Bleh !
OK, so since several British people have been talking about it, I decided that I had to try it. For Americans, it is about the consistency of Molasses. It is also the saltiest subtance on earth; even saltier than eating salt. It is not BAD tasting and the jar says it is very nutrisious. I would say that one should consume it with something that usually needs salt. Nope, not in your Yogurt. As a cooking aid in beans? Maybe on a Hot Dog?
Bon Apetiete
Khadija
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Marmites on the grass, alas
I could have sworn a marmite was one of those pudgy ground squirrel things in the song?
You know: How much might might a marmite mar if a marmite might mar might?
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Giggle :)
Betcha can't say that three times really fast.
Khadija
Arkansas subjunctive
Try saying it in the Arkansas subjunctive:
How much might mought a marmite mar, if a marmite mought mar might?
He mought mar a mite more'n a marmot mought, if a marmite mought mar might. :)
Even once!
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
No Silly, Marmot
Ummm, I think. Maybe? I dunno really. Bloody things are frightfully cute though ... the anyimal not the jar!
I thought about putting some on cooked fish. Do you really think it would work as axle grease? Seems to me it would get a bit gummy?
Does anyone know if it is Halal? Maybe it it is Haram; forbidden?
Khadija
Halal Marmite
It's just yeast extract. I don't know if it's specifically halal, but I can't think of any good reason it shouldn't be.
Originally, it was made from yeast left over after brewing beer, hence the original factory in Burton, but I don't think the modern manufacturing methods involve alcoholic substances at all now.
Don't put it on cooked fish. Put it on the fish, and then cook it. Axle grease? No fat content at all.
Penny
Marmite or Vegemite?
Perhaps it’s just as well you didn’t try Vegemite which is supposedly even saltier than Marmite.
Had you done so, it might have been “Bleh! Bleh!”
I’ve heard it said that all these yeast extracts are an acquired taste. FWIW I’ve been eating Vegemite all my life, and I don’t like Marmite. I still eat Vegemite though, frequently.
“Vegemite, Marmite and Promite are all yeast extracts and basically all the same, but: Marmite is sweeter than vegemite Promite is sweeter then marmite They're all extremely salty tasting.” Source: Marmite-Vegemite website. Promite isn’t on my “yeast extract radar”.
LOL, I remember my father used to refer to Vegemite as “axle grease”.
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In moderation
I was never a big fan, but I don't mind it on a slice of bread and butter, or toast. The secret is to only use a small amount due to the strong flavour. I guess I must be the exception to their slogan "You either lover it or hate it"
But, if I was to put too much on a slice of bread I would probably go "Bleh!" as well :)
Pleione
Marmite
There's nothing wrong with Marmite.
Being English (my parent's fault, not mine), I have naturally grown up with Marmite and have discovered that there are two things that seem to go very well with it.
Cheese: Now this has to be a good quality cheddar, not that processed shit that even mice will leave alone
Mayo: My favourite for a quick snack
Cheese and mayo: Now you're talking. All three together, I could probably happily live on.
Remember though, it does have to be used sparingly or it's difficult to see when your eyes are watering. That does mean it's really economical, so although it's not inexpensive, one tiny jar lasts me ages and I mean ages.
If you don't like it, the jar lasts even longer :)
I don't just look it, I'm totally evil
I still don't know what the flying hell Marmite is!
Seriously,I'm not sure whether I should eat it or shoot it!
What is Marmite - or Vegimite?
Yeast extract - pure and simple.
You can eat it or shoot it - whatever takes your fancy, but it's a lot less unpleasant without the buckshot
I don't just look it, I'm totally evil
Luckily, in the age of the Internet...
...nothing is impossible.
Here is an online vendor where you can buy a generous lifetime (perhaps several lifetimes — for several generations) supply of Marmite for the tiny sum of US$19 plus P&P.
Jolly Grub — http://tinyurl.com/l4xr27
Such a deal! You might want to purchase several jars, so as to have bequests to all your immediate family, plus dear friends of course. This is, indeed, the gift that keeps on giving.
Whilst you're about it, you can easily obtain some Cadbury Curly Wurly Bars, and life will be complete.
Cheers,
Puddin'
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Cheers,
Puddin'
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Oh, and in the USA...
They call it Brewer's Yeast. Same stuff, but usually powdered, so one sprinkles instead of spreads.
http://allnutri.com/brewers+yeast.aspx
They have the stuff in tablet form as well.
