A Dublin-based food critic sampled what he described as "Ireland's national dish" in Scotland - though it wasn't the meal itself that left him amazed.
Outlining his quest, the content creator, who goes by Paul_IsItWorthIt, explained to his audience: "Boom, can you get a good Spice Bag outside of Ireland? We haven't found one yet but today we are at North Palace - we are in Scotland."
While Ireland's traditional national dish might be stew, the beloved Irish takeaway favourite dubbed the Spice Bag has gained tremendous popularity and is now a fixture in Chinese chippies throughout the country. Last year, Deliveroo disclosed the Spice Bag Meal Deal from Xian Street Food in Dublin was the nation's most trending dish.
A typical Spice Bag from a chippy contains roughly 1,200 to 1,400 calories and comprises chips, chicken, fried onions and peppers, plus a "spice mix" of components including salt, chilli, garlic, paprika, five-spice, sugar and MSG.
It's typically accompanied by either chilli sauce or curry sauce, and it was the latter that caught Paul off guard during his trip to North Palace Chinese takeaway in the town of Bellshill.
Following cameraman John's order placement, Paul informed his followers: "£11.20 for a Spice Bag and curry sauce. Do I have high hopes? Not really."
Upon opening the bag, he was taken aback by the generous quantity of chicken, observing that chicken balls had been added. John, meanwhile, admitted it looked "very different" to an Irish Spice Bag, though it still seemed tempting.
He continued: "I was chatting to your one in there and she was like 'oh you're from Ireland' and I asked her why they do Spice Bags and she said she saw it online and she said 'Why are you trying to compare them?'"
Chuckling, Paul responded: "Yeah, I'm the Spice Bag expert. You wouldn't find a bigger expert."
Sampling his meal, he noted the chips didn't have sufficient seasoning for an authentic Spice Bag, while likening the chicken batter to that used for pancakes.
Yet, upon unveiling the container of curry sauce, he said: "Oh my, that curry sauce looks tremendous."
After gauging its consistency with a chip, he remarked: "It's a banging curry sauce. Banging. Oh, that's up there. The chicken you're getting is a proper breast of chicken just cut up. That is made in house that curry sauce. That curry sauce is unbelievable. Unbelievable."
Paul, who describes himself as "Ireland's most honest food reviewer", carried on heaping compliments upon it, stating: "So peppery, so spicy, delicious. That is one of the best curry sauces I've had in my time reviewing curry sauce and it's an absolutely huge tub, I've never seen one that big before."
Ultimately, he concluded the Spice Bag itself was "not great" largely due to the underwhelming seasoning. He also indicated he'd only suggest ordering it if you requested the "spectacular" curry sauce separately.
However, prior to delivering his rating out of ten, evaluating taste, value and overall experience, John remarked: "Let me just say, all the videos we have done, that's the best service we've ever got. Nicest person ever. Nicest person ever. Accommodating, everything."
Taking this into consideration, Paul determined: "I'm going to go 6.9 out of ten because the curry sauce is spectacular. The Spice Bag is not great.
"So, have we found a fantastic Spice Bag outside of Ireland? Not yet. But we have found an unbelievable curry sauce."
Following the upload of the clip, which can be viewed here in its entirety, one viewer took issue with the headline, commenting: "It's popular with the 11pm-2am crowd but it's not our national dish."
Someone else noted: "They use fresh chicken which is better than most Irish Chineses yet you'll still probably rate it down."
Another questioned the description "national dish" before a fellow viewer responded: "It really is though like it or not. My kids eat it every week."