Thread: Please Educate Me / Vegemite

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Bartymite from our pantry

I'd say it tastes like beef stock in the same way a snake tastes like chicken.

It can be used as a beef stock too. Or if you want to make a nice onion & tomato sauce for a steak, mix in a little vegemite. Also, if you're cycling on cold mornings, an insulated bidon with vegemite broth will warm you up nicely.

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

So be it. As far as I'm concerned, Vegemite is not food

Yep. In our family of five I'm the only one who eats it (and even so, far prefer Bovril). People like to wax lyrical over national love for a spread that contrary to popular myth, is not loved by all, by a long shot in my experience.

Feeling washed out after recovering from an illness a while ago, I thought I would make try the fabled Vegimite hearty healthy drink (one heaped teaspoon in a mug of water). One sip and a gag saw it dumped down the sink and replaced with a cup-a-soup. I won't try that again!

Is it anything like miso?

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

So be it. As far as I'm concerned, Vegemite is not food

booo hiss get off this forum we are Australians here.

Just like Heinz did a Tomato Ketchup run called Edchup (Ed Sherran liked it so much). Current batches of Vegemite have been coming out labeled Bartymite because they are sponsoring Ash Barty (Tennis player).

Other than those with more extreme opinions about Vegemite, the last few frames of this advertisment give a good idea of what I think is the most commonly amount spread on toast. Sure some like a little more and some a little less, but aim for a see through layer at first taste. I think the slice Ash actually bites into looks spread for one who likes a little bit more.

Rich

Vegemite is one of a group of similar "spreads" that include Marmite, Promite and Bovril. if you come from the UK you like Marmite, but hate Vegemite and vice versa. The irony is that many people think that both are meat extract when in fact they are vegetable (yeast) extracts. Marmite dates from 1902 and Vegemite from 1922. I am not surprised Americans don't like it and believe we are trying to poison them. What can you expect from a nation that doesn't include beetroot on their "works" hamburgers?

Each of the "ite" products is defended by their fans with a ferocity quite out of proportion to their status in society or maybe it is in proportion. When the toilet roll issue has been settled (courtesy of Covid-19), Vegemite could well be the next product to be in short supply.

Regards
Paul

Urban legend (?) contends the original name given to Vegemite when it was formulated to compete with Marmite was Pawill.

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Originally Posted by Tonyz

booo hiss get off this forum we are Australians here.

Well then you're really not gonna like me when I tell you that I couldn't give a rat's about the footy...

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

Well then you're really not gonna like me when I tell you that I couldn't give a rat's about the footy...

In view of the very helpful information you have provided over the years, we will overlook that.

Originally Posted by dmorse

Is it anything like miso?

No.


Last year I spent a couple of months in Japan and got to eat (drink?) a fair amount of miso soup. Before being there I didn't like it at all. After spending that time there and getting it for most breakfasts* and evening meals, I will now sort of tolerate it.

I quite like vegemite. Especially thinly spread on buttered toast (the toast has to be warm, but not so hot the butter liquefies). As for taste, I think it was Poundy said, like soy sauce. A _bit_ like a soy sauce (or ponzu sauce).

* also had a discussion which was the worst breakfast food with a Japanese guy. He didn't like vegemite, but I noted the hands down winner must be Japanese "natto". If you don't know what that is, consider yourself lucky (seriously).

Regards
SWK

Have eaten Vegemite on warm butter melted toast as well as Vegemite and a good strong cheese everyday since I was a kid. I was a kid in the days of black and white bordering on sepia.

Always have 2 bottles at home just to ensure we don’t run out. Curious observation, I have always had to pay full price as I have never, ever seen it on special - very curious.

Have been overseas on a number of occasions and resorted to the plastic tubes of Vegemite, it would be an absolute disaster should a bottle break in your luggage due to the “delicate” luggage handling practices of airport crews.

Originally Posted by swk

...... natto

I actually got past just "tolerating" Natto. 2 years ago after I broke my arm I was introduced to natto as the best natural source of vitamin K2 which is reportedly very beneficial for bone growth. I ended up having it for lunch every second day for about 4 months. The first couple of weeks were challenging but after that it was just lunch.

The WORST thing about natto is the texture, not the taste.

Originally Posted by Fuzzie

The WORST thing about natto is the texture, not the taste.

(Actually the natto wasn't as bad as I'd been lead to believe. My biggest problem with it is avoiding getting the slime strings in my beard. Still, after about 3 tries, not high on my list of things I ever want to do again)

Regards
SWK