# 2.5 kilos of vegemite **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 2, 2001, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187 "2001-11-02T20:41:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/21 "2001-11-03T06:30:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > **Crisco** Man I’ve been Cisco for nearly 8 years now and I still can’t get away from people calling me Crisco. Oh well, I guess I should be used to it by now… ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/22 "2001-11-03T15:05:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > **Quadgop** Ya reap what ya sow! 🙂 Qadgop ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/23 "2001-11-03T15:53:53Z")
When I first started here (which was right after the boards moved to the web site), there was a question about vegamite. The OP had just tried vegamite, and he wanted to know why people ate it. His comment on the taste? \*\*“It was like licking a dog’s salty asshole.” \*\* I still remember and giggle over that anytime vegamite comes up. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/24 "2001-11-03T17:36:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zyada \* > His comment on the taste? \*\*“It was like licking a dog’s salty asshole.” \*\* Did he explain how he came by the knowledge to be able to make the comparison? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/25 "2001-11-03T17:42:22Z")
Must…not…comment… no dog-rimming jokes from me, nope! I’ve eaten Vegemite exactly three times. I got sick each time. Good luck in your quest, **Qadgop** , and happy birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/26 "2001-11-03T17:45:03Z")
I don’t remember, but I don’t think it was asked. However, I wasn’t registered at the time, and I nearly registered just to ask that question. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/27 "2001-11-03T18:22:04Z")
Al Zheimers wrote “Qadgop, you’re a quack, what’s your opinion on the health effects of the massive salt content of that delicious food Vegemite, and its vastly superior British cousin Marmite?” Seems to me Marmite is much saltier than Vegemite. Put me in the “prefers Marmite” camp. It seems to be a “love it” or “hate it” kind of thing. Has no one yet mentioned the utility of B vitamins in coping with stress? Thanks for the link to recipes! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/28 "2001-11-03T18:34:43Z")
I vaguely remember Marmite from when I was little - my Welsh Granny would bring us some when she came back from trips to Britain. I remember thinking that it looked like axle grease on toast, but my mum told me it had lots of vitamins, and would help me get to school on a cold winter days. It was one of those things that made me start to examine my parents’ statements with a critical eye. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/29 "2002-08-26T20:46:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > > P.S. where did she get it? I’ve always wanted to gross some of my friends out with this stuff: “yea try it, it’s all the rage down-under!!” \*\* There is this bakery in Brussels. You need to look for this tall, brawny guy. Go [here](http://www.vegemite.com.au/video/meta/softer_skin.asx) for an appropriate use of Vegemite. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/30 "2002-08-26T21:07:43Z")
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: You’ve got to warn everyone and tell them! Vegemite is made of people! You’ve got to tell them! Vegemite is people! **UNEDITED** cut ‘n’ paste from the [original Vegemite website:](http://www.vegemite.com.au/bornbread.asp?area=6) > [@](#): > > The yeast extract spread we all know and love first appeared on our shelves in 1923. It was made from many essential ingredients apart from yeast extract. > > One of the main ones was Fred Walker - a man before his time. ---
**Author:** ![vebr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb8c5e/32.png) [@vebr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vebr)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/31 "2002-08-26T22:05:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheLoadedDog \* > \*\* > You’re on the right track. I think what puts a lot of Americans off Vegemite is that they use too much. \*\* What put me off was tasting just a tiny bit of it. Not knowing what it was, it took me a while to believe it was _not_ salted, crushed insects. Truly foul. Tastes like it looks… There should be a warning label. Vicki ---
**Author:** ![GopherGod72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@GopherGod72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GopherGod72)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/32 "2002-08-26T22:44:06Z")
I mentioned in a prior thread that I just HAD to try vegemite after reading about it on the boards. I also mentioned that I had bought a 4 oz jar off the internet and would tell you what I thought. I never told you what I thought. Imagine if you will, a whole cow rendered down into a deep rich salty beef stock. Mmmm… sounds good huh? Well that gallon drum of beef stock gets reduced… and reduced and reduced to a nice thick demi glaze… still sounds alright huh? Reduce it further… no FURTHER!! reduce it till its the thickness of frozen peanut butter then add a gallon of soy sauce and a liter of salt for good measure then reduce it BACK to the frozen peanut butter thickness. MmmmMMMM TASTY!!! anybody want a 4 ounce jar of Vegemite with just the top layer missing? ---
**Author:** ![tisiphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tisiphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tisiphone)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/33 "2002-08-26T23:16:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Northern Piper \* > \*\*Did he explain how he came by the knowledge to be able to make the comparison? > > :eek: \*\* If the poster happened to be **Oldscratch** , [sub]anybody know how he’s been?\*\* a thorough perusal of the infamous TMI thread explains it all…among a bunch of other stuff you don’t want to know. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/34 "2002-08-26T23:55:23Z")
I’ve tried Vegemite twice. Maybe I used too much. Next time I’ll try a nanogram of it dissolved in Lake Superior. I said before in one of the other Vegemite threads that the best way to eat Vegemite was with somebody else’s mouth. Still, though, I’d try it again. I like salty stuff, and if you can get past its appearance, it may be palatable in small dosages. Wouldn’t swear to it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/35 "2002-08-27T00:19:04Z")
Not a Vegemite fan, but I love my Marmite. It’s got that little bit of extra taste, IMO. Vegemite tastes a bit bland to me, after eating Marmite. (I know, I know, I mean _relatively_ bland) ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/36 "2002-08-27T00:41:20Z")
Funny you should mention Vegemite, **Qadgop**. I bought a jar of it at Jungle Jim’s while visiting **ShibbOleth** and the CinciDopers during OkiDope the other weekend and just got around to trying it yesterday. It’s not bad on buttered toast, although tasting it straight is like chewing a beef boullion cube. But I like it. Of course, I was the guy who wanted to get menudo when we had Mexican for lunch that day. ---
**Author:** ![robinc308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@robinc308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinc308)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/37 "2002-08-27T01:16:00Z")
Add a teaspoon of vegemite when making gravy - it adds both colour and flavour. Vegemite and cheese toasties are pretty good. Add a teaspoon of vegemite when making hamburger patties. When you next make a salad sandwich, spread a thin layer of vegemite on one of the bread slices. Vegemite [Quiche](http://www.nz.com/NZ/Culture/Food/Vegemite_Quiche.html). Or experiment yourself - add vegemite where you might otherwise add salt - use it to beef up stock… But you’ll never beat a vegemite sandwhich - bread (toasted or not) butter and vegemite. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/38 "2002-08-27T01:27:40Z")
Wow, was I surprised to see this thread resurrected. But it’s appropriate, since nearly all the 2.5 kilos of that batch of vegemite has been consumed. It’s great in soups and casseroles! But I also got the chance to try Marmite and Promite, and they’re pretty yummy too! Just what I needed for a change of pace from all the vegemite! Marmite’s better than promite, IMHO but they both taste nice on a sun-dried tomato bagel. And I’ve tried Menudo too. The soup, not the band. Not really to my taste, but I’m glad I did try it. It might have been better if I’d added vegemite. Haven’t tried the Aussie mite or Mighty mite yet. But it’s in the cupboard! QtM ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/39 "2002-08-27T01:59:27Z")
Marmite and potato chip sandwichs. YUMMMMMMMMMMMM. ---
**Author:** ![GopherGod72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@GopherGod72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GopherGod72)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187/40 "2002-08-27T04:26:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by robinc308 \* > \*\*When you next make a salad sandwich, spread a thin layer of vegemite on one of the bread slices. > \*\* A wh-wh-WHAT? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-5-kilos-of-vegemite/91187.md?page=3)