That's what that saying means, when something unfortunate happens you say "Luck of the Irish". So technically when Americans say it they're wishing back luck on people.
I mean, the other way of looking at it is that the irish still exist, despite a large amount of cosmic effort to not let that happen. So "managing to survive your darkest moments," could be a way to spin it.
On the Choctaw thing, last year there was a donation drive in Ireland that raised around 3 million euros to go to the Navajo and Hopi nations for COVID relief as thanks for the aid we got during the famine. A lovely little way to say thanks!
Plus Ireland is one of the most generous nations per capita - and there are lots of agricultural development programs that the Irish take part in. (I did my masters there and learned a lot about their system)
Wanishi. If I remember correctly it was also the irish lacrosse team who gave up their slot to the Mohawk could play the game that they created for the Creator delight.
Im a Newfoundlander. Over 80% of our population is descended from Irish citizens who emigrated here from the 1600’s onward. My Nan used to make this exact recipe once a week (Wednesday) to get thru the “hump” day. Only she used moose meat. Not mutton; although sometimes we had it. It’s like giving your insides a warm and loving hug. Drink a cup of tea after, and you are ready to fall asleep on the couch while watching the news. I miss my Nan. She passed away two months ago at 93. This made me think of her. (Edit: She added carrots and turnips in the stew tho)
The really messed up part was that even though people were dying by the side of the road with grass stains on their mouths, the English landlords were STILL exporting huge amounts of food to England that could have fed the Irish populace. That and the callous disregard for human lives are why a lot of people see the Famine as an attempted genocide.
Not to mention that English landlords keeping all the other crops is the sole reason it became a monocrop in the first place. The crop failure never could have become a famine if not for English oppression.
I have no love for the English, but there were some lords who bankrupted themselves to help their tenants during the famine. Profiteering and the idea that poor people deserve to suffer and that God wants wealthy people to stay wealthy is just human nature.
In 2020 the Irish, stating that they were “paying it forward” with their aid from the Choctaws in mind, took up a very sizeable donation with which to aid and assist the Navajo and Hopi who were suffering greatly at the time. It really is a beautiful thing.
Another bitter irony is that Andrew Jackson, whose parents were Ulster Protestant immigrants, was the man who, first as a general and then later as President, was largely responsible for the ethnic cleansing of huge swathes of native American tribes in the South earlier in the century (notably Choctaw, Cherokee and Seminole) to open up the region to settlement by white people. That’s why you find his name given to many cities and counties in the South, such as Jacksonville, Florida, Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson County Alabama, etc., a real swell guy.
The Choctaw raising the money to help the Irish, despite having so little at the time, was really incredible. It says something that people can identify kindred spirits and want to support each other no matter the distance.
In 2020 the Navajo and Hopi nations held a donation drive to help their communities affected greatly by Covid. Irish people donated more than 3 million dollars as thanks for the Choctaw's help 170 years ago.
How true that is! Check out the Kindred Spirits sculpture in Ireland, if you haven't yet. Edit: That'll teach me to comment before I finish the video. 🤦
Recently the Irish national lacrosse team gave up their spot in a world tournament to an Iroquois national team who would have otherwise not been able to participate. I know the Iroquois are not the Choctaw, but Max's video reminded me of that. It's interesting to see Ireland's friendship with Native Americans still exists in many ways today.
@@nicadi2005 It's absolutely incredible. Sometimes the bad tends to overwhelm one's mind, but looking at people who've not only been oppressed, but also dehumanized, not just rise above their labels, but through goodwill and charity alone show their oppressors exactly what humanity can be at its best gives me incredible hope. That doesn't take away from the vile things anyone has been through, but is a testament to how good they are. My thoughts got away from me there, so apologies if this is rambly and/or off topic.
@@landonalger6633 I read that the Irish "paid it forward" by coming to the aid of the Navajo and Hopi Nations last year, as they were sorely affected by the pandemic. Previous to that,, they had established an annual scholarship for a Choctaw student to study in Ireland.
Living in Oklahoma (And also being Choctaw and Chickasaw) I learned about the famine and the help given when I was in Oklahoma History. And the Irish have been really good back. Love my Irish ☘️ friends
I am a (quoting Life of Brian) "red sea pedestrian" and my "soul sister (now soul mom)" is Lakota. We joke that we are just from different tribes! (Love the Irish too).
Brilliant! I would get it and gift others to all my friends and family. Maybe get together with the weird explorer and send out exotic fruit boxes, too
I am highly impressed by the effort Max makes to get the pronunciations of foreign words correct. It’s such a little thing, but the effort to consult professionals and be willing to learn is just so cool to see. We never stop learning after all!
@@TastingHistory Not sure what you do yourself or whether you'll see this, but knowing the International Phonetic Alphabet really helps you understand what's going on in your mouth. It looks pretty scary, but it's not that hard, and it's super useful if you're ever doing anything with any sort of pronunciation in any language
Just a quick note for the Americans: When these historical records (and even modern records) in Britain refer to "corn" being shipped out of Ireland they mean grain (wheat, barley, etc). Grains were known as corn long before America was re-discovered. American corn is known as maize.
@@lady8jane 'Corn' literally means grain. It is cognate with 'kernel' and both come from the same anglo-saxon roots. It just so happens that in the US it came to take on the meaning of maize because like you say it was the main grain in many places.
In my experience in the non-profit sector around food insecurity specifically, those who understand lack are the ones who give back most reliably. I think when we understand a need intimately and personally, we want to help with whatever little we have to give wherever we can.
It is sadly those with barely enough means to survive on their own that donate to those in more need. Even if you look at massive donations and sponsorships to help the disadvantaged from Carnegie down through Bezos (and before, but nothing comes to mind at the moment before the steel barons), it's a tiny percentage of free spending money than those who have little to begin with. A PR move more than anything out of benevolent motivations.
There was a farmer in the town I used to live in who had a HUGE surplus of potatoes he had grown. instead of selling it, he bought time on our local news to let people know that anyone struggling to get food was more than welcome to come to the stadium and get 15lbs of potatoes. He also told us that this was his way of helping those with little during the pandemic when he had more than enough to share.
it's also the case that there was a massive potato surplus as there was no demand due to the pandemic, so a lot of potato farmers literally had tonnes upon tonnes of potatoes that no one wanted to buy. Giving them away is cheaper than disposing of them. Still, good on him.
When my husband and I were in college, and generally starving, living on student loans, I once scraped our last three or four dollars that we'd collected from recycling. I had to buy food that would last us for a couple days until we got paid. I came home, and shouted to my husband, "Potatoes!" I was thrilled because a huge bag was on sale. Potatoes are always there when you're hungry.
They truly are one of the best most filling staples ever. And if you are even luckier to get the ones with the orange hue to them (yams/sweet potatoes), you are eating a super food with an absolute shitload of nutrients for you! Amazing food stuff right there. :)
@JennyLS - I know exactly what you mean. We lived on Social Security survivor benefits when I was a kid, a truly tight income. The money arrived monthly. The first thing my mother bought was a 20lb bag of potatoes to have when the rest of the food ran out at the end of the month.
@@bobross4886 Rice doesn’t have much nutrition in it though. That’s why many brands fortify it to make it a little better, but a lot of dumb people don’t read the package properly or respect the instructions, so they rinse their rice off a ton which strips away all it’s fortification lol.
My mom grew up poor, the grandchild of Irish immigrants, and she often survived on a diet of potatoes and buttermilk. My great-great grandparents immigrated with my great-grandmother during the famine and continued farming until my mother left farm life and moved to Los Angeles. I left L.A. and went back to farm life, much to my mother’s horror.
Is there anything you miss? I don't miss much - not the beach; I have the snowy plains - not the crowds; I have neighbors - not the sun; I have the changing seasons and clean air - not the access to immigrant foods; I learnt how to cook. The only thing I worry for is my children: my steady is _'Original'_ American as my foreign friends and family have said, but I'm *_Not;_* I worry for my children who will have to be on their toes like I have for my entire American career.
I had a friend in college who was a bit homesick and was always talking about his Irish grandmother's cooking. My room mate and I spent a whole week preparing an stew for him. The beef got packed in some spices, salt and shallots to help tenderize and cure it, pushing the rub down into the bowl and applying fresh every day for a week. After, you cubed it, seared it in a dutch oven, added mirepoix, potatoes and cabbage, dumped the rub on top and cooked it low and slow for about 2 hours, adding a 3 cups of dark ale for the last 15 minutes. When he came into out apartment that evening for our weekly card game, he teared up before both feet had crossed the doorway.
I've only heard about how we were neglected, not about all the help my ancestors received from people around the world. I'm shocked and want to say thank you to all those nations and peoples who helped the Irish during their time of need. I may not be here without that help, seriously. So sincerely, thank you
A reason it's not as well known is because a lot of aid was blocked or taken by England. A lot of the help people around the world sent never reached the Irish. I remember one story about another Native American tribe sending some cattle to Ireland as a gesture of good will even though it wasn't a lot, and the English government was like "No." and just took it themselves. Learned about this growing up as an American, the one thing our schooling loves to teach us about the rest of the world is "Fuck England", and well, it's better than nothing.
I was a bit surprised by the "If you're still watching..." like... I had never once even considered closing an episode of Tasting History until the very very end.
I straight up forgot this was a cooking channel when you went into the history portion until you said "What is not a downer is that wonderful bowl of Irish stew!" I was so engaged with the history then suddenly I go THE STEW Love your channel Max!! You give us so much context and make the information "palatable"
@dontcare I think that not getting into every bit of detail on something like this is acceptable so long as you don't imply that the bits you don't talk about never happened. This isn't a channel dedicated to cataloging the many, _many_ contemporary and historical atrocities of the English, after all.
When you hear about Irish history, the surprising part isn't that the Irish started killing the British, the surprising part is that anyone was able to convince them to stop.
As someone who works and lives in the Choctaw Nation, this is really important to us. Thank you! If you want a Native meal to try (It's not ancient or even that old) but the Indian Taco is a rare treat we love here.
I would love to read your recipe! One reason Max hasn't presented indigenous recipies is to respect the source and he wants to let the cultures speak authentically.
I just got into gabubu and frybread, but I have yet to turn them into tacos. Tell ya what though, when the pantry is low or even empty, that gabubu bread keeps me fed.
No offense, but Indian Fry Bread is killing your people. I would rather learn about your traditional foods, from pre-contact. That's the food I want to eat.
