Tribal People Try American Candies
About this video
In this Tribal People Try episode it's candy. The tribe look it over, ask the questions anyone would, and then taste it and give the honest answer.
What is candy?
Candy means American and British sweets: Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Warheads, Jolly Ranchers, Haribo gummies, Twizzlers, Reese's, M&M's, and the sour and 'extreme' sweets built for reaction videos.
What to watch for
Sour candy is the reliable reaction: Warheads and Sour Patch Kids pull the face every time. Gummy textures are unfamiliar and get chewed thoughtfully. Peanut butter cups divide the table down the middle.
The comparison they always make
Village sweets are boiled sugar and jaggery — gur, til ke laddoo, sugar-coated fennel after meals. Fruit-flavoured, brightly coloured candy is a shop treat for children, so adults tasting it is part of the fun.
Make it yourself
If watching made you hungry, the candy recipes below are the place to start — “Honeycomb candy (cinder toffee)”, “Sticky toffee pudding” and “Old-fashioned chocolate fudge” and 4 more. Quantities scale to your household, and members can drop one onto this week's plan so the shopping list picks up the ingredients.
They've also tried cake and pudding — those episodes are linked on the right.
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 candy?
Candy means American and British sweets: Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Warheads, Jolly Ranchers, Haribo gummies, Twizzlers, Reese's, M&M's, and the sour and 'extreme' sweets built for reaction videos.
Did the tribe like the candy?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Village sweets are boiled sugar and jaggery — gur, til ke laddoo, sugar-coated fennel after meals. Fruit-flavoured, brightly coloured candy is a shop treat for children, so adults tasting it is part of the fun.
Where can I find a candy recipe?
Scroll down: 7 tested candy recipes with step-by-step instructions, including Honeycomb candy (cinder toffee), are linked on this page.
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.
Candy recipes
The video is the reaction — these are the recipes. Add one to this week’s plan and the shopping list updates itself.
