October 20, 2025

The Spice Bag

In 2008, the legend goes, staff at a Chinese takeaway in Dublin cooked themselves up a special treat after hours. Nothing too fancy, but tasty enough that soon their friends wanted the same. One thing led to another and today you can find something similar not only across Ireland but as far afield as New Zealand.

John Mulcahy told me about the life and times of the spice bag.

Have a listen.

Take care