Persuasia
      @Asia.Persuasia Před 6 měsíci

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

    • @chocolatecream5593
      @chocolatecream5593 Před 6 měsíci

      @@dmoore3306yup

  • @vincentchan4777
    @vincentchan4777 Před 10 měsíci +5

    that guy is absolutely jacked

  • @elpibe3514
    @elpibe3514 Před 2 lety +19

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

  • @undrachevr
    @undrachevr Před 3 lety +4145

    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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +10

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

    • @lukeethanboswell6338
      @lukeethanboswell6338 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @voicelessglottalfricative6567
      @voicelessglottalfricative6567 Před 3 lety +23

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

  • @nickstonehenge
    @nickstonehenge Před 9 měsíci +6

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

  • @jadekbell553
    @jadekbell553 Před 2 lety +25

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

  • @KsamneJap
    @KsamneJap Před 3 lety +2912

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

  • @noeltheliberalmillennial4886
    @noeltheliberalmillennial4886 Před 3 lety +1694

    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- Před 3 lety +13

      Shes just hard working and good on her.

    • @froglobster
      @froglobster Před 3 lety +8

      Far away, Canada 🇨🇦

    • @alexns
      @alexns Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @gvs6462
      @gvs6462 Před 3 lety

      He only date white bihs tho soooo 😶

    • @9yearsago844
      @9yearsago844 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @dustintravis8791
    @dustintravis8791 Před 2 lety +85

    Fascinating. Much respect for their hard work.

  • @danielwu7238
    @danielwu7238 Před 2 lety +377

    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!

  • @latsouckmbodj4785
    @latsouckmbodj4785 Před 3 lety +1876

    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 Před 3 lety +113

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

    • @theempresss
      @theempresss Před 3 lety +112

      Beautiful people

    • @jaeboogie2786
      @jaeboogie2786 Před 3 lety +3

      But you are not so piss off 🙄

    • @islandprincess404
      @islandprincess404 Před 3 lety +29

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

    • @melafeli
      @melafeli Před 3 lety +177

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

  • @johnkar9657
    @johnkar9657 Před 3 lety +4328

    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 Před 3 lety +135

      She's Buff 💪

    • @grantw.whitwam9948
      @grantw.whitwam9948 Před 3 lety +195

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

    • @AC-iz7eh
      @AC-iz7eh Před 3 lety +31

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

    • @Moo-fb2kb
      @Moo-fb2kb Před 3 lety +251

      CZcamsr 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 Před 3 lety +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...

  • @remarkablyweirdmarcus490
    @remarkablyweirdmarcus490 Před 2 lety +21

    This man looks like ART

  • @KeytarArgonian
    @KeytarArgonian Před rokem +6

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

  • @denib1326
    @denib1326 Před 3 lety +1071

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

  • @yga3399
    @yga3399 Před 3 lety +2301

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

    • @lauraandlisa381
      @lauraandlisa381 Před 3 lety +165

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

    • @whisperingwhiskerss4877
      @whisperingwhiskerss4877 Před 3 lety +51

      Oh hell nahhhhhhh

    • @froglobster
      @froglobster Před 3 lety +73

      That could be a cartoon segment

    • @Drizzl
      @Drizzl Před 3 lety +198

      @@lauraandlisa381 that's the joke!

    • @binyominsilverman1592
      @binyominsilverman1592 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @DesertSkiesAV
    @DesertSkiesAV Před 2 lety +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.

  • @horn2102
    @horn2102 Před 2 lety +11

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

  • @The_Horizon
    @The_Horizon Před 3 lety +5643

    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 Před 3 lety +60

      Yes.

    • @Socomnick
      @Socomnick Před 3 lety +139

      Nobody is paying that much for this dirty ass salt.

    • @EarlHare
      @EarlHare Před 3 lety +1891

      @@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 Před 3 lety +92

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

    • @HelloitsMrChase
      @HelloitsMrChase Před 3 lety +812

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

  • @joeri_o_criador
    @joeri_o_criador Před 3 lety +1096

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

    • @ethanlamar9018
      @ethanlamar9018 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +11

      Are you surprised that they are smart?

