I Tried Vegemite
About this video
Unusual foods 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 unusual foods?
The strange end of the menu: century eggs, surströmming, insects, balut, natto, haggis, cheese with maggots, durian, sea urchin. Foods that are ordinary somewhere and shocking almost everywhere else.
What to watch for
These are the videos people watch for the faces, and the faces are honest. The tribe are polite about other people's food and firm about not swallowing it. Smell is the deciding factor more often than taste.
The comparison they always make
The village eats paya (trotters), brain, kidneys and liver without a second thought, so they are not squeamish about offal. Fermentation and rot are the lines they will not cross.
This episode
It's a Short, under a minute, straight to the reaction.
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 unusual foods?
The strange end of the menu: century eggs, surströmming, insects, balut, natto, haggis, cheese with maggots, durian, sea urchin. Foods that are ordinary somewhere and shocking almost everywhere else.
Did the tribe like the unusual foods?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. The village eats paya (trotters), brain, kidneys and liver without a second thought, so they are not squeamish about offal. Fermentation and rot are the lines they will not cross.
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.