Introducing Kimchi to a Roti-Making Culture
About this video
Tribal People Try in the kitchen. In "Introducing Kimchi to a Roti-Making Culture" the tribe do the cooking themselves — sometimes their own recipe, sometimes a foreign one from written instructions — and the result is usually better than it has any right to be.
What is korean food?
Korean food beyond fire noodles: kimchi, bibimbap, Korean fried chicken, tteokbokki, bulgogi, Korean corn dogs. Fermented, spicy, garlicky and often sweet — a profile that half matches Punjabi taste and half does not.
What to watch for
Gochujang heat is welcome; the sweetness alongside it is not always. Kimchi's sour fermented crunch is compared to achar and usually accepted. Chewy rice cakes are a texture nobody expected.
The comparison they always make
Achar (pickle) is the bridge to kimchi, and spicy fried chicken needs no bridge. The sweet-spicy balance is the thing Punjabi cooking does not do, and it is what gets discussed.
This episode
It's the tribe's 5th korean food video out of 5. They first tried it in February 2022 ("Tribal People Try Kimchi For the First Time"). The most-watched korean food episode is "Tribal People Try Kimchi For the First Time" (131.5K views). The video runs about 6 minutes and went up in February 2024.
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 korean food?
Korean food beyond fire noodles: kimchi, bibimbap, Korean fried chicken, tteokbokki, bulgogi, Korean corn dogs. Fermented, spicy, garlicky and often sweet — a profile that half matches Punjabi taste and half does not.
Did the tribe like the korean food?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Achar (pickle) is the bridge to kimchi, and spicy fried chicken needs no bridge. The sweet-spicy balance is the thing Punjabi cooking does not do, and it is what gets discussed.
Have they tried korean food before?
Yes — this is the 5th of 5 korean food videos. The first was "Tribal People Try Kimchi For the First Time" in February 2022.
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.