Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "Vanilla Is The 2nd Most Expensive Spice. So Why Do Madagascar's Farmers Live In Poverty?" video.

  1. It's not even close to the same flavor. Anyone who tries both kinds can immediately pick out the real vanilla.
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  2. ...and that includes the farmers themselves.
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  3. You can travel to Madagascar and buy it for cheap but that will probably cost you more than $400. Or you can travel to Madagascar and start a 'Direct To Consumer' business shipping the vanilla by FedEx. Also not cheap.
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  4. Most commenters here: "It's an outrage that the farmers don't get all the profit. All the people standing between the farmer and your kitchen shouldn't be paid a dime".
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