Tribal People Are Surprised by How Good KFC's Burger Is
About this video
Tribal People Try sits the tribe down with KFC fried chicken. It's filmed in the village, not a studio, and what you see is what happened on the day.
What is fried chicken?
Fried chicken is chicken pieces in seasoned flour, deep-fried until the crust shatters. The American South made it a dish; KFC made it a global chain, and Korean fried chicken added a thin, extra-crisp coating and a sticky glaze.
KFC goes back to Harland Sanders frying chicken at a roadside stop in Kentucky in the 1930s; the first franchise opened in 1952 and the recipe of eleven herbs and spices is still kept secret. KFC reached Pakistan in 1997 and is now in most cities.
What to watch for
Crunch is universal. Fried chicken is one of the few foods that wins on the first bite almost every time. The comments are about the coating — thick, salty, peppery — and about how much chicken there actually is under it.
The comparison they always make
Village chicken is a curry or a tandoori roast; frying it in batter is a shop treat, not home cooking. KFC has been in Pakistan since 1997, so the older men know the name even if they have never sat in one.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered fried chicken 27 times; this one is number 8, and the first was "Tribal People Try KFC for the First Time" back in October 2020. The most-watched fried chicken episode is "Tribal People Try KFC for the First Time" (2.6M views). The video runs about 8 minutes, went up in August 2022 and has 116K views and 5.4K 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 fried chicken?
Fried chicken is chicken pieces in seasoned flour, deep-fried until the crust shatters. The American South made it a dish; KFC made it a global chain, and Korean fried chicken added a thin, extra-crisp coating and a sticky glaze.
Did the tribe like the fried chicken?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Village chicken is a curry or a tandoori roast; frying it in batter is a shop treat, not home cooking. KFC has been in Pakistan since 1997, so the older men know the name even if they have never sat in one.
Have they tried fried chicken before?
Yes — this is the 8th of 27 fried chicken videos. The first was "Tribal People Try KFC for the First Time" in October 2020.
Is there KFC in Pakistan?
KFC reached Pakistan in 1997 and is now in most cities.