Tribal People Try Fish Crackers for the First Time
About this video
Seafood, tried for the first time by villagers from rural Punjab, Pakistan. Nobody tells them what to say. Some like it, some don't, and in the Tribal People Try way they explain exactly why.
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
It's the tribe's first seafood episode; 25 more followed. The most-watched seafood episode is "Tribal People 0.00002 Seconds After Trying a Lobster" (1.3M views). The video runs about 9 minutes, went up in October 2020 and has 84.9K views and 2.7K 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 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.
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.