@@idaearl6715 "Indian fry bread is killing your people" why, because it's fried? Or because it's post contact? Either way, that's one of the dumbest things I've heard this month, and I work in tech support so I hear a lot of dumb shit. Like "my network is wireless so it doesn't need to be plugged into the power outlet" levels of dumb shit.
It's so weird. Only recently I found out just how different the pronunciations of words are. I'm from the northern part of the Republic, and I've heard someone from Cork say phrases in Irish that I barely even understood but when I realised what it was it was like a whole other language. So weird that almost every corner of Ireland has utterly different sounding accents and pronunciations of the same thing. Must have been crazy visiting people hundreds of years ago.
@@GodsHelix This is the same all over in nations that old. Once upon a time you could tell people from just a few miles away because they spoke slightly differently. A nation the size of Ireland would have had dozens of dialects all different. Another example is France. Breton French is different to that of the north which included a lot of Dutch, and in the south there was Basque and many, many more.
@@truckerallikatuk Also, Romanian has something like this. Every region has its own version of a word, in Moldavia people sound russianlike, in Oltenia they sound turkish and in Transylvania they sound Hungarian.
I regularly rewatch episodes of Tasting History but I always come back to this episode in particular because I can’t get over the juxtaposition of the tragic and cruel history of the Great Hunger (An Gorta Mór) with Max’s description of this being the “happiest” meal he’s prepared for the show. That captures one of the most difficult but beautiful parts of history, I think; that even in periods of darkness, people were able to find and make joy for themselves and others. Even in the darkest moments of history, someone is having one of the best meals of their life, and vice versa.
So true! I come from poor sharecroppers that were of French and Scotts Irish decent. My 3rd great grandmother came to America as an orphan through New Orleans. Times were hard and their food was poor people’s food but they learned to make what they had taste good. The food of my people and heritage is always the best and most comforting and has stood the test of time!
When I lived in Galway, Ireland there was this place that served Irish stew, the stew was dark and when I asked why they said it was the Guinness, apparently the recipe is the same except they add Guinness instead of water, it was really good and now I'm back in my home country (Portugal) and I still make Irish stew with guinness. Speaking of Portugal, you must do stone soup, there is a legend behind it and everything, very historically significant for Portugal.
Stone soup sounds very familiar, for some reason I think we read a story about Stone soup in Kindergarten or maybe Stone soup just happened to be in the story, idk.
OH MY GOD YES! Guinness in beef stew is one of the most wonderful things on the entire planet, I've done it that way ever since I was a kid (I was a weird kid)! Something I've learned recently is that literally ALL stew is good with a can (or more) of beer in it! I've tried all sorts of stuff from IPA's, to stouts (my favorite), porters are good too, heck I've even used a regular ol' Budweiser before and even that made a substantial difference! And plus, that way you can get the 4 pack, pour one in and drink the other 3 while all those wonderful stew smells are wafting around the kitchen :)
I'm a little Choktaw (mostly Navajo) and my grandma who the Choktaw came from wanted to see that monument before she died, but then Rona happened when we finally had the money for that trip, and she passed early last year.
I'm so sorry she did not get to fulfil that wish. Perhaps as the disease abates and/or vaccinations increase, one (at least) of the family can go and pay tribute to the great kindness of your people for her sake. On a totally separate note, love your username. That and "Good tea; nice house" are perhaps my favourites
Sorry to hear it. In school we all learned about the donation as part of our history classes as an act of huge generosity. Although I think in my book it was noted as a "Native American" donation; I don't think Irish people in the 80's had much of an appreciated for the wide diversity of Native American cultures. My brother's history book some 6 years later had been updated with the correct information by that point.
Victoria was known as the famine queen in Ireland. On the west coast of Ireland most of the houses are brightly painted. The reason for this supposedly is when Victoria die they were told to paint the doors black. The Irish being the Irish painted their house is brilliant colors sounds like something the Irish would do.
The Irish stew my family makes now has all the same ingredients, but just adds butter at the end. We also sear the meat first. It's a recipe that my great grandmother wrote down, but it's supposedly from the first Irish ancestor of ours that came to America in the 1910s, right after WWI.
Irish and natives have a long lasting respect for one another. Seeing the Irish donate to my people for covid has left such a warm feeling within me. ♥️♥️♥️
As a proud Irish man i am very happy to to see we do and will always have a lasting love for each other because inspite of invading nations and horrible treatment, we survive and persevere but never forget. the same with the Mexican people during the american mexican war where we fought on the american side, then found out how the mexicans were treated then changed sides and fought with the mexicans as we saw their plight as being very similar to our own.
There is a sad story surrounding the actual painting you show at 6:57. They weren’t so much sorrowful about the potato blight, but were mourning the loss of a baby who’s tiny casket is at their feet.
as an irish person living in ireland i'd like to really commend you on not only your pronounciation but the history!! ireland exporting plenty of goods and foods during the famine is often extremely overlooked so thank you
probably the reason you got different answers for the irish at the start of the video is because there are different dialects of irish from different areas of the country that survived as bastions of the language when it was being killed out by the british
To give so much despite having little is far more compelling than those who give only when they have plenty. The Choctaw and the Irish people's friendship is so wholesome.
Well I cried. My family heritage is native American and irish. This made me cry. And that they sent what little they had. I'm honestly floored. My family came together native and irish and then to know one side sent the other money... touching and inspiring.
I'm French Canadian with Irish ancestry, most likely they came at the beginning of the famine from the records I could find. This bit really made me emotional, cause we rarely hear these kind of stories of support between Europeans and Native Americans. I wish I was thought these parts in school instead of regurgitating the same facts about tipis and mocassins every year. Our history is so rich, but so much has been hidden because of the colonial lense
I have direct ancestors who were Choctaw and removed who were on the trail of tears, as well as Irish ancestors who dealt with the potato famine in County Cork. When my mom told me about the donation some years back I was floored. Just amazing to me, and they had suffered so much themselves!
I recently made this stew whilst watching this video, all while dressed in my very own Irish sweater and keeping time with my Irish shamrock pocket watch. My parents loved it. Though I did have to use American bacon here.
As a Russian, I sympathize with the Irish A LOT, and even more so after this dish, since we used to eat a very similar stew when I was a kid and we were struggling. If there is a god, then potatoes sure are his blessing.
I am currently in China teaching American immigration to my majority Chinese student class. My students were struggling on the concept of why there were so many Irish descendants in America. I tried to find some videos, but were unsuccessful. I am using this tomorrow!
Don't forget to mention the cruelty and genocides of the English oppressors and also draw a parallel to the Chinese treatment of Tibetans, Uygurs and other minorities. Best of luck mate!
@@LoLMasterManiac That would be a *fantastic* way to piss off students & faculty & get fired & possibly deported. China is *VERY* sensitive about nationalistic matters; we're talking about mobilizing en masse to systematically attack people who admit that Taiwan is a country, or that traditional Chinese martial arts aren't effective for real fighting. Also... that stuff has nothing to do with what they mentioned, and they're under no obligation to act as a vehicle for your political agenda. If you want to teach Chinese students about this stuff so bad, go to China & do it yourself.
Thank you As someone from Ireland , thank you for sharing this part of this wee island’s history. Irish stew is something my mum would make in the cold months of Autumn and winter. In it there’s beef, parsley, carrot, onion and lots of potatoes, it’s cooked in a pot for several hours until the potatoes break down and are soft, so the stew is a thick consistency. It’s wonderfully comforting and filling 💛
I was surprised to hear of the Choctaw Nation donating what they could to the Irish at the time. I have lived in Southeast Oklahoma where the Choctaw Nation has it's roots all of my life and can't recall ever hearing of that. This is why I love this channel, I can even learn things about history that's close to me and my family. (I have Native American and Irish roots so this is really cool.)
Of course not. No decent people go on about the gifts they have made. The people who receive the gifts go on about it if the gift is particularly appreciated.
Irish man born and bred here. Just wanted to say thank you so much for covering the topic. You got all the major points that I think are forgotten about all too often. And especially thank you for mentioning the Choctaw donation. Also worth mentioning is what happened decades later when the British Empire overtook India. They basically did the same thing again to the people of Bangladesh during the 1943 Bengal famine. The only difference is instead of a despotic Trevelyan they had Churchill. 2-3 million died due to poorly run government overseen by the British overlords in the area. The legacy of Empire should never be forgotten.
My grandmother was from Kerri Blu Ireland & her mom from County Cook. I grew up eating Irish Stew. My great grandmother made hers much like your recipe. My grandmother added carrots and stout to her's as budget permitted.
This is so much like the Caribbean beef stew I grew up eating, which requires NO water. My mother was emphatic about this when I was a kid and she taught me how to make it: NO WATER, at all. The juices of the meat, and those released by some of the vegetables as the dish STEWED for a long time, over a very low fire, would be more than enough.
"How to make an Irish supper... -get a load of vegetables -get a big pot -get a load of stout -put the vegetables in the pot -drink the stout -forget about the dinner" -Leather Jacket Guy
@@TastingHistory I loved the tone when you said "I hate you..".. but if you had said "I'm disappointed in you" the whole 'Dad tone' would have resonated a bit more. LoL
Might not be far enough back in history but soup kitchen reminded me of this. We are part Cherokee and my family survived the Trail of Tears because one son was left with a white farm family to hide. He had a “falling down sickness” and they knew he wouldn’t survive the trip. He ended up in Chicago and 10 or 11 of my family died on the Trail (1 we aren’t certain about yet). This relative was my great grandfather so my grandfather and mom were raised there instead of home. My grandfather told us of growing up before and during the depression. If you have ever seen the “Our Gang” or “Little Rascals” that was the time of his childhood as well. He explained that Al Capone soup kitchens kept him and his mom from starving. I know it was just PR to Capone but they wouldn’t have survived without them. He also said the lack of seasoning made most folks feel worse. It was bad enough to be eating a bowl of cabbage soup(and grateful to have that) or something similar and then to not have any salt or pepper to at least help it have some taste.
13:04 Not gonna lie, this section about the donation from the Choctaw actually made me tear up. First time I've choked up from a history video on TH-cam. History continually shows us that it is those who have suffered the most that are the most empathetic to the suffering of others.
I'm American but lived in Ireland for five years. You did a terrific job of summarizing the history in this one. You can still see the impacts of the famine all over the west with the abandoned famine cottages.
