Tribal People Try Cheesy Dynamite Lumpia!
About this video
In this Tribal People Try episode it's filipino food. The tribe look it over, ask the questions anyone would, and then taste it and give the honest answer.
What is filipino food?
Filipino food: adobo, sinigang, lumpia, halo-halo, ube desserts, Jollibee's fried chicken and sweet spaghetti. Sour, sweet and savoury in the same dish is the Filipino signature.
What to watch for
Sour soups like sinigang are close to home in spirit — tamarind is a Punjabi souring agent too. Sweet spaghetti is treated as a mistake until it is explained as intentional. Purple ube ice cream gets a lot of looks.
The comparison they always make
Tamarind, garlic and vinegar are all in the village pantry, so adobo makes sense fast. Sugar in savoury food is the recurring puzzle, as with American cooking.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered filipino food 3 times; this one is number 2, and the first was "Tribal People Try Filipino Lumpia" back in April 2023. The most-watched filipino food episode is "Tribal People Try Filipino Lumpia" (41K views). The video runs about 8 minutes and went up in September 2024.
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 filipino food?
Filipino food: adobo, sinigang, lumpia, halo-halo, ube desserts, Jollibee's fried chicken and sweet spaghetti. Sour, sweet and savoury in the same dish is the Filipino signature.
Did the tribe like the filipino food?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Tamarind, garlic and vinegar are all in the village pantry, so adobo makes sense fast. Sugar in savoury food is the recurring puzzle, as with American cooking.
Have they tried filipino food before?
Yes — this is the 2nd of 3 filipino food videos. The first was "Tribal People Try Filipino Lumpia" in April 2023.
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.