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Title: marmite!
Post by: Mikendher on 17 Oct 2005, 19:19: marmite is awesome!

you should all try it, if you haven't already. it doesn't really taste like anything else. i've been told that you have to grow up on it to like it (which i did), but i think that it could be liked anyway. try it on a bagel with some butter.

but don't use too much; it is strong :-)

my family has to import it from europe, but i'm sure they sell it other places
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Post by: Se7en on 17 Oct 2005, 19:37: Its disgusting. Utterly foul.
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Post by: Inlander on 17 Oct 2005, 19:40: Any "food" that ends in -mite is vile. Marmite, Vegemite, Promite . . . bleugh.
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Post by: calenlass on 17 Oct 2005, 19:41: Not a big fan. Then again, the last time I had any was probably five or six years ago...
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Post by: Paulbot on 17 Oct 2005, 20:05: Mmm, marmite. Toast just isn't complete without it. That and a fried egg. And some beans. Yes.
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Post by: Coolhanderik on 17 Oct 2005, 20:20: could someone please explain what the hell marmite is?
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Post by: Pengraffe on 17 Oct 2005, 20:21: Is that like a marmot? (Just kidding, I know what it is. I don't think I've ever had it.)
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Post by: Paulbot on 17 Oct 2005, 20:26: (http://www.nexternal.com/vegane/images/MarmiteLg.jpg)

I hear that heaven is built of it.
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Post by: Se7en on 17 Oct 2005, 20:31: I have a friend who is too much of a pacifist to hit his kids. Instead, when they are bad, he punishes them by making them eat marmite. This should tell you everything you need to know about marmite.
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Post by: Gryff on 17 Oct 2005, 20:34: Vegemite is better!
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Post by: Inlander on 17 Oct 2005, 20:37: Vegemite is better than marmite in the same way that a punch in the stomach is better than a punch in the testicles.
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Post by: Lunchbox on 17 Oct 2005, 20:47: I've tried Marmite, and it just doesn't have that THING that Vegemite does. Vegemite is only nice on thick toasted bread with piles of marg.
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Post by: redglasscurls on 17 Oct 2005, 21:07: It amuses me that they warn you on the label to "spread thinly"....I've never tried it, the concept of yeast spread weirds me out a bit.
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Post by: thehoopiestfrood on 18 Oct 2005, 01:51: It's advertised with the slogan, "you either love it or you hate it" which does seem to be true...
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Post by: tha_nut on 18 Oct 2005, 02:03: Its all about Vegemite, there is no substitute or replacement for it
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Post by: salada on 18 Oct 2005, 03:00: vegemite works spread very thin on toasted fresh, white, thickly-sliced bread. with butter. then, and only then.

marmite, promite, and all the others are pretty weeeeeird though.

in fact, they're all weird. think about it. VEGEMITE IS CONCENTRATED YEAST EXTRACT. and i think one of the other *mite's is meat based.

but still, my first point stands. toasted fresh white bread.
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Post by: GebStar on 18 Oct 2005, 03:09: Vegemite isn't bad, you have to get the right application method otherwise it's not going to taste too good. Lots of margarine, thin spread of vegemite on toasted bread, great in the morning, knock the sleep right out of ya.
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Post by: patch on 18 Oct 2005, 04:36: ive eaten vegemite every day for the last few years. its available commonly in australia, where i live.
put butter on hot toast, let it melt, then spread a bit of the vegemite on top. amazingly awesome
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Post by: ash on 18 Oct 2005, 05:28: Quote from: salada
i think one of the other *mite's is meat based.

are you thinking of Bovril? mmm Bovine drink...

Marmite rules! On a white bread sandwich with lots of grated mature cheddar cheese....

...mouth.... ...watering....!
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Post by: Switchblade on 18 Oct 2005, 06:26: the "you either love it or you hate it" adverts were so true.

I love marmite.
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Post by: jhocking on 18 Oct 2005, 08:36: Quote from: Pengraffe
Is that like a marmot?

That's totally what I was thinking too.
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Post by: moley on 18 Oct 2005, 15:02: Since moving to australia I have cried many times for their lack of the real marmite. They only have vegemite which tastes like beer.

I DONT WANT BEER ON MY TOAST!!!!!
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Post by: KharBevNor on 18 Oct 2005, 16:30: This thread is full of FILTHY HEAVEN SAVAGES.

