Irish Stew From 1900 & The Irish Potato Famine

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@Mirilen335 3 года назад

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!

@sarahwatts7152 3 года назад

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)

@elsbithrumble6683 3 года назад

(tears)

@halometallicalover27 3 года назад

This is the greatest story I've had the great opportunity of learning this week.

@melanieortiz712 3 года назад

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.

@justanotherclaud 3 года назад

I weep every time I think about this & all the comments that were like "we remember." 😭

@saxtonhalegaming 3 года назад

"'Luck of the Irish to you!" The luck of the Irish, historically: *Not good*

@jubbybrab 3 года назад

It’s like saying the Luck of the Africans. It doesn’t get you very far.

@benjamindover2601 3 года назад

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.

@bshaw8175 3 года назад

yeah "luck of the Irish" sounds like an insult from the British

@shishoka 3 года назад

@Al Koholik I think it's just an old school, low-key way to tell people to fuck off.

@ultimateninjaboi 3 года назад

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.

@Luubelaar 3 года назад

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".

@Outcast331 3 года назад

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

@GBfanatic15 3 года назад

I felt that

@crystalwolcott4744 3 года назад

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.

@sentaukrai 3 года назад

Charity, though a great deed from any source, will always mean more coming from those that have less.

@alexrafe2590 3 года назад

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.

@WhoTookMyMirr 2 года назад

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.

@mdc47 2 года назад

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.

@NexusDarkworld338 2 года назад

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.

@johnisaacfelipe6357 2 года назад

@Rusty Howe Protestants man, the prostestant part of Germany also voted for hitler

@daffyf6829 2 года назад

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.

@WhoTookMyMirr 2 года назад

@@daffyf6829 it's human nature to help each other. We have archeological record proving that.. It's Christian prosperity gospel you're thinking of.

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

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.

@cacamilis8477 3 года назад

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.

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

@@cacamilis8477 Wow!

@WastelandBard 3 года назад

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. 🤦

@Chesirecat111 3 года назад

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.

@robliefeld2646 3 года назад

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.

@SmittenKitten. 3 года назад

The story about the Choctaw made me teary-eyed. What an incredibly generous thing to do for a people so horribly treated.

@landonalger6633 3 года назад

I can’t remember what the incident was, but the Irish eventually repaid that debt to the Choctaw, with interest

@nicadi2005 3 года назад

@SmittenKitten It's quite astonishing the way mankind manage, throughout history, to package together the good, the bad, and the truly horrific...

@SmittenKitten. 3 года назад

@@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.

@SmittenKitten. 3 года назад

@@landonalger6633 I read about that!! After this episode, I went to read more! Incredible.

@jonesnori 3 года назад

@@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.

@SirWussiePants 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

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.

@catocall7323 3 года назад

@@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.

@LindaCasey 3 года назад

Hmmm learn something new every day. Thanks

@lady8jane 3 года назад

@@catocall7323 Exactly! Same in some other languages btw. German for example uses "Korn" in the same way.

@will9501 3 года назад

Thanks for the context!

@emilywhittle1420 3 года назад

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)

@calamaridog 4 месяца назад

I will try this like your Nan made!

@anthonyromanelli1392 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@chanceDdog2009 3 года назад

@@TastingHistory puppy kiss for you ❤️❤️❤️💯💯

@124tutt2 3 года назад

go raibh maith agat max, grá ó éirinn

@siarhian10 3 года назад

@@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

@MontyDotharl 3 года назад

Plus, Celtic languages have a long history of suppression, so it's super nice to see them getting proper respect!

@pharmtec24 3 года назад

It’s a real testament of character when someone with so little gives to someone with nothing. Another episode well done.

@zipbangcrash 3 года назад

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.

@annbrookens945 3 года назад

I've been poor most of my life and i, and my grown kids!, will share with those who need it.

@dennislindqvist8443 3 года назад

@@annbrookens945No one eats cake until everyone has had bread it should be, but most brains are not wired that way.

@gmaureen 3 года назад

@@zipbangcrash Well said, and so very true.