Cheers,
Puddin'
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Cheers,
Puddin'
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Breakfast Of Aussies
Vegemite! There's nothing like it. There's even a song about "All The Happy Little Vegemites" and when the franchise was bought by an American company we nearly went to war. One of our local entrepreneurs (remember, there's no word in French for entrepreneur) even proposed bringing out an ersatz substitute,
Joanne
Marmite
Is one of those love/hate things, as others have noticed. My two sons ate industrial quantities of the stuff when they were growing up.
Curiously, it's actually got less salt in it than it used to. The stuff you get these days is a soft gloop, it used to be a much stiffer consistency, say like smooth peanut butter. But the health nazis changed all that.
Although most people use it as a spread, you could also try adding it to meals, for example, a little in beef stew or casserole like a stock cube.
If you want a pleasant taste without destroying the lining of your mouth: toast some bread, spread with Marmite, then put under the grill till it starts bubbling. Brilliant!
Penny, who had Marmite on toast for breakfast this morning
I got to love Marmite…
…during World War 2, when it was not on the ration. It is just gorgeous on hot-buttered toast, especially with a poached egg. Lettuce and Marmite sandwiches were another childhood favourite. Most wartime kids (like me) were raised on Marmite, which is full of Vitamin B.
Marmite was first manufactured in 1902 in Burton-on-Trent (a town famous for its brewing industry). It is a yeast extract, so what better place to set up the factory. For more details, see:
http://www.unilever.co.uk/ourbrands/foods/marmite.asp
Last year the manufacturers produced a special limited edition made from Guinness yeast to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
It was delicious and I wish I had bought more than one jar. Maybe if I was to look on eBay…
Gabi. (who also had Marmite on her breakfast toast this morning—it's just soooo yummy.)
Gabi.
Bovril
Personally, I always used to find more uses for Bovril, a syrupy glop in a very similar jar to Marmite, made from beef stock in highly concentrated form. Oddly enough, reconstituted into a rich broth, compared to the beef stock cubes sold in the U.S., it's hardly salty at all. There's a Canadian version of it that's a bit runnier and didn't quite taste the same to me, so I did something very stupid....
I was importing my own stashes of Bovril from England (with every returning visitor I could persuade), even after they had stopped exporting it, at the height of the unfolding mad cow panic. Ooops. Who knew that prions were indestructible short of burning them completely into ash? I saved the last jar, but I have no way of getting it tested to find out if it's contaminated. Not sure which part of the beasts got rendered into soup-concentrate, but I'm betting it was the part with the contamination. Double-oops.
Marmite, by the way, makes a passable vegetable broth. Mix a teaspoon in a cup of boiling water.
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Still sane, 20 years later, sort of, and somewhat functional...
Vegemite!
That's what I'm going to be trying soon... in Australia... with my belovéd...
>> the saltiest substance
Not by half. Try Danish Triple Salt Liquorice. It's an acquired taste, along with lutefisk.
For those who don't know, lutefisk is made from cod pickled in lye, a process so toxic that it was banned in the Middle Ages, so the current supply of lutefisk was actually made by Viking women (the stuff was considered too dangerous for men to handle) in 1013 during the reign of Sweyn Forkbeard. Thankfully, it's a proven scientific fact that nothing living can eat lutefisk and live, including even Norway rats, the fiercest rats in the world, so these ancient cod are as fresh and wholesome as the day they were caught, and require only that the stomach be fortified with copious quantities of akvavit (Scandinavian Flavoured Vodka) for humans to safely consume the completely-organic-pesticide-and-contaminant-free fish, a manly rite of passage much favoured these days, now that looting and pillaging are discouraged.
Cheers,
Puddin'
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NB - Lutefisk should be served only on stainless steel plates, using stainless steel cutlery and utensils, or one's meal might dissolve through the dish and leach through the dining table. Be sure to remove dentures as well. Lutefisk is quite soft, and does not require teeth to savour it. If you don't have dentures, one or two lutefisk meals will remedy that lack.
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Cheers,
Puddin'
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iSnack 2.0
1922: Vegemite
2009: iSnack 2.0
Yes, believe it or not, the name for a new, more spreadable form of that salty yeast spread that some of us know and love is ... iSnack 2.0.
Little love for Vegemite spread's new name
Underwhelming ain't it?
“It could quite possibly go down in history as one of the dumbest names ever coined.”
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Food?!?!?
iSnack 2.0 is FOOD?!!?
Oh, my poor computer!
~~Laika
Well shit, I guess it really CAN happen here..,
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lol
roflmao
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iSee a poor marketing strategy
Source: Ana SamwaysSideswipe
Pathetic Strategy
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