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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S2 Ep5: Darina Allen & Holidays
With the holidays hovering and some of us feeling a touch homesick, is there a better person to chat with than the legendary Darina Allen? Allen is the fairy godmother of modern Irish cooking and the queen of Irish Christmas; however, she’s been instrumen...
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S2 Ep4: Corned Beef & Kennedys
Hot on the heels of another Irish-American president elect, Joe Biden, Spice Bags delves into the complicated history of the Irish in America. Blanca has mingled wit...
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S2 Ep3: Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup!
In Soup, Spice Bags tackles another installment of “Staples” – where we three discuss a food from each of our cultural perspectives. In this episode, we talk soup, b...
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S2 Ep2: Talking Thai
Nanphun Srakhunthod and Una Lancaster are daughters of two of the oldest Thai families in Ireland, who opened Baan Thai, Ireland’s first Thai owned restaurant, in 19...
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S2 Ep1: Brewing up a Storm
The Irish drink more tea per capita in the world, and yet it goes without saying that their “cuppa” differs from that of other cultures. Follow us as we take a dive ...
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S1 Ep12: U$A: American Tourist Dollars and the Irish Food World
Americans have been coming to Ireland in significant numbers for decades, often in a nostalgic search for their own cultural roots. How has this history of American...
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