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I did not know there was actually an Australian product named "Vegemite" I thought it simply an obscure reference in an 80s Song. Watching "the Hunter" last weekend I saw one of the characters preparing a Vegemite sandwich, so I researched Vegemite and found it to be a staple in Australia. Anyone ever eat a Vegemite Sandwich?
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Originally Posted By: bronzilla
I did not know there was actually an Australian product named "Vegemite" I thought it simply an obscure reference in an 80s Song. Watching "the Hunter" last weekend I saw one of the characters preparing a Vegemite sandwich, so I researched Vegemite and found it to be a staple in Australia. Anyone ever eat a Vegemite Sandwich?
We get Marmite in the U.K. which is much the same (probably blasphemy to say that to an Australian). It's yeast extract. Tastes all right, although I rarely have that stuff. I can't see why it would be such an emetic like in the video, but then if you've not grown up with it, it's probably 'orrible. An acquired taste, perhaps.
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Is there any meat in either of those products do you know?
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Originally Posted By: bronzilla
Is there any meat in either of those products do you know?
There isn't. Marmite is a yeast extract which was originally a byproduct of brewing beer (it started being manufactured in the 19th century). Vegemite is much the same. The meat spread / concentrate that you get in U.K. supermarkets is called Bovril.
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Originally Posted By: goldust40
Originally Posted By: bronzilla
I did not know there was actually an Australian product named "Vegemite" I thought it simply an obscure reference in an 80s Song. Watching "the Hunter" last weekend I saw one of the characters preparing a Vegemite sandwich, so I researched Vegemite and found it to be a staple in Australia. Anyone ever eat a Vegemite Sandwich?
We get Marmite in the U.K. which is much the same (probably blasphemy to say that to an Australian). It's yeast extract. Tastes all right, although I rarely have that stuff. I can't see why it would be such an emetic like in the video, but then if you've not grown up with it, it's probably 'orrible. An acquired taste, perhaps.
I get a craving for Marmite on toast around once a year.Salty,dark brown stuff. My wife wont touch it,but my Hollander Grandma loves it.
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Originally Posted By: goldust40
Originally Posted By: bronzilla
Is there any meat in either of those products do you know?
There isn't. Marmite is a yeast extract which was originally a byproduct of brewing beer (it started being manufactured in the 19th century). Vegemite is much the same. The meat spread / concentrate that you get in U.K. supermarkets is called Bovril.
Is Bovril not a beef stock concentrate?I heard it was a Canadian invention intended as a hot drink to warm you after or during a brisk skate on the Ottawa canal
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Originally Posted By: porcupine48
Originally Posted By: goldust40
Originally Posted By: bronzilla
Is there any meat in either of those products do you know?
There isn't. Marmite is a yeast extract which was originally a byproduct of brewing beer (it started being manufactured in the 19th century). Vegemite is much the same. The meat spread / concentrate that you get in U.K. supermarkets is called Bovril.
Is Bovril not a beef stock concentrate?I heard it was a Canadian invention intended as a hot drink to warm you after or during a brisk skate on the Ottawa canal
Definitely beef stock concentrate - I had no idea it originated in Canada, though.
