The Irish takeaway dish containing chips, fried chicken, peppers, onions, and spices in a paper bag is a spice bag.
A typical spice bag combines deep-fried salt-and-chilli chips with shredded or crispy fried chicken, red and green peppers, sliced chillies, fried onions, and a seasoning blend. Common flavourings include Sichuan pepper, Chinese five-spice, and chilli. Some shops offer vegetarian or vegan versions using tofu instead of chicken, and curry sauce may be served alongside.
The dish is strongly associated with Chinese takeaways in Ireland, although fish-and-chip shops and Irish-themed restaurants also sell it. It is sometimes packaged in a box and called a spice box or spicy box, but those names describe closely related presentations rather than making curry chips or a chip butty the answer.
Research reported by RTÉ places the dish’s creation around 2006 at the Sunflower Chinese takeaway in Templeogue, Dublin. Its popularity grew nationally during the 2010s, and it won Ireland’s Favourite Takeaway Dish in the 2020 Just Eat National Takeaway Awards.