He’d Never Seen a Smashed Taco Before… Then He Took One Bite!
About this video
Tacos in front of villagers from rural Punjab, Pakistan — that's the whole Tribal People Try recipe, and it keeps working because nothing is scripted.
What is tacos?
Tacos are Mexican: a corn or wheat tortilla folded around spiced meat or beans, with salsa, onion, coriander and lime. Burritos, quesadillas and nachos are the same ingredients in different shapes.
What to watch for
Mexican food is the cuisine the tribe gets on with fastest — chilli, coriander, lime, onion and slow-cooked meat are their own vocabulary. Corn tortillas taste a lot like makai ki roti, which comes up in almost every taco video.
The comparison they always make
A taco is basically a roti wrap, and the village has been folding roti around salan forever. Sour cream is the one element that meets resistance.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered tacos 13 times; this one is number 13, and the first was "Tribal People Try Quesadilla for the First Time" back in January 2021. The most-watched tacos episode is "Tribal People Try Quesadilla for the First Time" (399K views). The video runs about 8 minutes and went up in August 2026.
Frequently asked
Who are the people in Tribal People Try?
Villagers from rural Punjab, Pakistan. They're families from the same area, not actors, and they've been part of the channel for years.
What is tacos?
Tacos are Mexican: a corn or wheat tortilla folded around spiced meat or beans, with salsa, onion, coriander and lime. Burritos, quesadillas and nachos are the same ingredients in different shapes.
Did the tribe like the tacos?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. A taco is basically a roti wrap, and the village has been folding roti around salan forever. Sour cream is the one element that meets resistance.
Have they tried tacos before?
Yes — this is the 13th of 13 tacos videos. The first was "Tribal People Try Quesadilla for the First Time" in January 2021.
Where was this video filmed?
In rural Punjab, Pakistan, where the participants live. The videos are recorded in the village rather than in a studio.