welch@osu-eddie.UUCP (Arun Welch) (04/09/85)
Marmite, for those people who have not had the joy/sorrow to taste it, is
a yeast extract sold in most of Europe, and in some of the gourmet stores in
the US. It is dark brown in color, and looks something like axle grease. It
also smells pretty foul. The reason I say joy/sorrow of tasting it is because
people who have tasted it fall into two groups; those who fall in love with
it and those who wouldn't even stay in the same room as a bottle of it. I
can't stand it myself.
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Arun Welch
Ohio State University
...!cbosgd!osu-eddie!welchrusty@sdcarl.UUCP (rusty c. wright) (04/09/85)
Marmite probably first gained noticeable popularity in the US from the
Men at Work song that mentioned a "Vegemite sandwich". Marmite and
Vegemite are very similar although some people claim that Vegemite is
better. (Marmite comes from Britian; Vegemite comes from Austrailia.)
As stated previously they are made from yeast extract. They both have
the appearance of a very black and gooey tar. They both smell and
taste something crawled into the jar and died many millenia ago. They
have a very salty taste and probably contain a significant amount of
salt.
Considering how the British people have been conditioned to accept food
that has effectively (taste-wise) been destroyed, it's no surprise that
they would come up with something as disagreable as Marmite. No matter
how hard i tried to convince myself that i should be a trendy eater and
enjoy Marmite i was never able to get over the fact that the stuff is
simply utterly repellent.
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rusty c. wright
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