    • @moustm4698
      @moustm4698 Před 3 lety +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

  • @jimbritt2874
    @jimbritt2874 Před 2 lety +22

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

  • @BadGalJodi
    @BadGalJodi Před 2 lety +6

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

  • @ketaminewarrior
    @ketaminewarrior Před 3 lety +8105

    Damn this salt gets you ripped af

    • @MFinGonzo
      @MFinGonzo Před 3 lety +986

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

    • @kayilla6413
      @kayilla6413 Před 3 lety +478

      black genetics

    • @robenger64
      @robenger64 Před 3 lety +273

      @@iamyourrealdaddy745 ah yes the imaginary bbc

    • @nobilesnovushomo58
      @nobilesnovushomo58 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +86

      @@iamyourrealdaddy745 BBC Genetics is real.

  • @georgiegan
    @georgiegan Před 3 lety +2647

    90% comments thirsting on the salt diver.

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @vashtipersad2738
    @vashtipersad2738 Před 2 lety +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 .

  • @zana9402
    @zana9402 Před 3 lety +1630

    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 Před 3 lety +109

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

    • @haziqhazieq6818
      @haziqhazieq6818 Před 3 lety +7

      Cool !!
      Greeting from Indonesia

    • @ZIOTO168
      @ZIOTO168 Před 3 lety +1

      @@haziqhazieq6818 salam bang 😂

    • @collegefootballpicks2233
      @collegefootballpicks2233 Před 3 lety +2

      Sir where can I buy that Shea butter from

    • @zana9402
      @zana9402 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @eyesonthey
    @eyesonthey Před 3 lety +1844

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

  • @mikejones-nd6ni
    @mikejones-nd6ni Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @canadiankid
    @canadiankid Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @dameshiaparker2637
    @dameshiaparker2637 Před 3 lety +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

  • @hoverluver
    @hoverluver Před 3 lety +499

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

    • @yyudnjdjdjdb7778
      @yyudnjdjdjdb7778 Před 3 lety +3

      They really do..!

    • @bankroll.icy.8949
      @bankroll.icy.8949 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @glock_grippin_meme_viewin1309
      @glock_grippin_meme_viewin1309 Před 3 lety +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"

  • @Elvanion
    @Elvanion Před rokem +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.

  • @squirrelboss7067
    @squirrelboss7067 Před 2 lety +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.🌟👏😎✨✨✨

  • @Earlyalexbadstandup
    @Earlyalexbadstandup Před 3 lety +5507

    Screw the meat guy, this is the real salt bae

  • @pettykitsune4219
    @pettykitsune4219 Před 3 lety +279

    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👏🏼

  • @tobascoheat6582
    @tobascoheat6582 Před 2 lety +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!!!

  • @esmewvimes2901
    @esmewvimes2901 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

      Very interesting. Thank you for sharing

  • @dans4129
    @dans4129 Před 3 lety +889

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

  • @tackywacky99
    @tackywacky99 Před 3 lety +701

    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 Před 3 lety +4

      Not me

    • @eldevors
      @eldevors Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @WhalesGawd
      @WhalesGawd Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @allsmilez13
      @allsmilez13 Před 3 lety

      💯

  • @3L3V3N_S1X
    @3L3V3N_S1X Před 2 lety +4

    0:56 that shot feel like a commercial

  • @what2watchyt
    @what2watchyt Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you guys and gals for what you do.

  • @LaVitaNouva
    @LaVitaNouva Před 3 lety +528

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

  • @GutsEnthusiast
    @GutsEnthusiast Před 3 lety +4828

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

    • @DBT1007
      @DBT1007 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +338

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

    • @Katherine_inthehouse
      @Katherine_inthehouse Před 3 lety +165

      @@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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @billyjoe3309
    @billyjoe3309 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @aaronsoto4622
    @aaronsoto4622 Před 2 lety