@falsenames 2 года назад

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.

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

If Hello Fresh wants my money, they should have Max design a Tasting History line of meals.

@pendragon_cave1405 3 года назад

That would be amazing!!

@justanotherclaud 3 года назад

Oh my GOD that's an amazing idea

@jonathantillian6528 3 года назад

Depends on how much garum they'd add in.

@AshesAshes44 3 года назад

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

@Justanotherconsumer 3 года назад

Proper Spartan cuisine!

@davidruff7514 Год назад

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

@IMeMineWho Год назад

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).

@jayleejames864 6 месяцев назад

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)

@MylkT1023 3 года назад

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.

@daisymay6505 3 года назад

Awww 🥺❤️

@woodworking5979 2 года назад

Now that’s top notch🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

@sumanngon 2 года назад

That's so awesome!

@aaronsanders6465 2 года назад

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.

@scruffy281 2 года назад

👍🏻❤❤❤

@timmyteehee9490 3 года назад

"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.

@Angelicwings1 2 года назад

It’s Ireland. They says it hows they say.

@falsenames 2 года назад

I was expecting 8 different pronunciations myself out of 6 people.

@shrimpgeisha 2 года назад

That checks out

@samvimes117 2 года назад

Well there are 4 Dialects of Irish one for each Of the provinces

@redvelvetshoes 2 года назад

Yeh that’s called accents. The British isles (by that I mean the archipelago) is rich with accents

@marcgardner9865 3 года назад

What the Choctaw people did for the Irish is so incredible. Brought a tear to my eye.

@jamesthompson7694 3 года назад

It's like everyone except the British weren't turds to the Native Americans.

@alanpumphrey9639 3 года назад

@@jamesthompson7694 the ottomans wanted to help. But Victoria stuck her fat ass into the situation.

@mr.beglinfromireiland2758 3 года назад

Shout out to uncle garry waylon white deer. Go buy his merch!

@nigelskelchy 3 года назад

Me too

@CylindricalWhistle 3 года назад

@@alanpumphrey9639 You should be the one writing history textbooks

@marionky 2 года назад

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.

@ffnovice7 8 месяцев назад

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.

@halasipipacs 6 месяцев назад

Good for you!

@harvestmoon_autumnsky 3 года назад

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.

@anti-ethniccleansing465 3 года назад

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. :)

@chriswalls5648 3 года назад

Did you used to hang out on an asian horror movie site?

@bobross4886 3 года назад

Indeed. And rice.

@MossyMozart 3 года назад

@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.

@anti-ethniccleansing465 3 года назад

@@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.

@dhawthorne1634 3 года назад

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.

@annek1226 3 года назад

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!

@Li_Tobler 3 года назад

My god now I'm weeping as well... You are such a great friend, bless you and your heart!! 💞

@cecilyerker 3 года назад

Please please give us the recipe!

@dhawthorne1634 3 года назад

@@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.

@viennperidot1119 3 года назад

Speaking as a homesick Ex-Pat, you guys are amazing!

@fallingdream 3 года назад

"I asked six different people from Ireland how to say it and they all gave me something slightly different" yep that's definitely correct

@GodsHelix 3 года назад

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.

@truckerallikatuk 3 года назад

@@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.

@tiruvlad2094 3 года назад

@@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.

@Corwin256 3 года назад

I was on a quest to learn to pronounce my own name for years and just gave up after a while. It's incredible.

@MorriganQueenGaming 3 года назад

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

@jgg59 2 года назад

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.

@kunolacarai 3 года назад

Teacher: What was the parasite responsible for the Irish Potato Famine? Student: English landlords. Teacher: (beat) I'll accept that answer as technically correct.

@odinfromcentr2 3 года назад

In the immortal words of Jerry Reed, "When you're hot, you're hot."

@Chesirecat111 3 года назад

Amen!

@draelickarsus7937 3 года назад

"The best kind of correct!" -Futurama

@WastelandBard 3 года назад

Preach!

@martinnolhaf3151 3 года назад

unfathomably based

@BaBaBaBenny 3 года назад

"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.

