Is it just me - it is just me, I’m sure - but lately the Vegemite I spread on toast seems to be thicker than before, and invariably (a) tears the toast, and (b) ends up clumping awkwardly. I don’t recall having this issue in the past - it always spread in a neutral kind of unexceptionally spready kind of way. But now, well I’ll be honest with you - it’s starting to piss me off a bit.
Damned Vegemite.
It’s just me, isn’t it…?
Just you I think, do you keep it in the fridge now?
Also I have noticed that bread from Woolworths/Coles has gotten a lot more “fluffy”, could they be fluffing up the bread so they can achieve a cheaper price by using less ingredients? They wouldn’t would they?
FYI I make my own bread and haven’t noticed the bread ripping.
Hmmm. No fridge for my Vegemite. And we’re using a range of breads - all store bought but with a range of fluffiossitude. The butter still works like it did in the good old days, and when I alternate with peanut butter it just spreads on like a lumpy tan dream.
Curious.
Temperature/climate change? Changed residences?
Maybe check the sell-by date (assuming that Vegemite has one).
I haven’t noticed an appreciable difference in its spreadability.
I spread mine on bagels. (Not in Aussie-land, but my local health food store carries it.) I haven’t noticed a change, but then, the stuff doesn’t fly off the shelves here. (Or is it Marmite that I get? I can’t remember, and I’m too lazy to check my cupboard.)
I’ve always had trouble spreading it, but the more butter I use the easier it spreads. Did you change the butter you use at all? I periodically add a few drops of hot water to the jar of Vegemite. They soak in and help it spread better.
Maybe you accidentally got a jar of thenew milder, kiddie version?
That is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard. My heart goes out to all the Aussies here.
The thing is, getting kids to eat Vegemite simply isn’t a problem. Most kid-orientated places offer a Vegemite sandwich as an option for fussy eaters because most kids will happily eat Vegemite (in this country). Sure, less salt is a good thing, but you spread Vegemite so thinly anyway, and looking at the jars in my pantry it appears that a single serving of Peanut Butter only has about 10mg less salt than a single serving of Vegemite (8%of RDI vs. 6% of RDI). My kid would have to eat 4 servings of Vegemite to equal the amount of salt in a small can of baked beans… and Vegemite isn’t the kind of topping you’d generally eat out of the jar (pipe down, jar-licking weirdos - you know you’re an anomaly).
Good luck to Kraft and all, but colour me surprised if it turns out there actually is a gap in the market that this new product fills.
Heh - my 6 year old has been eating a vegemite bagel for breakfast 4-5 days/week for the past 2 years. She loves the stuff. Except the day I was sick and my wife made it for her - no butter, and spread on about 10 times the amount I do - that was a problem.
American here, I just got a small jar of Vegemite and it was the same as it ever was. Judging by the exorbitant price I paid, it was imported from Oz, not made in the U.S.
As for that Vegemite Lite concoction, I think they’re marketing it wrong. As others have said kids don’t seem to have problems developing a taste for Vegemite, it’s adults that have never been exposed to it that are really turned off.
As for myself, I just started eating it in the past 5 years, and instantly loved it. Every Aussie I’ve come across has been horrified at how much I use - I slather it on like peanut butter.
Haven’t noticed any difference.
I’m also not sure what the deal is with the “kiddie-friendly” version. Since when is getting kids to eat vegemite a problem? I lived on the stuff til I was about 8. Although I guess the lower-salt aspect is good - in fact, if I could get a lower salt version that did’t affect the taster, I’d probably go for it. But I doubt that’s possible.
Mmmmm… thick black salty goodness.
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society.
Perhaps you’d have more satisfactory results with Marmite, the One True Toasted Prandial Spread? 
Warm the knife. You know, hot knife, butter, cutting through.
Blasphemy, are we trying to raise a bunch of soft underachievers who can’t even handle the real thing. I blame the media.:mad:
My house in the PNW is a bit cooler than my apartment in L.A. was*. I’ve noticed I need to take care not to tear the bread when I spread my Vegemite.
*The first time I opened a can of menudo up here, the liquid was completely congealed. It was always liquid in L.A.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2014/03/new-vegemite-leaves-bitter-aftertaste.html :mad:
Sadly, my family noticed the change immediately and a quick search found the sad tale at the link above. It’s still edible, still a favourite but why change? To increase profit maybe??
You’ve resurrected a five year old thread with a link to a two year old article. When did you first notice the taste change, and why bring it up now?