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ChloeDharma · September 12th, 2006, 07:18 AM

At last i finally got around to buying some marmite! I kinda gave it up when i was living with my ex as she found even the smell of it turned her stomach, and though i've been meaning to get more, well, what i MEAN to do and what actually gets done are two completely different things!! lol
So anyway, i know people tend to fall into 1 of 2 camps, those who LOVE marmite, and those who HATE it!
Which camp are you guys in??

Pegasus Marsters · September 12th, 2006, 07:22 AM

Love love love love love love love it! have done ever since I was a baby.

Tai Shan Fan · September 12th, 2006, 07:26 AM

I also love the stuff, but my other half hates it.

Tabitha · September 12th, 2006, 07:34 AM

Great spread thinly on hot buttered white toast, especially if you cut it into soldiers to dip into a boiled egg. I always use it to pep up peanut butter sandwiches: must be granary or wholemeal bread, and Sunpat crunchy peanut butter.

ChloeDharma · September 12th, 2006, 07:39 AM

I do that Tabitha, except i put the marmite and peanut butter on wholemeal or granary toast!

Bloop · September 12th, 2006, 08:01 AM

When I went to the UK and tried some I didn't like it. I wouldn't say I hate it though.

Carolyn · September 12th, 2006, 08:51 AM

What is it? Some kind of marmalade? It sounds like it's something you spread on toast. What is it made of? I'm curious.

Tai Shan Fan · September 12th, 2006, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Carolyn

What is it? Some kind of marmalade? It sounds like it's something you spread on toast. What is it made of? I'm curious.

It isn't a kind of marmalade, but you do spread it on bread. It's yeast extract. The full ingredients are: yeast extract, salt, vegetable extract, niacin, thiamin, spice extracts, riboflavin, folic acid celery extract, vitamin B12

It isn't sweet, but savory and has a sharp flavour and a dark brown colour and something most Brits have a strong opinion on. Many of us are brought up on it.

HTH

Gladtobemom · September 12th, 2006, 08:59 AM

I love it.

My favorite way is smeared on salt rising toast. Then I eat it with scrambled eggs (yummmm!)

Of course I love salty things, I love chinese thick soy sauce by itself, and I drink pickle juice.

My favorite sandwich is to smear one side of whole wheat dense bread with Marmite and smear the other side with philadelphia cream cheese. Then I cut it into little tiny pieces and eat it with Cordon Negro sparkling wine.

Have you tried a marmite sandwich with a fried egg (fried in browned butter). Also super yummy.

Now I'm hungry.

ChloeDharma · September 12th, 2006, 09:13 AM

Gladtobemom, i don't normally eat eggs, although i do allow myself them sometimes. But the marmite and scrambled egg of fried egg sarnie sounds great!
I must say, i can't imagine DRINKING pickle juice! Isn't that basically vinegar? I'm sure i'd throw up.

Carolyn · September 12th, 2006, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Tai Shan Fan

It isn't a kind of marmalade, but you do spread it on bread. It's yeast extract. The full ingredients are: yeast extract, salt, vegetable extract, niacin, thiamin, spice extracts, riboflavin, folic acid celery extract, vitamin B12

It isn't sweet, but savory and has a sharp flavour and a dark brown colour and something most Brits have a strong opinion on. Many of us are brought up on it.

HTH

Sounds kind of like a spicy peanut butter type thing. I bet I'd like it.

Tabitha · September 12th, 2006, 09:23 AM

It's quite similar to Australian Vegemite, if you've ever encountered that.

It's extremely rich in B vitamins.

Gladtobemom · September 12th, 2006, 09:27 AM

If you like nutritional yeast's quasi-smokey flavor, you'll probably like it.

It's a very intense flavor. Sometimes I just coat the back of a spoon with it and sort of take tinylicks at the edges of it. This works really well when I'm drinking a dry wine.

My kids all love it too. My husband hates it. People tell me it's an aquired taste.
I tried it the first time when I was at school in Exeter. I loved it from the first taste.

Tabitha · September 12th, 2006, 09:31 AM

Twiglets are great too! except they always taste a little bit burned - or is that me?

ChloeDharma · September 12th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Oh god i LOVE twiglets!! Thing is, i OD on them, last time i brought a pack it was one of those party sized bags, except no1 but me was invited!

Anyway, my mouth got so sore by the end of the bag but i was like a woman posessed! It made the skin inside my mouth shed though so i lay off them now.