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Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! And please consider supporting OTR on Patreon. 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 - From a genetic anomaly on a South Pacific island, to a cash crop so valuable it would spur nearly a dozen so-called Banana Republics, this humble fruit has gone on quite a journey. In this video we're following the trail of the banana and the plantain from the very beginning, through Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and finally Europe and the New World. And of course, we're trying some incredible banana specialties along the way. - 0:00 - Introduction 1:11 - Bananas 5:49 - The Genetic Mistake 8:47 - Three Types 11:23 - The Arabian Agricultural Revolution 14:02 - Yemeni Lunch 17:47 - The Fruit of the Wise Men 19:27 - Myths and Legends 22:09 - Africa 25:33 - A Nigerian Feast 32:19 - The Garden of Eden 33:48 - Senegal to Tenerife to the New World 36:56 - Bananas in the Americas 39:39 - Jamaican Plantains 42:04 - The Bad Part of the Story 50:43 - Banana Split 55:37 - The Wall Comes Down 58:31 - TR1 1:02:17 - Chasing the Big Mike 1:09:50 - The Driver 1:14:05 - Next Banana Up 1:16:58 - Credits and Post-Credits - Video Credits: https://youtu.be/HOWVPj534jY?si=25s2oN2zLlI19IjG https://youtu.be/8BPKuxwNpZ0?si=lq4QDtvXDv3YRdg1 https://youtu.be/If9U6ME3ycQ?si=P9vMq784r6ll25hg https://youtu.be/Fpf-MvnxpWs?si=N_7wQjtjhtr4moTp https://youtu.be/8VY0RnxaZJc?si=A4SBYgb7f4Yue9Im https://youtu.be/q-dkZWSPMZ0?si=XaITEiRlK_zE8XB2 https://youtu.be/5mWH5ajGJF4?si=u5aSE56rH2znGkW https://youtu.be/3G9kluUClfk?si=4UOdBJ7y_1yoe5rY https://youtu.be/h4N-QLhXjjY?si=RTdxNfGCFbUGccOc https://youtu.be/eIK2McpGclk?si=Lz_0RyDIp31Q7FM- https://youtu.be/5MXVthMzf5o?si=qV2JN68MM-TiY3bh https://youtu.be/7JrFaYaXP28?si=_2bDPzAXrwdfZJFu https://youtu.be/huNeixxKe2M?si=Vk0BAM1GopiaHco9 https://youtu.be/F2a88kbT1-I?si=-WBRksD1lLyovSr6 https://youtu.be/MUDGqliVE9Q?si=PkNuuiayDIQ6ZEHp https://youtu.be/T3IQzLJl8P0?si=cxz8Yg5cVswJuygr https://youtu.be/kZvkJwz0E9s?si=raNKRBpIo-r7TpZY https://youtu.be/c0PGkQRj-j4?si=OuD6s0Jm0uWEzvFn https://youtu.be/F2a88kbT1-I?si=dhtf5pSl3IUZ68Q8 https://youtu.be/kZvkJwz0E9s?si=fgV82VX0F1taMX99 https://youtu.be/B4pGYOD0KL4?si=WjK3Vw1acAzt12oU https://youtu.be/ouE8e_0ukYk?si=EMLG3NVE53TDSoTP https://youtu.be/2_7eaCo4iCI?si=0xFLfClRF8Q8uAmn https://youtu.be/DNRFoxPqzFo?si=61lKhOx3W8mxJhdO https://youtu.be/h39o8g-2bw0?si=YHoCWNMjGSL55khB https://youtu.be/dsbUPPq7Cl4?si=QoNTtey2AszvKVhO https://youtu.be/_l7sak6Vlq8?si=SytnROdpAVGgPUGo https://youtu.be/23oa-P1w1Tw?si=JBzqaufq28kxwmuJ https://youtu.be/d5JIwPUwXIk?si=jwLXNlRm210E_0Ll https://youtu.be/Oaq1UooEFcA?si=3jmhW-RoCKjv1_Qi https://youtu.be/h0kXDtKkZK8?si=O6YYTcHoQxAkyYTV https://youtu.be/fGLK_vBUymA?si=CT3BzNGgoGDEq9HP https://youtu.be/tFiadCki32s?si=6mTwBlkdTLszVVs4 https://youtu.be/TXpdPriyoA0?si=TluM20rQYlIiAQ_D https://youtu.be/Dc68r-HQlUo?si=Dr9gBqahCtu-7W_B https://youtu.be/fWatp1Ms8Ss?si=K84AwxW0W1_YdyOh https://youtu.be/Ew2-sc7hEfc?si=Zz_DqiyfeKN3QDNG