# Food 101: How to eat Vegemite **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2002, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403 "2002-06-11T06:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**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 14, 2002, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/41 "2002-06-14T09:41:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by robinc308 \* > \*\ ***Mesopotamis** , what are twiglets? \*\* Little crunchy ‘twigs’ made of wholewheat flour, glazed (traditionally) with yeast extract, more recently offered in other flavours such as worcester or curry. ---
**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 14, 2002, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/42 "2002-06-14T09:46:35Z")
Personally, I prefer Marmite (I mention this at the risk of being strung up); I find it smoother and slightly less salty, but it’s all a matter of personal choice… My favourite way to eat it; wholemeal or rye toast, completely cooled in a toast rack (so that it doesn’t get soggy with it’s own steam), a thick application of real butter and a smear of Marmite (no more than half a level tsp per slice). What are Tim Tams? ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/43 "2002-06-14T11:46:51Z")
Tim Tams are DELICIOUS chocolate biscuits!!! nummmmmmmmm!!! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![sophbella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sophbella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sophbella)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/44 "2002-06-14T13:14:01Z")
In a vegimite seugue, i was overseas with some canadians, and one of my aussie friends was travelling with little snack size vegemites equipped with biscuits and a little red palstic spreader. We offered it to our oblivious canadians friends… something to the effect of “would you like to try some chocolate?” As witnessed in the OP, vegimite is somewhat vile to the foreign tongue, but to a tounge expecting chocolate? Much amusement (on the australian behalf) ensued. The remainder of my vegimite memories are only those filled with joy, i love it with cheese. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/45 "2002-06-14T13:37:52Z")
I don’t like Tim Tams. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/46 "2002-06-14T14:08:52Z")
Cool ! I’m safe with the dawg on my side 😉 And go to bed ! ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/47 "2002-06-14T16:00:53Z")
Boo! Hiss! How can two you not like chocolate biccies? :: pitches delicious chocolate Tim Tams at **Goo** and **TLD** :: :: scuttles off before anyone can retaliate with pooey gobs of Vegemite :: Yep, off to bed myself 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/48 "2002-06-14T16:55:37Z")
You’re supposed to _eat_ Vegemite? Wow, learn somthin ever’ day ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/49 "2002-06-15T11:41:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*You’re supposed to _eat_ Vegemite? Wow, learn somthin ever’ day \*\* Well, I don’t know if that was the original idea, but that’s where it ended up. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/50 "2002-06-15T11:47:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Narrad \* > \*\*How can two you not like chocolate biccies? \*\* I like chocolate bickies. Just not Tim Tams. They taste like plastic. Give ol’ TLD a Chocolate Monte any day. ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/51 "2002-06-15T11:58:42Z")
That’s the difference between Melbourne and Sydney you see. You like CM and we like TT. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403/52 "2002-06-16T00:02:32Z")
Vegemite on crumpets - the breakfast of champions. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-101-how-to-eat-vegemite/113403.md?page=2)