Ye shall be boiled alive in vats of boiling marmite! ALL HAIL MARMITE!
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Post by: Duchess Tapioca on 19 Oct 2005, 02:03: (http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9663/bwdustmite28ry.jpg)
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Post by: soap on 19 Oct 2005, 04:58: Quote from: Paulbot
Mmm, marmite. Toast just isn't complete without it.

yes !

and its the best thing for me to be eating when i don't feel so good

hurrah for marmite :)
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Post by: Gryff on 19 Oct 2005, 14:37: Also, vegemite on toasted, buttered English muffins. Yummers!
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Post by: Se7en on 19 Oct 2005, 14:50: What the hell is an english muffin anyway? I'm english, so you would think i would know what one was...
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Post by: Gryff on 19 Oct 2005, 16:02: This is an English muffin. Now imagine it toasted and smothered in butter and vegemite.
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Post by: Se7en on 19 Oct 2005, 16:03: Oh, a crumpet. "english muffin" i dunno.. what a stupid thing to call a crumpet. I mean, how is that muffin like?

Also, vegemite on crumpets? blasphemy! butter and jam is the only way!
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Post by: Inlander on 19 Oct 2005, 16:08: Bah, butter and honey is what you have on crumpets. And then you've got to cram it all in your mouth before the honey seeps through the crumpet, which is next to impossible so you end up with a glorious mess. Mmm, breakfast!
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Post by: Trollstormur on 19 Oct 2005, 16:10: seriously, I bet if we started marketing those things as crumpets in america, they'd catch on right quick.
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Post by: Se7en on 19 Oct 2005, 16:14: yeah, they would! i mean, they sure beat the hell out of pop tarts.
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Post by: Gryff on 19 Oct 2005, 16:14: I've always known these as crumpets. They're slightly different.
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Post by: Se7en on 19 Oct 2005, 16:22: uh, yeah, thats what they look like after you toast em. The first pic is of untoasted ones. You cant eat em untoasted anyway.
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Post by: Gryff on 19 Oct 2005, 16:50: No, this is an english muffin, and this is a crumpet. The English muffin is more "bready", while the crumpet is chewier. They look similar but they ain't the same. You can see the difference in the texture…

I can't believe I'm arguing about baked goods…
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Post by: Se7en on 19 Oct 2005, 16:57: That looks like bread to me. Why would they call it english if its got nothing to do with england? We certainly dont have em here. Its nothing like a muffin iether, as i pointed out before. What a stupid name.
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Post by: Gryff on 19 Oct 2005, 17:06: I didn't name 'em. I just eat 'em.
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Post by: Digs on 19 Oct 2005, 20:21: Dolemite, baby.
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Post by: moley on 19 Oct 2005, 23:39: se7en - you're being quite the fool, I know for certain that you can get English Muffins in england, they are probably called english muffins because they originated in england (read = DUH ), Crumpets are very different. for starters you don't have to cut them in half.
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Post by: Oerdin on 19 Oct 2005, 23:44: I like both Marmite and Vegemite.
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Post by: calenlass on 19 Oct 2005, 23:51: Quote from: se7en and moley and Gryff
stuff about English muffins and crumpets

I think se7en got the whole point of this right:

MUFFIN
(http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/images/muffin.jpg)

ENGLISH MUFFIN
(http://www.bc-enschede.nl/wenglish/grassroots/cooking/3tl2_0304/dejong_vdkolk/english_muffin.gif)

CRUMPET
(http://www.thegiftisle.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/crumpet%20basket.jpg)

The "muffins" look different. English muffins and crumpets would visually appear to be different only with what you eat them. Personally, I don't find them that much different when they're plain. They have them in my cafeteria, with vats of stuff next to them like fruits and butter and stuff with which to adorn them, and when I first saw "English Muffins" I was like, "Mislabeled crumpets? Silly Americans..."
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Post by: Se7en on 19 Oct 2005, 23:58: What the HELL is that? fruit on crumpets? Thats just disgusting. Who the hell eats crumpets with fruit on? They are supposed to be toasted, with butter, and jam or honey or whatever if you like. (ginger jam for me)
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Post by: Inlander on 19 Oct 2005, 23:59: Ginger HONEY - now that's the condiment of kings!!
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Post by: Switchblade on 20 Oct 2005, 00:33: Quote from: Se7en
That looks like bread to me. Why would they call it english if its got nothing to do with england? We certainly dont have em here.

Dude, what? you can buy them in fucking McDonald's, man. I ate one from Asda just this morning. And yes, they're English.
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Post by: est on 20 Oct 2005, 00:40: PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE.

we are losing track of what is important here, what with all this talk of crumpet and muffins and so forth.

we are talking about Marmite, and specifically how Vegemite is in all ways superior to it.

discuss.
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Post by: Se7en on 20 Oct 2005, 00:41: I havn't been in a mcdonalds for a decade, how should i know what they sell? I'm not sure where the hell these muffin things come from, but it just seems to be yanks that refer to them. I obviously dont know anyone that eats them, or i would know what they were. The crumpet is the british breakfast food.

