Journey through Cork’s food and trading history with Dr. Regina Sexton

The Old Butter Roads Festival Event

Where the Spice Met the Beef

Join food historian Dr Regina Sexton for a fascinating exploration of the meeting point between Cork’s meat trade and the exotic spices, flavours and ingredients that travelled into the city through its historic trading connections.

Cork’s food history has always been shaped by movement and exchange. Beef and other local produce travelled outwards, while spices and foods from much further afield made their way into Cork, bringing new flavours and possibilities to Irish kitchens and tables.

In Where the Spice Met the Beef, Dr Regina Sexton will explore the people, trade and food culture behind these connections, looking at how local ingredients met imported flavours and how these exchanges helped shape Ireland’s culinary history.

A chance to discover the stories behind the ingredients, traders and traditions that connected Cork’s food culture to a much wider world.

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