vegemite

I hope I spelled that right. I will be getting the chance to taste it. For those who eat it or have tried it... is it good? What is it made up of?

Its an acquired taste. Go easy with it if you haven't tried it before..
Its a spread that goes best on buttered toast. Apply very thinly. See if you like it and gradually add more.
It contains a *kitten*-load of B-group vitamins. Originally it was a bi-product of the beer brewing process and is made from yeast but these days its made in its own factory.
I hope you enjoy.

Ben

I love it, but I agree with the above posters that most people who like it were raised enjoying it as children. Still, maybe you'll like it even as an adult.

You little ripper! Love the stuff.

I'm a born and bred aussie....but yes... spread it thinly - there is nothing better for breakie than vegemite on toast with a cuppa!!

:laugh:

It's got that special 'umami' taste, love it. Toast with butter and vegemite is especially good when you're sick/hungover.
I also have it on toast with cottage cheese - kinda weird but good.

We're happy little Vegemites
As bright as bright can be.
We all enjoy our Vegemite
For breakfast, lunch and tea.
Our Mummies say we're growing stronger every single week
Because we love our Vegemite.
We all adore our Vegemite.
IT PUTS A ROSE IN EVERY CHEEK!
We're growing stronger every week.

That is why I have rosy cheeks :laugh:

Definitely an acquired taste. My Dad is American, he still does not know how to put it on a sandwich or toast. As kids we hated him making us vegemite sandwiches or toast because he would SLATHER it on - that's no how you do it! It's awesome on toast, crumpets, saladas or fresh bread. YUM

I LOVE Vegemite! I have it almost everyday! Vegemite on crackers, in a sandwich, on rice cakes but the best ever is Vegemite and Cheese on toast! So yummmmmmm!

I have two massive pots of marmite in my kitchen drawer, one "aged" and one "gold" (literally speckled with gold, for the olympics. That is what happens when you send your bf out with a shopping list). I love the stuff, but straight from the jar I only eat it on toast, and I am trying to keep that out of my diet. How do I ever get through these jars?

Anyone got ideas for eating marmite that don't involve bread?

Hopefully your friend will bring Vegemite not Marmite - Marmite is from UK, not from Aus.

Vegemite is great on buttered toast or muffins (and when we say spread it thinly, we mean REALLY thinly), also yummy on fresh white bread with butter or in a cheese and vegemite sandwich. Think of it as something like super-hot chilli sauce - you don't eat it by the spoonful, you just add a little for flavour.

Totally having Vegemite with some pro active spread on a hot cross bun for morning tea tomorrow. So good. I like my food salty :P

Vegemite on toast with a cup of tea is what I crave when I feel ill. Real comfort food. My husband eats Marmite because he's English but I find it too sweet and sticky. Unfortunately I can't eat Vegemite any more as it's not gluten free but I have discovered Aussiemite which is gluten free and a good alternative.

I loved reading some of the comments on this post - esp references to Vegemite with cottage cheese (this on Vogel bread was my staple diet as a student), Vegemite worms which are part of an Aussie childhood, and the risk of confusing it with chocolate spread. This brought back a terrible memory of the poor unsuspecting Japanese exchange students who stayed at our school and we all told them that the big jars on the breakfast table were full of chocolate spread. They enthusiastically piled it on their toast and then smiled politely as they ate it, no doubt thinking that Australians must be totally mad. The poor girls must have felt sick all day! :sick: They stuck to marmalade after that.