>>You get a more even distribution that way.<<

Only if the butter were melted first, surely? Otherwise you'd never get the Marmite off whatever you were mixing it with.

To adapt your test in re Walkinaround, I deduce that you, sir, are the foreign spy masquerading as a trueblue Englishman!

Hi Susan7! No comparison to the awful taste you mean?LOL!

Per wikipedia, "Marmite (pronounced /ˈmɑ:maɪt/) is the name given to two similar food spreads: a British (original and first version) produced in the United Kingdom and later South Africa, and a version produced in New Zealand. Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing, and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans[1]".

I had to look it up too. Obviously we yanks didn't grow up with it. We got to drink tang instead ( an orange chemical drink that in no way resembles orange juice).

I haven't the foggiest what it tastes like ( although I probably would like it if it's yeasty) but it didn't seem to go over too well on Mr. Bean's two chums (Do-it-Yourself Bean, that I just viewed). Or perhaps it was the twigs it was spread on....

"Marmite spread on twigs"

No expert on the works of Mr Bean (having been exposed to the giant turkey one six times during a multi-leg plane journey on AA, I've developed a crippling allergy), I'd guess that's a subtle satire on a product called Twiglets (google if you dare).

Together with a nice warm glass of Liebfraumilch, Tiglets are an essential part of the farewell ritual to a well-loved colleague.

Twiglets are horrible.

Our local Albert Heijn stocks Marmite. The town is not crawling with English - there are a few of us, but not like the centre of Amsterdam or Den Haag, so I must deduce that the Dutch have developed a taste for it too.
Our AH also stocks Robertsons lemon curd. Now that is nasty. Homemade is much nicer.

I dared to google and discovered there is a Twiglet Appreciation Society, devoted to photographs of Twiglets!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/68022721@N00/pool/

I love Twiglets, even more than Marmite crisps or Marmite breadsticks. or Marmite rice cakes.

Today I bought the very last pack of Marmite Cereal Bars in Waitrose. I've not tried them before, so will report back in due course.

julia, the mind boggles at Marmite Cereal bars.
I look forward to a report soon :)

If they are any good I can see they will be added to my UK shopping list. Haven't seen Marmite crisps either - they sound yummy, and have already been added.

Twiglets are horrible.>>

Wrong 'un.

49 responses for a foodstuff that could be alternately used as furniture varnish?

Miss Havisham. Grace Poole. Ken Livingstone. Madame De Farge. The Brits who post on Fodor's.

See any connections here?

Thin

>>See any connections here?<<

Can't knit. Eat any wedding cake going. Can't abide newts. Wouldn't dream of housekeeping where there's a madwoman in the attic. Nope, I don't connect at all.

(PS whatever applies to out posting here, applies to you too, sweetie).

Newts?

Red Ken is a famed newt-lover, is he not?

Madame Defarge ate newts? Sold them diced <i> a la guillotine</i> as amuse-gueules in M. Defarge's boozer? Chucked them into his cider press to add a bit of flavour? Knitted them into nice sweaters?

We should be told.

I'm a bovril on toast fan too - although i can't stand gravy made with it.

MARMITE CEREAL BARS - a report!

The pack is black with the Marmite logo, and on the front it reads -lots of lovely chewy oats, wheat and rice all wrapped up with a hefty punch of Marmite.

On the back of the pack - Wakey Wakey (enclosed in a Marmite yellow heart). And in another larger yellow heart the words Rose and Shine it's Marmite Time.

Rich in B vitamins, High in Fibre, No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives, and (best of all for some of us!) ONLY 93 calories per bar!

Each of the 6 bars has one of three 'quotes' on it - eg hate belly grumbles? love Marmite cereal bars. That sort of thing.

Now for the tasty bit! Well, the texture is chewy and like that of a muesli/granola/cereal bar. No surprises there then. The taste is very similar to Marmite Rice Crackers. There is a slightly sweet element in there somewhere, and I see that rice starch syrup is one ingredient, and sugar is also there at the bottom of the list. Carb content is high at 56g per 100g or 14g per 25g bar. Fat is low at 8.1g per 100g.

I liked them, but not as much as Marmite crisps (which for Hetismij are made by Walkers and can be found in any large supermarket in England), and for breakfast I'd still rather have my Marmite (or Bovril!) on toast, be it white, wholemeal, granary, but preferably seeded.