@casinodelonge 3 года назад

Nice to see the baton has been taken up by America

@MiklaneTrane 3 года назад

@@casinodelonge I learned it by watching you, Dad!

@sextwister 3 года назад

Oh come on. When was the last time someone in the UK starved to death?

@redreboot483 3 года назад

@@sextwister seeing as how mental health is treated in the UK, probably once a month.

@gabriellakadar 3 года назад

@@redreboot483 Probably more frequently than that.

@PixelatedPope 3 года назад

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.

@fomoyearsfofofiv8178 3 года назад

He has good delivery keeps you wanting more. Like good food 😁

@janetclark8754 3 года назад

Same here ;o)

@CharleneCTX 3 года назад

He knows from his RU-vid metrics how many people leave the video at which points.

@danigolightly799 2 года назад

The Choctaw donating to the Irish is so very touching.

@mvmella 3 года назад

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"

@TastingHistory 3 года назад

That’s the best compliment I can get 😁

@jennifert8542 3 года назад

I was so sucked in i literally forgot about the food

@ryotanada 3 года назад

Glad I still hold on to what this channel actually is... Compelling history anyways, keep it up!

@Julessa 3 года назад

Me too!

@Javer80 3 года назад

"You give us so much context and make the information 'palatable' " Ayyy lmao

@symmetrymilton4542 3 года назад

This actually looks like something I can cook....imagine that

@dsadawrware 3 года назад

*narrator voice* in fact, he could not cook it

@symmetrymilton4542 3 года назад

@@dsadawrware Nothing is going to go wrong here. I'm perfectly capable of handling a few potatoes and some water.

@nancylindsay4255 3 года назад

@@symmetrymilton4542 You GO, Symmetry! A tip of the Guinness to ya!

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

@@symmetrymilton4542 Rooting for you!

@KareninaKahler 3 года назад

You mean you couldn't make the cockentrice?

@alexandriacorcoran4100 3 года назад

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

@MsSarahJosephine 3 года назад

Don't forget scottish and Manx Gaelic which also have the same words and sounds but spelled/pronounced different.

@peteinuk 3 года назад

The British were attempting to kill anything non British sadly. Not much has changed - 'see Brexit!

@Challis2070 3 года назад

Yea, my very first thought was "DIALECTS" and then "I wonder if one of them was in the dialect I've been learning (Ulster)".

@peteinuk 3 года назад

@@LaughingMan44 I was being facetious. As a Brit I apologise!

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine 3 года назад

@@peteinuk The European Union has had awful effects on many countries in Europe, I will not fault the British for wanting to leave.

@Freezerburn137 Год назад

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

@Lanoira13 11 месяцев назад

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.

@lilithlillium2 3 года назад

I really appreciate that you don't shy away from the horrid parts of history when discussing this topic

@likeAG6likeAG6 3 года назад

Same thoughts

@adderous 3 года назад

@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.

@lunaamore2713 3 года назад

💯💕

@TheDeadOak-e2s 3 года назад

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.

@k8eekatt 3 года назад

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.

@DomR1997 3 года назад

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.

@idaearl6715 3 года назад

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.

@DomR1997 3 года назад

@@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.

@heyhaveyoueatenx 2 года назад

There are some great Indigenous-owned food trucks and pop-ups where I live, that make Indian tacos and bannock dogs. SO GOOD!

@bay4384 3 года назад

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. ♥️♥️♥️

@fubbingson 3 года назад

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.

@SharpForceTrauma 3 года назад

Its fitting for two peoples who have felt the stings of oppression to bond together.

@robertfields4836 3 года назад

Watching from Ireland 😉, We both have a difficult past, Stay well.......

@robertfields4836 3 года назад

Thanks ROBERT 😉😉😉😉

@SharpForceTrauma 3 года назад

@@robertfields4836 Uh thats your own comment my dude

@Dabednego 9 месяцев назад

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.

@adigmon 7 месяцев назад

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!

@noahark1822 3 года назад

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.

