Spice Bag

Shenshen · 12-08-2015 7:50am

I might be becoming too posh these days - I read spice bag and was wondering if the OP was talking about a bouquet garni...

conorhal · 12-08-2015 8:48am

And to think all this time I'd short changed myself with the belief that a tray of 3 in 1 (which is hard to beat for faty carb satisfaction) was the ultimate drunk food that a Chinese could offer when in fact they were practicing the ultimate in cullinary fusion food, 'drunk Irishman meets drunken chinese' and creates a bag of heaven!

KungPao · 12-08-2015 8:59am

I can feel my blood pressure rising just reading about this "delicacy".

CosmicJay · 12-08-2015 3:07pm

Spice bag, some curry sauce and a slice of bread, pour some sauce on the bread, few chips, bits of chicken, chuck on a chilli or two.

Best sandwich I've had ina while.

endacl · 12-08-2015 3:10pm

major bill wrote: »

Sunflower at the Orwell Shops do the best one.......they even extended their delivery routes to cater for the people raving about it

IIRC, they invented it. So, they do the original, but not the best. Choices do the best.

endacl · 12-08-2015 3:11pm

amdublin wrote: »

I believe the term for theirs is Spicy Bag.

They're amazey balls.

ToddyDoody · 12-08-2015 4:16pm

Jenny Thalia wrote: »

Chips, shredded, breaded chicken with loads of chilli and onions. It's lovely!

A tasty tip is to stamp on the bag a few times before eating it to mush it all together

Richard tea · 12-08-2015 4:22pm

My local chinese has not caught up yet with the spice bag revolution. They do a spicy chips which is basically the spice powder sprinkled over the chips. They charge an extra 50 cent for the spice:mad:

Some places call it a spice box

KERSPLAT! · 12-08-2015 4:24pm

Richard tea wrote: »

My local chinese has not caught up yet with the spice bag revolution. They do a spicy chips which is basically the spice powder sprinkled over the chips. They charge an extra 50 cent for the spice:mad:

Some places call it a spice box

There's a spice bag with chips and chicken strips or a spice box which has wings and chicken balls added in, or at least that's the way it is down my local. Would do you for about 3 dinners the size of it

biko · 12-08-2015 4:52pm

Dayum now I want one too but it seems it's only found in the pale.
http://www.dailyedge.ie/spice-bag-take-away-2067856-Apr2015/

Mam of 4 · 12-08-2015 5:13pm

Two places in town here do them !! Spice trays they're called here though, Lots of spicey chips, crispy shredded chicken , onions , carrots and peppers . Delicious !

Dr Strange · 12-08-2015 5:27pm

Preusse wrote: »

Oooh, we got the new menu for our local Chinese through the door yesterday. They have now included the Spice Bag! Happy times, I really need to try this!

So I ordered it tonight and they were LOVELY!:D They called it Spicy Bag on the menu and it was what I expected, a big bag full of crispy chips with shredded chicken chili peppers and salt.

Next step, ordering some after a night out on the sauce. Should be fantastic!

Los Lobos · 12-08-2015 5:34pm

Preusse wrote: »

So I ordered it tonight and they were LOVELY!:D They called it Spicy Bag on the menu and it was what I expected, a big bag full of crispy chips with shredded chicken chili peppers and salt.

Next step, ordering some after a night out on the sauce. Should be fantastic!

Pace yourself with the spicebag goodness, if you keep getting it you'll soon get sick of it. Trust me I was that soldier...

SJ.00 · 12-08-2015 8:25pm

So back to my original question, they don't do spice bags/trays in Cork..
Ah nuts.. Its always the same.

Many thanks for all your reply's, new to this forum chat kinda a thing and it seems first try all worked well.

Grandeeod · 12-08-2015 9:18pm

SJ.00 wrote: »

So back to my original question, they don't do spice bags/trays in Cork..
Ah nuts.. Its always the same.

Many thanks for all your reply's, new to this forum chat kinda a thing and it seems first try all worked well.

And to think that even Carlow has the Spice Bag.

Rebel County alright.:D

Duff · 12-08-2015 9:40pm

They're lovely after a feed of pints, but they tear the hole off you the next day.

How Soon Is Now · 12-08-2015 10:06pm

Duff wrote: »

They're lovely after a feed of pints, but they tear the hole off you the next day.

You have an incredibly delicate arse so.

Duff · 12-08-2015 10:07pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

You have an incredibly delicate arse so.

Thanks for noticing

RichardCeann · 12-08-2015 10:15pm

SJ.00 wrote: »

So back to my original question, they don't do spice bags/trays in Cork..
Ah nuts.. Its always the same.

Many thanks for all your reply's, new to this forum chat kinda a thing and it seems first try all worked well.

Fear not, helps is at hand. The Lemon tree on college road do them. Ask for a spicy bag.

Edit: https://www.just-eat.ie/restaurants-Lemontree-CollegeRoad/menu

Toots · 12-08-2015 10:20pm

This thread aroused my curiosity, so I got one of these from my local Chinese tonight. Verdict: delicious! My hubby wanted on too, but thankfully people on here mentioned that the feckin things are huge so we only ordered one between us. I've got quite a 'healthy' appetite, and there's no way I'd be able to finish one on my own.

PandaPoo · 13-08-2015 5:10pm

I've just ordered a spice bag and a 3 in 1.

Some good pregnancy nutrients right there. I'm f*cking starving and so looking forward to this!!!

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius! · 13-08-2015 5:42pm

biko wrote: »

Dayum now I want one too but it seems it's only found in the pale.
http://www.dailyedge.ie/spice-bag-take-away-2067856-Apr2015/

What? The VERY FIRST chinese place they mention is in Carlow!

