Tribal People Try Mac & Cheese
About this video
In this Tribal People Try episode it's soul food. The tribe look it over, ask the questions anyone would, and then taste it and give the honest answer.
What is soul food?
Soul food is the cooking of Black communities in the American South: fried chicken, collard greens, mac and cheese, cornbread, candied yams, black-eyed peas. It is slow, generous, seasoned food built to feed a table.
What to watch for
This is the American cuisine that lands best in the village, because it is built the same way — long cooking, pork-free versions are easy, greens stewed with something smoky, beans and rice. Sweet dishes like candied yams are the exception.
The comparison they always make
Collard greens cooked down with onion is saag by another name, and black-eyed peas are lobia. The tribe recognises the logic even when the seasoning is new.
This episode
This was the first time soul food appeared on Tribal People Try — the channel has done 9 more soul food videos since. The video runs about 9 minutes, went up in December 2020 and has 542.3K views and 15.8K 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 soul food?
Soul food is the cooking of Black communities in the American South: fried chicken, collard greens, mac and cheese, cornbread, candied yams, black-eyed peas. It is slow, generous, seasoned food built to feed a table.
Did the tribe like the soul food?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Collard greens cooked down with onion is saag by another name, and black-eyed peas are lobia. The tribe recognises the logic even when the seasoning is new.
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.