Vegemite

[krashkart]

Christmas '09, my stepdad gives me a little jar of Vegemite as a gift. Five minutes later he asks me to put the lid back on. :D

I'd mentioned this on a thread somewhere, I think it was one of Yubba's, and someone replied "Go ahead and shove a spoonful of that in your mouth. Yum!". Well, I've had that jar sitting in my cupboard since Christmas and always wondered.

So today after a few seconds (*cough* hours) of deliberation (and just wanting something to write about) I did just that. Australia, you are a hearty breed with balls of tungsten. One other thing... "zomfg how much salt do you put in that stuff?!? Gah!"

.....

:D

I did it. I bit the Vegemite bullet, baby! :rock:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=179&pictureid=1173

[NeonSamurai]

Thats why a jar of that stuff lasts ages, your only supposed to use a very small amount (unless your a salt addict).

[TarJak]

The proper procedure is to toast some nice thick sliced bread, lightly butter the toast then spread the vegemite over the toast and enjoy with a nice cuppa tea or coffee or a glass of orange juice for breakfast.:yeah:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/spagecca/VegemiteToast.jpg

Putting a spoonful in you mouth is like putting a spoonful of salt in.

You can use it in cooking as well as a stock base.

[FIREWALL]

From the sound of this, I'd store it in another container that also has a lid. :03:

[krashkart]

From the sound of this, I'd store it in another container that also has a lid. :03:

The thought had crossed my mind at first... but then this crossed my mind...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-lRmVOGw3M

Aaargh! Rock away, my friends. :arrgh!:

[Oberon]

Vegemites not too bad, Marmites quite nice too :yeah: Not that much difference between the two though.
Shove a spoon of Tabasco sauce in your mouth though, that'll bring tears to your eyes :03:

[d@rk51d3]

Vegemites not too bad, Marmites quite nice too :yeah: Not that much difference between the two though.
Shove a spoon of Tabasco sauce in your mouth though, that'll bring tears to your eyes :03:

I can think of a few other places where a spoonfull of Tabasco would bring tears to your eyes, too.:haha:

[Oberon]

I can think of a few other places where a spoonfull of Tabasco would bring tears to your eyes, too.:haha:

Walked into that one! :har:

[JackAubrey]

I always wanted to taste Vegemite, because I am interested in "foreign food", but it's not available in germany. Ordering one Jar over the net is too expensive, so it seems I have to wait until I will go to Australia for the holidays. :wah: :DL

[frau kaleun]

I can think of a few other places where a spoonfull of Tabasco would bring tears to your eyes, too.:haha:

Brother-in-law had an experience like that once.

Was chopping up jalapenos for something he was cooking. Got everything prepped and in the pot and took a potty break while it simmered away.

Naturally, being a very conscientious person, he DID wash his hands after he finished up in the bathroom.

He just didn't wash them before he started.

:doh:

[JackAubrey]

Brother-in-law had an experience like that once.

Was chopping up jalapenos for something he was cooking. Got everything prepped and in the pot and took a potty break while it simmered away.

Naturally, being a very conscientious person, he DID wash his hands after he finished up in the bathroom.

He just didn't wash them before he started.

:doh:
Been there, done that. :oops:
I once got a tiny bit of this pepper juice into my eye, which also hurts like hell.

[Tribesman]

I always wanted to taste Vegemite, because I am interested in "foreign food", but it's not available in germany. Ordering one Jar over the net is too expensive, so it seems I have to wait until I will go to Australia for the holidays.
Try a more local version
http://www.cenovis.ch/index_dt.html

[JackAubrey]

Try a more local version
http://www.cenovis.ch/index_dt.html
Never heard of that Stuff. Thanks for your help! :up:

[Tribesman]

Never heard of that Stuff. Thanks for your help!
Save your thanks until you have tasted it.

[ReFaN]

read about Vegemite on wikipedia, doesent seem that tasty tbh :P

[Jimbuna]

Vegemites not too bad, Marmites quite nice too :yeah: Not that much difference between the two though.
Shove a spoon of Tabasco sauce in your mouth though, that'll bring tears to your eyes :03:

Or dip yer tongue in a jar of cayanne pepper :o

Works wonders for high blood pressure :DL

[krashkart]

Vegemite... ooohhh Vegemiiiiite! *riffff* *grinnnddd* :woot:

It's almost like a.... *grasps for the words* ... yeasty soy sauce-like paste mixed with a bag of rock salt. :D

Quite tangy I might add. I'll have to see if I can dare my stepdad to try some the way I did. :rotfl2:

From the sound of this, I'd store it in another container that also has a lid. :03:

My bet is that it is an acquired taste. Just out of curiosity, is Vegemite a singularly Australian thing, or are there other regions of the world that enjoy it as well? :D

[d@rk51d3]

A few countries would have their own variations. Some a bit sweeter than others.

Basically is the dregs left over from the beer brewing process, with a bit of salt and some colouring to make it look more appetising.

[diver]

Vegemites not too bad, Marmites quite nice too :yeah: Not that much difference between the two though.
Shove a spoon of Tabasco sauce in your mouth though, that'll bring tears to your eyes :03:

Marmite? :down:

We got some of that stuff in during a port visit to the UK, we had run out of all our vegemite.

I think we arrived back in Australia 4 months later with close to that full stock of marmite, nobody wanted to eat the stuff.

They both are acquired tastes, nobody managed to grow a liking for the second rate British product.

That first piece of vegemite toast back home was like eating a little piece of heaven.

