Love It or Hate It?

[cybrax]

Across the globe there is an eternal question that plagues the mind and wondered where some of you stand on this subject..

Marmite, food of the Gods or the devils own lubricant?




For those who have no idea what this stuff is, heres a snippit from wikipedia,
Marmite (pronounced /ˈmɑrmaɪt/ MAR-myet) is the name given to two similar food spreads: a British version (original and first) produced in the United Kingdom and later South Africa, and a version produced in New Zealand. Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing, and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.[1]
The British version of the product is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavour, which is extremely salty and savoury with umami qualities, somewhat comparable to soy sauce. It is similar to the Australian Vegemite and Swiss Cenovis.

 

[callumacrae]

I don't mind. I like it on crumpets, but I prefer other stuff on other stuff

My fav. sandwich is Peanut butter + Nutella + Banana. Seriously, I should patent it, it's great stuff

~Callum

 

[carl6969]

My fav. sandwich is Peanut butter + Nutella + Banana. Seriously, I should patent it, it's great stuff

Wasn't that Elvis Presley's favorite sandwich?

 

[callumacrae]

Wasn't that Elvis Presley's favorite sandwich?

I haven't a clue, he was waay before my time. I could understand him if it was though

~Callum

 

[essellar]

Marmite is proof positive that "good" and "good for you" are two completely different things. Literally, the name means "kettle" or "cauldron", and the stuff originates from starving people scraping the bottom of the kettle after the beer's open fermentation was done (and the precious liquid casked) -- the hope being that some of the grainy goodness of the barley would be still be there -- and predates deliberate manufacture by some centuries. Yes, it does contain B vitamins and some proteins (and still provides the "flavour" in multivitamin tablets), but it's no longer the only source. What remains today is a wartime habit.

I suppose that Marmite does have one redeeming quality in the modern world, that being that it is not Vegemite. As near as I can figure it, Vegemite arose out of Australian colonial defiance -- a way of telling the Poms that they couldn't be frightened, oppressed or controlled by the threat of forced Marmite imports as they were already willing to voluntarily consume something even worse.

 

[migsco]

I don't mind. I like it on crumpets, but I prefer other stuff on other stuff

My fav. sandwich is Peanut butter + Nutella + Banana. Seriously, I should patent it, it's great stuff

~Callum

same here

 

[mattblog]

Wasn't that Elvis Presley's favorite sandwich?

I dont think nutella was made back then

Regardless i have never had Marmite, but i suspect i wont like it.

 

[Sharky]

Marmite... It's an odd taste I neither love nor hate!!! I must be one of the lucky ones.

 

[DeadBattery]

I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I'll say "don't care for it".