Vegemite. Does anyone actually eat this stuff?

[techs]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite

Vegemite (pronounced /ˈvɛdʒɨmaɪt/ VEJ-ə-myt) is a dark brown Australian food paste made from yeast extract. It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits, and filling for pastries.

Vegemite is made from used brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacturing, and various vegetable and spice additives. It is salty, slightly bitter, and umami or malty — similar to beef bouillon. The texture is smooth and sticky. It is not as intensely flavoured as British Marmite and it is less sweet than the New Zealand version of Marmite.

It sounds nasty.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I've got a jar of the New Zealand variety in my cupboard now.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite

Vegemite (pronounced /ˈvɛdʒɨmaɪt/ VEJ-ə-myt) is a dark brown Australian food paste made from yeast extract. It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits, and filling for pastries.

Vegemite is made from used brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacturing, and various vegetable and spice additives. It is salty, slightly bitter, and umami or malty — similar to beef bouillon. The texture is smooth and sticky. It is not as intensely flavoured as British Marmite and it is less sweet than the New Zealand version of Marmite.

It sounds nasty.

No, no one eats it.

 

[zokudu]

That sounds awful.

 

[Rill22]

When I was in Australia it took a bit of education on how to properly prepare vegemite toast, but now that I know, it's like delicious salty goodness. I have two massive jars at home, should tide me over until about 2020.

Actually, if you've never had it, it kind of tastes like soy sauce, just in spreadable form.

 

[techs]

When I was in Australia it took a bit of education on how to properly prepare vegemite toast, but now that I know, it's like delicious salty goodness. I have two massive jars at home, should tide me over until about 2020.

Actually, if you've never had it, it kind of tastes like soy sauce, just in spreadable form.

Properly prepare toast? Are Australians just dumb? I know 9 year olds in America who make great toast.

Come to think of it, in America we feed stuff like this to pigs. To make delicious bacon.

 

[joesmoke]

eh, definitely looks odd but as someone who recently started spreading coconut oil on their toast im open minded

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Properly prepare toast? Are Australians just dumb? I know 9 year olds in America who make great toast.

Come to think of it, in America we feed stuff like this to pigs. To make delicious bacon.

Everyone thinks they can make proper toast but very few know how to make it.

A hot tip, a toaster is NOT involved when you make proper toast.

As to what proper British Marmite tastes like, it tastes like honey and bacon, in a jar ready to spread on your properly made toast.

Of course, if you don't like proper toast, honey or bacon, perhaps you'd like to wear a wig and be called Sally?

 

[l0cke]

IIRC ATI used to hold vegemite eating contests for video cards.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

People eat that stuff? I only ever heard of it being used as thermal paste.

 

[shiner]

Do you speak-a my language

 

[lxskllr]

I'm a big fan of Marmite. I'd like to try Vegemite, but I've never seen it.

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

Yes, it's awsome.

 

[OutHouse]

Everyone thinks they can make proper toast but very few know how to make it.

A hot tip, a toaster is NOT involved when you make proper toast.

As to what proper British Marmite tastes like, it tastes like honey and bacon, in a jar ready to spread on your properly made toast.

Of course, if you don't like proper toast, honey or bacon, perhaps you'd like to wear a wig and be called Sally?

you English eat soft boiled eggs, which voids any culinary advice you may have.

 

[pcgeek11]

I love Marmite and Vegemite, on toast, crackers etc...

 

[Rill22]

Properly prepare toast? Are Australians just dumb? I know 9 year olds in America who make great toast.

Fair enough. I just meant I did the cardinal sin the first time I had vegemite. I looked at it, thought it was a typical spread, and slapped it on, much like you'd do with jam or peanut butter or anything else you spread on toast. Pretty sure I almost vomited.

It should go on liberally buttered toast, and a very thin layer.

 

[sjwaste]

The ingredients dont seem that much different than commercial vegetable base, and that makes for great soups.

 

[Demo24]

Do you speak-a my language

"He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich" :thumbsup:

 

[wheresmybacon]

I had an Aussie roommate in college and he used to eat the shit out of Vegemite toast. I tried it once and I didn't like it.

Last summer my wife and I were on our honeymoon in the Cook Islands, and their thing there was Marmite. I tried it and it was as bad as Vegemite.

To me they both taste like a cross between soy sauce and beef bouillon. Yuck.

 

[techs]

Fair enough. I just meant I did the cardinal sin the first time I had vegemite. I looked at it, thought it was a typical spread, and slapped it on, much like you'd do with jam or peanut butter or anything else you spread on toast. Pretty sure I almost vomited.

It should go on liberally buttered toast, and a very thin layer.

hehe, don't take it seriously. Just having fun.

 

[WelshBloke]

I'm a big fan of Marmite. I'd like to try Vegemite, but I've never seen it.

Marmite>Vegemite

Mind you Bovril>both of them

 

[KMFJD]

This guy probably likes it...