Tribal People Try Italian Food

Every time the tribe has tasted italian food: 4 videos of first impressions from villagers in rural Punjab, Pakistan, usually Italian food they have never seen before.

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What it is

Italian food beyond pizza and pasta: risotto, tiramisu, gelato, focaccia, bruschetta, parmesan, olive oil. Simple ingredients, few spices, and a lot of cheese and bread.

What to watch for

Italian cooking is mild by Punjabi standards and the first note is almost always 'needs salt and chilli'. Olive oil's peppery bitterness is new. Tiramisu, being coffee-flavoured, splits the table; gelato does not.

The village comparison

Bread, tomato and dairy are village staples, so the ingredients make sense. The absence of a spice base is what makes Italian food taste 'plain' to them, and they say plain, not bad.

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