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I have tasted Vegemite and Marmite!

I have tasted Vegemite and Marmite!

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Originally posted by padfoot
noone but the good old english could create something thats unhealthy And disgusting and still manage to sell it....
On the contrary, it is extremely healthy - basically malt yeast with lots of B vitamins.

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Originally posted by Varg
On the contrary, it is extremely healthy - basically malt yeast with lots of B vitamins.
I'm not a fan of Marmite. But judging by the taste, I do have a question: can Marmite go off, and if so how can you tell it's gone bad? 😕

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Originally posted by elvendreamgirl
not something you take a big spoonful of.
I have it dripping off my toast - every time I indulge my table looks like the Exxon Valdez - I love the stuff.

And like most Brits, when abroad for extended periods, I go well stocked. 🙂

[I find it is at its best as a 'morning after food', that is, the morning after a night of beer and a good curry.]

-Russ

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Originally posted by Acolyte
I'm not a fan of Marmite. But judging by the taste, I do have a question: can Marmite go off, and if so how can you tell it's gone bad? 😕
I don't know for sure, but when I was a lad I used to be forced into visitng my Grandma, something I never particularly enjoyed, not least because the cupboads were full of food for 'the kids' that had not been restocked since our last visit.

Soggy corn flakes, that kind of thing.

But, the miracle food that is Marmite, well, that was always good!

-Russ

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Originally posted by Acolyte
I'm not a fan of Marmite. But judging by the taste, I do have a question: can Marmite go off, and if so how can you tell it's gone bad? 😕
It was produced from a fungi. So I seriously doubt it can go off. Smell and Taste probably will not help you though in judgung if it has gone off.

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Originally posted by trekkie
It was produced from a fungi. So I seriously doubt it can go off. Smell and Taste probably will not help you though in judgung if it has gone off.
It apparently has a half-life rivalling uranium, don't ya know...

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You guys make it sound like a dead animal crawled into your mouth. 😕

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Originally posted by trekkie
Sorry Skeeter Vegemite is in fact a yeast based product. Orginally made from the yeast left over at the bottom of a beer vat. Yes, your read it right the aussies invented a healthy product form BEER!!!!!!!

😉 🙂 🙂

cheers
mike
I can just imagine an Aussie wondering what the scungy stuff at the bottom of a beer vat tasted like...

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Originally posted by DreamlaX
I can just imagine an Aussie wondering what the scungy stuff at the bottom of a beer vat tasted like...
I actually preferred Vegemite to MArmite. The taste is a bit milder. Not something to try with a queasy tummy!

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Originally posted by elvendreamgirl
I actually preferred Vegemite to MArmite. The taste is a bit milder. Not something to try with a queasy tummy!
Yes!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by DreamlaX
I can just imagine an Aussie wondering what the scungy stuff at the bottom of a beer vat tasted like...
i imagine what happened went something like this:

An Aussie employed at a brewery got thirsty one sunny arvo, so he drank the nearest vat dry. of course, to finish it, he actually had to dive in. when it was empty, the sides were too high to climb back out, so he dozed off. when he awoke, he was really hungry, and the only thing available to eat was the black gunk on the sides of the vat, so he scraped that off and ate it, perhaps smeared over his thongs...

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Originally posted by dfm65
i imagine what happened went something like this:

An Aussie employed at a brewery got thirsty one sunny arvo, so he drank the nearest vat dry. of course, to finish it, he actually had to dive in. when it was empty, the sides were too high to climb back out, so he dozed off. when he awoke, he was really hungry, and the only thing available to eat was the bla ...[text shortened]... k on the sides of the vat, so he scraped that off and ate it, perhaps smeared over his thongs...
Hehehe, I can just imagine that actually. The brewery's uniform is a pair of shorts, a muscle-top and a pair of jandals.


(In NZ thongs are called jandals, the ones that go on your feet that is).

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Originally posted by DreamlaX
Hehehe, I can just imagine that actually. The brewery's uniform is a pair of shorts, a muscle-top and a pair of jandals.


(In NZ thongs are called jandals, the ones that go on your feet that is).
Wierd...you guys have some straaange things across the ocean from Oz...

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Mmm, marmite good, vegemite bad.

Like Russ, I too enjoy a good healthy slice of toast with the marmite slathered thickly all over it. But vegemite is just not nearly the same. I've been Down Under for nearly 9 months now, and I'm really craving my mate marmite! 🙁

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Originally posted by jimmyb270
Mmm, marmite good, vegemite bad.

Like Russ, I too enjoy a good healthy slice of toast with the marmite slathered thickly all over it. But vegemite is just not nearly the same. I've been Down Under for nearly 9 months now, and I'm really craving my mate marmite! 🙁
Vegemite rules over here mate...don't say that Marmite word.