@karessawhiteside6499 2 года назад

Could you please share the recipe? 🙏🏽 God Bless ✝️

@sean.furlong1989 2 года назад

Do the share the recipe please.

@coolfiretire12 2 года назад

does it taste good

@coolfiretire12 2 года назад

@bina nocht LMAO

@jameswatters9592 Год назад

WW1 was from 1914 -1918

@highlycaffreinated 3 года назад

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

@ThisIsSolution 3 года назад

We may be related, just fyi

@garlicgirl3149 3 года назад

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.

@G12G4 3 года назад

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.

@ellerikke3948 3 года назад

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.

@G12G4 3 года назад

@@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 3 года назад

it's almost like losing a huge part of your food supply might have some difficult political consequences :/

@G12G4 3 года назад

@@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.

@OhSome1HasThisName 3 года назад

@@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)

@SolaScriptura-n-cats 2 года назад

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.

@ItsYaBoiV 3 года назад

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.

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 3 года назад

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

@Ostman100 3 года назад

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.

@Morsa.B.Alto1 3 года назад

Prefacing a hearty meal with a traumatising story and finishing with poetry afterwards - perfect Irish table manners lmao. Happy Paddy's day!

@judasgoatbarbecue4336 3 года назад

So true!

@jeckasrock2017 3 года назад

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.

@annaspradlin4874 Год назад

The same for me, Irish and Cherokee

@junkyarddweller Год назад

What makes this even better is during covid, Ireland sent 3 million euros worth of covid relief to native Americans

@ragdollrose2687 11 месяцев назад

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

@Christina-mn7np 3 года назад

Being Irish myself this episode is close to my heart ❤ I still make Irish stew with only potatoes and onions on occasion, so simple and yet so very comforting. Sending you love my Irish brother from sligo 🇮🇪

