Tribal People Try Flavoured Pastries for the First Time
About this video
Pastries, 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 pastries?
Pastry from bakeries around the world: croissants, Danish pastries, éclairs, cinnamon rolls, baklava, churros, cannoli. Butter-laminated French pastry and syrup-soaked Middle Eastern pastry get very different receptions.
What to watch for
Croissants are flaky, buttery and, to a Punjabi palate, oddly unsweet for something that looks like a treat. Baklava, being nuts and syrup, is understood immediately. Cinnamon is the spice that surprises — it is a curry spice here, not a sweet one.
The comparison they always make
The bakery tradition in Pakistan is a British leftover — cream rolls, patties, plain cake rusk — so puff pastry is known. Laminated French dough is a step up in butter that people notice.
This episode
This was the first time pastries appeared on Tribal People Try — the channel has done 7 more pastries videos since. The most-watched pastries episode is "tribal people try cinnamon rolls for the first time, their reaction is priceless!" (431.7K views). The video runs about 8 minutes, went up in September 2020 and has 160.3K views and 4.8K 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 pastries?
Pastry from bakeries around the world: croissants, Danish pastries, éclairs, cinnamon rolls, baklava, churros, cannoli. Butter-laminated French pastry and syrup-soaked Middle Eastern pastry get very different receptions.
Did the tribe like the pastries?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. The bakery tradition in Pakistan is a British leftover — cream rolls, patties, plain cake rusk — so puff pastry is known. Laminated French dough is a step up in butter that people notice.
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.