Tribal People Try Pudding

Every time the tribe has tasted pudding: 12 videos of first impressions from villagers in rural Punjab, Pakistan, usually International food they have never seen before.

Also covers: custard, jello, jelly, panna cotta, flan, creme brulee, crème brûlée, mousse, kheer, trifle

What it is

Pudding means two things: the American set custard — chocolate or vanilla, spooned from a cup — and the whole family of British puddings, from sticky toffee to bread and butter pudding, Yorkshire pudding and black pudding.

What to watch for

Soft, sweet, spoonable desserts are close to home; kheer and firni are exactly that. The British savoury 'puddings' are the confusing ones, and black pudding is left alone once its ingredients are explained.

The village comparison

Kheer, firni and custard are everyday village desserts, so a chocolate pudding cup is judged as a slightly different kheer — and often preferred by the children in the room.

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