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

Meat: good Potatoes: good Meat and potatoes: *angelic chorus begins to sing*

@guidetoanything 3 года назад

~~~Tale as old as time...~~~

@katelillo1932 3 года назад

Idk if I was meant to hear Joey from friends when I read this comment, but I did 😂

@arhodsden 3 года назад

@@katelillo1932 me too. Jam: Gooood! hahahah

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

@@katelillo1932 Some inspiration was taken from him 🤣

@SquiddyHiggenbottom 3 года назад

Meat & potatoes & onions: **angels descend from above to spoon-feed you the mana-like meal as divine light shines upon you**

@vivithegoblindruid 3 года назад

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.

@declanjones8888 2 года назад

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.

@farmerboy916 2 года назад

Stone/ nail soup is so cross culrural, it’s wonderful

@TheMeloettaful 2 года назад

Omg the Irish stew with the Guinness sounds so good 😋!

@idontwantahandlethough 2 года назад

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 :)

@Clankypnats 2 года назад

@@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

@GeographyNow 3 года назад

The face an reaction you make when you take that first bite ... I get it.

@alfredobalfredo3929 3 года назад

oh hey! love the vids!

@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 3 года назад

Lmao. Hi Barbs.

@ottodavis-octane3839 3 года назад

Hello, Barbs

@ulvemann43 3 года назад

I made the dish as well, and i get it too, gods. For being so simple it was amazing.

@carltomacruz9138 3 года назад

Barbs, nice seeing you here! Any opportunities for a collaboration with Max?

@k.a.u.4599 3 года назад

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.

@Fluffymonkeyem 3 года назад

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!

@onewhoisanonymous 3 года назад

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!

@gerardacronin334 3 года назад

It’s pretty accurate!

@LoLMasterManiac 3 года назад

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!

@Wazzen563 3 года назад

@@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.

@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 3 года назад

@@Wazzen563 Gotta love humanity: willing to delude themselves to whatever lie just so they won't tace the ugly truth...

@Frankie2012channel 3 года назад

@@LoLMasterManiac Um.... Are you trying to get this guy arrested? Are you that naive or foolish? Just curious.

@Ilovekiroro 3 года назад

I read a book called Angela's Ashes back in highschool. Highly recommended if you're looking for a glimpse into the life of an Irish man growing up in the early 1900's. It's fantastic, it's heartbreaking, it's honest. It's a great read.

@Ed-wi3wz 2 года назад

That has been turned into a movie as well. I've seen it. If you haven't, should check it out. Black 47 is also high on my list of Irish historical movies. My Irish ancestors came over to the new world in the 1750's so luckily missed the great famine.

@afm62 Год назад

Such a beautifully written and fascinating book. He also wrote some sequels which are also fascinating.

@KeshHarp Год назад

We here in Ireland know the truth about McCourt. In short, he's full of it!! Everyone knows he was out and out lying about his growing up to the point that he was sued many times for slandering families he named in the book. His father was from the north and made little money, but his mother's family were well off and his family never suffered like he claimed. Had he wrote it as a fiction, it would have been alright. His brother also wrote some books that were far better reads.

@aprilcoursey4533 5 месяцев назад

@@KeshHarpomgosh, I never heard of this before! Angela's Ashes has been one of my most favorite books. If this is true, I'm so sad.

@StKatiThePaganSaint 3 года назад

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

@TastingHistory 3 года назад

Just reading about the story brought me to tears.

@JadeoftheGlade 3 года назад

Genocide makes strange bedfellows.

@Gr8Methos 3 года назад

"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"

@Avallachgrey 3 года назад

I had to go listen to that song after this video.

@danielmclaughlin2190 3 года назад

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 )

@celticguy197531 3 года назад

@@danielmclaughlin2190 behave yourself with up the "Ra" ffs !!

@oopsgingermoment 3 года назад

Love that song so much, as sad as it is. Reminds me of what my ancestors went through.

@celticguy197531 3 года назад

@Constable Odo lol right ok

@brainrunnethout 3 года назад

Boil 'em. Mash 'em. Stick 'em in a stew.

@justanotherhuman6532 3 года назад

*Spits*

@al145 3 года назад

PO TAY TOES

@Kaijugan Год назад

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.

@justsayin5609 Год назад

Another one showing culinary ignorance... it is side bacon. Get over yourselves.

@LordoftheOzarks 3 года назад

"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

@paulwagner688 3 года назад

I'll be having that

@gazzertrn 3 года назад

been there.

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

Imagine growing food during a famine and having it sent away to the people BLAMING you for your famine...

@Laticia1990 3 года назад

It's as strange as going through a global pandemic and people refusing to isolate and instead having huge house parties.