One of your best! My family are both Choctaw and Irish, among other nationalities, and are well aware of the wonderful history of which you have so fortunately reminded us! Thank you!
"Jack Trevelyan was put in charge of Government relief. He did not believe in government relief". Ah, British politics hasn't changed much in 200 or so years.
My Irish great grandmother passed down her recipe for Irish stew (she was born in 1870) and it is slightly different. No bacon, 1tsp Thyme, and use diced breast of lamb ( this is cheap and tasty but requires slow cooking) . We have always loved it as a family .
My grandmother was irish. She used to work in the family bed & breakfast/room & board. She used to make hominy w/a lot of pepper in it, fried cabbage, & fried apple pies as she used to cook for my mom when she lived w/us. These were all made from scratch. I sure do miss her cooking. Thank you max for the introduction to irish stew & the history.
I watched this when you first released this and 2 years later, I made the stew for St. Paddy’s day. It is, as you said, the happiest meal I’ve had. Sláinte to you Max!
Hearing about the donation that the Choctaw gave to the Irish made me tear up. It's amazing to think of how generous the native nations in America were and are to this day. As a member of the Tohono O'odham nation I'm so very proud to see this and hear it included in your videos.
Salt and pepah made me laugh. I grew up in Boston of Irish descent on both sides and hearing these family stories. My grandmother’s grandmother had a ticket to emigrate and her ticket was stolen the night before she was to leave. She was 16 and stowed away. She met her husband on the boat who made sure she was fed. The cruelty of the British was never forgotten. Salt and Pepah were the only seasonings we used growing up. I was in college and friends asked me to peel the garlic. I asked, “ What’s a garlic?” To this day my children tease me because when they were growing up I would just boil everything. When I grew up, in winter we mostly ate root vegetables. I was 60 before I realized that you can do things with turnips other than boil them. Each area has its own cuisine, and in Boston that means mostly Irish.
Salt and pepper are really the only spices you need to make a simple dish taste divine. One of my favorite meals is an Irish-American inspired potato soup. Just potatoes and diced onions boiled in chicken stock then mashed with fried American bacon, salt, pepper, and a roux made from the bacon grease and flour to thicken it. My friends tease me for not using many spices, and admittedly I don’t use much more than the occasional garlic clove, but simple meals made with simple spices taste the most like home to me. My family originally hails from the Netherlands, so simple and warm, hearty meals are our specialty.
How and why would anyone put up with only salt and pepper for seasonings? That's so bland. Then again, I grew up with a father who grew jalapeño peppers (among other crops; he has two green hands instead of a green thumb) and spent my childhood watching all kinds of cooking shows on PBS, so I was exposed to actual seasonings from an early age. I'm 34 now and can't imagine living on a diet of potatoes and bland food. I love things spicy; the hotter, the better. The stew we just saw here looks very good but I'd put more than salt and pepper in it. Curry powder, maybe some vindaloo or Szechuan sauce in it for a proper kick.
@@DarDarBinks1986 sometimes it’s just nice to let food naturally develop its own flavor. Like the potato soup I mentioned - the potatoes act as a neutral ingredient to absorb flavor, the chicken broth and the bacon both give a light meaty flavor while the onions bring sweetness and crispness to the dish. Because these ingredients are all steeped together their flavors blend really well, and get incorporated into every bite of potato soup when they are mashed together. It’s exactly like a toasted spice blend - you’re just letting natural flavors develop and blend together.
@@DarDarBinks1986 We learn our cooking skills from others. My grandfather was an AMAZING cook and came from a family of bakers. He only used S&P, my mother learned from him & I learned from her. Later I went to college in Ohio where there was a big migrant farmer population and they brought their cuisine. I’ve now lived in Texas for 40 years. I make a kick-ass hot pepper relish that would sear your boots. My son uses a quart every 2 weeks. We do a lot of Mediterranean and Hispanic meals on flatbreads. That’s the cuisine here and it takes advantage of the vegetables available. We have 10 citrus trees, grapes & blackberries. My Mom in Boston grew LOADS of root vegetables which we kept all winter in the basement buried in straw. There was a lot of hot soup in our diet. A talented cook can make do with what they have and still make amazing meals. I think I would miss garlic and hot peppers though if I went back. And picking grapefruit off the trees.
The donation for $170 from the Native Americans who had already endured so much from all of these Europeans-I went back and listened that three times. That is one incredible group of people. Cried listening to that portion.
Interesting historical fact: Part of the reason the Irish may have avoided going to the much closer Europe was because it was basically actively on fire with revolutions at the time. Like all of it.
And Sweden and famine dealt with the blight too. Minor scale compared to Irish, but 1 million swedes immigrated to USA in the period. In Denmark we were more lucky, because we had crop rotation, and potatoes was just become relatively recent addiction, but important crop, but still starvation in lower classes(but true heaven to compared to Ireland and Sweden). In Scandinavia the blight is called Potato pest, because of the lethality for the crop and people.
@@ellerikke3948 True, though Denmark was also dealing with one of the aforementioned revolutions (the March Revolution) and the first Schleswig War, so kind of a triple whammy there.
@@OhSome1HasThisName That was not the cause of these revolutions. You may be thinking of the first French Revolution. The 1848 Revolutions, including the March Revolution, were mostly about unfair representation.
@@G12G4 most historians agree the 1848 revs were at least partially caused by harvest failures across Europe in 1846/7 (esp the failure of potato crops)
Teacher: What was the parasite responsible for the Irish Potato Famine? Student: English landlords. Teacher: (beat) I'll accept that answer as technically correct.
This is almost exactly the same as the swedish "Sjömansbiff" (Sailor's beef) with the only difference that you change the water to beer and mutton to beef... Dishes made in one pot works well in the primitive kitchen of a sailingship
This whole story is heartbreaking and the story of the Choctaw nation is so touching it brought a tear to my eye. I’m so glad to know that there will always be caring people willing to help even if they aren’t the majority. Nobody should have to suffer from something like this
It's a crying shame that none of these things seem to serve as a lesson to our political movements today. HOWEVER, what a wonderful example of brotherhood when it came to the Choctaw and the Quakers - a real example to follow today. As for us, we are an Irish family at least in part, and so I'll be making this gorgeous looking stew to celebrate how great our Irish numbers are today. Another fab episode 🖤
The Irish returned the favor and helped pay for supplies for Native American tribes (I think they actually sent money to the Navajo) during the worst of the pandemic last year.
Hey man, I lost my mother yesterday but I absolutely appreciate the distraction you’re giving me. It’s been really hard to calm down but just hearing you gently and calmly dictate out the ingredients and history of the dish has really made it easier for me to take my mind off of it.
I am a direct descendant of the famine diaspora. Henry Boyle and Margaret Boyle (nee Dunlap), he of Dublin and she of County Antrim, set out for America in 1852. They settled in Kansas as farmers, and Henry fought for the North in the Byer's Regiment in 1861. Every generation since has served in the military, including me and my oldest son. Happy St. Patrick's Day, Max!
Man, your scripts and so tight and so well-written. And you're a great orator as well. Been watching this channel since basically the beginning and your success is totally unsurprising to me. Congrats, I'm sure you'll see 1 million fairly soon.
I really appreciate how much research you dedicate to each of your videos - as someone who knows almost nothing about the potato famine (because the British education system conveniently skips out colonialism and anything negative that the British Empire did), this was incredibly informative. Thanks Max!
"By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling Michael they have taken you away, For you stole Trevelyan's corn So the young might see the morn, Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay."- "Fields of Athenry"
low lay the fields of athenry, where once we watched the small free birds fly, our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing, now its so lonely `round the fields of athenry.( up the RA ! Let the free birds fly! ;p )
I want to point out that it was the Choctaw nation who gathered food and sent it to Ireland and Ireland built a monument in thanks for it I'm Irish and Choctaw (a side benefit of the Choctaw/Irish food drive)
My whole life, every time I have a pot "simmering" and it looks and sounds like that, my dad will freak out, tell me it's boiling, and turn down the heat to nearly nothing. It's so infuriating and my father will take HOURS longer to cook anything on a stove than anyone else. I'm glad to feel vindicated.
you literally combine my three favorite things: languages, history, and cooking. the only way you could make it better would be to add dinosaurs somehow
Irish here also! I am making poor mans pockets tonight for dinner. I have changed the recipe, as it was potato's, onion's and cabbage before. I add a lean chopped steak and carrots. Use a paper cooking bag (I use foil, so much easier), layer it thus, 1/4 cut cabbage leaves, chopped steak, onions, potato's (and carrots) then cover with cabbage. Salt and pepper each layer. Seal in paper bag (or foil), and cook at 350 for 35 mins. Be careful opening the bag or foil steam will release.
"When you're in a battle against an enemy so much bigger, so much stronger than you, well, to find out you had a friend you never knew existed, well, that's the best feeling in the world." - Paddy Considine, *Pride* (2014) Eire Go Bragh, thanks be to the Quakers and long live the Choctaw Nation
This is one of my favorite episodes Max! I am of Irish descent being over half myself ,my father full blooded with just one Scottish hair somewhere lol 😂🤷♀️ On my mother's side I have Choctaw Indian as well as Cherokee ❤ The pain and suffering of the poor people in this time was so devastating 😞 not to mention the heartless neglect they received ! Makes me so proud to have my heritage of such strong and proud ppl 🇮🇪❤🦅 One of the first meals I learned to make as a young girl was Irish stew ,I can't wait to try this one ☘😊🍽
Making it! With soda bread! Yep I'm 3rd gen Irish. Grandfather was 1st gen born here, in 1895. My dad who would never turn his back on a guest when they left his house, used to say this: “May the road rise up to meet your feet. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.” with a beer in his hand...of course!
The History channel is doing these now but while their kitchen may be fancy, their history is severely lacking. Definitely prefer yours because there's a full lesson involved.
