Tribal People Try Dried Squid Snacks
About this video
Seafood 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 seafood?
Seafood from around the world: lobster, crab, oysters, prawns, octopus, salmon, fish roe, and preserved things like fish sauce and anchovies. Punjab is landlocked and river fish is the local tradition, so shellfish is new territory.
What to watch for
Lobster and crab draw a crowd before anyone eats — the shells, the tools, the effort. Prawns are known and liked. Oysters, raw, cold and slippery, are the hardest thing the channel has served, and octopus is close behind.
The comparison they always make
Rohu and other river fish, fried in masala, are winter food. Anything from the sea, especially with a shell, is looked at as a creature first and a meal second.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered seafood 26 times; this one is number 7, and the first was "Tribal People Try Fish Crackers for the First Time" back in October 2020. The most-watched seafood episode is "Tribal People 0.00002 Seconds After Trying a Lobster" (1.3M views). The video runs about 6 minutes and went up in November 2021.
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 seafood?
Seafood from around the world: lobster, crab, oysters, prawns, octopus, salmon, fish roe, and preserved things like fish sauce and anchovies. Punjab is landlocked and river fish is the local tradition, so shellfish is new territory.
Did the tribe like the seafood?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Rohu and other river fish, fried in masala, are winter food. Anything from the sea, especially with a shell, is looked at as a creature first and a meal second.
Have they tried seafood before?
Yes — this is the 7th of 26 seafood videos. The first was "Tribal People Try Fish Crackers for the First Time" in October 2020.
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.