@ヒラガナ-e5d 3 года назад

@@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

@Lauren.E.O 3 года назад

@@Laticia1990 ....it hurts because it’s accurate 😔

@kondition-kode-nine 3 года назад

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.

@SylviaRustyFae 3 года назад

I mean, that doesnt sound all that different from modern capitalism and the treatment of the poorest of folks

@matthewtopping2061 3 года назад

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 RU-vid. History continually shows us that it is those who have suffered the most that are the most empathetic to the suffering of others.

@kuebby 2 месяца назад

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.

@MrCheesyDipp 3 года назад

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.)

@annek1226 3 года назад

The Irish are familiar with the story!

@daibhidhrobinson1341 3 года назад

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.

@missemilita7 3 года назад

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.

@johnsullivan3056 3 года назад

It makes me proud to see the respect you have for our Irish heritage.

@StevenBaranowski 3 года назад

"It's kind of like...too horrible not to be true" That resonated on a deep level. We would get along quite well.

@jeanlloydbradberry9099 2 года назад

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!

@lananieves4595 3 года назад

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.

@manonvernon8646 3 года назад

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.

@terrivineyard9240 3 года назад

Me: “Yay! Tasting History. What delightful nuggets of history await?” 10 minutes later: “$&@“?! Trevelyan! You suck!”

@TastingHistory 3 года назад

Seriously. I got so mad researching this episode.

@MichaelOKC 3 года назад

@@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

@2avcrm 3 года назад

What so sad is that he reminds me of many modern-day US politicians.

@paulohagan3309 3 года назад

Trevelyan was English but I was a little sad to find recently he was apparently of Cornish descent.

@asmith8692 3 года назад

@@paulohagan3309 given that my grandmother's grandfather had the same last name, he shames the honorable name of Trevelyan.

@shivering_sky 3 года назад

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.

@miathapapaya 3 года назад

Im not even Irish and somehow I was really moved that he loved it so very much. Also, the Choctaw story made me want to cry... such a beautiful gift

@jjmetrejhon1743 3 года назад

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 🖤

@scorpioninpink 3 года назад

Choctow is also providing free vaccine to the whole of Oklahoma because their state government doesn't.

@amandasaint8513 3 года назад

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.

@thatssoderek2188 3 года назад

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.

@jamesjuan5301 3 года назад

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.

@raynemichelle2996 3 года назад

Tohono O'odham sounds Irish, even.

@mcomeslast 2 года назад

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.

@denied7616 3 года назад

i teared up hearing about the Choctaw donation. what a beautiful gesture. how fucking awful that the most hurt and abused communities tried to help, while the rich didn't give a damn.

@skinwalker69420 2 года назад

@@SimuLord Marx’s ways would work only if human nature wasn’t a factor, because naturally people want more than others.

@chuckn4851 2 года назад

@@SimuLord Yeah, no. Marxism, Communism, Leninism, any of those and all of their iterations are both doomed from the start, and inherently inequitable from the start. Did you miss how the Quakers went out of their way to help them as well? And Protestant Bible Societies? You know, sects of Christianity? Figures a Marxist would go full strawman. The reason communism was and is tempting as an ideology is because it, quite literally, requires zero critical thinking. "Religion and free market bad!" You all talk as if it's not the ideology that has given way to the most brutal totalitarianism throughout history. And before you say, "Oh that's not true communism/Marxism!" then, think for a second - try to - and realize that your answer in itself reveals your own ignorance on why its doomed to fail. Regardless, any ideology based upon solely upon reactionism is fucked.

@EMMYK1916 2 года назад

Actually there were a few kind gestures one being Ottoman Sultan, Khaleefah Abdul-Majid I, declarlaring his intention to send £10,000 to aid Ireland's farmers. However, Queen Victoria (despicable human) intervened and requested that the Sultan send only £1,000 because she had sent only £2,000 herself. So the Sultan sent only the £1,000, but he also secretly sent five ships full of food. The English courts attempted to block the ships, but the food arrived in Drogheda harbour and was left there by Ottoman sailors.

@catholicdad 2 года назад

@@SimuLord Marx failed to distinguish between skilled & unskilled labor. What is four stories tall, belches smoke, & cuts apples into 3 pieces? A soviet machine designed to cut apples into 4 pieces.

@Christopher_Culpepper 3 года назад

"and some Salt-n-Pepa." I caught that Max! A tip of the hat to you, good sir.

@oldfrend 3 года назад

whatta mighty good man