Same here! The Choctaw went through so much...but they were able to look outside themselves, in order to help another group that was suffering. If more people were like the Choctaw, the world would be quite a bit better
This reminds me of my grandmothers potato soup. It's just milk, butter, salt, pepper, and potatoes. I never buy milk, but I made it yesterday with water and extra butter instead. It was still delicious. I also had some chives that were about to go bad so I threw them in there. I can't believe that I've never thought to do that before. The true hero of this dish though is all the black pepper you can handle She also grew up making lima beans with water, butter, salt, and pepper. When you stew it long enough and not with too much water, the starches form a thick broth with the butter. I used to hate it as a kid, but now I can eat it until I'm sick She grew up really poor in a deteriorating Western Maryland mining town. One month she said that they ate nothing but beans and toast when her grandfather lost his job. I'd love to see some hard time more modern dishes like this, like from the World Wars or the Great Depression. My gram didn't live through those times, but her grandmother did and those recipes have been passed down. I feel like it would be interesting and also really useful to people that are struggling with everything going on right now
Sometimes things are more precious because it's all we have, or because of our family history. Sometimes it's the simplest things that are the most delicious and comforting. I've been baking bread recently, and it's just yeast, flour, salt and water. It's so homey and good and it makes the house smell amazing. My dad used to make tuna on toast for us, literally just milk, butter, flour and a can of tuna with salt & pepper over toast. He made it in the army, and it's extremely cheap and filling. But now sometimes I make it and think it's the most delicious thing - it reminds me of him and I treasure it when I eat it. I think that it's lovely, in a way, that our emotions reflect on how we perceive food. Your grandma's cooking sounds amazing. I'd be really into a video about Great Depression or rationing cooking, too!
Charles Trevelyan sounds like those modern [word omitted] who like to say that disease and natural disasters are divine punishment for sin. I have a special one finger salute I like to give those "people". Thanks for another great history lesson, Max. Some of my Irish ancestors came over because of this tragedy.
Very insightful and educational and very respectful to the Irish and the heartbreaking event that was the famine, so as an Irish woman I want to thank you Max you told our story with heart and made me proud
We now know the the plentiful food - grain and meat was stolen at gunpoint by the English army and shipped to England to feed the newly urban factory workers who in turn had been displaced from labouring in the countryside during the Industrial Revolution.
As a modern day Quaker (Religious Society of Friends), this history is pretty serious for us. I have literally mentioned being a Quaker offhandedly while being in Ireland and had random people mention how thankful they were to us.
Thank you, thank you for this informative, factual and even-handed retelling of an important part of Irish history, When I clicked the link to this video I was hopeful that I would see something respectful about my home country but, admittedly, I was ready to be offended, belittled and frustrated by under researched, lazy and ill informed narrative. You’ve done a great job in explaining a turbulent and traumatising time in our history. Go raibh mile maith agat (a thousand thanks to you)
Thank you! I'm a lover of Irish history and culture. It's often heartbreaking, but fascinating. I visited the Dublin Gaol a few years back and cried several times.
@@TastingHistory Although I must say I'm disappointed that you called it a Famine. The British were exporting thousands of tonnes of livestock, grain and other food every day from various ports all over Ireland. The British "royal" family had troops to feed in India, I believe. None of the real truth is ever taught in British schools about this either. I really enjoy your work, and I understand that subjects like this are sensitive and it can stir up some deep seated emotions. I dearly hope one day you'll visit us again and maybe take a tour around the real Irish speaking parts like Connemara. You'll never want to leave 😊
@@declanjones8888 Tbf, their history is so long & filled with that kind of stuff, stopping to teach about every bad thing that happened under colonialism & empire-building would take several lifetimes to teach.
@@corey2232 Not really, they could at least go over the basics, I mean come on! Surely they can at least mention it and admit that it was their fault. Just own up to it that's all I'm asking.
Omg you just make my day. I'm so addicted in these sad times to you hygge videos. I love the chahktaw (spelling?) Part of the story. It made me teary eyed. What a wonderful thing. Oh bless your little tartan socks. Much love and admiration from NZ.
"'Luck of the Irish to you!"
The luck of the Irish, historically: *Not good*
It’s like saying the Luck of the Africans. It doesn’t get you very far.
That's what that saying means, when something unfortunate happens you say "Luck of the Irish". So technically when Americans say it they're wishing back luck on people.
yeah "luck of the Irish" sounds like an insult from the British
@Al Koholik
I think it's just an old school, low-key way to tell people to fuck off.
I mean, the other way of looking at it is that the irish still exist, despite a large amount of cosmic effort to not let that happen. So "managing to survive your darkest moments," could be a way to spin it.
On the Choctaw thing, last year there was a donation drive in Ireland that raised around 3 million euros to go to the Navajo and Hopi nations for COVID relief as thanks for the aid we got during the famine. A lovely little way to say thanks!
Plus Ireland is one of the most generous nations per capita - and there are lots of agricultural development programs that the Irish take part in. (I did my masters there and learned a lot about their system)
(tears)
This is the greatest story I've had the great opportunity of learning this week.
Wanishi. If I remember correctly it was also the irish lacrosse team who gave up their slot to the Mohawk could play the game that they created for the Creator delight.
I weep every time I think about this & all the comments that were like "we remember." 😭
Im a Newfoundlander. Over 80% of our population is descended from Irish citizens who emigrated here from the 1600’s onward. My Nan used to make this exact recipe once a week (Wednesday) to get thru the “hump” day. Only she used moose meat. Not mutton; although sometimes we had it. It’s like giving your insides a warm and loving hug. Drink a cup of tea after, and you are ready to fall asleep on the couch while watching the news. I miss my Nan. She passed away two months ago at 93. This made me think of her. (Edit: She added carrots and turnips in the stew tho)
I will try this like your Nan made!
Moose meat! Whata great cultural detail!
@emilywhittle1420, your Nan sounds like a wonderful person. ❤❤❤
The really messed up part was that even though people were dying by the side of the road with grass stains on their mouths, the English landlords were STILL exporting huge amounts of food to England that could have fed the Irish populace.
That and the callous disregard for human lives are why a lot of people see the Famine as an attempted genocide.
Not to mention that English landlords keeping all the other crops is the sole reason it became a monocrop in the first place. The crop failure never could have become a famine if not for English oppression.
Nobles of any sort have a tendency towards trashdom, it is often true even now in England as we commoners are often reminded in times of adversity.
@Rusty Howe Protestants man, the prostestant part of Germany also voted for hitler
I have no love for the English, but there were some lords who bankrupted themselves to help their tenants during the famine. Profiteering and the idea that poor people deserve to suffer and that God wants wealthy people to stay wealthy is just human nature.
@@daffyf6829 it's human nature to help each other. We have archeological record proving that.. It's Christian prosperity gospel you're thinking of.
The Choctaw sending aid. That's probably one of the best examples of "I give, not because I have much, but because I know what it is to have nothing".
Well said indeed - those who have nothing are the ones to share - it has been my experience throughout my life. Thank you for an excellent comment
I felt that
In 2020 the Irish, stating that they were “paying it forward” with their aid from the Choctaws in mind, took up a very sizeable donation with which to aid and assist the Navajo and Hopi who were suffering greatly at the time. It really is a beautiful thing.
Charity, though a great deed from any source, will always mean more coming from those that have less.
Another bitter irony is that Andrew Jackson, whose parents were Ulster Protestant immigrants, was the man who, first as a general and then later as President, was largely responsible for the ethnic cleansing of huge swathes of native American tribes in the South earlier in the century (notably Choctaw, Cherokee and Seminole) to open up the region to settlement by white people. That’s why you find his name given to many cities and counties in the South, such as Jacksonville, Florida, Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson County Alabama, etc., a real swell guy.
The Choctaw raising the money to help the Irish, despite having so little at the time, was really incredible. It says something that people can identify kindred spirits and want to support each other no matter the distance.
In 2020 the Navajo and Hopi nations held a donation drive to help their communities affected greatly by Covid. Irish people donated more than 3 million dollars as thanks for the Choctaw's help 170 years ago.
@@cacamilis8477 Wow!
How true that is! Check out the Kindred Spirits sculpture in Ireland, if you haven't yet. Edit: That'll teach me to comment before I finish the video. 🤦
This always reminds me of the parable of the widow whose gift from her poverty was more dear to God than the rich man’s gift out of his surplus.
Recently the Irish national lacrosse team gave up their spot in a world tournament to an Iroquois national team who would have otherwise not been able to participate. I know the Iroquois are not the Choctaw, but Max's video reminded me of that. It's interesting to see Ireland's friendship with Native Americans still exists in many ways today.
The story about the Choctaw made me teary-eyed. What an incredibly generous thing to do for a people so horribly treated.
I can’t remember what the incident was, but the Irish eventually repaid that debt to the Choctaw, with interest
@SmittenKitten It's quite astonishing the way mankind manage, throughout history, to package together the good, the bad, and the truly horrific...
@@nicadi2005 It's absolutely incredible. Sometimes the bad tends to overwhelm one's mind, but looking at people who've not only been oppressed, but also dehumanized, not just rise above their labels, but through goodwill and charity alone show their oppressors exactly what humanity can be at its best gives me incredible hope. That doesn't take away from the vile things anyone has been through, but is a testament to how good they are. My thoughts got away from me there, so apologies if this is rambly and/or off topic.
@@landonalger6633 I read about that!! After this episode, I went to read more! Incredible.
@@landonalger6633 I read that the Irish "paid it forward" by coming to the aid of the Navajo and Hopi Nations last year, as they were sorely affected by the pandemic. Previous to that,, they had established an annual scholarship for a Choctaw student to study in Ireland.
Living in Oklahoma (And also being Choctaw and Chickasaw) I learned about the famine and the help given when I was in Oklahoma History. And the Irish have been really good back. Love my Irish ☘️ friends
I am a (quoting Life of Brian) "red sea pedestrian" and my "soul sister (now soul mom)" is Lakota. We joke that we are just from different tribes! (Love the Irish too).
I'm Chickasaw too! I never see our tribe even brought up anywhere lol, so I was surprised and gleeful to see your comment (a year later)
If Hello Fresh wants my money, they should have Max design a Tasting History line of meals.
That would be amazing!!
Oh my GOD that's an amazing idea
Depends on how much garum they'd add in.
Brilliant! I would get it and gift others to all my friends and family. Maybe get together with the weird explorer and send out exotic fruit boxes, too
Proper Spartan cuisine!
I am highly impressed by the effort Max makes to get the pronunciations of foreign words correct. It’s such a little thing, but the effort to consult professionals and be willing to learn is just so cool to see. We never stop learning after all!
Thank you 😊
@@TastingHistory puppy kiss for you ❤️❤️❤️💯💯
go raibh maith agat max, grá ó éirinn
@@TastingHistory Not sure what you do yourself or whether you'll see this, but knowing the International Phonetic Alphabet really helps you understand what's going on in your mouth. It looks pretty scary, but it's not that hard, and it's super useful if you're ever doing anything with any sort of pronunciation in any language
Plus, Celtic languages have a long history of suppression, so it's super nice to see them getting proper respect!
