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Sep 1, 2004, 10:53 PM
 
Started in a locked thread thought I would continue it. Anyone other than Australians actually eat this stuff? I tried it and almost....well you know. In any case, I think it is disgusting.
     
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Sep 1, 2004, 10:57 PM
 
� Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin uses Vegemite to temper his venom-rich blood.

[/Useless Vegemite Fact]
     
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Sep 1, 2004, 11:00 PM
 
what is in one of those ????
     
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Sep 1, 2004, 11:02 PM
 
Originally posted by Gator Lager:
what is in one of those ????
History.
     
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Sep 1, 2004, 11:05 PM
 
Originally posted by manofsteal:
History.
thanks.
hmmmm give me a double helping. naw I'll stay with the good ole
American PBJ
     
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Sep 1, 2004, 11:58 PM
 
s'good stuff
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Sep 2, 2004, 12:09 AM
 
what's the taste comparible to? I may have to run up to the international market and get some.


edit: And where's PG? That kid's always eating, so he's had to have tried it by now.
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 12:33 AM
 
Being an Australian who grew up on it, I love it. The key for vegmite newbies is to spread it exceptionally thinly. Most newbies spread it like jam, and not even Aussies do that (well, most of us).

For the uninitiated, it is a spread with a very strong very salty savoury taste. But looks like axle grease. It's made from the yeast leftovers of beer brewing (technically called "yeast extract).
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 12:53 AM
 
It is top stuff - best on hot toast with melted butter.

Remeber to spread it thin for your first try - you'll regret it if you don't.
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Sep 2, 2004, 01:05 AM
 
Originally posted by rozwado1:
what's the taste comparible to?

ummm, I'm going to go with....dirt. Yes, the stuff is horrible.

Remeber to spread it thin for your first try - you'll regret it if you don't.
you'll regret it either way
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 01:05 AM
 
But how does Vegemite compare to Vitameatavegamin?

Lucy says we should have a teaspoon of Vitameatavegamin after every meal because it's so tasty, like candy. Should I consume just as much Vegemite?
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Sep 2, 2004, 02:07 AM
 
Its great stuff. Most americans hate it, but I quite enjoy it.
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 02:09 AM
 
Originally posted by storer:
Its great stuff. Most americans hate it, but I quite enjoy it.
that's because they didn't invent it.

i love it. and marmite.
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Sep 2, 2004, 05:49 AM
 
Great on toast. Just a light covering.
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Sep 2, 2004, 07:14 AM
 
i like it on toasted bagels better cause the bagel is thicker and the vegemite taste is distributed to the increased mass
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 08:01 AM
 


Forget Vegemite, Marmite truly is the food of the gods. Also, you have to respect any product whose website navigation is via toasters and slices of toast.

102 years and still going strong.
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 09:06 AM
 
I've tried both vegemite and marmite.... wooh, evil.

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Sep 2, 2004, 12:01 PM
 
I think there is some kind of connection with the alcoholic cultures of Australia and Britain that leads to a consumption of anything remotely related to fermentation.
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 12:28 PM
 
Vegemite's ok, though not something I'd eat every day.

Now, nutella, on the other hand:



That's the stuff.
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Sep 2, 2004, 05:44 PM
 
Originally posted by kenazo:
I think there is some kind of connection with the alcoholic cultures of Australia and Britain that leads to a consumption of anything remotely related to fermentation.
Alcoholic cultures? STEREOTYPE. Where do you live?
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 06:03 PM
 
Originally posted by MacNStein:
Now, nutella, on the other hand:



That's the stuff.
*drool*
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 06:24 PM
 
Originally posted by rozwado1:
what's the taste comparible to?
Axle grease. Seriously, the first time I had it I thought some kind of machinery lubricant had leaked into it and spoiled the taste. An Aussie friend of mine insisted it was just perfect.

"So it's supposed to taste like that?"

My revenge? Iced Tea. Apparently a lot of Brits and Aussies can't imagine cold tea. It became a lot of fun introducing the freshmen to it.
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Sep 2, 2004, 06:33 PM
 
Originally posted by storer:
Alcoholic cultures? STEREOTYPE. Where do you live?
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Sep 2, 2004, 06:51 PM
 
We had an american boarding master at school. On his first morning in the dorms, he asked one of the students what the black stuff was on everybody's toast. The student replied that it was vegemite - an australian equivalent to peanut butter. The teacher then proceeded to slather a thick layer of vegemite on top of the jam he had already put on his toast

It was a long time before he worked up the guts to try it again



Read more here about vegemite as a source of B vitamins

[/Useless vegemite fact #2]
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Sep 2, 2004, 07:45 PM
 
Yeah, I can't stand it either. I remember one of my friends used to love Marmite though.
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Sep 2, 2004, 08:07 PM
 
Vegemite!!!

Beautiful stuff. Has a good 'kick' to it if you put enough on ya toast. Possibly you gotta grow up with the stuff to appreciate it, but I would be lost in a world without Vegemite...
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 09:05 PM
 
I ordered a jar from an import house a few months ago, on the advice of an online acquaintance from Sydney. I'm surprised to say that I've grown really fond of the stuff ... the jar's mostly gone, now. Spread it thin on some warm toast with lots of butter, and yum!
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 09:23 PM
 
Originally posted by philm:


Forget Vegemite, Marmite truly is the food of the gods. Also, you have to respect any product whose website navigation is via toasters and slices of toast.

102 years and still going strong.
Actually, I've heard that vegemite was once marketted as "Pa Will", or "parwill" (as in "Ma might, Pa will").

My wife is also keen on Promite, but I prefer the Vegemite. Haven't had Marmite since I was a little kid, so can't remember it that well.
     
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Sep 2, 2004, 09:46 PM
 
Tried it once. Never again. Nasty. Heard they're using down in Guantanamo Bay to interrogate suspected terrorists.
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