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

  • @saltrock9642
    @saltrock9642 Před 3 lety +261

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

  • @paulson2008
    @paulson2008 Před 3 lety +727

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

    • @marekdzurak1867
      @marekdzurak1867 Před 3 lety +39

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

    • @mdsk7623
      @mdsk7623 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      @@marekdzurak1867 Hahah

    • @alwaysplay13
      @alwaysplay13 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @yungcunt1717
    @yungcunt1717 Před rokem +3

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

  • @richardschnacker9160
    @richardschnacker9160 Před 2 lety +8

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

  • @thethumper088
    @thethumper088 Před 3 lety +1355

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

  • @cookycandy4
    @cookycandy4 Před 3 lety +331

    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

  • @foxtrapchan2216
    @foxtrapchan2216 Před rokem +8

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

  • @johnnielson7676
    @johnnielson7676 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +40

      Thanks for the interesting comment!!

    • @dakotareid1566
      @dakotareid1566 Před 2 lety +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

    • @ferbiously
      @ferbiously Před 2 lety +5

      @@dakotareid1566 nah saw more than 6

    • @lisaparker9311
      @lisaparker9311 Před 2 lety +26

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

    • @SPZ909
      @SPZ909 Před 2 lety +71

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

  • @highandmightyqueen79
    @highandmightyqueen79 Před 3 lety +1471

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

  • @ferrykusnadi6562
    @ferrykusnadi6562 Před 2 lety +4

    God bless these people. Their endurance and hard work.

  • @SkyStar9
    @SkyStar9 Před 2 lety +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. 👍

  • @pi.neapple8701
    @pi.neapple8701 Před 3 lety +1103

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

  • @boomshakalaka7396
    @boomshakalaka7396 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +15

      I lold

    • @sixspadez27
      @sixspadez27 Před 3 lety +87

      The harvester should contend against Ngannou for the championship

    • @FreeFire-fe5bq
      @FreeFire-fe5bq Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @sixspadez27
      @sixspadez27 Před 3 lety +58

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

    • @solmoman
      @solmoman Před 3 lety +10

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

  • @sandhanitizer15
    @sandhanitizer15 Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @mojoro23
    @mojoro23 Před 2 lety +8

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

  • @VaricYT
    @VaricYT Před 3 lety +2291

    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 Před 3 lety +72

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

    • @solmoman
      @solmoman Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +76

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

    • @solmoman
      @solmoman Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety +91

      @@solmoman They deserve all of it tbh.

  • @mikeincanada_
    @mikeincanada_ Před 3 lety +1477

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

  • @silverhound2417
    @silverhound2417 Před 2 lety +8

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

  • @jacobwilliamson2539
    @jacobwilliamson2539 Před 2 lety

    Really refreshing to watch this. Thank you.

  • @bb6597
    @bb6597 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +35

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

    • @csof7612
      @csof7612 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +23

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

    • @frosttvy1154
      @frosttvy1154 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @Nick-kq8pg
      @Nick-kq8pg Před 3 lety +5

      Tell that to Bill Gates and his vax mercenaries

  • @bobbycratchet3958
    @bobbycratchet3958 Před 3 lety +1208

    This could easily be a sexy(and compelling, considering the burn) Shea butter advertisement.

    • @marrimar4624
      @marrimar4624 Před 3 lety +7

      I thought the same hahaha

    • @mikehud22
      @mikehud22 Před 3 lety +3

      Indeed.

    • @DMMDwrestler
      @DMMDwrestler Před 3 lety +1

      Eww, sick!

    • @Mansa_Musa.
      @Mansa_Musa. Před 3 lety +8

      And again, the Shea butter we're buying at the stores is pure trash. You're NOT getting what he has 😆😆🤐

    • @hellomimibanana
      @hellomimibanana Před 3 lety

      @@Mansa_Musa. idk about you but I buy natural moisturisers with nothing added, I’m sure majority of people do

  • @yoda101
    @yoda101 Před 2 lety

    Incredible video, thank you Eater.

