Vegamite(anyone else like it?)

[eddad]

About five years back I tried it for the first time.
I loved it!
A nice Baguette cut thin with a thin spead of Vegamite......MMMmmmmm

 

[monkeyboy]

Do you speak-a my language?

 

[eddad]

Do you speak-a my language?

I had forgotten about that.

 

[Evil Genius]

Tried it once

 

[JadenLayne]

What is it?

 

[eddad]

What is it?

Does this help?http://www.vegemite.com.au/
Vegemite (pronounced "VEG-ee-mite", IPA: ['vɛdʒɪˌmaɪt]) is the registered brand name for a dark brown, salty food paste made from yeast extract, mainly used as a spread on sandwiches and toast, though occasionally used in cooking. It is popular in Australia and New Zealand and is known as one of Australia's national foods—it can be found in many Australian diaspora communities such as London. Food technologist Dr. Cyril P. Callister invented Vegemite in 1923 when his employer, the Australian Fred Walker Company, had him develop a spread from brewer's yeast after war had disrupted the supply of imported yeast spreads.

The brand is now owned by Kraft Foods, an American multinational that is part of the Altria Group of companies and Australian produced Vegemite is available in the United Kingdom and United States.

Vegemite's name was picked at random out of a hat by Fred Walker's daughter, Sheilah. Faced with growing competition from the similar British Marmite, the product was known from 1928 to 1935 as "Parwill", allowing a convoluted advertising slogan that said "Marmite but Parwill"—that is, "Ma (mother) might not like the taste but I'm sure Pa (father) will." This attempt to expand market share was unsuccessful and the name was changed back to Vegemite. Today Vegemite far outsells Marmite and other similar spreads in Australia.

Vegemite is made from leftover brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacture, and various vegetable and spice additives. The taste is difficult to describe but is extremely salty and slightly bitter, and as might be expected, malty. While highly popular in Australia and New Zealand, it has never been successfully marketed elsewhere. It is notorious for the dislike it generates amongst some foreigners. Vegemite is not liked by all Australians - some find it far too salty to be palatable - but it remains an iconic symbol of Australia. It is available at some supermarkets and specialty food shops in a number of other countries.

Vegemite is often spread very thinly, with liberal amounts of butter first to help to soften the strong taste, or with sliced or melted cheese. A variation on vegemite toast is 'tiger toast' - where after spreading with vegemite, strips of cheese are melted onto the toast, creating a striking visual effect. It is also a key ingredient in the popular "Cheesymite Scroll" or "Cheddarmite Scroll" produced by bakeries in Australia, a savoury spiral pastry which includes cheese spread and Vegemite. A teaspoon of Vegemite can also be used in place of stock in some recipes.

The high salt level in Vegemite, serving as a preservative, has helped build its reputation as a long lasting product, leading to popular phrases such as "Vegemite will only go bad once the lid rusts through", [citation needed] hinting that an original tinned Vegemite could still be edible today.

 

[oogieboogie]

sorry, no. Tried it, the taste was OK but I just can't get past the brownish schmear. It just looks nasty.

 

[diznygirl]

Australians don't even like it!

 

[Bbgrizzle]

A friend brought it back from Australia and let me try it. YUCK! Although, we just tried it plain. Maybe if it had other things on the bread with it (butter, cheese, etc) it might not be so bad.

 

[LadyDulcinea1]

My Australian art teacher brought some in for us during our last class......I took one look at it and the reactions of my classmates and definitely decided to pass

But hey, to each his own

 

[Stacerita]

So not on my list of acceptable foods I will eat. Taste like Im licking a penny.