# The Marmite Horror **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 5, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627 "2009-10-05T02:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/121 "2009-10-15T06:04:34Z")
> [@Apollyon](#): > > What’s better than Marmite-flavoured cheese? Marmite and cheese flavoured potato chips! 😃 > > [Bluebird Cheesymite Chips](http://www.shopenzed.com/bluebird-cheesymite-nations-chips-xidp242773.html). Thats gotta rock! I want some, I want some, I want some… Actually I also want some proper Cheezels, Twisties - and oh for Burger Rings! Then some proper salt n vinegar chips… Bugger - now I’m getting homesick ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/122 "2009-10-15T07:01:44Z")
Like \*\*Kitten Blue \*\*I thought it was a Poe parody (I’ve never read Lovecroft.) \*\*Marmite (and Vegemite) are one of those things you have to grow up with to enjoy, I think- I only know one or two Americans who like the stuff, but pretty much every non-“foreign immigrant” household in Australia & NZ will have a jar of one of them in it. \*\* True. I _hate_ marmite & vegemite. I used to make myself a paste of butter & savoury (brewers) yeast. That was tasty. I got the idea from an American cooking book Rachel’s Kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![MightyQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MightyQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MightyQ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/123 "2009-10-15T17:05:28Z")
Is there a genetic split here, do you think? Are Marmite lovers/haters tasters, non tasters, or supertasters? Don’t hate me for loving Marmite - that would stick you firmly in the tastist camp and give me constitutional grounds for major courtroom action. Ya think? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/124 "2009-10-15T17:59:51Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > It’s funny what you think is normal - only a few years ago I found out that green bean casserole is only normal for white people. Two of the black ladies I work with cornered me when I was talking about the Great Thanksgiving Cookathon at my house to ask me, “Do white people REALLY eat that green bean casserole?” They had only seen it in commercials. I have seen it at black BBQs many times.When the hell has green bean casserole been on a commercial? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/125 "2009-10-15T18:02:12Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > I have seen it at black BBQs many times.When the hell has green bean casserole been on a commercial? Commercials for French’s fried onions cans were always featuring their usage on GBC. ---
**Author:** ![BestWifeEver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@BestWifeEver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BestWifeEver)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/126 "2009-10-15T21:10:30Z")
So I tried marmite today for my afternoon snack. Spread it on buttered bread, added a few slices of cheddar cheese and toasted it. Not too bad, actually. I am glad that I knew what it tasted like before I tried it. When I opened up the jar, it looked like molasses and had the consistency of Nutella, so I probably would have assumed it was sweet. It was odd putting something savory on my toast. I’m so used to something sweet like jam or lemon curd. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/127 "2009-10-15T22:42:47Z")
Quality of Lovecraft imitation: A Truth about Marmite (and Vegemite, too): A+ Quality of Marmite and Vegemite: What grade is below F? Way below F? ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/128 "2009-10-15T23:20:53Z")
> [@MightyQ](#): > > Is there a genetic split here, do you think? Are Marmite lovers/haters tasters, non tasters, or supertasters? Don’t hate me for loving Marmite - that would stick you firmly in the tastist camp and give me constitutional grounds for major courtroom action. Ya think? I’m a Marmite lover and definitely not a supertaster. Marmite would probably put a supertaster’s tongue in traction for 6 weeks. I think Marmite lovers gravitate toward the strong umami/glutamate taste… stinky cheese, fermented vegetables, soy sauce, miso soup, beef jerky, salted tomatoes, and such. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/129 "2009-10-16T01:32:04Z")
> [@Cosmic Relief](#): > > I think Marmite lovers gravitate toward the strong umami/glutamate taste… stinky cheese, fermented vegetables, soy sauce, miso soup, beef jerky, salted tomatoes, and such. Hey, that’s my shopping list! Add salty licorice, kim chee, hot & sour soup, & wasabi peanuts to that list, and I’m in heaven. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/130 "2009-10-16T10:53:27Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Hey, that’s my shopping list! Add salty licorice, kim chee, hot & sour soup, & wasabi peanuts to that list, and I’m in heaven. I don’t eat anything that doesn’t smell sort of like feet. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/131 "2009-10-17T00:08:37Z")
