When Tribal People Try Turkish Ice Cream
About this video
Ice cream in front of villagers from rural Punjab, Pakistan — that's the whole Tribal People Try recipe, and it keeps working because nothing is scripted.
What is ice cream?
Ice cream in its western forms: tubs of Ben & Jerry's, Magnum bars, soft serve, sundaes, and flavours like mint chocolate chip and cookie dough that do not exist in Pakistani ice-cream parlours.
What to watch for
Cold and sweet is easy. The flavours are the interest — mint with chocolate is often called toothpaste, and bubblegum or cookie dough need explaining. Chunks in ice cream, rather than smooth kulfi, are new.
The comparison they always make
Kulfi is the village ice cream: dense, milky, cardamom and pistachio, frozen in a mould. Against it, western ice cream is lighter, airier and sweeter.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered ice cream 9 times; this one is number 6, and the first was "Tribal People Discovering Italian Gelato Will Make Your Day 😊😊" back in January 2022. The most-watched ice cream episode is "Tribal People Try Magnum For The First Time" (554K views). The video runs about 3 minutes and went up in January 2024.
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 ice cream?
Ice cream in its western forms: tubs of Ben & Jerry's, Magnum bars, soft serve, sundaes, and flavours like mint chocolate chip and cookie dough that do not exist in Pakistani ice-cream parlours.
Did the tribe like the ice cream?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Kulfi is the village ice cream: dense, milky, cardamom and pistachio, frozen in a mould. Against it, western ice cream is lighter, airier and sweeter.
Have they tried ice cream before?
Yes — this is the 6th of 9 ice cream videos. The first was "Tribal People Discovering Italian Gelato Will Make Your Day 😊😊" in January 2022.
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.