Vegemite

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by diver

Marmite?

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.

Originally Posted by diver

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.

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

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. 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 )

Originally Posted by Oberon

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

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

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?

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.

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