> [@maplekiwi](#): > > \*\*Marmite (and Vegemite) are one of those things you have to grow up with to enjoy, I think- I only know one or two Americans who like the stuff… I recall an NZ science fiction convention 20-mumble years back where the star guest [David Gerrold](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gerrold) (_Trouble with Tribbles_, _War against the Chtorr_ series, etc) was given a large jar of one of the two (Vegemite I think) as a special gift – something to do with him having claimed it was only good as axle grease. 🙂 Definitely an acquired taste. As to the super-taster, etc… I loves me Marmite, and curries, chili, stinky cheese, miso, etc… and would generally rather eat salty than sweet. PS: Excellent Threadspotting title **Malleus, Incus, Stapes!** 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/132 "2009-10-22T01:08:56Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > [modest and humble] > I’d just like to repeat the Threadspotting tag, because I’m so proud of thinking it up: > _That is not spread which may eternal lie._ > [/modest and humble] Haha - sorry I just noticed this, but that is awesome! Plus, my first Threadspotting. Thanks, man. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/133 "2009-10-22T01:49:22Z")
> [@Apollyon](#): > > I recall an NZ science fiction convention 20-mumble years back where the star guest [David Gerrold](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gerrold) (_Trouble with Tribbles_, _War against the Chtorr_ series, etc) was given a large jar of one of the two (Vegemite I think) as a special gift – something to do with him having claimed it was only good as axle grease. 🙂 > > Definitely an acquired taste. As to the super-taster, etc… I loves me Marmite, and curries, chili, stinky cheese, miso, etc… and would generally rather eat salty than sweet. > > PS: Excellent Threadspotting title **Malleus, Incus, Stapes!** 🆒 More likely marmite - for as long as I can remember Vegemite has been considered as Australian - it would be a disappointment if anyone were so clueless as to give vegemite at a New Zealand convention ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/134 "2009-10-23T23:48:17Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > Good call! After all, it does seem to be pedo week here in The Pit.😛 Er…what does this have to do with pedos? ---
**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:** [October 24, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/135 "2009-10-24T15:43:45Z")
> [@bdgr](#): > > Er…what does this have to do with pedos? Did you watch the video **Duality** was referring to? Not actual pedporn, but featuring an _extremely perky_ girl. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/136 "2009-10-25T09:18:14Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > Did you watch the video **Duality** was referring to? Not actual pedporn, but featuring an _extremely perky_ girl. Yeah, I’m the one who linked to it. That’s Caitlin hill > **[Caitlin Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Hill)** > > Caitlin Alexandra Hill (born 8 September 1988) is an Australian YouTube personality under the name TheHill88. She produces, edits and uploads her videos from her home in Brisbane, and since 2008 from New York City. > Dubbed "the goofy princess of cyberspace" by Australia's version of 60 Minutes, Hill maintains a channel on YouTube. By November 2008, her videos had a cumulative view count of over 17 million. > In addition to maintaining a channel on YouTube, Hill is the Chief Creative Officer of ... …She was 19 when she did that video IIRC… and it’s a just a girl talking about vegemite…sheesh.. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/137 "2009-10-25T13:15:31Z")
Well this kid found some uses for that horrid stuff [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DcBNpbZjmPw/hqdefault.jpg "Hey Hey It's Saturday - Red Faces - Vegemite Kid (aired 30-9-09)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcBNpbZjmPw) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/138 "2009-10-27T00:12:50Z")
> [@ScareyFaerie](#): > > Marmite on hot toast is simply divine. Vegemite, on the other hand, is the Devil’s own poo in a jar. Well, that explains that funny taste. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/139 "2009-10-27T05:17:11Z")
Oh, bravo! I haven’t enjoyed anything on this board in a couple years as much as I did the OP. ---
**Author:** ![szabrocki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@szabrocki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/szabrocki)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/140 "2012-06-24T00:22:12Z")
It appears that those who like it get it in large tubs. I also understand that you use very little in each serving. My questions are: Does a tub last a long time? Does it need to be refrigerated after opening? Does it have an expiration date or a half life? If it indeed does a half life which or these elements would you most compare it to time wise: [http://www.iem-inc.com/toolhalf.html](http://www.iem-inc.com/toolhalf.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627.md?page=8)