Edit: What is with austalians and vegemite? it seems to be a minor national stereotype.
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Post by: Switchblade on 20 Oct 2005, 00:46: Quote from: est
we are talking about Marmite, and specifically how Vegemite is in all ways superior to it.

Apart from the small matter of your BEING WRONG.

I think the difference is that, in the States, it's an English Muffin, round here, it's just a muffin.

I like that word. 'tis a fun word. Muffin.

Never tried them with marmite, though. I toasted muffin with irish butter is just too good on its own, even though Marmite usually makes stuff awesome.
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Post by: normz on 20 Oct 2005, 09:25: Quote from: Se7en

What is with austalians and vegemite? it seems to be a minor national stereotype.

It is a little known fact that to become an Australian citizen you must pass the vegimite test of being able to enjoy the taste of vegimite on freshly toasted bread ..... mmmm Vegimite *runs to the kitchen to make toast*
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Post by: devils_daughter on 20 Oct 2005, 12:06: Eww Ewww Ewwwwwww. That is all I have to say on the matter.
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Post by: happybirthdaygelatin on 20 Oct 2005, 14:00: I'm super curious about vegemite. Dolemite and marmite as well.

Also all this argument over different names cultures have for different baked goods is silly. It's fucking food for Elvis' sake. You put it in your mouth and some amount of time later it comes out your butt (you know, if everything is in working condition.)
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Post by: jhocking on 20 Oct 2005, 14:46: (http://www.blaxploitation.com/images/cover_gifs/cover_dolemite.gif)
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Post by: happybirthdaygelatin on 20 Oct 2005, 15:14: Man, I either have to add "Rudy" or "Rowdy" in front of my name. Ten times more respecful then Dr. or Sir.
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Post by: Gryff on 20 Oct 2005, 16:08: mmmmm, vegemite
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Post by: Digs on 21 Oct 2005, 15:27: jhocking's faster than me, but that's the same picture I was going to paste.

Dolemite, baby.
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Post by: Oerdin on 21 Oct 2005, 21:14: Quote from: happybirthdaygelatin
I'm super curious about vegemite. Dolemite and marmite as well.

Dolomite is just calcium magnesium carbonate so don't get to excited about it. ;)

Basically garden variety limestone has magnesium replace some of the calcite altering it to form dolomite.
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Post by: MrBlu on 21 Jan 2009, 01:02: Why would you drink a by-product of what could have been Heineken?

That's like draining the blood off a meat patty and drinking it.

This disgusting simile brought to you by Moxie.
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Post by: Spluff on 21 Jan 2009, 01:04: Jesus christ, man.
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Post by: David_Dovey on 21 Jan 2009, 01:20: Quote from: normz on 20 Oct 2005, 09:25
It is a little known fact that to become an Australian citizen you must pass the vegimite test of being able to enjoy the taste of vegimite on freshly toasted bread ..... mmmm Vegimite *runs to the kitchen to make toast*

In the interest of constructive and friendly boarding, the new spirit of the forums blahdy blah I am going to not make a sardonic bitchy comment instead here is this:

My girlfriend is from Canada and she is becoming an Australian citizen (she is retaining her Canadian citizenship as well)... fuck, next Monday! I insist that she will not be Australian until she tastes Vegemite. I am hoping to convince her on the day she takes her oath.
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Post by: jhocking on 21 Jan 2009, 04:23: Quote from: Spluff on 21 Jan 2009, 01:04
Jesus christ, man.

To be fair, I suppose I semi-resurrected this thread by linking to it.
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Post by: clockworkjames on 23 Jan 2009, 00:28: I do not like marmite, I have tried to like it many times, spread thinly etc. but it is just too salty/strong for my tastes so I used it to make a stock for soup. Was okay. Might be good for a mac and cheeze sauce rue...

I guess what I am saying is if you buy it to try it and hate it, use it in cooking or something.

But it tastes like nothing containing yeast I have ever tasted.
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Post by: pwhodges on 23 Jan 2009, 00:56: Marmite and watercress sandwiches - yummy!
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Post by: MrBlu on 23 Jan 2009, 01:05: ...

And they say age is just a number.

