This episode is all about Ireland's contribution to the world of crisps. For many Irish, the cheese and onion Tayto crisp is the equivalent of Proust's madeleine. As outsiders, Julia, Blanca, and Mei have observed the Tayto phenomenon with fascination.  This episode was recorded March 5, so while we rubbed our hands with Purell, we were still three friends and a baby, sitting around the table sharing a bag of crisps.

SpiceBags explores why the Tayto crisp (created by a man called “Spud” Murphy) is an important culinary pioneer, not only in Ireland, but also to the world. We also touch upon American and Spanish potato crisps, like Cape Cod, Pringles, and Bonilla a la Vista, the artisan Galician crisp whose popularity soared after being featured in the Korean Oscar-winning film Parasite. After all, this is a snack that we globally share.

 

Warning: this episode contains moments of audible crunching.

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