starlionblue
Recovering Disney addict but still failing
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British DISERs,
I have a question. Out of curiosity (blame Caitlin, that Aussie cutie you see on youtube all the time), I decided to try something crazy. An urban legend popped up online saying the US had banned vegemite and she was outraged and posted a video of how to eat it. She wolfed down two slices of the stuff! I was thinking: if she can munch that much vegemite on toast, maybe I can do the same.
Long story short, I took a trip to the local Kroger. I felt my head spinning as I carefully inched closer to the Ethnic Foods section, passing the signs: Caribbean, Chinese, Thai annnnd: British! I saw that little jar with the yellow lid and thought: what the heck, it's one month into the new year and I haven't really had a chance to do something fun or insane. My hands trembled as I picked up that tiny jar and walked to the self-checkout counter. No, I am not going to try faking a Westminster or (gasp!) Cheltenham accent if caught dead with a jar of MARMITE in my hands.
I used a toothpick, dipped it in about a fraction of an inch and tasted it. I cannot describe how it tastes, but I guess it has a somewhat beefy taste with the consistency of cold caramel although the smell is somewhat yeasty. Now I am sitting, typing this out, the dreaded jar just in the next room. A few questions:
How is this stuff used? I researched it and found only vague answers. One dared people to put a thick slab on with cheese! How much am I supposed to use on toast?
How do you Brits traditionally eat marmite? Is it supposed to be on buttered toast or is it eaten without butter?
One Briton had me in utter shock: he said when the jar is nearly gone, fill it with almost-boiling water and drink it!
I may be crazy but I'm not THAT crazy! Any information will be helpful.
I have a question. Out of curiosity (blame Caitlin, that Aussie cutie you see on youtube all the time), I decided to try something crazy. An urban legend popped up online saying the US had banned vegemite and she was outraged and posted a video of how to eat it. She wolfed down two slices of the stuff! I was thinking: if she can munch that much vegemite on toast, maybe I can do the same.
Long story short, I took a trip to the local Kroger. I felt my head spinning as I carefully inched closer to the Ethnic Foods section, passing the signs: Caribbean, Chinese, Thai annnnd: British! I saw that little jar with the yellow lid and thought: what the heck, it's one month into the new year and I haven't really had a chance to do something fun or insane. My hands trembled as I picked up that tiny jar and walked to the self-checkout counter. No, I am not going to try faking a Westminster or (gasp!) Cheltenham accent if caught dead with a jar of MARMITE in my hands.
I used a toothpick, dipped it in about a fraction of an inch and tasted it. I cannot describe how it tastes, but I guess it has a somewhat beefy taste with the consistency of cold caramel although the smell is somewhat yeasty. Now I am sitting, typing this out, the dreaded jar just in the next room. A few questions:
How is this stuff used? I researched it and found only vague answers. One dared people to put a thick slab on with cheese! How much am I supposed to use on toast?
How do you Brits traditionally eat marmite? Is it supposed to be on buttered toast or is it eaten without butter?
One Briton had me in utter shock: he said when the jar is nearly gone, fill it with almost-boiling water and drink it!
I may be crazy but I'm not THAT crazy! Any information will be helpful.
It's delicious (if you like Marmite!), especially when the weather's cold. As children we often had a hot winter drink of a teaspoonful of Marmite mixed with hot water, and I was only saying the other day that I haven't had this for a long time.
Thank goodness I grew out of liking this stuff, all it's made of is yeast extract but it is a good source of B vitamins. I used to eat lots of it when I was at college and lived on mainly vegetarian food it helped to flavour lentil soups etc, long before the advent of products like Quorn in various forms
I'd suggest you spread it fairly thinly to start with (i.e. you can still sort of see the toast through it) as it does have a fairly strong taste. If you decide you don't like it, you can always use it up as a stock, or add a small amount (maybe half a teaspoon) to a cheese sauce; you don't actually taste the Marmite, it just brings out the cheese flavour. However, if you get into it, there are Marmite cookbooks available out there. Oh, it's also good for your iron (being a veggie, I know this sort of thing). 