Just a quick note for the Americans: When these historical records (and even modern records) in Britain refer to "corn" being shipped out of Ireland they mean grain (wheat, barley, etc). Grains were known as corn long before America was re-discovered. American corn is known as maize.
Corn is usually the word for the main grain-like food people use in the region. Basically the food they mainly make their flour from.
@@lady8jane 'Corn' literally means grain. It is cognate with 'kernel' and both come from the same anglo-saxon roots. It just so happens that in the US it came to take on the meaning of maize because like you say it was the main grain in many places.
Hmmm learn something new every day. Thanks
@@catocall7323 Exactly! Same in some other languages btw. German for example uses "Korn" in the same way.
Thanks for the context!
The Choctaw donating to the Irish is so very touching.
It’s a real testament of character when someone with so little gives to someone with nothing. Another episode well done.
In my experience in the non-profit sector around food insecurity specifically, those who understand lack are the ones who give back most reliably. I think when we understand a need intimately and personally, we want to help with whatever little we have to give wherever we can.
I've been poor most of my life and i, and my grown kids!, will share with those who need it.
@@annbrookens945No one eats cake until everyone has had bread it should be, but most brains are not wired that way.
@@zipbangcrash Well said, and so very true.
It is sadly those with barely enough means to survive on their own that donate to those in more need. Even if you look at massive donations and sponsorships to help the disadvantaged from Carnegie down through Bezos (and before, but nothing comes to mind at the moment before the steel barons), it's a tiny percentage of free spending money than those who have little to begin with. A PR move more than anything out of benevolent motivations.
There was a farmer in the town I used to live in who had a HUGE surplus of potatoes he had grown. instead of selling it, he bought time on our local news to let people know that anyone struggling to get food was more than welcome to come to the stadium and get 15lbs of potatoes. He also told us that this was his way of helping those with little during the pandemic when he had more than enough to share.
Awww 🥺❤️
Now that’s top notch🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
That's so awesome!
it's also the case that there was a massive potato surplus as there was no demand due to the pandemic, so a lot of potato farmers literally had tonnes upon tonnes of potatoes that no one wanted to buy. Giving them away is cheaper than disposing of them. Still, good on him.
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When my husband and I were in college, and generally starving, living on student loans, I once scraped our last three or four dollars that we'd collected from recycling. I had to buy food that would last us for a couple days until we got paid. I came home, and shouted to my husband, "Potatoes!" I was thrilled because a huge bag was on sale. Potatoes are always there when you're hungry.
They truly are one of the best most filling staples ever. And if you are even luckier to get the ones with the orange hue to them (yams/sweet potatoes), you are eating a super food with an absolute shitload of nutrients for you! Amazing food stuff right there. :)
Did you used to hang out on an asian horror movie site?
Indeed. And rice.
@JennyLS - I know exactly what you mean. We lived on Social Security survivor benefits when I was a kid, a truly tight income. The money arrived monthly. The first thing my mother bought was a 20lb bag of potatoes to have when the rest of the food ran out at the end of the month.
@@bobross4886
Rice doesn’t have much nutrition in it though. That’s why many brands fortify it to make it a little better, but a lot of dumb people don’t read the package properly or respect the instructions, so they rinse their rice off a ton which strips away all it’s fortification lol.
My mom grew up poor, the grandchild of Irish immigrants, and she often survived on a diet of potatoes and buttermilk. My great-great grandparents immigrated with my great-grandmother during the famine and continued farming until my mother left farm life and moved to Los Angeles. I left L.A. and went back to farm life, much to my mother’s horror.
Is there anything you miss? I don't miss much - not the beach; I have the snowy plains - not the crowds; I have neighbors - not the sun; I have the changing seasons and clean air - not the access to immigrant foods; I learnt how to cook.
The only thing I worry for is my children: my steady is _'Original'_ American as my foreign friends and family have said, but I'm *_Not;_* I worry for my children who will have to be on their toes like I have for my entire American career.
Good for you!
I had a friend in college who was a bit homesick and was always talking about his Irish grandmother's cooking. My room mate and I spent a whole week preparing an stew for him. The beef got packed in some spices, salt and shallots to help tenderize and cure it, pushing the rub down into the bowl and applying fresh every day for a week. After, you cubed it, seared it in a dutch oven, added mirepoix, potatoes and cabbage, dumped the rub on top and cooked it low and slow for about 2 hours, adding a 3 cups of dark ale for the last 15 minutes.
When he came into out apartment that evening for our weekly card game, he teared up before both feet had crossed the doorway.
What true great friends you were to go to such lengths to bring him a touch of home! You no doubt made him happier than you could imagine!
My god now I'm weeping as well... You are such a great friend, bless you and your heart!! 💞
Please please give us the recipe!
@@cecilyerker It's been about 5 years since I've made it. I'll have to hunt a bit, but if I find it, I'll post it here.
Speaking as a homesick Ex-Pat, you guys are amazing!
What the Choctaw people did for the Irish is so incredible. Brought a tear to my eye.
It's like everyone except the British weren't turds to the Native Americans.
@@jamesthompson7694 the ottomans wanted to help. But Victoria stuck her fat ass into the situation.
Shout out to uncle garry waylon white deer. Go buy his merch!
Me too
@@alanpumphrey9639 You should be the one writing history textbooks
"I asked 6 different people from ireland how to say it and they all gave me something slightly different"
Thats the most irish thing i've ever heard.
It’s Ireland. They says it hows they say.
I was expecting 8 different pronunciations myself out of 6 people.
That checks out
Well there are 4 Dialects of Irish one for each Of the provinces
Yeh that’s called accents. The British isles (by that I mean the archipelago) is rich with accents
I've only heard about how we were neglected, not about all the help my ancestors received from people around the world. I'm shocked and want to say thank you to all those nations and peoples who helped the Irish during their time of need. I may not be here without that help, seriously. So sincerely, thank you
A reason it's not as well known is because a lot of aid was blocked or taken by England. A lot of the help people around the world sent never reached the Irish. I remember one story about another Native American tribe sending some cattle to Ireland as a gesture of good will even though it wasn't a lot, and the English government was like "No." and just took it themselves.
Learned about this growing up as an American, the one thing our schooling loves to teach us about the rest of the world is "Fuck England", and well, it's better than nothing.
I was a bit surprised by the "If you're still watching..." like... I had never once even considered closing an episode of Tasting History until the very very end.
He has good delivery keeps you wanting more. Like good food 😁
Same here ;o)
He knows from his TH-cam metrics how many people leave the video at which points.
I straight up forgot this was a cooking channel when you went into the history portion until you said "What is not a downer is that wonderful bowl of Irish stew!"
I was so engaged with the history then suddenly I go THE STEW
Love your channel Max!! You give us so much context and make the information "palatable"
That’s the best compliment I can get 😁
I was so sucked in i literally forgot about the food
Glad I still hold on to what this channel actually is... Compelling history anyways, keep it up!
Me too!
"You give us so much context and make the information 'palatable' " Ayyy lmao
I really appreciate that you don't shy away from the horrid parts of history when discussing this topic
Same thoughts
@dontcare I think that not getting into every bit of detail on something like this is acceptable so long as you don't imply that the bits you don't talk about never happened. This isn't a channel dedicated to cataloging the many, _many_ contemporary and historical atrocities of the English, after all.
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When you hear about Irish history, the surprising part isn't that the Irish started killing the British, the surprising part is that anyone was able to convince them to stop.
The face an reaction you make when you take that first bite ... I get it.
oh hey! love the vids!
Lmao. Hi Barbs.
Hello, Barbs
I made the dish as well, and i get it too, gods. For being so simple it was amazing.
Barbs, nice seeing you here! Any opportunities for a collaboration with Max?
As someone who works and lives in the Choctaw Nation, this is really important to us. Thank you! If you want a Native meal to try (It's not ancient or even that old) but the Indian Taco is a rare treat we love here.
I would love to read your recipe! One reason Max hasn't presented indigenous recipies is to respect the source and he wants to let the cultures speak authentically.
I just got into gabubu and frybread, but I have yet to turn them into tacos. Tell ya what though, when the pantry is low or even empty, that gabubu bread keeps me fed.
No offense, but Indian Fry Bread is killing your people. I would rather learn about your traditional foods, from pre-contact. That's the food I want to eat.
@@idaearl6715 "Indian fry bread is killing your people" why, because it's fried? Or because it's post contact? Either way, that's one of the dumbest things I've heard this month, and I work in tech support so I hear a lot of dumb shit. Like "my network is wireless so it doesn't need to be plugged into the power outlet" levels of dumb shit.
There are some great Indigenous-owned food trucks and pop-ups where I live, that make Indian tacos and bannock dogs. SO GOOD!
"I asked six different people from Ireland how to say it and they all gave me something slightly different" yep that's definitely correct
It's so weird. Only recently I found out just how different the pronunciations of words are. I'm from the northern part of the Republic, and I've heard someone from Cork say phrases in Irish that I barely even understood but when I realised what it was it was like a whole other language. So weird that almost every corner of Ireland has utterly different sounding accents and pronunciations of the same thing. Must have been crazy visiting people hundreds of years ago.
@@GodsHelix This is the same all over in nations that old. Once upon a time you could tell people from just a few miles away because they spoke slightly differently. A nation the size of Ireland would have had dozens of dialects all different. Another example is France. Breton French is different to that of the north which included a lot of Dutch, and in the south there was Basque and many, many more.
@@truckerallikatuk Also, Romanian has something like this. Every region has its own version of a word, in Moldavia people sound russianlike, in Oltenia they sound turkish and in Transylvania they sound Hungarian.
I was on a quest to learn to pronounce my own name for years and just gave up after a while. It's incredible.
Lol the fear of the day of your leaving cert Irish exam and you hear the voice on the CD being from another province :L
I regularly rewatch episodes of Tasting History but I always come back to this episode in particular because I can’t get over the juxtaposition of the tragic and cruel history of the Great Hunger (An Gorta Mór) with Max’s description of this being the “happiest” meal he’s prepared for the show. That captures one of the most difficult but beautiful parts of history, I think; that even in periods of darkness, people were able to find and make joy for themselves and others. Even in the darkest moments of history, someone is having one of the best meals of their life, and vice versa.
