Vegemite

Cafe Society
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Mundane and pointless, but it’s about food; so…

Amateur Vegemite ad. Very stupid, but strangely amusing.

Anime Vegemite ad made by a fan of anime and concentrated yeast extract.

Marmite viral ad. (You can see it coming.)

American girls try Vegemite. With expected results.

How to eat vegeeeemite for Americans. He uses less than half what I like.

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I thought Vegemite was illegal here in the Land of the Free.

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Nope. :slight_smile:

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Nope. You can get it.

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They mistook banning for “why would anyone want that anyway.”

Seriously if you want to eat something Australian try Darren Hayes

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I forget their username, but wasn’t there a US SDMB poster who spoke about their five pound pail of Vegemite?

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I have yet to try Vegemite, but I love its English cousin Marmite. I know each has its proponents, but what’s the difference in taste between the two? I assume they’re similar foodstuffs.

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I think that was Qadgop the Mercotan.

I have a five-pound (2.5 kg) pail too. Its contents keeps disappearing though.

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I’ve never tasted it. My folks visited Australia and tried it. Once. Dad raised us never to dis the food a host serves you, but he said he was hard pressed not to spit it out after being given a taste on a cracker.

Now, our tastes differ quite a bit, and I like strong flavors. I’ve tasted the beef paste used as a commercial stock and soup enhancer, and it’s…interesting. From what I’ve heard Vegemite is not all that different, although not meat based. It’s supposed to be really salty, from what I hear.

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Australian Vegemite is a yeast extract. New Zealand Marmite is also a yeast extract. However, UK Marmite is a beef extract.

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Advice for Americans travelling in Australia:

  1. People will tell you you need to try Vegemite. They will tell you you need to lay it on thick. These people are laughing at your expense, a favourite Australian past time. Use you eyes, use your nose - that stuff is strong.

  2. People will tell you how they eat their Vegemite. Some will say with cheese. Some will say with banana. Some will say with honey. These people are not joking - Vegemite goes with everything, but novices should stick wih Vegemite + butter + toast.

  3. Watch out for drop bears. Seriously, those things are scary. Think koala’s bad-arsed cousin, who likes to drop on you from above. All Aussies recognise the smell - their one warning to you - so if everyone suddenly jumps to the side, do the same.

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Yep. Breakfast this morning was a toasted English muffin with margarine, Vegemite (yes, thicker than in the last video) and Tillamook cheddar toasted un the toaster oven until bubbly. :slight_smile:

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Yeah, right!:stuck_out_tongue:

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Tell that to Rincewind! :stuck_out_tongue:

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His pointy hat helped! Well, at first anyway!

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Hmmm…

my 2.5 kilo vegemite bucket is about 2/3 empty now. I should order another one.

Johnny, Tillamook cheddar is okay with vegemite, but I prefer it with 6 year old Gibbsville cheddar.

Fortunately, I bought up a bunch of the 3 year old stuff, and am faithfully ageing it.

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Qadgop: It seems I rarely have sharp cheese around. Medium-sharp is more versatile for me. Other cheeses commonly found in the fridge are Roquefort or blue or gorgonzola, parmesan, American (gotta have American for grilled cheese sandwiches), Havarti, and/or triple-cream brie.

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You sure? The Marmite I have is yeast extract. You thinking of Bovril by chance?

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I think he must be. My UK Marmite clearly says yeast extract on it.

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I should say, I’ve also had in the UK, and I swear it was yeast, not beef. Wikipedia agrees.

edit: Wow, you’re fast, Qadgop.