How Would a Tribal Person React to French Food?
About this video
Tribal People Try away from the table: european food, watched by people seeing it for the first time.
What is european food?
European food outside Italy and Britain: French cheese and pastries, German sausages and pretzels, Spanish paella and tapas, Greek gyros and feta, Swiss fondue, Scandinavian fish. Dairy-heavy, pork-heavy in places, and mostly mild.
What to watch for
Anything with melted cheese passes; anything fermented or cured — aged cheese, pickled herring, surströmming — does not. Paella is judged as a plain pulao; gyros as a kebab with yogurt sauce, which is high praise.
The comparison they always make
The tribe eat halal, so pork dishes are swapped for beef or chicken versions in the videos. Cured, cold, or sour foods have no village precedent and get the most cautious reactions.
This episode
It's the tribe's 9th european food video out of 9. They first tried it in January 2021 ("Tribal People Taste Test Dutch Stroopwafels"). With 92.1K views it's the most-watched european food episode on the channel. The video runs about 8 minutes, went up in July 2024 and has 3.1K likes.
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 european food?
European food outside Italy and Britain: French cheese and pastries, German sausages and pretzels, Spanish paella and tapas, Greek gyros and feta, Swiss fondue, Scandinavian fish. Dairy-heavy, pork-heavy in places, and mostly mild.
Did the tribe like the european food?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. The tribe eat halal, so pork dishes are swapped for beef or chicken versions in the videos. Cured, cold, or sour foods have no village precedent and get the most cautious reactions.
Have they tried european food before?
Yes — this is the 9th of 9 european food videos. The first was "Tribal People Taste Test Dutch Stroopwafels" 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.