# I'm eating Vegemite. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 16, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402 "2000-09-16T14:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 16, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/1 "2000-09-16T14:27:14Z")
And there’s nothing you can do to stop me! AHHHAhahahahahaha!!! I have the teevee on behind me. NBC (your RAT BASTARD network\*) had a guy sampling Australian food. He tasted Vegemite and said, “This isn’t tasty.” I like the stuff. I don’t have any English muffins or bread, so I’m having it on crackers out of an MRE. Ya know? Vegemite is one of the only things that make MRE crackers edible! It’s also good on breakfast burritos. And chicken. (\* Don’t mind me. I’m just upset that NBC isn’t showing the games live. I wonder if I’ll be able to pick up CBC when I move to Seattle? Can you get CBC on a satellite dish?) ---
**Author:** ![light\_strand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/2 "2000-09-16T14:56:26Z")
Vegemite is the most godawful stuff ever invented! I would rather eat tripe. You get the CBC in LA? I miss the CBC. I miss Don Cherry. I miss Hockey night in Canada. I miss good Olympics coverage. DAMN YOU TX!! No you can’t get the CBC on satellite (at least not on Dish Network). Now I’m going to go mope. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2000, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/3 "2000-09-16T15:15:44Z")
No, I don’t get CBC in L.A. I’m hoping I can pick it up in Seattle when I move there. That way I can watch live coverage _next_ time. Vegemite isn’t godawful! It’s good! Mmmmmmmmm! ---
**Author:** ![Grimhacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Grimhacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grimhacker)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/4 "2000-09-16T15:59:08Z")
I hate you!!! for just putting the thought of vegemite in my head…_brrrrr_ ---
**Author:** ![fnord1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fnord1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fnord1966)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/5 "2000-09-16T16:27:06Z")
I do not belive that I have ever had Vegimite, I have always wanted to try it. Cant be all that bad, after all it is just a fremeted yeast protien paste, what could be wrong with that? ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/6 "2000-09-16T16:42:34Z")
Vegemite is a valuable sauce ingredient. All sorts of sauces, especially homemade tomato sauce for pasta, are improved by a small amount of vegemite. My SO is Australian, this is how I know. I would hesitate, however, to slather a bunch of it on a cracker. Sorta gives me the heebie jeebies. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2000, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/7 "2000-09-16T17:46:12Z")
> [@](#): > > I do not belive that I have ever had Vegimite It’s very salty-tasting. Some people swear it has a “meaty” taste, and others say it tastes like there’s cheese in it. I think it tastes a little like very strong soy sauce. Not that I’d put soy sauce on a cracker, but Vegemite is good on breads. (For the faint of heart, spread it _thinly_ on a toasted English muffin. Put some margarine on first.) > [@](#): > > I hate you!!! > > for just putting the thought of vegemite in my head… _brrrrr_ Why? Can’t you get it where you are? 😃 _ducking_ > [@](#): > > Vegemite is a valuable sauce ingredient. All sorts of sauces, especially homemade tomato sauce for pasta, are improved by a small amount of vegemite. My SO is Australian, this is how I know. Right. Vegemite is a condoment. Like salt, peanut butter, or worcestershire sauce. Perfect breakfast (when I don’t feel like eating dead animals): English muffin with a little marge and Vegemite, English Breakfast tea, half a papaya with lemon juice on it. (Of course if I _do_ want a traditional American breakfast, I’ll stick with Tabasco®.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/8 "2000-09-16T18:14:50Z")
Can I try some? ---
**Author:** ![Fyodor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/958977/32.png) [@Fyodor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fyodor)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/9 "2000-09-16T19:05:57Z")
I’ve had Vegemite but I prefer the English version, Marmite, that is also available here in Canada. I think it’s darker, saltier, and stronger tasting. My recipes? Buttered toast with a thin layer of Marmite, then a fried or poached egg on top. Eat with a knife and fork. Also, take toast, spread on thin Marmite, then some nice cheddar cheese, top with another toast, eat this sandwich. Have a cold? Take a teaspoon of Marmite and slowly lick it for a salty treat. Sometimes I’ll add some to soup or gravy but it’s pretty expensive (a jar a little bigger than a golf ball costs about $3.25). Anytime I see a shop specializing in imports from England I’ll usually trot in to check if they have jumbo jars of Marmite at a good price. I heard that it’s a by-product of the beer brewing process, made from the yeasty residue. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/10 "2000-09-16T19:24:29Z")