Edit: Im very sorry, that was terribly narky! May have a touch of PMS, stay back!!

ColeTrain · 13-08-2015 6:03pm

Spice bag? I'll believe it when I see it up close. Soon.

dudara · 13-08-2015 6:08pm

I do love a spice bag. Was in the local Chinese a few weeks back (waiting for my spice bag) and a lad came in and ordered a spice bag with no chilis. WTF? That's just a bag surely?

The best bag I've found so far in Dublin is in a chinese down the road from MVP

Toots · 13-08-2015 6:48pm

PandaPoo wrote: »

I've just ordered a spice bag and a 3 in 1.

Some good pregnancy nutrients right there. I'm f*cking starving and so looking forward to this!!!

I hear the benefits to the growing child are myriad! Sure have you not heard of the new Pregnacare Spice Bag vitamins? Very beneficial, but surprisingly difficult to find. :pac:

SJ.00 · 13-08-2015 10:34pm

RichardCeann

Many thanks Richard, without fail ill be going there tomo night after the end of my shift....

pew · 14-08-2015 7:22pm

Just got one because of this fecking thread.

Does not disappoint

Rough Sleeper · 14-08-2015 7:53pm

I've dined in a few Michelin Star restaurants over the years, and while the food I had was always very nice, it fell short of the contents of a good spice bag.

Day Lewin · 14-08-2015 7:57pm

I thought a Spice Bag was a very old, very sad Spice Girl.

syklops · 14-08-2015 7:57pm

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I am all for eating things when you have no idea what they contain.

Just go for it OP, sight unseen, what could possibly go wrong?

*swan flies out of thread chased by a homeless Polish person

FYP.

How Soon Is Now · 16-08-2015 7:12pm

Oh ya!

suicide_circus · 16-08-2015 7:16pm

that is a thing of beauty

How Soon Is Now · 16-08-2015 7:22pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

that is a thing of beauty

Even better when I poured curry sauce over it!

suicide_circus · 16-08-2015 7:25pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Even better when I poured curry sauce over it!

you're nothing but a filthy swine

SJ.00 · 16-08-2015 11:09pm

Got the spice bag in The Lemon Tree on College Road in Cork and I must say 7/10. Not quite a Dublin spice bag but close enough.

JupiterKid · 17-08-2015 1:38am

What is this spice bag that you all speak of?

Sounds like perfect booze soakage grub.

KungPao · 17-08-2015 1:48am

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Even better when I poured curry sauce over it!

That must be at least 5 weightwatcher points!

Grandeeod · 17-08-2015 10:07pm

I heard about them and sympathised with Cork.

Tonight I have finally ordered it.

Los Lobos · 17-08-2015 10:31pm

!! Viva la Spiceolución !!

Grandeeod · 17-08-2015 10:33pm

Awesome. Thank you and goodnight!

spiralism · 17-08-2015 11:26pm

Chinatown on the Newcastle road in Galway does them. Never heard of these until right now but they look amazing. Must try...

PandaPoo · 17-08-2015 11:29pm

Anyone trying it should know it's very dry and you should get some sort of sauce. I tried mine with honey sauce and it was amazing, but I'd usually just go for curry.

Subcomandante Marcos · 17-08-2015 11:36pm

PandaPoo wrote: »

Anyone trying it should know it's very dry and you should get some sort of sauce. I tried mine with honey sauce and it was amazing, but I'd usually just go for curry.

All you need is a few beers/soft drinks to wash it down.

Sauce will kill the crispiness of the chicken!

PandaPoo · 17-08-2015 11:39pm

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

All you need is a few beers/soft drinks to wash it down.

Sauce will kill the crispiness of the chicken!

No way, you're talking sh*te

you need dippage!!!

Herb Powell · 18-08-2015 1:12am

This absolutely reeks of hype, but looks tasty enough all the same.

Banjo String · 18-08-2015 6:45am

Had one of these on Friday night, and I will be in no hurry to ever have another.

Chips (chinese takeaway chips aren't great anyway) and pieces of chicken in batter, with some kind of a spice mixture shook over it, and a few finely sliced chillies inn the mix.

I was sober when I ate it though, possibly food of God's when locked?

fussyonion · 18-08-2015 8:02am

Banjo String wrote: »

Had one of these on Friday night, and I will be in no hurry to ever have another.

Chips (chinese takeaway chips aren't great anyway) and pieces of chicken in batter, with some kind of a spice mixture shook over it, and a few finely sliced chillies inn the mix.

I was sober when I ate it though, possibly food of God's when locked?

Sometimes I prefer Chinese chips. They always give you loads and they're not as greasy as chipper chips.
I also like to add jalapenos to a spice-bag. Lovely vinegary hit and crunch.

Banjo String · 18-08-2015 8:27am

fussyonion wrote: »

Sometimes I prefer Chinese chips. They always give you loads and they're not as greasy as chipper chips.
I also like to add jalapenos to a spice-bag. Lovely vinegary hit and crunch.

Tbf, one of the posters here posted a picture of his, and the chips looked pretty good, nowhere like my local chinese, they're more of the thinly cut, McDonald's kinda chips, more fries than chips imo.

SEPT 23 1989 · 18-08-2015 8:44am

The Spice Salt Bag really is disgusting

rubadub · 18-08-2015 9:55am

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

The Spice Salt Bag really is disgusting

You put a "the" in front there like you are talking about a consistent product like "The Big Mac is disgusting".

Where did you get your spice bag?

I like salt & chilli wings and some places are far too salty for my taste, so I no longer order them there.

I think they are poor value compared to other things in most Chinese takeaways, they suit people who want to eat on the go, the kids in my area all get them, other things are harder to eat while standing around.

Spice Bag

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