So true! I come from poor sharecroppers that were of French and Scotts Irish decent. My 3rd great grandmother came to America as an orphan through New Orleans. Times were hard and their food was poor people’s food but they learned to make what they had taste good. The food of my people and heritage is always the best and most comforting and has stood the test of time!
When I lived in Galway, Ireland there was this place that served Irish stew, the stew was dark and when I asked why they said it was the Guinness, apparently the recipe is the same except they add Guinness instead of water, it was really good and now I'm back in my home country (Portugal) and I still make Irish stew with guinness.
Speaking of Portugal, you must do stone soup, there is a legend behind it and everything, very historically significant for Portugal.
Stone soup sounds very familiar, for some reason I think we read a story about Stone soup in Kindergarten or maybe Stone soup just happened to be in the story, idk.
Stone/ nail soup is so cross culrural, it’s wonderful
Omg the Irish stew with the Guinness sounds so good 😋!
OH MY GOD YES! Guinness in beef stew is one of the most wonderful things on the entire planet, I've done it that way ever since I was a kid (I was a weird kid)!
Something I've learned recently is that literally ALL stew is good with a can (or more) of beer in it! I've tried all sorts of stuff from IPA's, to stouts (my favorite), porters are good too, heck I've even used a regular ol' Budweiser before and even that made a substantial difference!
And plus, that way you can get the 4 pack, pour one in and drink the other 3 while all those wonderful stew smells are wafting around the kitchen :)
@@idontwantahandlethough Do you still use some water in the stew as well or replace it entirely with the beer? Irish stew with Guinness sounds amazing
I'm a little Choktaw (mostly Navajo) and my grandma who the Choktaw came from wanted to see that monument before she died, but then Rona happened when we finally had the money for that trip, and she passed early last year.
I'm so sorry she did not get to fulfil that wish. Perhaps as the disease abates and/or vaccinations increase, one (at least) of the family can go and pay tribute to the great kindness of your people for her sake.
On a totally separate note, love your username. That and "Good tea; nice house" are perhaps my favourites
Sorry to hear it. In school we all learned about the donation as part of our history classes as an act of huge generosity. Although I think in my book it was noted as a "Native American" donation; I don't think Irish people in the 80's had much of an appreciated for the wide diversity of Native American cultures.
My brother's history book some 6 years later had been updated with the correct information by that point.
Meat: good
Potatoes: good
Meat and potatoes: *angelic chorus begins to sing*
~~~Tale as old as time...~~~
Idk if I was meant to hear Joey from friends when I read this comment, but I did 😂
@@katelillo1932 me too. Jam: Gooood! hahahah
@@katelillo1932 Some inspiration was taken from him 🤣
Meat & potatoes & onions: **angels descend from above to spoon-feed you the mana-like meal as divine light shines upon you**
Victoria was known as the famine queen in Ireland. On the west coast of Ireland most of the houses are brightly painted. The reason for this supposedly is when Victoria die they were told to paint the doors black. The Irish being the Irish painted their house is brilliant colors sounds like something the Irish would do.
The Irish stew my family makes now has all the same ingredients, but just adds butter at the end. We also sear the meat first. It's a recipe that my great grandmother wrote down, but it's supposedly from the first Irish ancestor of ours that came to America in the 1910s, right after WWI.
Could you please share the recipe? 🙏🏽
God Bless ✝️
Do the share the recipe please.
does it taste good
@bina nocht LMAO
WW1 was from 1914 -1918
"It's kind of like...too horrible not to be true"
That resonated on a deep level. We would get along quite well.
Irish and natives have a long lasting respect for one another.
Seeing the Irish donate to my people for covid has left such a warm feeling within me.
♥️♥️♥️
As a proud Irish man i am very happy to to see we do and will always have a lasting love for each other because inspite of invading nations and horrible treatment, we survive and persevere but never forget. the same with the Mexican people during the american mexican war where we fought on the american side, then found out how the mexicans were treated then changed sides and fought with the mexicans as we saw their plight as being very similar to our own.
Its fitting for two peoples who have felt the stings of oppression to bond together.
Watching from Ireland 😉,
We both have a difficult past,
Stay well.......
Thanks ROBERT 😉😉😉😉
@@robertfields4836 Uh
thats your own comment my dude
There is a sad story surrounding the actual painting you show at 6:57. They weren’t so much sorrowful about the potato blight, but were mourning the loss of a baby who’s tiny casket is at their feet.
as an irish person living in ireland i'd like to really commend you on not only your pronounciation but the history!! ireland exporting plenty of goods and foods during the famine is often extremely overlooked so thank you
We may be related, just fyi
Definitely overlooked. When I learned that part when I did a project on this topic I had to pause and absorb it all. That really changes everything.
Prefacing a hearty meal with a traumatising story and finishing with poetry afterwards - perfect Irish table manners lmao. Happy Paddy's day!
So true!
probably the reason you got different answers for the irish at the start of the video is because there are different dialects of irish from different areas of the country that survived as bastions of the language when it was being killed out by the british
Don't forget scottish and Manx Gaelic which also have the same words and sounds but spelled/pronounced different.
The British were attempting to kill anything non British sadly. Not much has changed - 'see Brexit!
Yea, my very first thought was "DIALECTS" and then "I wonder if one of them was in the dialect I've been learning (Ulster)".
@@LaughingMan44 I was being facetious. As a Brit I apologise!
@@peteinuk The European Union has had awful effects on many countries in Europe, I will not fault the British for wanting to leave.
To give so much despite having little is far more compelling than those who give only when they have plenty.
The Choctaw and the Irish people's friendship is so wholesome.
Well I cried. My family heritage is native American and irish. This made me cry. And that they sent what little they had. I'm honestly floored. My family came together native and irish and then to know one side sent the other money... touching and inspiring.
The same for me, Irish and Cherokee
What makes this even better is during covid, Ireland sent 3 million euros worth of covid relief to native Americans
I'm French Canadian with Irish ancestry, most likely they came at the beginning of the famine from the records I could find. This bit really made me emotional, cause we rarely hear these kind of stories of support between Europeans and Native Americans. I wish I was thought these parts in school instead of regurgitating the same facts about tipis and mocassins every year. Our history is so rich, but so much has been hidden because of the colonial lense
I have direct ancestors who were Choctaw and removed who were on the trail of tears, as well as Irish ancestors who dealt with the potato famine in County Cork. When my mom told me about the donation some years back I was floored. Just amazing to me, and they had suffered so much themselves!
the most generous people tend to be the ones who understand suffering the most.
Thank you so much for mentioning the relationship between the Irish and Choctaw Nations, as a descendant of both, it means a lot to me
Just reading about the story brought me to tears.
Genocide makes strange bedfellows.
I recently made this stew whilst watching this video, all while dressed in my very own Irish sweater and keeping time with my Irish shamrock pocket watch.
My parents loved it. Though I did have to use American bacon here.
Another one showing culinary ignorance... it is side bacon. Get over yourselves.
As a Russian, I sympathize with the Irish A LOT, and even more so after this dish, since we used to eat a very similar stew when I was a kid and we were struggling. If there is a god, then potatoes sure are his blessing.
Thank the Andes peoples who invented them.
Historians have written that the most valuable item from the New World (Peru) to arrive in Europe was the potato.
@@BoBo-ti6jh indeed
@@Myzelfa of course, why would I exclude them from praises for something they cultivated? :)
I am currently in China teaching American immigration to my majority Chinese student class. My students were struggling on the concept of why there were so many Irish descendants in America. I tried to find some videos, but were unsuccessful. I am using this tomorrow!
It’s pretty accurate!
Don't forget to mention the cruelty and genocides of the English oppressors and also draw a parallel to the Chinese treatment of Tibetans, Uygurs and other minorities. Best of luck mate!
@@LoLMasterManiac That would be a *fantastic* way to piss off students & faculty & get fired & possibly deported. China is *VERY* sensitive about nationalistic matters; we're talking about mobilizing en masse to systematically attack people who admit that Taiwan is a country, or that traditional Chinese martial arts aren't effective for real fighting.
Also... that stuff has nothing to do with what they mentioned, and they're under no obligation to act as a vehicle for your political agenda. If you want to teach Chinese students about this stuff so bad, go to China & do it yourself.
@@Harril8265 Gotta love humanity: willing to delude themselves to whatever lie just so they won't tace the ugly truth...
@@LoLMasterManiac Um.... Are you trying to get this guy arrested? Are you that naive or foolish? Just curious.
Boil 'em.
Mash 'em.
Stick 'em in a stew.
*Spits*
PO TAY TOES
Thank you
As someone from Ireland , thank you for sharing this part of this wee island’s history.
Irish stew is something my mum would make in the cold months of Autumn and winter. In it there’s beef, parsley, carrot, onion and lots of potatoes, it’s cooked in a pot for several hours until the potatoes break down and are soft, so the stew is a thick consistency. It’s wonderfully comforting and filling 💛
This actually looks like something I can cook....imagine that
*narrator voice* in fact, he could not cook it
@@dsadawrware Nothing is going to go wrong here. I'm perfectly capable of handling a few potatoes and some water.
@@symmetrymilton4542 You GO, Symmetry! A tip of the Guinness to ya!
@@symmetrymilton4542 Rooting for you!
You mean you couldn't make the cockentrice?
I was surprised to hear of the Choctaw Nation donating what they could to the Irish at the time. I have lived in Southeast Oklahoma where the Choctaw Nation has it's roots all of my life and can't recall ever hearing of that. This is why I love this channel, I can even learn things about history that's close to me and my family. (I have Native American and Irish roots so this is really cool.)
The Irish are familiar with the story!
Of course not. No decent people go on about the gifts they have made. The people who receive the gifts go on about it if the gift is particularly appreciated.
And then, during Covid-19, the Irish sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Reservation in a gesture of thanks.
Irish man born and bred here. Just wanted to say thank you so much for covering the topic. You got all the major points that I think are forgotten about all too often. And especially thank you for mentioning the Choctaw donation. Also worth mentioning is what happened decades later when the British Empire overtook India. They basically did the same thing again to the people of Bangladesh during the 1943 Bengal famine. The only difference is instead of a despotic Trevelyan they had Churchill. 2-3 million died due to poorly run government overseen by the British overlords in the area. The legacy of Empire should never be forgotten.
My grandmother was from Kerri Blu Ireland & her mom from County Cook. I grew up eating Irish Stew. My great grandmother made hers much like your recipe. My grandmother added carrots and stout to her's as budget permitted.