[Oberon]

It's definitely a UK thing, I've heard of UKers overseas ordering Marmite online because they can't get it locally.

[krashkart]

Marmite? :down:

We got some of that stuff in during a port visit to the UK, we had run out of all our vegemite.

I think we arrived back in Australia 4 months later with close to that full stock of marmite, nobody wanted to eat the stuff.

They both are acquired tastes, nobody managed to grow a liking for the second rate British product.

My stepbro got the Marmite for Christmas. You'd have to know our mutual father figure to fully understand... he has a sense of humor that almost made me choke on my food one night, I laughed so hard. :DL


That first piece of vegemite toast back home was like eating a little piece of heaven.

Y'know, that kind of relationship with consumable foodstuffs reminds me of Weinhard's Blackberry Wheat. I should petition the brewer to open a market out here in the Midwest. :D

Basically is the dregs left over from the beer brewing process, with a bit of salt and some colouring to make it look more appetising.

I could definitely detect that sharp bite of yeast. Hard to miss. Nothing goes to waste there, and that is a good thing. :up: Additionally, perhaps I should convince Weinhard's that they could make more money by recycling their dregs into an American version of Marmite/Vegemite (which would undoubtedly be far superior to everything else on the planet :O: :D)

It's definitely a UK thing, I've heard of UKers overseas ordering Marmite online because they can't get it locally.
A few countries would have their own variations. Some a bit sweeter than others.

So, if I understand this properly: Marmite is A UK thing, Vegemite is an Australian thing, and various other parts of the world have something similar; with varying degrees of edibility depending upon region of familiarity, correct? :ping:

Stateside we have peanut butter (Yum! :)) and Nutella, the latter of which I have not tried. They try to sell it as a substitute for bacon, hashbrowns and eggs. :har:

If you get a chance, procure some MRE frankfurters and open those snotty suckers up on a chilly moutainside morning. :yeah:

[nikimcbee]

bah! nevermind the vegimite, bring on the kimchi!:yeah:

[TarJak]

Wasabi!:wah:

[Reece]

Sorry about that krashkart, it was me who said dig a spoon in and shove in your mouth - Yummy!!:oops: I didn't think you would though, even I'm not man enough to do that!:o but like TarJak said, good to spread on buttered toast with a glass of OJ for breaky!!:yeah:When your making a beefy gravy add a spoon of vegi, excellent!:yep:

[krashkart]

Sorry about that krashkart, it was me who said dig a spoon in and shove in your mouth - Yummy!!:oops: I didn't think you would though, even I'm not man enough to do that!:o but like TarJak said, good to spread on buttered toast with a glass of OJ for breaky!!:yeah:When your making a beefy gravy add a spoon of vegi, excellent!:yep:

Reece, you helped to progress my salt-and-pepper manhood. :har: That was a payload of de-icer! My thanks altogether. However, I may just bill you for any future cardiac troubles. :D J/K

Best Wishes,

krashkart

EDIT:

Besides, that jar has been sitting in my cupboard since December 25th, 2009. I need to find a use for it or it goes to waste. I might try the toast spread. :D

[krashkart]

And now I wonder....

Could Vegemite/Marmite/regional derivative survive a nuclear holocaust?? If so, how would it evolve? Could it one day form intelligent life? :06:


This might just be one for the MythBusters!


*moderates self*

[Tribesman]

Could Vegemite/Marmite/regional derivative survive a nuclear holocaust?? If so, how would it evolve? Could it one day form intelligent life?
There is no evolution.
Yeast derived spreads were created in their current form by the god of drunken cooking, they have always been the same and will always be the same for so it is written in the book of Fourecks

[Reece]

And now I wonder....

Could Vegemite/Marmite/regional derivative survive a nuclear holocaust?? If so, how would it evolve? Could it one day form intelligent life? :06:


This might just be one for the MythBusters!


*moderates self*Not sure about that!:hmmm: but certainly some of the things I have found at the back of the fridge have formed some sort of life, not sure if it's intelligent or not, no way I'd remove the lid to find out!!:oops::yep:

[Rilder]

Brother-in-law had an experience like that once.

Was chopping up jalapenos for something he was cooking. Got everything prepped and in the pot and took a potty break while it simmered away.

Naturally, being a very conscientious person, he DID wash his hands after he finished up in the bathroom.

He just didn't wash them before he started.

:doh:

Oh been there.

Also once had some Jalapenos and somehow the stuff got on my face... my whole face.

My Gods, my head burned that day.

[krashkart]

There is no evolution.
Yeast derived spreads were created in their current form by the god of drunken cooking, they have always been the same and will always be the same for so it is written in the book of Fourecks

Well, I'll be a donkey's behind! I always heard the Europeans and their Australasian variants were an odd bunch. :O: Thank heavens for drunken cooking, at least. :D

Not sure about that!:hmmm: but certainly some of the things I have found at the back of the fridge have formed some sort of life, not sure if it's intelligent or not, no way I'd remove the lid to find out!!:oops::yep:

Well, y'know, I have a roast duck that's been in my fridge for most of a year... suppose I ought to clean the damn thing out. :oops: I'm afraid the roast will quack at me... imagine the ensuing mess. :-?

Skal!

krashkart <-- bachelor supreme


P.S.
I really do not mean to be offensive in any way to anyone.

I thought maybe someone might appreciate this:

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/332/9/9/The_day_the_Iraq_war_started_by_humon.jpg

[krashkart]

^^ credits humon at humon.deviantart.com -- she's a whiz. :)

[Oberon]

That's going to be a DevFave :yep: