# Sad and happy little Vegemites **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771 "2016-08-04T19:03:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **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:** [August 4, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/1 "2016-08-04T19:03:32Z")
[Sad little Vegemite](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/Sad%20little%20Vegemite.jpg) [Happy little Vegemite](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/Happy%20little%20Vegemite.jpg) New 2.5 kg pail came yesterday. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/2 "2016-08-04T19:22:19Z")
A decent rubber spatula would net you another ounce or two of vegemite out of the empty pail. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/3 "2016-08-04T19:35:45Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > A decent rubber spatula would net you another ounce or two of vegemite out of the empty pail. I got almost enough for one English muffin. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/4 "2016-08-04T19:58:38Z")
This strikes as being like the 1kg jars of Nutella… _just_ _too_ _much_. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/5 "2016-08-04T20:07:31Z")
Dude, that stuff is not edible. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/6 "2016-08-04T20:10:05Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > This strikes as being like the 1kg jars of Nutella… _just_ _too_ _much_. What do a 10 kilogram jar of Nutella and a 1 gram jar of Vegemite have in common? They’re both too much. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/7 "2016-08-04T20:20:30Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Dude, that stuff is not edible. Hey, it’s a foodstuff _and_ spackling material. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/8 "2016-08-04T22:15:28Z")
We got one of those tubs from Costco. We both like the stuff but I reckon it will last our lifetimes. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/9 "2016-08-05T13:50:35Z")
For those who think they hate vegemite - a small amount added to homemade beef stew/soup adds an incredible richness [like a quarter tsp to a whole pot] - think of it as the hydrolized ‘natural flavors’ in commercial soups that are missing in homemade, it is a definite boost of umami. I sort of took it as a compliment when someone said my homemade vegetable beef barley soup was just like the canned stuff but better [_snicker_ - it is in that type of umami that most homemade soups DON’T have and that is missed by people who always eat canned stuff and find missing from homemade, and don’t like homemade because it is bland.] I tend to use vegemite as an additive to foods rather than as a spread. As part of a marinade or seasoning, it is an excellent umami booster. Just like there is a place in a good kitchen for MSG as well … and don’t give me the crap about MSG, it is a naturally deriven ingredient with a place in cooking. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/10 "2016-08-05T13:55:10Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > and don’t give me the crap about MSG, it is a naturally deriven ingredient with a place in cooking. It was hip to hate MSG long before people even knew what gluten was! ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/11 "2016-08-05T14:43:06Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > For those who think they hate vegemite - a small amount added to homemade beef stew/soup adds an incredible richness… For which I keep a tube of anchovy paste in the fridge, but I wouldn’t pretend it was edible by itself, or on toast, any more than I’d chow down on a few spoonfuls of… pretty much anything else in the spice cabinet. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/12 "2016-08-05T14:45:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Hey, it’s a foodstuff _and_ spackling material. Do you have to prime it before painting? ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/13 "2016-08-05T15:29:50Z")
I’m a (Sanitarium) Marmite man, personally. My Kiwi cousin brings me a 500g jar whenever she visits, which is about every 4 years, and there’s usually a little bit left. I can’t imagine buying a 2.5kg tub and _running out!_ ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/14 "2016-08-05T15:48:34Z")
I don’t hate anyone enough to send them a Vegemite holiday greeting card. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/15 "2016-08-05T20:14:31Z")
If I ask if you speak-a my language, **Johnny L.A.** , would [you just smile and give me a sandwich?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jHXu86O01w&t=1m6s) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/16 "2016-08-06T01:11:52Z")
You really need to give **Qadgop the Mercotan** a shout out. I remember he once talked about having a big pail of Vegemite. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/17 "2016-08-08T23:28:36Z")
What a timely reminder! My current 2.5 kg bucket of vegemite is almost empty. It’s my 3rd such bucket in the last 12 years or so, I believe. I’ll survive on Marmite and Cenovis until the next bucket gets here. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771/18 "2016-08-09T03:01:39Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I’ll survive on Marmite and Cenovis until the next bucket gets here. If you have a cheap source, let me know! (Do not need answer fast.)