This is so much like the Caribbean beef stew I grew up eating, which requires NO water. My mother was emphatic about this when I was a kid and she taught me how to make it: NO WATER, at all. The juices of the meat, and those released by some of the vegetables as the dish STEWED for a long time, over a very low fire, would be more than enough.
I do something similar but I make it in my lidded casserole in the oven, that way its guaranteed not to burn and you can leave it all day.
"How to make an Irish supper...
-get a load of vegetables
-get a big pot
-get a load of stout
-put the vegetables in the pot
-drink the stout
-forget about the dinner"
-Leather Jacket Guy
I'll be having that
been there.
Me: “Yay! Tasting History. What delightful nuggets of history await?”
10 minutes later: “$&@“?! Trevelyan! You suck!”
Seriously. I got so mad researching this episode.
@@TastingHistory I loved the tone when you said "I hate you..".. but if you had said "I'm disappointed in you" the whole 'Dad tone' would have resonated a bit more. LoL
What so sad is that he reminds me of many modern-day US politicians.
Trevelyan was English but I was a little sad to find recently he was apparently of Cornish descent.
@@paulohagan3309 given that my grandmother's grandfather had the same last name, he shames the honorable name of Trevelyan.
Might not be far enough back in history but soup kitchen reminded me of this. We are part Cherokee and my family survived the Trail of Tears because one son was left with a white farm family to hide. He had a “falling down sickness” and they knew he wouldn’t survive the trip. He ended up in Chicago and 10 or 11 of my family died on the Trail (1 we aren’t certain about yet). This relative was my great grandfather so my grandfather and mom were raised there instead of home. My grandfather told us of growing up before and during the depression. If you have ever seen the “Our Gang” or “Little Rascals” that was the time of his childhood as well. He explained that Al Capone soup kitchens kept him and his mom from starving. I know it was just PR to Capone but they wouldn’t have survived without them. He also said the lack of seasoning made most folks feel worse. It was bad enough to be eating a bowl of cabbage soup(and grateful to have that) or something similar and then to not have any salt or pepper to at least help it have some taste.
13:04 Not gonna lie, this section about the donation from the Choctaw actually made me tear up. First time I've choked up from a history video on TH-cam. History continually shows us that it is those who have suffered the most that are the most empathetic to the suffering of others.
"and some Salt-n-Pepa." I caught that Max! A tip of the hat to you, good sir.
whatta mighty good man
@@oldfrend 🤣
I'm American but lived in Ireland for five years. You did a terrific job of summarizing the history in this one. You can still see the impacts of the famine all over the west with the abandoned famine cottages.
One of your best! My family are both Choctaw and Irish, among other nationalities, and are well aware of the wonderful history of which you have so fortunately reminded us! Thank you!
"Jack Trevelyan was put in charge of Government relief. He did not believe in government relief".
Ah, British politics hasn't changed much in 200 or so years.
Nice to see the baton has been taken up by America
@@casinodelonge I learned it by watching you, Dad!
Oh come on. When was the last time someone in the UK starved to death?
@@sextwister seeing as how mental health is treated in the UK, probably once a month.
@@redreboot483 Probably more frequently than that.
My Irish great grandmother passed down her recipe for Irish stew (she was born in 1870) and it is slightly different. No bacon, 1tsp Thyme, and use diced breast of lamb ( this is cheap and tasty but requires slow cooking) . We have always loved it as a family .
My grandmother was irish. She used to work in the family bed & breakfast/room & board. She used to make hominy w/a lot of pepper in it, fried cabbage, & fried apple pies as she used to cook for my mom when she lived w/us. These were all made from scratch. I sure do miss her cooking. Thank you max for the introduction to irish stew & the history.
I watched this when you first released this and 2 years later, I made the stew for St. Paddy’s day. It is, as you said, the happiest meal I’ve had. Sláinte to you Max!
It makes me proud to see the respect you have for our Irish heritage.
Hearing about the donation that the Choctaw gave to the Irish made me tear up. It's amazing to think of how generous the native nations in America were and are to this day. As a member of the Tohono O'odham nation I'm so very proud to see this and hear it included in your videos.
Tohono O'odham sounds Irish, even.
Salt and pepah made me laugh. I grew up in Boston of Irish descent on both sides and hearing these family stories. My grandmother’s grandmother had a ticket to emigrate and her ticket was stolen the night before she was to leave. She was 16 and stowed away. She met her husband on the boat who made sure she was fed. The cruelty of the British was never forgotten. Salt and Pepah were the only seasonings we used growing up. I was in college and friends asked me to peel the garlic. I asked, “ What’s a garlic?” To this day my children tease me because when they were growing up I would just boil everything. When I grew up, in winter we mostly ate root vegetables. I was 60 before I realized that you can do things with turnips other than boil them. Each area has its own cuisine, and in Boston that means mostly Irish.
Salt and pepper are really the only spices you need to make a simple dish taste divine. One of my favorite meals is an Irish-American inspired potato soup. Just potatoes and diced onions boiled in chicken stock then mashed with fried American bacon, salt, pepper, and a roux made from the bacon grease and flour to thicken it. My friends tease me for not using many spices, and admittedly I don’t use much more than the occasional garlic clove, but simple meals made with simple spices taste the most like home to me. My family originally hails from the Netherlands, so simple and warm, hearty meals are our specialty.
@@davidpotts7116 That sounds fabulous. My daughter has been making a winter vegetable mash, adding carrots and turnips. Just salt & pepper!
How and why would anyone put up with only salt and pepper for seasonings? That's so bland. Then again, I grew up with a father who grew jalapeño peppers (among other crops; he has two green hands instead of a green thumb) and spent my childhood watching all kinds of cooking shows on PBS, so I was exposed to actual seasonings from an early age. I'm 34 now and can't imagine living on a diet of potatoes and bland food. I love things spicy; the hotter, the better. The stew we just saw here looks very good but I'd put more than salt and pepper in it. Curry powder, maybe some vindaloo or Szechuan sauce in it for a proper kick.
@@DarDarBinks1986 sometimes it’s just nice to let food naturally develop its own flavor. Like the potato soup I mentioned - the potatoes act as a neutral ingredient to absorb flavor, the chicken broth and the bacon both give a light meaty flavor while the onions bring sweetness and crispness to the dish. Because these ingredients are all steeped together their flavors blend really well, and get incorporated into every bite of potato soup when they are mashed together. It’s exactly like a toasted spice blend - you’re just letting natural flavors develop and blend together.
@@DarDarBinks1986 We learn our cooking skills from others. My grandfather was an AMAZING cook and came from a family of bakers. He only used S&P, my mother learned from him & I learned from her. Later I went to college in Ohio where there was a big migrant farmer population and they brought their cuisine. I’ve now lived in Texas for 40 years. I make a kick-ass hot pepper relish that would sear your boots. My son uses a quart every 2 weeks. We do a lot of Mediterranean and Hispanic meals on flatbreads. That’s the cuisine here and it takes advantage of the vegetables available. We have 10 citrus trees, grapes & blackberries. My Mom in Boston grew LOADS of root vegetables which we kept all winter in the basement buried in straw. There was a lot of hot soup in our diet. A talented cook can make do with what they have and still make amazing meals. I think I would miss garlic and hot peppers though if I went back. And picking grapefruit off the trees.
The donation for $170 from the Native Americans who had already endured so much from all of these Europeans-I went back and listened that three times. That is one incredible group of people. Cried listening to that portion.
Interesting historical fact:
Part of the reason the Irish may have avoided going to the much closer Europe was because it was basically actively on fire with revolutions at the time. Like all of it.
And Sweden and famine dealt with the blight too. Minor scale compared to Irish, but 1 million swedes immigrated to USA in the period. In Denmark we were more lucky, because we had crop rotation, and potatoes was just become relatively recent addiction, but important crop, but still starvation in lower classes(but true heaven to compared to Ireland and Sweden). In Scandinavia the blight is called Potato pest, because of the lethality for the crop and people.
@@ellerikke3948 True, though Denmark was also dealing with one of the aforementioned revolutions (the March Revolution) and the first Schleswig War, so kind of a triple whammy there.
it's almost like losing a huge part of your food supply might have some difficult political consequences :/
@@OhSome1HasThisName That was not the cause of these revolutions. You may be thinking of the first French Revolution.
The 1848 Revolutions, including the March Revolution, were mostly about unfair representation.
@@G12G4 most historians agree the 1848 revs were at least partially caused by harvest failures across Europe in 1846/7 (esp the failure of potato crops)
Teacher: What was the parasite responsible for the Irish Potato Famine?
Student: English landlords.
Teacher: (beat) I'll accept that answer as technically correct.
In the immortal words of Jerry Reed, "When you're hot, you're hot."
Amen!
"The best kind of correct!" -Futurama
Preach!
unfathomably based
This is almost exactly the same as the swedish "Sjömansbiff" (Sailor's beef) with the only difference that you change the water to beer and mutton to beef... Dishes made in one pot works well in the primitive kitchen of a sailingship
I was just thinking of beer. Guinness, that is.
@@habitualforeigner In the Swedish version you use porter beer.
@@alicelund147 Guinness is a Stout, which is very close to a porter as beer goes.
Works well in my kitchen, too.
This whole story is heartbreaking and the story of the Choctaw nation is so touching it brought a tear to my eye. I’m so glad to know that there will always be caring people willing to help even if they aren’t the majority. Nobody should have to suffer from something like this
It's a crying shame that none of these things seem to serve as a lesson to our political movements today. HOWEVER, what a wonderful example of brotherhood when it came to the Choctaw and the Quakers - a real example to follow today. As for us, we are an Irish family at least in part, and so I'll be making this gorgeous looking stew to celebrate how great our Irish numbers are today. Another fab episode 🖤
Choctow is also providing free vaccine to the whole of Oklahoma because their state government doesn't.
The Irish returned the favor and helped pay for supplies for Native American tribes (I think they actually sent money to the Navajo) during the worst of the pandemic last year.
So heartwarming to see the Choctaw helping the Irish and more recently, the Irish helping them in exchange
Hey man, I lost my mother yesterday but I absolutely appreciate the distraction you’re giving me. It’s been really hard to calm down but just hearing you gently and calmly dictate out the ingredients and history of the dish has really made it easier for me to take my mind off of it.
Sorry for your loss amigo.
His voice is fantastically therapeutic. I'm sorry for your loss *hug*
Condolences on your loss.
