Tribal People Dare To Try Out 2X Spicy Noodles Cup
About this video
In this Tribal People Try episode it's Samyang Buldak noodles. The tribe look it over, ask the questions anyone would, and then taste it and give the honest answer.
What is noodles?
Noodles cover a lot of ground: Chinese chow mein, Thai pad thai, Vietnamese pho, Japanese udon. Most are wheat or rice, stir-fried or in broth, and seasoned with soy, fish sauce or sesame rather than ground spices.
Samyang's Buldak 'fire chicken' noodles were launched in Korea in 2012 and became a worldwide challenge food; the 2x and 3x versions were made because people asked for hotter.
What to watch for
Soy sauce is the new taste — salty, dark, slightly fermented. Stir-fried noodles feel familiar; brothy ones served in a bowl with chopsticks are the harder sell because the village eats with the right hand and bread.
The comparison they always make
Chow mein has been sold at Pakistani weddings and street stalls for decades, so it is rarely the shock the camera hopes for. The comparison is almost always to that wedding chow mein.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered noodles 11 times; this one is number 5, and the first was "Tribal People Try Noodles For the First Time" back in August 2020. The most-watched noodles episode is "Tribal People Try Noodles For the First Time" (424.3K views). The video runs about 8 minutes, went up in November 2022 and has 65.4K views and 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 noodles?
Noodles cover a lot of ground: Chinese chow mein, Thai pad thai, Vietnamese pho, Japanese udon. Most are wheat or rice, stir-fried or in broth, and seasoned with soy, fish sauce or sesame rather than ground spices.
Did the tribe like the noodles?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Chow mein has been sold at Pakistani weddings and street stalls for decades, so it is rarely the shock the camera hopes for. The comparison is almost always to that wedding chow mein.
Have they tried noodles before?
Yes — this is the 5th of 11 noodles videos. The first was "Tribal People Try Noodles For the First Time" in August 2020.
Is there Samyang Buldak in Pakistan?
Samyang Buldak products reach Pakistan through imports and city supermarkets, but for a village a few hours from Lahore this was a first.