Tribal People Taste Test Popular Tea Snacks
About this video
Tea 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 tea?
Tea from elsewhere: English breakfast with cold milk, Japanese matcha, bubble tea, iced tea, herbal teas, Turkish tea in tulip glasses. The tribe drink tea all day, so this is expert territory.
What to watch for
Cold tea is a contradiction to people who boil theirs. Bubble tea's tapioca pearls are a new texture that gets a lot of attention. Matcha's grassy bitterness is rarely a hit; Turkish tea, strong and sweet, is approved.
The comparison they always make
Doodh patti is the standard: tea leaves boiled in milk with sugar until dark. English tea, brewed in water with a splash of cold milk, is considered weak, and they say so kindly.
This episode
This was the first time tea appeared on Tribal People Try — the channel has done 12 more tea videos since. The most-watched tea episode is "When Tribal People Try Boba For The First Time! HILARIOUS!!!" (305K views). The video runs about 8 minutes, went up in February 2021 and has 117.4K views and 5.7K 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 tea?
Tea from elsewhere: English breakfast with cold milk, Japanese matcha, bubble tea, iced tea, herbal teas, Turkish tea in tulip glasses. The tribe drink tea all day, so this is expert territory.
Did the tribe like the tea?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Doodh patti is the standard: tea leaves boiled in milk with sugar until dark. English tea, brewed in water with a splash of cold milk, is considered weak, and they say so kindly.
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.