Tribal People Try Corn Flakes for the First Time
About this video
A first taste of cereal in the village. This Tribal People Try episode does what the channel always does: put something new in front of people who cook every meal from scratch and let them talk.
What is cereal?
Breakfast cereal is processed grain — flakes, puffs, loops — eaten cold with milk. Lucky Charms, Froot Loops and Cinnamon Toast Crunch are the sugary American ones; cornflakes and oats are the plain end.
What to watch for
Cold milk poured over crunchy sugar first thing in the morning is the strangest breakfast idea the videos have introduced. The colours of Froot Loops get a laugh; the taste is judged as candy, not food.
The comparison they always make
Breakfast in the village is paratha, eggs, lassi or tea. Milk is drunk warm. Cereal is understood as something for children, and a treat at that.
This episode
It's the tribe's first cereal episode; 2 more followed. With 260.1K views it's the most-watched cereal episode on the channel. The video runs about 11 minutes, went up in August 2020 and has 5.5K 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 cereal?
Breakfast cereal is processed grain — flakes, puffs, loops — eaten cold with milk. Lucky Charms, Froot Loops and Cinnamon Toast Crunch are the sugary American ones; cornflakes and oats are the plain end.
Did the tribe like the cereal?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Breakfast in the village is paratha, eggs, lassi or tea. Milk is drunk warm. Cereal is understood as something for children, and a treat at that.
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.