Tribal People Try Japanese Food

Every time the tribe has tasted japanese food: 5 videos of first impressions from villagers in rural Punjab, Pakistan, usually Japanese food they have never seen before.

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What it is

Japanese food beyond sushi: ramen in real broth, tempura, katsu curry, mochi, matcha, wagyu, onigiri, Japanese Kit Kat flavours. Clean, precise and mild, with soy, dashi and seaweed as the backbone.

What to watch for

Tempura is pakora's elegant cousin and needs no help. Mochi's chewy, sticky rice-dough texture is the texture people talk about most. Wagyu's richness is admired and then declared too fatty for a whole meal.

The village comparison

Pakora, rice and tea are all here, so Japanese food has footholds. Seaweed and raw fish are the two things with no village equivalent at all.

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