ZING!
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Post by: Siibillam-Law on 23 Jan 2009, 21:20: Wasn't there a song

"Marmite, marite"

...

no there probably wasn't
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Post by: David_Dovey on 23 Jan 2009, 21:28: thanks for posting!
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Post by: maxusy3k on 23 Jan 2009, 23:27: I hate Marmite, but I love Twiglets.

I think I just dislike spreads in general, which would explain it.
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Post by: Gemmwah on 24 Jan 2009, 02:59: Great, now I want marmite on toast for breakfast, and we don't have any. Thanks, fuckers.
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Post by: Drill King on 24 Jan 2009, 12:01: Marmite/etc are pretty much the worst spreads. It is all sorts of hella bad.
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Post by: Siibillam-Law on 24 Jan 2009, 13:28: Nothing beats Nutella anyway
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Post by: Drill King on 24 Jan 2009, 13:30: Oh hell yes Nutella I don't even like chocolate
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Post by: Siibillam-Law on 24 Jan 2009, 13:35: Completely unrelated, but that is the coolest avatar I have ever seen, Drill
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Post by: Mr. Skawronska on 24 Jan 2009, 13:42: Quote
I said, do you speak-a my language? He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich.

Mmmhmmm.

S
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Post by: Barmymoo on 24 Jan 2009, 14:45: It is not true that you either love it or you hate it, I sometimes like it and sometimes I'd rather have jam.

Crumpets should be eaten with either honey or just butter alone. Anything else is sacriledge. And I don't even eat butter.

Something I find funny: crumpet is an old-fashioned English slang term for attractive women with whom you would like to fornicate. Providing of course that you are an upper-middle class man with a moustache and a monacle, what what?
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Post by: Iron_Fist on 01 Feb 2009, 23:27: Marmite is the gay version of Vegemite. Vegemite is the spreading of true men.
(http://aussiefavourites.com.au/cornershop/images/vegemite175.jpg)
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Post by: Neskah on 01 Feb 2009, 23:51: Ahhh reading this made me run to my pantry and check. Hallelujah! Vegimite for the win. Kiwis seems to prefer Marmite (WTF?), but if my boy decides it's okay to spend $20 a punnet on his favourite honey, I'm bloody well going to have Vegimite in our cupboard over Marmite anyday.

So true that it makes you feel better when you're ill. It's what got me through my Glandular fever.

All hail the Vegimite. A taste of home in every jar!

We're happy little vegimites as bright, as bright can be...
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Post by: pwhodges on 02 Feb 2009, 00:39: Vegemite was only made when the Australians couldn't get their Marmite as a result of the first world war. They think it's better than Marmite only because they compare it with NZ-made Marmite (also started at that time), which has a slightly different recipe with added sugar giving a weaker taste than the original.
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Post by: Slick on 02 Feb 2009, 01:23: As a Canuck, I would like to register that I like vegemite over marmite. I like the consistency of vegemite better, and the flavour (less sweet? less tacky, I want to say?) as well.
Vegemite goes much better with a turkey & rye sandwich, which I think is the epitome of sandwich (highly subjective personal belief).
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Post by: Oerdin on 04 Sep 2009, 05:10: Am I the only one who used to like Bovril when they made it from beef extract but hate it now that they've switched to yeast extract?
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Post by: a pack of wolves on 04 Sep 2009, 05:27: Quote from: pwhodges on 23 Jan 2009, 00:56
Marmite and watercress sandwiches - yummy!

I shall have to try this, it sounds extremely good. I'm quite a fan of Marmite and peanut butter myself, the Marmite offsets the sweetness of the peanut butter nicely. It's good for vitamin B12 as well so very handy if you're steering clear of the animals.
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Post by: nichidani on 04 Sep 2009, 09:23: this thread is making me grossed out. i don't know about marmite, but i absolutely despise vegemite.

i'm an american, though. which somehow makes that make more sense.
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Post by: Thomas Edison on 04 Sep 2009, 10:38: OMNOMNOMNOM. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marmite_Sausages_label.png)
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Post by: ViolentDove on 04 Sep 2009, 15:39: Quote from: salada on 18 Oct 2005, 03:00
stuff

Oh hey this thread is from when my housemate still posted on these boards! How exciting.
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Post by: Aurjay on 04 Sep 2009, 18:33: My ex-wife was British and tried for many year without any success to get me into Marmite. I absolutely hated it no matter what it was spread on. I've never tried Vegemite but the "mite" on the end of it prolly means i will hate it as well.
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Post by: jhocking on 04 Sep 2009, 18:51: vaguely related tangent: I ate some stuff called Quorn at a 4th of July cookout. These are all foods made from fungus, right? I was kinda disappointed by how normal that stuff tasted; people kept reassuring me that it doesn't taste weird, but when I eat something made of exotic ingredients I actually want it to taste exotic, not like chicken.
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Post by: Lines on 04 Sep 2009, 19:00: Vegemite is foul. If you want a spread, then go with Nutella or peanut butter. Better yet do both and make me a sandwich.

