# What can I do with Vegemite? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402 "2005-08-17T06:53:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/21 "2005-08-18T00:58:18Z")
To those of you in the know, can you give me a comparison of Marmite and Vegemite. I have tried vegemite and while I never did acquire a taste for it just spread on toast I found it gave a lovely flavor to stew, soup, spaghetti etc. I did manage to use my entire jar of it in just a few months. Just wondering how to compare the two. Is Marmite sweeter? saltier? beefier? ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/22 "2005-08-18T01:09:49Z")
Definitely very much a comfort food for me. I love the stuff. I can see why people might not like it (hey, I don’t like peanut butter), but the extreme reactions I find a bit puzzling. It’s got a strong flavour, sure. But it’s just a sandwich spread, when all is said and done. The good old Vegemite sandwich is great. Actually an open sandwich (bread ‘n’ Vegemite) is better. Teach your kids to like the stuff - ain’t nothing wrong with supermarket white sliced boring bread, margarine, and Vegemite. Vegemite on toast is probably where it’s really at. Getting up into a blissed-out state there. English muffins are marvellous with it as well, as are crumpets (though I remember getting blank US stares last time I tried to describe an Australian crumpet on these boards - I don’t think you guys have them). They are round, pale things the diameter of a CD, about three quaters of an inch thick, and they have small holes all over the top (which just happen to hold melty butter and Vegemite perfectly). They are heavy, slightly moist, and only half-cooked when you buy them. Revolting in that state, they are heaven when toasted. Vegemite and lettuce sandwiches are lovely. It’s great on a single slice of thick poppyseed loaf as well. An unusual, but quite tasty, snack is to butter and put Vegemite on a semi-sweet biscuit (like an Arrowroot). The sweet/Vegemite thing actually works for some reason. I used to like this as a kid. I can’t say I’ve even done much actual cooking with it though. Go gentle with it though. I think much of the North Anmerican revulsion is due to folks piling it on like peanut butter. Don’t do that until you become a hard case. you should be able to see the butter coming through here and there when you spread it. One millimetre is fine for newbies. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/23 "2005-08-18T01:25:43Z")
I tried Vegemite while in Australia. I think it might make a good substitute for Syrup of Ipecac. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/24 "2005-08-18T01:34:49Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > I wonder why you bought a jar of something you didn’t know how to use. You must be the devil-may-care type. ::Shrug:: I wanted to see what it tasted like. I didn’t put that much thought into it. I appreciate all the responses. I’m going to start slow with toast and cheese, then maybe try a little bit in some gravy or spaghetti sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/25 "2005-08-18T02:19:44Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > When I was a kid my mother used to make sandwiches with vegemite and chopped nuts. I used to like them but no-one else has ever heard of this type of sandwich. That was a childhood staple for me too. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/26 "2005-08-18T02:21:47Z")
Nope, never heard of Vegemire and nuts on a sandwich. Not terribly sure I’m keen on the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/27 "2005-08-18T02:29:58Z")
> [@TheLoadedDog](#): > > Nope, never heard of Vegemire and nuts on a sandwich. Not terribly sure I’m keen on the idea. Perhaps I just had odd tastes as a child. I also loved Milo sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/28 "2005-08-18T03:50:52Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Perhaps I just had odd tastes as a child. I also loved Milo sandwiches. I’ve never heard of that before, but I’m going to try it as soon as I get home. I love my Milo. I reckon a glass of orange juice to go with my Vegemite on toast is the perfect breakfast. Especially if I’ve been drinking the night before, so you get a hit of vitamins B and C. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/29 "2005-08-18T06:31:06Z")
> [@TheLoadedDog](#): > > I think much of the North Anmerican revulsion is due to folks piling it on like peanut butter. Nope. Per the story linked above by Mr. **yax** , I went with a scrapingly thin layer for my first time out, and it still tasted like butthole. Must be something you get used to in youth. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/30 "2005-08-18T12:28:50Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Must be something you get used to in youth. It is true that many Aussie parents put a little Vegemite on rusks for teething babies to have a nibble at. So yeah, we start young. I have never had butthole on toast though. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/31 "2005-08-18T12:31:16Z")
> [@TheLoadedDog](#): > > I have never had butthole on toast though. 😃 It’s a North American delicacy…surprised you’ve never had it. You might like it though, I’ve heard it tastes like Vegemite. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/32 "2005-08-18T12:34:50Z")
Touché. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/33 "2005-08-18T13:54:28Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > It’s a North American delicacy…surprised you’ve never had it. > > You might like it though, I’ve heard it tastes like Vegemite. 🙂 Ehh. I’ve tried lips&butthole casserole, and it’s no great shakes, I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/34 "2005-08-18T14:48:34Z")
An Australian friend just told me Vegemite is a great hangover remedy because it’s so rich in vitamin B. He said you have to lightly smear it onto your gums for that to work. Anyone else ever hear of that? He loves the stuff, and told me it made his mouth water just typing about it, because he’s been eating vegemite since he was 6 months old. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/35 "2005-08-18T14:51:08Z")
Cripes. I might prefer the hangover. ---
**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 18, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/36 "2005-08-18T17:14:00Z")
I’m a latecomer to Vegemite, only tasting it for the first time in 1985 or so. It’s good in breakfast burritos. A friend at work liked it on his Thai BBQ chicken. (I liked that as well.) One of the guys I worked with had been a missionary in Papua New Guinnea. He said he had a friend there who would carry a jar of Vegemite on a string, and dip is finger into it for a taste and a boost of energy whilst trekking through the jungle. As for my co-worker, he habitually ate an English muffin with marge and Vegemite, half a papaya, and a cuppa tea for breakfast every morning. When he returned to the States he found that his blood pressure, which had been a little high, had dropped dramatically and was now well within the normal range. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/37 "2005-08-18T17:40:02Z")
> [@TheLoadedDog](#): > > Nope, never heard of Vegemire and nuts on a sandwich. Not terribly sure I’m keen on the idea. Is “Vegemire” a pun, a typo, or a Freudian slip? ---
**Author:** ![Future\_days](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@Future\_days](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_days)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/38 "2005-08-18T18:55:06Z")
Try it with some oral sex. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/39 "2005-08-18T22:36:51Z")
Cats love vegemite- use it to enhance your pets food (if you have a cat). It also flavours gravy nicely. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/40 "2005-08-18T22:39:17Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > Is “Vegemire” a pun, a typo, or a Freudian slip? Typo. Typo,typo,typo. Guys, ya gotta believe me, for the love of Og!!! Guys? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402.md?page=3)