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Hey Americans, why you no love YEAST EXTRACT (The Marmite Thread)?
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One would be downright risking their health if they didn't!
DJ_Lae
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Just checked to see if my jar of Marmite is still in the cupboard - it is. It's also probably still good with the amount of salt in it.
I think my issue with the product is its use is completely at odds with the actual flavour. The other closest thing I've eaten would be that Better Than Bouillon goop:
Which is meant to be diluted in water and used as broth. On its own, it's way too strong and way too salty. That's not to say you could save Marmite by doing that, as it would probably be awful. Stuff really does taste like a dirty cornhole, or that yeast sludge you get at the bottom of your fermentor when making beer - just with an equal volume of salt added to it.
I think my issue with the product is its use is completely at odds with the actual flavour. The other closest thing I've eaten would be that Better Than Bouillon goop:
Which is meant to be diluted in water and used as broth. On its own, it's way too strong and way too salty. That's not to say you could save Marmite by doing that, as it would probably be awful. Stuff really does taste like a dirty cornhole, or that yeast sludge you get at the bottom of your fermentor when making beer - just with an equal volume of salt added to it.
Charles Brandon
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To be honest, I can't actually imagine that this stuff would EVER go bad. That's not a joke, it's just so...forceful and viscous. But I'm not going to ask you to test that theory. That would be irresponsible.
yongeandcollege
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Truly sickening. Peanut butter is so much better.
Charles Brandon
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They say you should try one new thing every day. Gaf, next time you're in a store that sells this stuff I CHALLENGE you to give it a shot. What's a few dollars if you don't like it?
You must spread it on buttery toast and very, very thinly though.
You must spread it on buttery toast and very, very thinly though.
hobblygobbly
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I love Marmite, and Bovril is good too. Both go great with a slice of cheese.
Many people who don't like Marmite like Bovril though, it's less intense and has a beef flavour.
Many people who don't like Marmite like Bovril though, it's less intense and has a beef flavour.
Charles Brandon
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Maybe I should do an "unboxing" and consumption video.....haha.
partyphone
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you know what's good on toast? pomegranate jelly.
Charles Brandon
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You know what? You should definitely do that.
Peanut butter and Marmite is nice.
Vegemite is Marmite for pansies.
Fox Mulder
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I've never tried it, but figured all the "eww it's gross" videos of fellow Americans trying it are just doing it wrong. Doesn't seem like a thing you slather on like peanut butter.
Charles Brandon
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You are a wise man.
Well, I mean, I do, but I also eat it directly from the jar with a spoon.
Generally a little goes a long way, however.
So should I try it on plain toast, or buttered toast? Or just a big spoonful to the face?
adamsappel
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It's good, but I don't eat bread (at the moment), so I can't have any.
Charles Brandon
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Buttered toast definitely
ClivePwned
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dunno about marmite but with vegemite but the trick is restraint in spreading it. You butter some bread (toasted or untoasted) then put a thin layer of vegemite and eat it.Some people will have it with cheese. Some will have it on crackers.
Its savoury, so you don't eat it expecting something sweet (like nutella or peanut butter).
Sometimes you want a candy with a nut in it, sometimes you want salted nuts.
Its savoury, so you don't eat it expecting something sweet (like nutella or peanut butter).
Sometimes you want a candy with a nut in it, sometimes you want salted nuts.
This guy gets it.
Gotta bring balance to this thread
Enjoy your diabetes.
Charles Brandon
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I should have you arrested for that flagrant trolling
frankie_baby
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You forgot faeces
Europe I love you. I love you with all my heart. A good deal of my relatives are European. But this I can't support you in. This shit is gross. If I was stuck on a desert island with no food, and someone air dropped premade toast with this crap spread on it, I'd be of the belief that they wanted me to die a cruel and horrible death. I'm not an American but I agree with them, yuck.
Don't expect Americans to understand.
This is a country that doesn't even butter its bread.
moffattron9000
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Well for starters, that's the wrong Marmite. Proper Marmite is made by Seventh-Day Adventists next to the Weet-Bix.
It also needs to be spread thin, as illustrated below.
It also needs to be spread thin, as illustrated below.
Well for starters, that's the wrong Marmite. Proper Marmite is made by Seventh-Day Adventists next to the Weet-Bix.
It also needs to be spread thin, as illustrated below.
Are you having a laugh?
This is the only true original Marmite:
Charles Brandon
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TBH I think there is a case for New Zealand Marmite being the OG Marmite.
moffattron9000
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Are you having a laugh?
This is the only true original Marmite:
Did that Marmite have a national shortage, causing a country to slightly lose it's mind? I rest my case.
BlackGoku03
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I lived in England for five years. I have a lot to say about your food but Marmite?
Fuck Marmite.
I gave it a good college try and I couldn't get the taste out of my mouth fast enough. It's horrid. Give me beans on toast any day before that.
Fuck Marmite.
I gave it a good college try and I couldn't get the taste out of my mouth fast enough. It's horrid. Give me beans on toast any day before that.
Charles Brandon
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Well done for giving it a go. It's not for everyone. Half of England hates it just as much as you do. But the other half love it. I am pleased you enjoyed beans-on-toast. American product, English application.
I just had a Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie that had Marmite in the gravy to give it a nice meat-free meaty depth.
Charles Brandon
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Good man. I remember you from Eurogamer.
I will.
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Well for starters, that's the wrong Marmite. Proper Marmite is made by Seventh-Day Adventists next to the Weet-Bix.
It also needs to be spread thin, as illustrated below.
The even bigger travesty is the right slice of bread is the heel of the loaf.
Jeronimo Jones
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Why don't people from somewhere else like [food that is weird to them]? Surely one of the great mysteries of our time.
It's visually unappealing and probably smells bad before you even think about tasting it.
Charles Brandon
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Shut yer hole, Jones
Mighty Chin
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Because it's putrid
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