Spice Bags
Sometimes the clearest way to see yourself is through a foreigner's eyes. Named after everyone's favorite Chinese-Irish deep-fried drunk snack, Spice Bags is a podcast about food in Ireland and beyond.
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S3 Ep11: Season Finale! Smoking Sally: A Conversation with Fish Smoker Sally Barnes
Sally Barnes, the only exclusive smoker of wild salmon in Ireland and a legend in the artisanal food world, was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Food Writers’ Guild.
Born in Scotland, Sally washed up on the shores of West Co...
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S3: (West) Corking Good Food & Chats: A St. Patrick's Minisode from Celtic Ross Hotel: Part 2
For Part 2 of our St. Patrick's special minisode and in celebration of the Celtic Ross Hotel's 25th birthday, we talk to two of the hotel’s local producers – Jeffa G...
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S3: (West) Corking Good Food & Chats: A St. Patrick’s Minisode from Celtic Ross Hotel: Part 1
We were honoured to be invited to the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery to record as part of their celebration of their 25th birthday! Like many ventures in West Cork...
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S3 Ep10: Exploring Moroccan Cuisine with Chef Aziz Krouch
Aziz Krouch has been a chef in La Mamounia in Marrakesh (recently featured in Netflix's show Inventing Anna...
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S3: Minisode: In the Kitchens of Director Pedro Almodóvar
In this mini-episode, Mei quizzes Blanca on one of her favourite topics – Kitchens in Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar's movies.
From the tenebrous k...
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S3 Ep9: Eat Your Words: Food Magazines
It’s a trip down memory lane! As children, Blanca, Dee, and Mei inhaled the glossy pages of food magazines and the promises of far-flung worlds from the recipes and ...
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