# Do you like/hate these things (food related poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 22, 2001, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763 "2001-06-22T11:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/1 "2001-06-22T11:53:00Z")
[list=1] [li]Marmite/Vegemite/Yeast exteact[/li][li]Bovril[/li][li]Worcester sauce[/li][li]Soy sauce[/li][li]Oyster sauce[/li][/list=1] even though the ingredients are diverse, they all seem (to my mind) to be catering for similar tastes, am I right? Are there any others you’d like to add to the list? ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/2 "2001-06-22T12:29:59Z")
That’d be yes, yes, yes, yes and yes. Colour me plebian. As an aside, Marmite ran a successful ad campaign in the UK showing a series of people accidentally tasting marmite (say they re-used a knife which had spread some on toast) and making it abundantly clear that they hated it (mock barfing, pulling faces, having to drink a pint of water etc). The ad-line was ‘you either love it or you hate it’. I thought it was a pretty cool series of ads, and quite daring - showing a whole bunch of people having an adverse reaction to your product… [/end hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/3 "2001-06-22T12:42:20Z")
1. Didn’t at first, but warming up to it. 2. Haven’t tried it (I’ve only been in the UK for eleven days, give me time). 3. Yes. Yum. 4. Yes. 5. Hmm, not sure – where would you find it? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/4 "2001-06-22T13:11:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fretful Porpentine \* > \*\*5) Hmm, not sure – where would you find it? \*\* Used a great deal in Chinese cooking. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/5 "2001-06-22T13:17:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Xerxes \* > \*\*As an aside, Marmite ran a successful ad campaign in the UK showing a series of people accidentally tasting marmite (say they re-used a knife which had spread some on toast) and making it abundantly clear that they hated it (mock barfing, pulling faces, having to drink a pint of water etc). The ad-line was ‘you either love it or you hate it’. I thought it was a pretty cool series of ads, and quite daring - showing a whole bunch of people having an adverse reaction to your product… [/end hijack] \*\* The Marmite anti-ad campaign series was/is sheer brilliance; there was one where they are doing taste tests outside a supermarket and some customers kept sneaking back for another go, while others were running away screaming, actively pursued by smiling, helpful women saying ‘go on - try it’, IIRC the ad ends with a massive fight and people stamping marmite on toast into the tarmac. The other one that sticks in my mind is: Girl and boy return to her flat for ‘coffee’ - a little smooching on the sofa, then she goes to make the drinks, while the kettle boils she munches on a bagle topped with marmite, then she returns, they kiss and he pushes her away and coughs/splutters/retches. very amusing and very very clever. ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/6 "2001-06-22T13:30:06Z")
> [@](#): > > they kiss and he pushes her away and coughs/splutters/retches. I’d forgotten that one… It was/is very clever indeed - we’re still talking about both the ads and the product! I’d be a marmite soldier man every other night if it wasn’t for the fact that my wife would divorce me immediately. She has enough trouble coming to terms with the fact that I’ve got a soft spot for Heinz tomato ketchup. (And it _has_ to be Heinz). ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/7 "2001-06-22T13:41:54Z")
I hate marmite (even the smell of it), but love Bovril. I occasionally eat it by the spoonful. I like the other 3 too. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Doris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Sir\_Doris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Doris)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/8 "2001-06-22T13:49:54Z")
1. Yes 2. No 3. Maybe, if veggie version 4. Kikkoman is best 5. No. My fave Marmite ad is the one where the guy gives his sandwich to the tramp, only to have it thrown at his head once the tramp realises it’s Marmite. ---
**Author:** ![Cumber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@Cumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumber)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/9 "2001-06-22T14:55:25Z")
1. S’alright. 2. Err, what? 3. Yup. 4. Yes. 5. Yiss. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/10 "2001-06-22T16:08:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sir Doris \* > **3. Maybe, if veggie version** Erm, it’s based on anchovies, I don’t think there could be a (strict)veggie version. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/11 "2001-06-22T16:09:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cumber \* > **2. Err, what?** Beef extract, similar in appearance to Marmite (it actually contains yeast extract too), traditionall made into a hot drink (beef tea, I _think_) ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/12 "2001-06-22T16:48:12Z")
Vegemite - Mmmmm. Love this stuff! Bovril - Never heard of it Worcester sauce - Okay in small doses Soy sauce - I like this too Oyster sauce - Okay in small doses ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/13 "2001-06-22T17:07:36Z")
Soy sauce is the only one of those I like. Forget Kikkoman; the Pearl River Bridge brand, imported from China, is the best. Avoid La Choy products at all costs. Tried Vegemite once. Could take it or leave it. As for Worcestershire, Bovril, & oyster, I’m vegetarian, so those are ruled out. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/14 "2001-06-22T18:39:26Z")
**YES!** yes (Kayeby, it’s Pommy stuff like Bonox) yes yes yes ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/15 "2001-06-22T20:06:21Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Jomo Mojo_: > As for Worcestershire, Bovril, & oyster, I’m vegetarian, so those are ruled out. No wosrcestershire sauce for vegetarians? Odd, I wasn’t aware of anything in there that a vegetarian would find objectionable, after all it’s mostly soy sauce. As for soy sauce, the best I’ve found was a brand called Silver Swan (IIRC). That was the only one I’ve seen which contained traces of alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/16 "2001-06-22T20:11:50Z")
Worcestershire has fish in it. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/17 "2001-06-22T23:30:38Z")
[Henderson’s Relish](http://www.hendersons-relish.co.uk/content/relish.html) Which is said to be a similar thing to Worcester sauce, but suitable for veggies. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/18 "2001-06-23T01:18:06Z")
Marmite/Vegemite/Yeast exteact=never tried Bovril=love it! makes every soup beefy Worcester sauce=nope Soy sauce=yep, I use too much of this stuff Oyster sauce=nope ---
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/19 "2001-06-23T04:45:29Z")
Marmite/Vegemite – never heard of them before here Bovril – beats me, never heard of it either Worcester sauce – It’s OK _shrug_ Soy sauce – yum Oyster sauce – yum ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2001, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763/20 "2001-06-23T04:53:22Z")
Yup, you can buy vegan Worcestershire sauce that doesn’t contain anchovies. Sorry, I can’t remember the brand. Isn’t it weird how vegan’s won’t eat honey? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-hate-these-things-food-related-poll/69763.md?page=2)