# How much Vegemite do you put on each half of an English Muffin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525 "2017-06-09T17:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/21 "2017-06-10T21:38:39Z")
Is “homeopathic” an acceptable unit of measure? ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/22 "2017-06-11T03:27:24Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > … As far as flavor, I find the vegemite a little bit more “well rounded,” for lack of better descriptor, than the Marmite. It also doesn’t seem to have quite as bitter a bite at the end of it, but I think I’d be hard-pressed to tell the difference without a reference. … Simply put, I just find Vegemite overall easier to handle and spread than Marmite, so that’s probably while I prefer it more so than it tastes a little more “well rounded” to me. Vegemite is now recognised as having umami taste [one of the big five tastes - often called savoury or browny/roasty flavour] although as someone who doesn’t normally add additional salt to food I find its saltiness sometimes dominates. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/23 "2017-06-11T03:40:14Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I think it’s best to open the jar of Vegemite, invert the English muffin (holey side down), and pass it quickly about one inch over the open jar. That should suffice. Muffins don’t have a holey side. You may be thinking of a crumpet. Muffins are the ones that split in the middle. You know what’s nice? Big dob of butter, little scraping of honey, tiny scraping of Vegemite. Mmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/24 "2017-06-11T03:44:30Z")
The magic of the internet. It is lunch time here. I have Vegemite and an English muffin. My Vegemite is in a [tube](http://cravingaustralia.com/product/kraft-vegemite-tube/), but that doesn’t matter… later… Turns out about a teaspoon per half. And it was the same for the half that I then melted cheese on. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/25 "2017-06-11T05:25:59Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Muffins don’t have a holey side. You may be thinking of a crumpet. Muffins are the ones that split in the middle. > > You know what’s nice? Big dob of butter, little scraping of honey, tiny scraping of Vegemite. Mmmmm… When you split the muffin in half, the cut side is the holey side. Therefore, one English muffin, split in the middle, yields two holey sides, or if you prefer, two smooth outsides and two holey insides. I know what crumpets are-- smooth on one side, holey on the other, yummy all over. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/26 "2017-06-12T16:12:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Yeah, yeah, ‘Vegemite is horrible,’ Quoting [Barack Obama](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364424/Barack-Obama-One-thing-Americans-agree-Australias-famous-Vegemite-horrible.html), I see. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/27 "2017-06-12T16:16:07Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Quoting [Barack Obama](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364424/Barack-Obama-One-thing-Americans-agree-Australias-famous-Vegemite-horrible.html), I see. 🙂 He’s wrong. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/28 "2017-06-12T16:49:45Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > He’s wrong. Maybe, but more for me. Let me also decry the ongoing debate about which yeast spread is best. I love them all, each for different things. I can no more pick my ‘favorite’ yeast extract than I’d pick my favorite child. Marmite, Vegemite, Cenovis, Aussie Mite, Mighty Mite, NZ Marmite, they all have redeeming characteristics and endearing quirks. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/29 "2017-06-13T00:01:57Z")
My usual dollop measures as 1/2 teaspoon. I’ve no real preference between Marmite and Vegemite, but consistently find Marmite selling for much less. Typically Marmite can be had on Amazon for under $13 per 500 gms. Vegemite is closer to $20. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/30 "2017-06-13T00:16:43Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > Vegemite is closer to $20. Mine costs more like $120. (In the 2.5 kg pail.) ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/31 "2017-06-13T09:17:41Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Mine costs more like $120. (In the 2.5 kg pail.) But they give you a free paint roller, so that’s good. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/32 "2017-06-13T12:43:43Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > One level teaspoon of Vegemite per half. Of course the only reason to measure Vegemite by the spoonful is if you are going to eat it by the spoonful. Otherwise Vegemite is measured in knife blade smears, which is a technical term. By the same technical basis it is a fact that there is always enough Vegemite left in an empty jar to spread on one last piece of buttered toast. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/33 "2017-06-13T15:10:24Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Maybe, but more for me. > > Let me also decry the ongoing debate about which yeast spread is best. > > I love them all, each for different things. I can no more pick my ‘favorite’ yeast extract than I’d pick my favorite child. Marmite, Vegemite, Cenovis, Aussie Mite, Mighty Mite, NZ Marmite, they all have redeeming characteristics and endearing quirks. This may be because you didn’t grow up with one or the other as a household staple. I grew up with Marmite and didn’t taste Vegemite until I was about 20. Consequently, vegemite will always be the pale imitation (literally - Marmite is darker and stronger). For Marmite, I would spread a very thin layer on muffins (with lots of butter), so doubt it’s a teaspoon’s worth. Vegemite, I wouldn’t touch. I find it a bit gritty in comparison with the silky smooth of Great British Marmite TM. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/34 "2017-06-13T16:04:27Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Of course the only reason to measure Vegemite by the spoonful is if you are going to eat it by the spoonful. Have done. 😉 > [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Otherwise Vegemite is measured in knife blade smears, which is a technical term. But what is the volume of a knife blade smear? I had to find out. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/35 "2017-06-13T16:33:25Z")
Had to check - about half a teaspoon [took my usual knifeload and scraped it with a spoon measure to find out the amount.] I do drop about a tablespoon per 2 quart when I make beef stew or a couple teaspoons for 2 quarts beef based soups, gives it that ‘hydrolized yeast’ flavor that is missing from commercial product. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525/36 "2017-06-13T16:41:51Z")
And now, the problem is that, in her recovery, Mrs. L.A. has finished off the English muffins! Oh, wait. I need to hit the store on my way home. All is good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525.md?page=1)