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

Works wonders for high blood pressure :DL

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:

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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)

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:

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

Wasabi!:wah:

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

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*

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

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:

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.

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

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:

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