# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**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 18, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/41 "2005-08-18T22:45:57Z")
> [@velvetjones](#): > > Just wondering how to compare the two. Is Marmite sweeter? saltier? beefier? To me, marmite (the English variety) is silkier, and reminds me more of the beef drippings from a prime rib or filet mignon. While Vegemite is a bit heartier, and more reminiscent of the drippings from a nice pot roast. I use vegemite when using it in a stew or soup or other mix. I prefer marmite when I’m eating it on a simple english muffin with butter. ?? Well, it makes sense to _me_! ---
**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, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/42 "2005-08-18T23:19:25Z")
> [@Future days](#): > > Try it with some oral sex. “Honey, you taste so… Australian!” ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Hello\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Lady)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/43 "2005-08-19T00:44:18Z")
It’s almost blashphemy to be an Aussie and not like Vegemite…but I hate it! Even thinly spread it’s too much. But I do like Marmite on hot buttered toast or on fresh white bread. My kiwi hubby likes Vegemite spread thick for a good helping of vitamin B - yuck! I have heard that it is a good addition to stews. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Hello\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Lady)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/44 "2005-08-19T00:45:24Z")
Oops, that would be blasphemy. Not blashphemy. ---
**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/45 "2005-08-19T03:48:01Z")
> [@velvetjones](#): > > 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? Well, Marmite sucks and Vegemite rules. Thats all you need to know. Marmite has kind of a sweet tang to it, whereas Vegemite is salty and sour (kind of). Bung it on some toast is the most popular way to go, as has been noted. I’ve been known to go tomato slices on top of vegemite/toast, but usually you’d be eating it neat or with cheese (in a sandwich). Lately, I’ve been trying a teaspoon or so in casseroles/stews to good effect. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/46 "2005-08-19T04:27:02Z")
I love Vegimite; favorite breakfast treat is good toast, usually sunflower bread, with fresh ground (unsalted) peanut butter, a bit of Vegimite smeared light on top, with raw garlic sliced thin on top of that. An intensely delicious way to wake up. ---
**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 19, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/47 "2005-08-19T17:49:57Z")
My favorite way to eat Marmite is the way my Kiwi cousin-in-law taught me, on toast with extra-sharp cheddar. He calls it a ‘mousetrap’. Count me among the Marmite lovers, to me Vegemite tastes of burnt rubber. ---
**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 19, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/48 "2005-08-19T17:58:47Z")
_What can I do with Veg-e-mi-ite? What can I do with Veg-e-mi-ite? What can I do with Veg-e-mi-ite? Ear-lie in the morning?_ Sorry. I’ve been holding that in since the thread started. ---
**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 19, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/49 "2005-08-19T18:55:32Z")
People! People! It shouldn’t be this way!! It’s not a question of Vegemite vs. Marmite, or Vegemite lovers vs. Marmite lovers! It’s a question of all good yeast-extract loving folks against the forces of darkness! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/50 "2005-08-19T19:36:25Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > People! People! It shouldn’t be this way!! It’s not a question of Vegemite vs. Marmite, or Vegemite lovers vs. Marmite lovers! > > It’s a question of all good yeast-extract loving folks against the forces of darkness! Can I link this post to the thread about yeast infections in GQ? ---
**Author:** ![Idlewild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/51 "2005-08-20T11:38:06Z")
Chiming in to say the vegemite and chopped nut sandwich was a lunch staple for me when I was in primary school, but I didn’t see other kids with them either. Maybe it was a recipe idea suggested in a magazine that a few mums picked up on but nobody else. Me, I like my vegemite on toast soldiers (with plenty of butter) to dunk into a nice soft boiled egg. ---
**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 21, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402/52 "2005-08-21T16:34:52Z")
Oh, yummy! Breakfast burrito from the gas station with some actually decent salsa on it for a change, with a goodly helping of Vegemite in it. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-vegemite/317402.md?page=2)