Tribal People Try Filipino Lumpia
About this video
Tribal People Try sits the tribe down with filipino food. It's filmed in the village, not a studio, and what you see is what happened on the day.
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
This was the first time filipino food appeared on Tribal People Try — the channel has done 2 more filipino food videos since. With 41K views it's the most-watched filipino food episode on the channel. The video runs about 8 minutes, went up in April 2023 and has 2.3K 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 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.
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.