Yes, Vegemite is pretty much the same thing. It’s like Coke vs Pepsi. And there’s similar, but different, extracts like Bovril, which is actual beef stock mixed with yeast extract, so is not vegan, obviously, and has, well, a beef flavor. (Though I kind of think of Vegemite and Marmite as being “beefy.”)
I make a northern African stew with prunes, yams, meat, etc. My son was eating it one evening and he loved it until he asked me what the black yummy things were. In his mind prunes make you shit. He freaked out over the meal and was hesitant to try anything new for a while.
I’ve had rattlesnake and alligator, but only in a sausage, so who knows what the meats themselves taste like. But I wouldn’t turn up my nose to a fillet or steak of either.
(Fillet of a fenny snake / In the cauldron boil and bake)
:dubious: Maybe real ones are (I’ve never seen any) but those ones from Armour that come six-in-a-can? 'Tis to barf. One of the Hounds had to undergo a pill regimen a while back. We hit upon the idea of using Vienna sausages as a pill carrier and bought the first can in who knows how long. Upon opening the can it was, “Oh, God! People eat this stuff?” One was extracted, sliced in half and stuffed with pill, which the dog snarfed right down. The other 5-1/2 were put into a Zip-lock bag and put back into the refrigerator for later – after doubly making sure the zipper had sealed properly.
When I was going through my “let’s explore canned meats!” phase, that was one I really did not enjoy. I love all kinds of Spam, Treet is acceptable but inferior, Underwood Deviled ham is tasty but overpriced for what it is, all the Eastern Europe hams and pates and fish are fantastic, but those Libby’s or Armour vienna sausages? I don’t know man. Something just ain’t right about those. I even bought some fancier brand (I think it was Eastern European, or maybe some regional version) that came in a pretty glass jar that was on clearance just to buy it for the jar itself (it was something like 99 cents for a 16 oz jar), and I tasted one, tried to give it to the kids and dog, and nobody wanted it, so dumped they went. I don’t know, maybe it’s that “hot dog water” they sit around in or something. I like pickled sausages well enough, but that liquid throws me.