Tribal People Try Lemon Cheesecake
About this video
In this Tribal People Try episode it's cheesecake. The tribe look it over, ask the questions anyone would, and then taste it and give the honest answer.
What is cheesecake?
Cheesecake is a dense, sweet, tangy filling of cream cheese on a biscuit base — New York style is baked; many home versions are set in the fridge. It is one of the most-watched dishes on the channel.
What to watch for
Cream cheese has no equivalent in South Asian sweets, so the tang surprises people who expected something like a milk-based mithai. The texture — cold, smooth, heavy — wins more often than the flavour on the first bite.
The comparison they always make
The nearest local sweets are paneer-based: ras malai and chum chum have the same fresh-dairy richness without the sourness. That comparison comes up in nearly every cheesecake video.
This episode
It's the tribe's 5th cheesecake video out of 6. They first tried it in March 2021 ("Tribal People Discovering Cheesecake Will Make You Grin for Hours"). The most-watched cheesecake episode is "Tribal People Discovering Cheesecake Will Make You Grin for Hours" (12M views). The video runs about 10 minutes and went up in October 2025.
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 cheesecake?
Cheesecake is a dense, sweet, tangy filling of cream cheese on a biscuit base — New York style is baked; many home versions are set in the fridge. It is one of the most-watched dishes on the channel.
Did the tribe like the cheesecake?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. The nearest local sweets are paneer-based: ras malai and chum chum have the same fresh-dairy richness without the sourness. That comparison comes up in nearly every cheesecake video.
Have they tried cheesecake before?
Yes — this is the 5th of 6 cheesecake videos. The first was "Tribal People Discovering Cheesecake Will Make You Grin for Hours" in March 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.