Remember when a minister held Guinness 'hostage'? And other Irish food stories
The tale of when Guinness was held 'hostage' is one of hundreds of fascinating tales and anecdotes from the recently published Irish Food History: A Companion
British prime minister Winston Churchill was hostile to Ireland’s neutrality during the Second World War, a period Ireland referred to as the Emergency.
While the rest of the world was embroiled in a war, the fledgling Irish state’s neutrality enraged Churchill, who attempted to hit the Irish where it hurt — their stomachs.
