Moroccan hand-cut tiles
0:22 Zellige Moroccan hand-cut tiles from Fez, 5:28 chiseled by hand, 6:20 arranged by hand. 9:05 Designer Kelly Wearstler is using them for their subtle interindividual shading.
Jasmine oil
21:32 jasmine oil, used in perfumery21:55 to get 1 kg of flowers requires 5000 buds; 25:12 1 kg of jasmine oil requires 1000kg of flower buds! At Guerlain in Paris, their top perfume 30:19 blends the aromas of lavender, jasmine sambach, sandalwood, and vanilla.
Indigo dye and Japanese hand-woven jeans
30:34 real, natural indigo dye from Japan, 32:32 from the indigo fera plant..They are woven on old,slower Toyota looms (yes, the car company usedd to make them) that have been superseded by "projectile" looms that are more efficient and have more consistent thread tension
Shea butter
41:29 Shea butter from East Africa is softer and melts and absorbs into the skin faster.
Marble
49:59 Carrara Calacatta marble
Cloves
1:16:13 Why cloves are so expensive - harvested, sorted, and dried by hand.
Webuye river salt, dried from the flowers of riverside reeds and reduced to a solid, takes 8 days labor to make a few tablespoons having a rich flavor. 1:16:37 pickers have to be careful not to break the blossoms, ruining the product.
River-reed salt
1:24:47 River-reed salt is laborious to produce and has an important umami flavor component. Pickers face dangers of snakes and crocodiles.
A blue gem called Benitoite
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