What we used to eat, with Irish food historian Regina Sexton episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 52 MIN

What we used to eat, with Irish food historian Regina Sexton

from How to be Irish · host Úna Harty

Support this podcast / buy me a coffee!In this episode, I chat with Regina Sexton, Ireland’s leading food and culinary historian, all about the history of Irish food.We chat about:Irish heritage dishes and the reason why we don’t seem to have as many as other nationswhy our cuisine is perceived as blandwhat we used to eat both pre- and post-faminehow the famine may have affected our eating habits and our relationship with food as a peoplehow, what and why we farmedalcohol through the ages in Irish societyAs well as some interesting tales about iconic Irish food brands such as Tayto and Jacob’s!Thank you for your support this season. Please help me out by donating the price of a coffee to help me cover the cost of the software and hardware I need to create this podcast.Follow this link in your browser: https://www.patreon.com/posts/support-this-buy-145337681?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Support this podcast / buy me a coffee!In this episode, I chat with Regina Sexton, Ireland’s leading food and culinary historian, all about the history of Irish food.We chat about:Irish heritage dishes and the reason why we don’t seem to have as many as other nationswhy our cuisine is perceived as blandwhat we used to eat both pre- and post-faminehow the famine may have affected our eating habits and our relationship with food as a peoplehow, what and why we farmedalcohol through the ages in Irish societyAs well as some interesting tales about iconic Irish food brands such as Tayto and Jacob’s!Thank you for your support this season. Please help me out by donating the price of a coffee to help me cover the cost of the software and hardware I need to create this podcast.Follow this link in your browser: https://www.patreon.com/posts/support-this-buy-145337681?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

NOW PLAYING

What we used to eat, with Irish food historian Regina Sexton

0:00 52:57

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of How to be Irish?

This episode is 52 minutes long.

When was this How to be Irish episode published?

This episode was published on December 12, 2025.

What is this episode about?

Support this podcast / buy me a coffee!In this episode, I chat with Regina Sexton, Ireland’s leading food and culinary historian, all about the history of Irish food.We chat about:Irish heritage dishes and the reason why we don’t seem to have as...

Can I download this How to be Irish episode?

Yes, you can download this episode by clicking the download button on the episode player, or subscribe to the podcast in your preferred podcast app for automatic downloads.
URL copied to clipboard!