OH MY GOODNESS! :eek: I just realized that after all these years I had NO IDEA what vegemite was! I swear I always thought it was an australian rodent from the outback. Where the hell did I come up with that… What other things do I beleave and think I “know” that are completely false? Ack. I’m a fraud. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/11 "2000-09-16T19:49:07Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve had Vegemite but I prefer the English version, Marmite Funny, I don’t like Marmite. > [@](#): > > Can I try some? You can get some here: [http://www.aussieproducts.com/cgi-bin/shopzone30.exe/st\_prod.html?p\_prodid=515&p\_catid=77&sid=1Cc5cz01RF1eCJB-20100164536.65](http://www.aussieproducts.com/cgi-bin/shopzone30.exe/st_prod.html?p_prodid=515&p_catid=77&sid=1Cc5cz01RF1eCJB-20100164536.65) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/12 "2000-09-16T22:21:56Z")
I first read this thread a couple hours ago. After retching for some time I thought I’d look at the whole concept of Vegamite as food with an open mind. **fnord** , it tastes like meat and beer and salt, with a hint of peanut butter. It’s pretty nasty slathered on thickly and gives you beer belches the rest of the day. Which wouldn’t be bad, except Vegamite tastes like BAD beer, especially on the rebound. It might be interesting in sauces. God knows I’m bored with most sauces these days. It might be improved by mixing a small amount with butter on some toasted breadstuff, like **Johnny** eats it. It is not something to dive into wholeheartedly. It is an acquired taste that I have not acquired. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/13 "2000-09-16T23:23:16Z")
> [@](#): > > It might be improved by mixing a small amount with butter on some toasted breadstuff, like Johnny eats it. I usually go without the butter. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/14 "2000-09-16T23:51:22Z")
When I read this thread title, I expected to read, “…and now I’m puking.” as the first line. I’ve had Vegemite. While I’ve never actually tasted a fart, I now think I have a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![DeathLlama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DeathLlama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeathLlama)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/15 "2000-09-17T00:02:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Whammo \* > \*\*What other things do I beleave and think I “know” that are completely false? Ack. I’m a fraud. \*\* “Whammo the Fraudulent” I kind of like that. It’s got a nice ring. As for Vegemite…there was a very colorful description of it in the September issue of “Car and Driver.” John Phillips drove across New Zealand in a '59 Saab (the reason why was never adequately addressed in the article) and made entries in a journal every day. This is taken from his first day: “…Then I tried to come to grips with the unlikely existence of Vegemite–concentrated yeast extract intended to be spread on toast and crackers. It is the consistency of peanut butter and the color of crankcase sludge. If you allowed bratwurst drippings to collect on your Weber grill, then mixed that with Bovril and, say, a quart of the residue scraped from the sump of an abattoir, you’d have Vegemite. I could understand if this paste were useful as a defoliant. But that someone actually discovered it was edible is one of those wholly unlikely human undertakings, like the first optometrist who said, “I wonder what would happen if I put these small pieces of glass in my eye sockets?” or the first internist who said, “I bet a powerful stream of saline solution administered rectally would make me feel better.” How do such things happen?” ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/16 "2000-09-17T00:11:45Z")
I’ve eaten Marmite and the thing it most closely resembles that you can get here in the states is the vitamin supplement I feed my ferret. ---
**Author:** ![Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archer)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/17 "2000-09-17T00:52:57Z")
Johnny, I ate some of that stuff on a dare. I still get sick to my stomach just thinking about it. I think they find the stuff by mining under peoples toenails. ---
**Author:** ![Heath\_Doolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Heath\_Doolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heath_Doolin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/18 "2000-09-17T06:49:36Z")
Vegemite is honey compared to poi, the root of hell. In honor of the greatest line describing the first taste of poi “I know bull semen when I taste it and yep thats bull semen!” ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/19 "2000-09-17T08:22:07Z")
I remember eating the stuff in second grade. I don’t even know why, but we had some in class at school and we all got to try some. I think one kid like it. Ick! ---
**Author:** ![Broken\_Doll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Broken\_Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Doll)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402/20 "2000-09-17T08:27:32Z")
Blasphemous! I LOVE Vegemite. Especially on toast with lotsa margarine…or on Weet Bix with lotsa margarine…it’s tasty on chicken also…maybe it’s because I’m Australian and I’ve grown up on the stuff…mmmm…mmmm [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-eating-vegemite/33402.md?page=2)