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  1. Cherry said:

    Heavens above, no sense of humour with some people!

    huh ?

    Quoted message said:

    I merely copied what Bigbazza said about Marmite or have you conveniently forgotten his post,
    already?

    Um, no. You were both talking about a latter product and inferiority. I let you know that the two do
    not necessarily go hand in hand.

    Quoted message said:

    Whether one is superior to the other is irrelevant because at the end of the day which you prefer
    depends on what you have been brought up with.

    or prefer. As I said.

    Quoted message said:

    Certainly nothing to get uptight about madam.

    The only person uptight is you, my topposting madam 😉

  2. While frolicking around in rec.food.cooking, lea b of Sporadicus

    Dingleberry said:

    How come the Marmite supporters all toppost ?


    I wasn't brought up with neither Marmite nor Vegemite, but bought some Marmite last year. I tried it
    *thinly* spead a in sandwich and

    I loved it! I still do, and I don't top-post ;0)
    --
    Nikitta a.a. #1759 Apatriot(No, not apricot)#18 ICQ# 251532856 Unreferenced footnotes: nut.house.cxcgi
    bin/nemwiki.pl?ISFN "I've noticed that most dogs aren't very polite when it comes to sharing ice
    cream. " Oiorpata (Sheddie)

  3. As others have said before, vegemite is a delicious spread on hot buttered toast. However, what my
    fellow Aussies have said, is grounds for expulsion from this wide brown land. We down here, love
    telling American tourists that it is to be spread like peanut butter, and watch as they attempt to
    eat a slice of bread with about an equal amount of vegemite - the result is quite humorous. Lets
    just say that some colleagues from the US came out for a businees trip - one of them listened to me,
    and now swears she will kill me. The other watched her, and then put a very small amount on his
    toast. He now asks for us to send him vegemite to Florida!!!

    Anyway, back onto serious topics, vegemite is also a very good way to add flavour when cooking. It
    can be added to marinades for red meats (especially beef), bolognaise sauce etc... I don't have any
    recipes handy at the moment, so I can't post them - but it basically adds body, and a touch of salt.
    Really nice additive.

  4. I think you should read my original post again. All I did was give two
    links for the two products regarding their history. At no time have I
    mentioned/implied superiority/inferiority of either product. Your are the
    one that's done that:

    Quoted message said:

    Because Vegemite was developed afterwards, does not make it a 'cheaper version'. A superior
    version, i'd say, improving on the crappy original.

    <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    Um, no. You were both talking about a latter product and inferiority. I let you know that the two
    do not necessarily go hand in hand.

    "YOU will LET ME KNOW that the two do not necessarily go hand in hand."

    Who the hell are you????

    Whether one topposts or not is neither here nor there, so why make such an issue of it?

    Apart from which, it really doesn't take much to get you going does it? I like you, your fun!

    Cherry

    "lea b" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
    berlin.de...

    Quoted message said:
    Cherry said:

    Heavens above, no sense of humour with some people!

    huh ?

    Quoted message said:

    I merely copied what Bigbazza said about Marmite or have you conveniently forgotten his post,
    already?

    Um, no. You were both talking about a latter product and inferiority. I let you know that the two
    do not necessarily go hand in hand.

    Quoted message said:

    Whether one is superior to the other is irrelevant because at the end of the day which you
    prefer depends on what you have been brought up with.

    or prefer. As I said.

    Quoted message said:

    Certainly nothing to get uptight about madam.

    The only person uptight is you, my topposting madam 😉

  5. "lea b" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    THEMOM1 said:

    I'ts a cheap copy of Marmite.

    It's a superior version of Marmite. Ever compared the two ? Oh, and Promite sucks pretty bad too.

    I have all three open right now and agree completely with you. Vegemite is highly complex, savory
    and varied; the Marmite would do in a pinch but is dull by comparison; the Promite seems weirdly
    beefy and sweet, almost an attempt to make a kiddie version of Vegemite for the youngsters. Gak!

    pavane

  6. Quoted message said:

    excess yeast from the beer brewing industry (megatons of it) has to go somewhere and in Oz this is
    what we do with it. Vegemite is quite a good source of B group vitamins.

    Sort of a vegan's penance, then?

  7. "Mark Shaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    What *is* this stuff? How does one eat it?

    Thanks.

    I first heard of this stuff in the Men at Work song "Land Down Under". I'd often wondered what it
    was until I had the opportunity to sail on a ship with a British crew. The first mate had an
    obsession with the stuff. Apparently, it's reduced autolyzed yeast extract (centrifuged dead yeast
    cells) with vegetable flavorings added. (Incidentally, autolyzed yeast extract is sometimes used in
    brewing in order to revive a failed yeast reaction. Seems the little buggers can be coaxed into
    cannibalism). He enjoyed it on toast and crackers, but the odor violently repelled me. I suppose
    it's an acquired taste.

    Buckler

  8. Rhonda Anderson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:


    One use that I haven't yet tried, but I read here in a previous discussion on Vegemite was to
    spread it on toast and top with a poached egg.

    Try vegemite on your toast-sticks for boiled eggs. Dunk the toaststicks into the runny yolk and get
    the vegemitey-eggy-toasty taste. Yummo!

    Julie.

  9. In article <HG_Sb.3435$1O.342@fed1read05>, rbinca <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    Is it even sold outside of Australia? I have never seen it here in the US not that I was really
    looking for it.

    Yes. It's a staple in New Zealand, and is available in some parts of the US.

    Miche

    --
    If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud. -- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

  10. "Miche" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    In article HG_Sb.3435$1O.342@fed1read05 said:

    Is it even sold outside of Australia? I have never seen it here in the US not that I was really
    looking for it.

    Yes. It's a staple in New Zealand, and is available in some parts of the US.

    Miche


    Yes indeed. It is available here in Sandy Eggo. My supermarket carries it.

    Charlie

  11. "Mark Shaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    What *is* this stuff? How does one eat it?

    Thanks.

    Vegemite is the work of the devil. Yuck Yuck Yuck! ;o)

  12. il Thu, 05 Feb 2004 19:22:47 GMT, "telmgren" ha scritto:

    Quoted message said:


    "Mark Shaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    What *is* this stuff? How does one eat it?

    Thanks.

    Vegemite is the work of the devil. Yuck Yuck Yuck! ;o)

    Hush your mouth! It takes a cultured palate to understand its nuances. :-þ
    --
    Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

  13. "Miche" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    : In article <HG_Sb.3435$1O.342@fed1read05>, rbinca
    <[email hidden]>
    : wrote:
    :
    : > Is it even sold outside of Australia? I have never seen it
    here in the
    : > US not that I was really looking for it.
    :
    : Yes. It's a staple in New Zealand, and is available in some
    parts of
    : the US.
    :
    : Miche
    :
    =========

    It's available in the Detroit Metro area... at Zingerman's to be exact! I was there this weekend
    (nananananananaaaaaaannnnaaaaaa!! LOL). In fact, they had Vegemite AND Marmite. I was going to
    pick up a jar of both but the place was crowded and the 4 y/o was getting curious... Next time
    I'll get 'em.

    --
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