The Rise of the Breakfast Roll in Celtic Tiger Ireland

This chapter of the podcast discusses the cultural phenomenon of the breakfast roll in Ireland during the Celtic Tiger era. The breakfast roll, a French baguette filled with traditional Irish pig meats, became incredibly popular as a symbol of newfound prosperity. The speaker draws a comparison between the breakfast roll and bootcut jeans and pointy leather shoes, noting that they both emerged during the same economic circumstances and were enjoyed by the same people.