@achanwahn 3 года назад

@@oldfrend 🤣

@karenashworth5743 3 года назад

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 .

@jessemills3845 Год назад

It was also the EFFICIENCY of the British that caused the Famine. The Irish had 5-6 different types of potatoes. But the British "Streamlined" the crops so harvest would be at the same time. So when the blit hit. You know what happened!

@melissalambert7615 Год назад

I didn't know this bit, but it makes sense. I grow tomatoes, but not only one kind. The US food system grows only a few. Potatoes in the stores here are limited to three. Russet, Yellow and Red.

@vlogerhood 3 года назад

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.

@darthvenator2487 2 года назад

In Exchange of conversion. Not even the OTTOMANS did that, Despicable. The holy pope helped!!!

@VineFynn 2 года назад

..but you've done nothing to help them. And they weren't alive when the Quakers did help.

@aharonsidorov5145 2 года назад

@@VineFynn If the quakers didn't then they may not be around today.

@chuckn4851 2 года назад

@@VineFynn Let me guess, you just got mad because he's religious and wanted to bring him down a notch.

@rafmeinster 2 года назад

@@darthvenator2487 Where did you read that?

@DesertPunk00 3 года назад

Being someone who works in an Irish pub, i can tell you, in the 4 months I've worked there, I've peeled over 9 times my body weight in potatoes

@nhmooytis7058 3 года назад

My half Irish grandma’s fried potatoes were fabulous. As a little kid I’d sit with her and I’d peel she’d slice!

@jerrell1169 3 года назад

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.

@robcampbell3235 3 года назад

Sorry for your loss amigo.

@nicolakunz231 3 года назад

His voice is fantastically therapeutic. I'm sorry for your loss *hug*

@laraq07 3 года назад

Condolences on your loss.

@ProfessorKitsunelady 3 года назад

*hugs from random internet person*

@eddavanleemputten9232 3 года назад

Hugs and condolences from Belgium.

@shep6774 4 месяца назад

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.

@katseyeview9354 3 года назад

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.

@shockingheaven 3 года назад

So heartwarming to see the Choctaw helping the Irish and more recently, the Irish helping them in exchange

@jonathantillian6528 3 года назад

"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"

@yriafehtivan 3 года назад

Low lie the fields of Athenry

@aaronsirkman8375 3 года назад

@@yriafehtivan Where once we watched the small free birds fly

@miculkat1 2 года назад

The Choctaw factoid brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful, caring, selfless act of love. 😭😭😭

@gordonstewart8258 3 года назад

Check out how the U.S.S. Jamestown, her guns removed and with a civilian crew (it was illegal for Naval personnel to man a cargo ship) sailed to Ireland with supplies for the starving Irish.

@guycalabrese4040 3 года назад

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

@habitualforeigner 3 года назад

I was just thinking of beer. Guinness, that is.

@alicelund147 3 года назад

@@habitualforeigner In the Swedish version you use porter beer.

@truckerallikatuk 3 года назад

@@alicelund147 Guinness is a Stout, which is very close to a porter as beer goes.

@wandasetzer1469 3 года назад

Works well in my kitchen, too.

@opaljade98 3 года назад

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.

@Laticia1990 3 года назад

One of these days, the history Channel will realize that people like to learn about actual history. One day....

@kyleuhlig1529 3 года назад

The History Channel is the Denny's of history.

@slwrabbits 3 года назад

The History Channel stopped being about actual history at least 15 years ago.

@sammiller6631 3 года назад

@@Laticia1990 What more do you expect from the History Channel than ancient aliens and Hitler?

@lynns3367 2 года назад

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.

@ODR96 3 года назад

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!

@Bluebelle51 3 года назад

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)

@calebleland8390 3 года назад

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.

@misskate3815 3 года назад

I can’t imagine his tombstone should be anything other than a public toilet.

@calebleland8390 3 года назад

@@misskate3815 You have won the internet!

@SplatterInker 3 года назад

Yep it's an old, old idea. Somehow still manages to find new heads.

@ladyheinz 2 года назад

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!

@nemoflexual 3 года назад

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

@CailinRuaAnChead 3 года назад

Fun fact, every time he cooks a bird he technically cooks a dinosaur

@TroyBoyleAtheistAdvocate 3 года назад

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!

@jonesnori 3 года назад

I have Dunlaps in my family, somewhere on my father's mother's side. Maybe we are distant cousins.

@Li_Tobler 3 года назад

This is awesome! And I swear irish is one of the most gorgeous, handsome and beautiful nations out there 😊💞

@lokylong28 3 года назад

So that’s the family history of the Boyles (sry my brain just assumed a connection with Charles from Brooklyn 99)

@cmilyard 3 года назад

Thank you for your service!

@thehoff3189 3 года назад

The Choctaw story literally brought me to tears. It's just touched my heart