Now.
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Post by: Radical AC on 04 Sep 2009, 19:10: Having tried it I can see why it hasn't really caught on here in the US.
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Post by: JD on 04 Sep 2009, 19:34: I actually don't like Nutella.
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Post by: Hat on 05 Sep 2009, 01:02: A couple of pieces of buttered toast with a prudent amount of vegemite and a glass of milk is a pretty good light breakfast, although I literally cannot eat vegemite without milk.

Nutella is horrible and you are a horrible person if you like it. It makes me really uncomfortable to put Peanut Paste on toast for some reason though.
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Post by: A Shoggoth on the Roof on 05 Sep 2009, 01:19: names names names. fuck it, they're all polysaccharides to me.
also you do not put nutella on toast. that is just wrong. it is so deliciosu on pretzels, why would you put it on any sort of bread?
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Post by: Lines on 05 Sep 2009, 04:28: I don't like either on toast. Untoasted bread or graham crackers.
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Post by: A Shoggoth on the Roof on 05 Sep 2009, 13:20: I can sort of see graham crackers but i'm still not sure about the untoasted bread. I'll have to try it sometime, I have all the ingedients already
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Post by: evilbobthebob on 05 Sep 2009, 13:26: I like Marmite. Never tried Vegemite and I've never liked Nutella much.
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Post by: Eris on 05 Sep 2009, 15:52: vegemite is good on toast with lots of butter and not much vegemite. marmite is not as good as vegemite, though i haven't had it in years. the new "different" vegemite is nothing special. nutella is delicious; i would eat nutella sammiches all the time if i could. sometimes i have it on pancakes, when i make them or buy a pack of "heat 'em up in the toaster" hotcakes.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 05 Sep 2009, 16:21: Quote from: MrBlu on 23 Jan 2009, 01:05
ZING!

What?

(Also, mentioning spreadable goodness, I had a Nutella and banana sandwich today. Oh goodness.)
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Post by: KickThatBathProf on 05 Sep 2009, 18:28: Zingoleb knows the way to live guys.
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Post by: Lines on 06 Sep 2009, 05:41: Yes, yes he does.

Quote from: Hat on 05 Sep 2009, 01:02
Nutella is horrible and you are a horrible person if you like it.

I keep saying I'm a horrible person and nobody listens. You can keep your nasty yeast paste stuff and I'll keep my hazelnut and peanut spreads and we'll be cool.
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Post by: Hat on 06 Sep 2009, 13:42: Hey I thought peanut paste was going to be shared

This is the worst divorce ever.
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Post by: phooey on 06 Sep 2009, 14:35: The second best: Being in a room having told someone that Marmite is like a Nutella competitor, and watching them take a big bite of a piece of toast with thick-spread yeast paste on it.

The best: A similar scenario involving a language barrier, a couple of immature class mates on a school trip abroad,Hasselnussbusser (Hazelnut butter) and Leberkaese ("liver cheese). Ha, ha, bet three years of Latin-to-help-on-the-SATs isn't looking so good now.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 06 Sep 2009, 14:41: I only share peanut paste with my puppies, but that's because they make funny faces when I do.
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Post by: Lines on 06 Sep 2009, 20:11: I guess we could have joint custody of the peanut paste, but you can only have it on weekends every other week.
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Post by: Oerdin on 08 Sep 2009, 07:56: Quote from: Zombiedude on 04 Sep 2009, 19:34
I actually don't like Nutella.

Nuttella is way to sweet.
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Post by: calenlass on 08 Sep 2009, 09:57: Interesting thread to resurrect, guys.

Also, Joe, yeast is not a fungus.

Also Also, what happens if you like all of the spreads mentioned in this thread? (Nutella is best on crepes, guys. It is like what it was invented for.)
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Post by: Reed on 08 Sep 2009, 11:53: Sorry Katie, but they are. They belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
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Post by: Bastardous Bassist on 08 Sep 2009, 11:55: Quote from: calenlass on 08 Sep 2009, 09:57
Also Also, what happens if you like all of the spreads mentioned in this thread?

Then you're wrong. Yes, you are stating an incorrect fact about what you like.

Nutella is tasty on everything, but is not tasty in all circumstances.