The Worst Story in Food History: How Sugar Destroyed Everything

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Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! - Could you imagine life without sugar? Without desserts or sweet sodas or even that pinch to bring a dish into balance? Well until recently, few people on Earth had ever tasted- or even heard of the stuff. The story of how sugar went from an expensive delicacy to an everyday "essential" is grim, brutal, and horrifying, but that doesn't mean it's not fascinating. It's the story of the global economy, agricultural progress and the real pirates of the Caribbean. And it's a story that takes us from New Guinea, to India, to the New World, and just about everywhere in between. - Please consider supporting OTR on Patreon and thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. http://www.patreon.com/OTRontheroad Website: http://www.OTRontheroad.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D - 0:00 - Introduction 1:00 - The Sweetest Thing 4:28 - Origins 6:22 - Khanda and Sharkara 8:22 - Jaggery 11:19 - A Mediocre Laxative 13:18 - The Sugar Masters 16:17 - Bakkwa 20:14 - The Zoroastrians 21:38 - Dessert 23:15 - Everything Goes Sideways 26:27 - A Nice Donut 27:38 - The Brutal Job 29:36 - Madeira 32:33 - The Worst Story in Food History 37:18 - Rum 39:50 - Pirates of the Caribbean 42:26 - Meanwhile, in Asia 45:17 - The Boycott 49:05 - Rum Again 51:43 - Beets and Big Sugar 55:30 - Seriously, Sugar is the Worst - Video Credits: https://youtu.be/7ZL_dQXlH-w?si=cTFySPWOKzUcw_LM https://youtu.be/DlrGfNaC7_w?si=rMC4VkBK8_yHgwjy https://youtu.be/I5e6ftNpGsU?si=f_zFtiTqbRxjXdWo https://youtu.be/CTmKrwFu7wg?si=kW1gDoBMe8oWggzp https://youtu.be/A5a-X4LUh4o?si=7UFecSln49JiDWYq https://youtu.be/-9QtidD0iTw?si=P8EGrdTYnBrkmFhx https://youtu.be/UoK8DaJRDaM?si=0x-Z8tus81sUh_W1 https://youtu.be/gPU1eETVQJg?si=ndziDPh93Qglmc0u https://youtu.be/fi4n4Ix8MgU?si=TNnx0W9y8ktuExO8 https://youtu.be/p4hr887WzGE?si=HaoywBOXhpuyctP9 https://youtu.be/_BHss_FeyFo?si=d8bjzmr-BKrqNPOq https://youtu.be/wGhozkYe6a4?si=t2hc80uJn4Gex9XH https://youtu.be/K_SnJiEJkXE?si=p80aJSPcvxlbTqQz https://youtu.be/xZ0BSN9-dhg?si=bPI-TFJ9eeV4HwfV https://youtu.be/NBRrCY5uhWY?si=UegU8m46TRwCd5sf https://youtu.be/vf8POCpw-j8?si=wdKDLziAaLdPt2RJ https://youtu.be/hizXcJCqmoQ?si=Ng9hnP9OmLr5cPqd https://youtu.be/JszHrMZ7dx4?si=djewPJErZ4KjmF6z https://youtu.be/uaTJmOLR3Yw?si=dlUjpdlL8_a2gQ0p https://youtu.be/hj-IebYvftM?si=je95kegDHOCCRbN8 https://youtu.be/Dk-TZtu13N4?si=XwqKLBrtxLw8GTFn https://youtu.be/1FwYhAF7mf0?si=JXRzfH4Pa60XbZqF https://youtu.be/VogNNsQ3Gmw?si=YMD2b0b19_QeD2qM https://youtu.be/wlcgfoFSG_o?si=2eAmNf8wJI1qrV9Z https://youtu.be/qXemXZQ2u7o?si=duaPJrgFQGeupJ_g