@anti-ethniccleansing465 3 года назад

LOL. Are you pregnant or something?

@makaylaprince2515 3 года назад

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

@kassidydavis5565 2 месяца назад

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

@suzannestauffer7761 3 года назад

This is the first tasting history episode that made me cry. Human beings can be so cruel to each other.

@BellePullman 3 года назад

They can, but the majority are kind and compassionate - this story contains the best as well as the worst of human nature. It's only natural and solid survival instincts to focus on the worst, since those are the ones you need to watch out for, but the best is there too!

@suzannestauffer7761 3 года назад

@@BellePullman it wasn't just the cruelty that made me cry, it was the compassion and kindness as well.

@tarmaque 3 года назад

It makes me proud of my tiny bit of Choctaw genetics that they should be so kind in the face of such cruelty.

@Sweet.peach21 3 года назад

They can also be very kind as well.

@ggstartup 3 года назад

Relevant folk song for the occasion - O’Leary is dead and O’Reilly don’t know it, O’Reilly is dead and O’Leary don’t know it, They’re both lying dead in the very same bed, And neither one knows that the other is dead.

@freddybarneburg6056 3 года назад

I sure enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing! ☘️

@BobBob-wi6ct 3 года назад

Now I’m humming that song. It’s funny but really sad if you include the history.

@GiselleMFeuillet 3 года назад

To the tune of "The Irish Washerwoman"?

@rahannneon 3 года назад

this is my favorite episode, and i've been watching you since your beginning. my grandfather was born on the choctaw nation before statehood, and his grandparents were some of the choctaw there when they sent the donation. every irish person i have ever met has had to say thank you to me when they find out that i am part choctaw, and they have done so much to help out the choctaw still living there and other indigenous american tribes in trougle. i plan to make it to county cork someday to see the bowl made of feathers. yakoke, max.

@mikefarnan931 Год назад

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!

@taekwongurl 3 года назад

I have to say, the sugar episode was pretty heartbreaking too. To a degree, the original peoples of Hawaii and Pacific Islands still suffer from the sugar industry's impact all these years later. Edit: this is NOT to say that the Irish famine was not terrible. Its more of a comment about how many food history tragedies there are during a time when the tragedy didn't even have to happen.

@lavillablanca 3 года назад

The people of the continental United States still suffers from the sugar Industry’s bribes and lobbying money. www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat

@TheSuperRatt 3 года назад

The present is built by the past. It's terrible that things which happened centuries ago still echo throughout our societies. It's even more terrible that there are people who will claim that everything is alright, that the past grievances have been redressed, that nothing further must be done.

@Mahiro801 3 года назад

Navajo here, I love and respect my Irish Brother's and Sister's! It's crazy how similar are people are. 🥂

@JoanWhack 3 года назад

If you can't find "irish bacon", try to find boiling bacon which is a joint, or a loin cut. There's nothing wrong with sliced bacon and it tastes just as nice, but traditionally the cut is thicker and meatier.

@JeantheSecond 2 года назад

I was in Ireland in 1995 and the Irish still held a lot of anger towards the British. Which is completely understandable. We got an earful every tour we took. A very calmly spoken and polite earful. They were all very friendly.

@padmanabhanvaidyanathan7182 Год назад

I believe that would be because of the troubles though.

@JeantheSecond Год назад

@@padmanabhanvaidyanathan7182 The Irish have a lot to be angry about that predates the Troubles from all the way back to the Middle Ages. Most of what we heard about while in Ireland regarded the Irish Potato Famine, when the Irish were dying of starvation while the British were exporting food grown in Ireland for profit, and the repressive tactics used by the British when the Irish sought to gain their independence around 1920. The Troubles, which were mostly a Northern Ireland issue (we weren’t even ever in Northern Ireland), were the culmination of Irish anger towards the English, not the cause of it.

@komiks42 Год назад

I don't know much about irish history, but what i know, i pretty much get why they are still angry. I would be too

@rebeccaconlon9743 Год назад

Angry at dead people... but directed at the living... useful

@JeantheSecond Год назад

@@rebeccaconlon9743 Directed is too strong a term to describe it. Irish tour guides simply pulled no punches in describing what England did to them for centuries. They have every right. I believe one can continue to be angry even if the guilty parties are dead. I’ll never cease being angry towards my own country for its worst historical deeds (I’m not talking about my directed anger towards living Americans committing or encouraging present bullshit), but I’m not directing that towards anyone. Hell, I’d be one of that anyone. My ancestors were probably involved in some of those deeds.