Marmite

Luddite

What is the point of Marmite? Does it have any nutritional value? I seriously doubt it. And it's almost impossible to buy anywhere else in the world. Maybe these foreigners know something we don't. Having said all that, I don't mind it, but wouldn't suffer withdrawal symptoms if Ithey discontinued it. You could always buy loads of twiglets and scrape.

Marmite is not only renowned for its errr, distinctive flavour, but it's also a good source of B vitamins, completely vegetarian, is a low fat food and is very low in sugar. www.marmite.com My kids love marmite on toast... it's a really good finger food for toddlers. They are never so ill they cant eat marmite. I make roast potatoes which I roll in butter and marmite, and even self professed marmite loathers love them. marmite helps you remember what songs are called. I also have a cat called Marmite. Tubes of marmite is a brilliant idea, as the stickiness of the pot and the gunginess of the yellow cap when it is halfway used, is the only thing that pisses me off about it. Marmite is great. (One of those statements is not true, but I included it just for Bruce)

This stuff sounds like something gathered from the floor of a cave. Visit me http://www.radiodenver.org/

It looks like it too. Or perhaps more like something gathered from the floor of a rugby league changing room on a particularly rainy November Sunday.

So, it is a vegetable spread or something like that? Anything like Vegamite? Visit me http://www.radiodenver.org/

Vegamite? *spits* A cheap imitation. Please let the roast potatoe story be true - sounds good...

They ran a great ad campaign around the fact that people either love or hate the stuff. Hate is something I try to avoid,but I make exeptions for Marmite and Arsenal.

It is like vegemite, but vegemite is sweeter. Those pouffy Aussies, I dunno. The roast potato story is true - par boil the potatoes, then strain and pat dry with some kitchen towel. Rough them up a bit (they love it). Heat two tablespoons of butter and one tablespoon of marmite in a roasting tin, stir to mix. Tip in the potatoes, rol them around and roast as usual.

If I change my mind about the Marmite will you pat me dry with some kitchen towel and rough me up a bit?

*heats roasting pan for Hox*

Put that turkey baster down, you're making me nervous.

I just spotted it Cath and laughed so loud the cat shot out of the room. I think I need the extra large jar.

I know someone who puts Marmite in all their crevices and licks and sniffs themselves later. I know someone else who'd never heard of Marmite and spread it thickly on their toast, thinking it must be chocolate spread, then took a bite and threw up. Yeast is pretty weird - still odder to eat its 'extract'. I do, though, on freshly buttered toast with a cup of hot sweet tea. (Does someone on ABC work for the Marmite Marketing Board or summat? Can we get paid now? )

The high salt content makes me gag. I used to love it as a kid but anything with a high salt content like Marmite and corn flakes I have to stay away from. I betcha didn't know that corn flakes have a higher salt content than salted crisps? When I see Kellogs advertising their wares on tele as being wholesome, I want to eat my own hair. 'Eat Kellogs products and develop high blood pressure and diabetes' how's that for a catchy advertising slogan?

Progress is progress'n'all that, but I do kind of agree with you, TC... it's all about the jar! Next thing you know, we'll have squeezy-tube-toast... or Instant Tea! (Oh God, we already do, don't we...? :-! ) ~PEPS~ You can’t finish a man till he’s finished his Texan Bar

Marmite? I thought that stuff was big in Australia. I've never seen a jar of it before, but I haven't looked.

I used to hate marmite. Now I dither between really enjoying it and not minding it too much, depending, I think, on the amount of salt I need. Right now I could really do with some. ~ I'll Show You Tyrants * Fuselit * The Prowl Log * Woe's Woe

Marmite'n'peanut butter'n'cheese sandwhiches... Marmite-y beans... Mmmmmmmm............. ~PEPS~ You can’t finish a man till he’s finished his Texan Bar

The sight of a jar of marmite tempts me every 4 or 5 years. Each time I spread it on me bread and take a bite it just kicks crap out of my tastebuds. I mean, I've eaten some real foul tasting stuff (calea for one) but marmite just gives me the scrunchyfaceycringeymouthytonguestickyouty. I reckon I'll continue the little routine/relationship I have with marmite and I'll eventually (probably when I'm old) enjoy it. I've no idea what ever happened to the jars I bought. I would have only had a couple of knive's worth from each jar but there's none in the kitchen and I don't normally throw stuff until it's at least knocking on the cupboard at me. There's nothing more mind-teasing than the incomprehensible eagerly avowed - Dennett

I have them, Yan. D'you want 'em back? I've delved my finger around in them a few times, but I think they should approximate edibility. ~PEPS~ You can’t finish a man till he’s finished his Texan Bar

M\armite in a squuezy tube tastes different. Not good. Marmite potato wedges, yum Span

I should imagine it does taste different if canned beer and beer in a glass are anything to go by. Oh Peps! You wiped your thick typing fingers around the inner mouth of my marmite pot?. Did you smell your finger before you imbibed? Please pop them into a jiffy and god speed! There's nothing more mind-teasing than the incomprehensible eagerly avowed - Dennett

"Pop" them "into" a "jiffy"? What? My fingers? What are you suggesting, you filfthy fellow! ~PEPS~ You can’t finish a man till he’s finished his Texan Bar

Sorry to bump this one back up to the top, but I wanted to thank cath_carr for providing the divine recipe for potatoes in butter/Marmite. They were GORGEOUS. THANK YOU!

My pleasure... tis my duty to spread the happiness as well as the marmite...

I love Marmite. It's the only spread I ever use. It was also my nickname at school.

Why were you called Marmite? There's nothing more mind-teasing than the incomprehensible eagerly avowed - Dennett

'Cos of my surname, Marman. Marmalade might've been closer, but Marmite was shorter.

I think it's more likely to have negative inferences.