*hugs from random internet person*
Hugs and condolences from Belgium.
Yep. My family arrived in Michigan in 1850, and oddly enough Irish stew has always always been a favourite meal in our house. Great episode!
I am a direct descendant of the famine diaspora. Henry Boyle and Margaret Boyle (nee Dunlap), he of Dublin and she of County Antrim, set out for America in 1852. They settled in Kansas as farmers, and Henry fought for the North in the Byer's Regiment in 1861. Every generation since has served in the military, including me and my oldest son. Happy St. Patrick's Day, Max!
I have Dunlaps in my family, somewhere on my father's mother's side. Maybe we are distant cousins.
This is awesome! And I swear irish is one of the most gorgeous, handsome and beautiful nations out there 😊💞
So that’s the family history of the Boyles (sry my brain just assumed a connection with Charles from Brooklyn 99)
Thank you for your service!
Man, your scripts and so tight and so well-written. And you're a great orator as well. Been watching this channel since basically the beginning and your success is totally unsurprising to me. Congrats, I'm sure you'll see 1 million fairly soon.
Thank you for supporting
Did it!
Gym Leader St. Patrick taught trainers about the holy trinity by using Dugtrio's trinitarian form.
In Catholic school they definitely taught us that when it comes to saints, you gotta catch 'em all.
🤣
This is better than any Pokemon fact I could include!
Although I am now comparing Dugtrio's unknown lower body with the ineffability of the Trinity...
and he hates the Snake gym
I gotta send a screenshot of this to our new priest. He gave up Pokemon Go for Lent. :D
I have 37 potato plants in the ground right now that should be ready by end of the summer. I now know what I'm making once fall sets in
I really appreciate how much research you dedicate to each of your videos - as someone who knows almost nothing about the potato famine (because the British education system conveniently skips out colonialism and anything negative that the British Empire did), this was incredibly informative. Thanks Max!
"By a lonely prison wall,
I heard a young girl calling
Michael they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn
So the young might see the morn,
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay."- "Fields of Athenry"
I had to go listen to that song after this video.
low lay the fields of athenry, where once we watched the small free birds fly, our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing, now its so lonely `round the fields of athenry.( up the RA ! Let the free birds fly! ;p )
@@danielmclaughlin2190 behave yourself with up the "Ra" ffs !!
Love that song so much, as sad as it is. Reminds me of what my ancestors went through.
@Constable Odo lol right ok
I want to point out that it was the Choctaw nation who gathered food and sent it to Ireland
and Ireland built a monument in thanks for it
I'm Irish and Choctaw (a side benefit of the Choctaw/Irish food drive)
My whole life, every time I have a pot "simmering" and it looks and sounds like that, my dad will freak out, tell me it's boiling, and turn down the heat to nearly nothing. It's so infuriating and my father will take HOURS longer to cook anything on a stove than anyone else. I'm glad to feel vindicated.
you literally combine my three favorite things: languages, history, and cooking. the only way you could make it better would be to add dinosaurs somehow
Fun fact, every time he cooks a bird he technically cooks a dinosaur
Irish here also! I am making poor mans pockets tonight for dinner. I have changed the recipe, as it was potato's, onion's and cabbage before. I add a lean chopped steak and carrots. Use a paper cooking bag (I use foil, so much easier), layer it thus, 1/4 cut cabbage leaves, chopped steak, onions, potato's (and carrots) then cover with cabbage. Salt and pepper each layer. Seal in paper bag (or foil), and cook at 350 for 35 mins. Be careful opening the bag or foil steam will release.
"When you're in a battle against an enemy so much bigger, so much stronger than you, well, to find out you had a friend you never knew existed, well, that's the best feeling in the world." - Paddy Considine, *Pride* (2014)
Eire Go Bragh, thanks be to the Quakers and long live the Choctaw Nation
long live the Choctaw !
This is one of my favorite episodes Max! I am of Irish descent being over half myself ,my father full blooded with just one Scottish hair somewhere lol 😂🤷♀️ On my mother's side I have Choctaw Indian as well as Cherokee ❤ The pain and suffering of the poor people in this time was so devastating 😞 not to mention the heartless neglect they received ! Makes me so proud to have my heritage of such strong and proud ppl 🇮🇪❤🦅 One of the first meals I learned to make as a young girl was Irish stew ,I can't wait to try this one ☘😊🍽
Making it! With soda bread! Yep I'm 3rd gen Irish. Grandfather was 1st gen born here, in 1895. My dad who would never turn his back on a guest when they left his house, used to say this: “May the road rise up to meet your feet. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.” with a beer in his hand...of course!
The History channel is doing these now but while their kitchen may be fancy, their history is severely lacking. Definitely prefer yours because there's a full lesson involved.
One of these days, the history Channel will realize that people like to learn about actual history. One day....
The History Channel is the Denny's of history.
The History Channel stopped being about actual history at least 15 years ago.
@@Laticia1990 What more do you expect from the History Channel than ancient aliens and Hitler?
The Choctaw story literally brought me to tears. It's just touched my heart
LOL. Are you pregnant or something?
Same here! The Choctaw went through so much...but they were able to look outside themselves, in order to help another group that was suffering. If more people were like the Choctaw, the world would be quite a bit better
The Choctaw factoid brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful, caring, selfless act of love. 😭😭😭
This reminds me of my grandmothers potato soup. It's just milk, butter, salt, pepper, and potatoes. I never buy milk, but I made it yesterday with water and extra butter instead. It was still delicious. I also had some chives that were about to go bad so I threw them in there. I can't believe that I've never thought to do that before. The true hero of this dish though is all the black pepper you can handle
She also grew up making lima beans with water, butter, salt, and pepper. When you stew it long enough and not with too much water, the starches form a thick broth with the butter. I used to hate it as a kid, but now I can eat it until I'm sick
She grew up really poor in a deteriorating Western Maryland mining town. One month she said that they ate nothing but beans and toast when her grandfather lost his job. I'd love to see some hard time more modern dishes like this, like from the World Wars or the Great Depression. My gram didn't live through those times, but her grandmother did and those recipes have been passed down. I feel like it would be interesting and also really useful to people that are struggling with everything going on right now
Sometimes things are more precious because it's all we have, or because of our family history. Sometimes it's the simplest things that are the most delicious and comforting.
I've been baking bread recently, and it's just yeast, flour, salt and water. It's so homey and good and it makes the house smell amazing. My dad used to make tuna on toast for us, literally just milk, butter, flour and a can of tuna with salt & pepper over toast. He made it in the army, and it's extremely cheap and filling. But now sometimes I make it and think it's the most delicious thing - it reminds me of him and I treasure it when I eat it.
I think that it's lovely, in a way, that our emotions reflect on how we perceive food. Your grandma's cooking sounds amazing. I'd be really into a video about Great Depression or rationing cooking, too!
Charles Trevelyan sounds like those modern [word omitted] who like to say that disease and natural disasters are divine punishment for sin. I have a special one finger salute I like to give those "people". Thanks for another great history lesson, Max. Some of my Irish ancestors came over because of this tragedy.
I can’t imagine his tombstone should be anything other than a public toilet.
@@misskate3815 You have won the internet!
Yep it's an old, old idea. Somehow still manages to find new heads.
The cut of Samwise saying "po-ta-toes" almost made me spit out my drink, well done Sir!
Very insightful and educational and very respectful to the Irish and the heartbreaking event that was the famine, so as an Irish woman I want to thank you Max you told our story with heart and made me proud
Imagine growing food during a famine and having it sent away to the people BLAMING you for your famine...
It's as strange as going through a global pandemic and people refusing to isolate and instead having huge house parties.
@@Laticia1990 hahahahah i’m so glad we live in a time where everything’s totally fine and people aren’t doing stupid shit like that
@@Laticia1990 ....it hurts because it’s accurate 😔
We now know the the plentiful food - grain and meat was stolen at gunpoint by the English army and shipped to England to feed the newly urban factory workers who in turn had been displaced from labouring in the countryside during the Industrial Revolution.
I mean, that doesnt sound all that different from modern capitalism and the treatment of the poorest of folks
As a modern day Quaker (Religious Society of Friends), this history is pretty serious for us. I have literally mentioned being a Quaker offhandedly while being in Ireland and had random people mention how thankful they were to us.
In Exchange of conversion. Not even the OTTOMANS did that, Despicable. The holy pope helped!!!
..but you've done nothing to help them. And they weren't alive when the Quakers did help.
@@VineFynn If the quakers didn't then they may not be around today.
@@VineFynn Let me guess, you just got mad because he's religious and wanted to bring him down a notch.
@@darthvenator2487 Where did you read that?
Thank you, thank you for this informative, factual and even-handed retelling of an important part of Irish history, When I clicked the link to this video I was hopeful that I would see something respectful about my home country but, admittedly, I was ready to be offended, belittled and frustrated by under researched, lazy and ill informed narrative. You’ve done a great job in explaining a turbulent and traumatising time in our history. Go raibh mile maith agat (a thousand thanks to you)
Thank you! I'm a lover of Irish history and culture. It's often heartbreaking, but fascinating. I visited the Dublin Gaol a few years back and cried several times.
@@TastingHistory Although I must say I'm disappointed that you called it a Famine. The British were exporting thousands of tonnes of livestock, grain and other food every day from various ports all over Ireland. The British "royal" family had troops to feed in India, I believe. None of the real truth is ever taught in British schools about this either. I really enjoy your work, and I understand that subjects like this are sensitive and it can stir up some deep seated emotions. I dearly hope one day you'll visit us again and maybe take a tour around the real Irish speaking parts like Connemara. You'll never want to leave 😊
@@kellymcdonagh65 They can't teach it in English schools it would make them look bad, remember?
@@declanjones8888 Tbf, their history is so long & filled with that kind of stuff, stopping to teach about every bad thing that happened under colonialism & empire-building would take several lifetimes to teach.
@@corey2232 Not really, they could at least go over the basics, I mean come on! Surely they can at least mention it and admit that it was their fault. Just own up to it that's all I'm asking.
Omg you just make my day. I'm so addicted in these sad times to you hygge videos. I love the chahktaw (spelling?) Part of the story. It made me teary eyed. What a wonderful thing. Oh bless your little tartan socks. Much love and admiration from NZ.
My orphaned gg uncle was shipped off to Tasmania ~ maybe onward to Crimea at 14 ~ Bradley ~ many in Tasmania