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Vegemite/Marmite

Ppl who know me, know that i LURVE vegemite. Dun look at me strangely. yes it has a strong taste and looks like an industrial lubricant, BUT it is full of wonderful vitamins and minerals and it is very tasty, to me at least! can't really recall when i started lurving this australian "national food". prob started in my teens on one my only 2 trips to australia the first being the school trip to perth in sec 2 (12 years ago, gulp!) and the next being the trip to brisbane in sec 3 (11 years ago, yikes!). i absolutely fell in love with the savoury taste despite its less than palatable appearance. and i just found out exactly why i CRAVE for it- it is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing! haha! so other than the barley hops, i probably dig every single product and by-product of beer brewing.


I have searched high and low for vegemite. to no avail. So i may have to settle for marmite, the UK version which recipe vegemite copied. Here's Nigella Lawson's recipe for Marmite sandwiches:

Whisk soft unsalted butter with some Marmite and then spread the peanut-butter coloured mix on to sliced white bread. 100g butter is enough to sandwich the slices of one loaf, the quantity of Marmite depends on whether you want a mild-tasting, buff-coloured cream or a salty-strong, sunbed-tan glaze.

there's even a fanclub webpage at and "hateclub" webpage, cos well, you either love it or hate it!
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Anonymous said…
Thanks for supporting Kraft. Need me to send some vegemite over for your bday?
Sunday, May 27, 2007 2:18:00 PM
joop said…
its ok.. i'll survive on marmite. almost the same. you save up to buy air ticket here for holiday.
Monday, May 28, 2007 2:44:00 AM
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