VEGEMITE (Aussie)
The first time I had this stuff, I disliked it. I still am not fond of vegemite. I was expecting something like jam, since it is a spread you can eat for breakfast. It's a salty spread made of yeast extract. I can only suggest that you try it yourself to know what it tastes like.
How do you eat this stuff? That is where websites like wikihow are so useful =)
How to eat Vegemite:
- Go out to your local store and buy a pot of Vegemite. If you're fairly new to Vegemite, get the smallest one you can. If you're feeling brave, get whichever one you like
- Buy some bread as well. Multigrain, Wholegrain or White, Vegemite is all good on those breads.
- Toast your bread. The crunch is satisfying along with the salty taste of Vegemite.
- Spread butter on the bread, wait for it to melt and then spread a thin (meaning thin. You should see butter in patches) layer of Vegemite over it. Or, if you want, draw a nice smiley face in Vegemite.
- Chew, swallow, digest and recover. Wasn't that bad, was it? Now try it again. Good luck!
Go with that THIN layer, as they suggest. The butter might help too. Maybe I shall be brave enough to try again with the butter. Oh, some say that vegemite and marmite help ward off mosquitoes because of the high vitamin B content...who knows. Let me know what your verdict is (on taste, and the mosquitoes).
MARMITE (Kiwi)
Haven't tried out marmite yet. There was a bit of a marmite crisis not too long ago, where they were afraid that they would run out of marmite since the factory in Christchurch was affected by the Feb 2011 earthquake. Like Vegemite, Marmite is a spread made of yeast extract, although it is apparently sweeter than Vegemite.
How to eat Marmite:
Wikihow states that marmite is similar to vegemite in terms of how you can eat it. It suggests using a tiny quantity and spreading it like a veggie dip on some of the following items:
- toast
- tomatoes
- cucumber
- red bell pepper
- cauliflower or broccoli
- boiled eggs
So? How does it taste?
