Tribal People Try Noodles For the First Time
About this video
In this Tribal People Try video the tribe meet noodles for the first time. Most of them had never seen it before the camera started, so the first minute is questions — what is it, what's in it, how do you eat it — and then the plates go round.
What is noodles?
Noodles cover a lot of ground: Chinese chow mein, Thai pad thai, Vietnamese pho, Japanese udon. Most are wheat or rice, stir-fried or in broth, and seasoned with soy, fish sauce or sesame rather than ground spices.
What to watch for
Soy sauce is the new taste — salty, dark, slightly fermented. Stir-fried noodles feel familiar; brothy ones served in a bowl with chopsticks are the harder sell because the village eats with the right hand and bread.
The comparison they always make
Chow mein has been sold at Pakistani weddings and street stalls for decades, so it is rarely the shock the camera hopes for. The comparison is almost always to that wedding chow mein.
This episode
It's the tribe's first noodles episode; 10 more followed. With 424.3K views it's the most-watched noodles episode on the channel. The video runs about 11 minutes, went up in August 2020 and has 9.9K 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 noodles?
Noodles cover a lot of ground: Chinese chow mein, Thai pad thai, Vietnamese pho, Japanese udon. Most are wheat or rice, stir-fried or in broth, and seasoned with soy, fish sauce or sesame rather than ground spices.
Did the tribe like the noodles?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Chow mein has been sold at Pakistani weddings and street stalls for decades, so it is rarely the shock the camera hopes for. The comparison is almost always to that wedding chow mein.
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.