Tribal People Try Arabian Shawarma
About this video
In this Tribal People Try episode it's kebabs. The tribe look it over, ask the questions anyone would, and then taste it and give the honest answer.
What is kebabs?
Kebabs are grilled or fried meat, from Turkish döner and shish to the Pakistani seekh and shami. The videos usually pit a foreign version — doner, gyros, shawarma — against the kebabs the tribe grew up with.
What to watch for
This is home ground. The comparison is technical: how the meat is seasoned, whether it is minced or cut, what bread it comes in. Yogurt sauces and pickled cabbage on a doner are new; the meat itself is judged like a neighbour's cooking.
The comparison they always make
Seekh kebab on a coal fire is a village celebration food. Anything that arrives as a kebab gets held to that standard, and it is a high one.
This episode
This was the first time kebabs appeared on Tribal People Try — the channel has done 5 more kebabs videos since. The most-watched kebabs episode is "Tribal People Try Greek Gyro for the First Time" (283K views). The video runs about 9 minutes, went up in June 2021 and has 99.7K views and 4.1K 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 kebabs?
Kebabs are grilled or fried meat, from Turkish döner and shish to the Pakistani seekh and shami. The videos usually pit a foreign version — doner, gyros, shawarma — against the kebabs the tribe grew up with.
Did the tribe like the kebabs?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Seekh kebab on a coal fire is a village celebration food. Anything that arrives as a kebab gets held to that standard, and it is a high one.
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.