  • @axenium_roxide
    @axenium_roxide Před 2 lety

    respect to the man digging.
    Very hard working

  • @x_Enkeii
    @x_Enkeii Před 3 lety +1857

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

    • @morpyy8449
      @morpyy8449 Před 3 lety +77

      Not simping more like admiring

    • @ChloeLalonde
      @ChloeLalonde Před 3 lety +156

      @@kenji8131 Speak for yourself 🥵

    • @ang1692
      @ang1692 Před 3 lety +36

      @@kenji8131 wrong

    • @T.JacobMain
      @T.JacobMain Před 3 lety +65

      Damn he do be hot doe 🥵🥵🥵

    • @garfield4873
      @garfield4873 Před 3 lety +26

      @@kenji8131 everybody is simping your the only one

  • @rabsaque
    @rabsaque Před 3 lety +322

    Someone offer that guy a modelling contract ASAP

  • @user-mu2mp8ll6c
    @user-mu2mp8ll6c Před 6 měsíci +1

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

  • @jonathanluis4966
    @jonathanluis4966 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @geekdude1
    @geekdude1 Před 3 lety +309

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

    • @alexisrelyea5709
      @alexisrelyea5709 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @unhinchamas7527
      @unhinchamas7527 Před 3 lety +11

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

    • @geekdude1
      @geekdude1 Před 3 lety +15

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

    • @unhinchamas7527
      @unhinchamas7527 Před 3 lety +3

      @@geekdude1 its still a colony

    • @geekdude1
      @geekdude1 Před 3 lety +17

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

  • @captaincanuck4576
    @captaincanuck4576 Před 3 lety +768

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

  • @Liur.
    @Liur. Před 2 lety

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

  • @DiBaozi
    @DiBaozi Před 4 dny

    Thank you men! This is not an easy job and you do good work! 💪🏿💪🏿

  • @ratdoto2148
    @ratdoto2148 Před 3 lety +214

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

    • @themelanatednomad6989
      @themelanatednomad6989 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @@themelanatednomad6989African black soap? Do tell...

    • @MrGoatflakes
      @MrGoatflakes Před 3 lety

      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

  • @joelifts03
    @joelifts03 Před 3 lety +724

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

    • @zatlan5445
      @zatlan5445 Před 3 lety +34

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

    • @felixrono4
      @felixrono4 Před 3 lety +4

      I am yoked

    • @louiesatterwhite3885
      @louiesatterwhite3885 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @pabloevuu5232
      @pabloevuu5232 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @brady5021
      @brady5021 Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @rosem4280
    @rosem4280 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @Murga_Mutton
    @Murga_Mutton Před 2 lety +3

    Everything about this video is impressive.

  • @supersarcastic428
    @supersarcastic428 Před 3 lety +76

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

    • @TheCritic9196
      @TheCritic9196 Před 3 lety +16

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

    • @supersarcastic428
      @supersarcastic428 Před 3 lety +11

      @@TheCritic9196 it was a joke dude

    • @hh582
      @hh582 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @troopz3985
    @troopz3985 Před 3 lety +321

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

    • @sicasni
      @sicasni Před 3 lety +18

      That's what brings food to the table.

    • @KeepYourSWORDInYourHand
      @KeepYourSWORDInYourHand Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @Derek2k
      @Derek2k Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @pabloevuu5232
      @pabloevuu5232 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @sydneykowalski1272
      @sydneykowalski1272 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @nicolaszamudio8699
    @nicolaszamudio8699 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Why this dude lookin like a Greek god though, I don’t want a job like that, but I NEED a job like that, kudos man

  • @pipoypipoy9761
    @pipoypipoy9761 Před 2 lety

    Kudos to this people working fair and square. God bless them all.

  • @javierxrtd
    @javierxrtd Před 3 lety +2921

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

    • @rafiy7150
      @rafiy7150 Před 3 lety +171

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

    • @hudanightowl
      @hudanightowl Před 3 lety +164

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

    • @LivingInGrace92
      @LivingInGrace92 Před 3 lety +169

      Afrikan God with all due respect! 💚

    • @javierxrtd
      @javierxrtd Před 3 lety +51

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

    • @pussydestroyer69285
      @pussydestroyer69285 Před 3 lety +86

      @@javierxrtd okay Javier, I see u 👀