Tribal People Try Each Other's French Toast!
About this video
Tribal People Try sits the tribe down with pancakes. It's filmed in the village, not a studio, and what you see is what happened on the day.
What is pancakes?
American pancakes are thick, fluffy discs of leavened batter, cooked on a griddle and stacked with butter and maple syrup. French crêpes and English pancakes are thinner; Dutch baby pancakes puff in the oven.
What to watch for
Sweet bread for breakfast is the idea to get past. Once it is treated as a dessert rather than a meal, most people enjoy it. Maple syrup reads as an unfamiliar kind of sweet — thinner and woodier than the sugar syrups used for jalebi and gulab jamun.
The comparison they always make
A paratha with sugar or a meetha paratha is the nearest thing, and it gets mentioned every time. The fluff, from baking powder, is what the village version lacks.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered pancakes 8 times; this one is number 6, and the first was "Tribal People Try Pancakes for the First Time" back in June 2021. The most-watched pancakes episode is "Tribal People Try Pancakes for the First Time" (245.6K views). The video runs about 9 minutes and went up in August 2023.
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 pancakes?
American pancakes are thick, fluffy discs of leavened batter, cooked on a griddle and stacked with butter and maple syrup. French crêpes and English pancakes are thinner; Dutch baby pancakes puff in the oven.
Did the tribe like the pancakes?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. A paratha with sugar or a meetha paratha is the nearest thing, and it gets mentioned every time. The fluff, from baking powder, is what the village version lacks.
Have they tried pancakes before?
Yes — this is the 6th of 8 pancakes videos. The first was "Tribal People Try Pancakes for the First Time" in June 2021.
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.