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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S1 Ep11: Mexico and Ireland: A Love Story
The Irish adore Mexico, and who can blame them? In this country, the range of Mexican ingredients has vastly improved, and we can now regularly order huevos rancheros for brunch. We talk with Lily Ramirez, founder of the shop and cooking school...
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S1 Ep10: Lady Cheese
As compared to Spain or France, for example, cheesemaking in Ireland seems to be dominated by women. How did this come to pass and what does it tell us about Ireland...
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S1 Ep9: World Class Indian Food: An Irish Specialty
Ireland has some of the best Indian food we have eaten, compared to big cities like New York and London which have much larger south Asian populations. In trying to...
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S1 Ep8: Appropriation in a Global Food World
From Australian chefs making Nashville hot chicken to Alison Roman putting coconut milk in her stew, cultural appropriation is a hot-button topic right now in the fo...
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S1 Ep7: Food Fight
Everyone loves a food feud. In the wake of the recent Alison Roman-Chrissy Teigen dustup, we take a look at some of our favorite culinary squabbles, which range from...
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S1 Ep6: How To Say Pasta In Irish with Manuela Spinelli
Our guest this week is Manuela Spinelli, whose recent Irish Times article celebrating carbonara went viral. Spinelli is the secretary general of Euro-Toques Ireland,...
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