Hey basingstoke, still reading all this? Wish you hadn't bothered asking?

So to sum up

Yes Julia, and enjoying every word too. There is a fellow down the corridor hailing from Liverpool who gets his Marmite fix from me on occasion - I always keep some around and now they are not in the fridge - and told me where I can get Twiglets. I had never heard of those before this thread.

For lunch today I had Marmite on buttered Milton's wheat toast, sweet pepper, cucumber and tomato salad, washed down with a cup of Kefir. Delicious!

Thanks for the report Julia. I think I may give them a miss - sweet and Marmite just doesn't sound right.

Now I'm off to toast some wholemeal bread and enjoy some Marmite :)

>For lunch today I had Marmite on buttered Milton's wheat toast, sweet pepper, cucumber and tomato salad, washed down with a cup of Kefir. Delicious!<

Oh, into colonic irrigation are we?

Get ready.

Thin

EWven Marmites own advertising admits it divides opinion (and yes these were all broad cast on British TV.)

Paddington Bear tries Marmite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaJ154r77EU

Zippy from rainbow:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2PTSZj6tx4

And this is from their own site:

http://www.marmite.com/hate/sarnies/

If I was into colonic irrigation I would have substituted Retsina for the Kefir.

Thin, If I was into colonic irrigation, I would have substituted Retsina for the Kefir.

Sorry for the double post. I must have overdosed on the Marmite.

Here's a question:

Brits who like Marmite. How old is your current jar?

Mine is about two years old and has some life in it.

My bovril is over a year old.

But I think Bovril is a drink. Mainly for swimming or bonfire night.

Current JAR?

We've got proper Marmite. Which no doubt some bloody whippersnapper's planning to rebrand Marmite Classic right this minute.

Marmite Guinness

And - I swear - Marmite For Your Lover With a Hint of Champagne.

All between a year and two years past their best before. Mrs F claims they're all unchanged from the day she first met them.

Just like me.

2-3 years old.

Jar's quite sticky, and hard to get the lid off.

Expiry date difficult to read, but I think it says 2009.

Still tastes fine though......

LOL at 'belly grumbles'!!

Another vote for Vegemite.... we Aussies grew up on it, tastes much better than marmite.

Nothing like vegemite on fresh crusty bread with lots of butter.....mmm..yum

It is interesting that the number of responses to my Marmite question have exceeded the responses to any of my Trip Reports. There must be a lesson here.

>>There must be a lesson here.<<

Yes. Take a jar of Marmite with you when you travel. Spices up the food, frightens off pests.

My jar of Marmite is nearly empty, and I opened it just before Christmas 2009. It is only a mini jar though - that's all they sell here. I'm the only Marmite eater in the house, but I do use it in cooking too.

Given the success of Cadbury World, why has no-one thought to open 'Marmite Land'?

Surely Unilever is missing a trick here......

Ooooh, yes - I can see it now.

Enter via the Enchanted Forest of Twiglets.

Ride the death defying giant Persil Spin Cycle.

Then onto the brewery yeast scrapings tasting.

Just have to work out how to incorporate Vaseline, Dove and Lynx, and my world class tourist attraction will be ready.....

Vaseline world?

The mind boggles.

Number 1 son and myself get through a 250g jar every couple of months.

Marmite with champagne isn't as nice. It took me almost a year to get through that jar.

What would happen if you mixed Marmite with Bovril?

I know what I'm doing later...

Mmmm, we didn't like the Champagne Marmite so much, though we did eventually finish the jar.

Guinness Marmite was delicious, and we also very much like the Marston's Pedigree Marmite, in the cricket ball jar. Made with 'yeast from the official beer of England cricket'. I'll be sad when I scraped the bottom of my last jar of this limited edition Marmite.

Wonder what gimmicky flavour they'll come up with next?

CW - are you going to drink the Marvril mixture or spread it on a toasted crumpet, or muffin, or slice of bread? Or maybe you have other plans for it? Are you going over to the dark side?

>>CW - are you going to drink the Marvril mixture or spread it on a toasted crumpet, or muffin, or slice of bread? Or maybe you have other plans for it? Are you going over to the dark side?<<

He'll have it on a toasted crumpet spread with peanut butter.

Lee Ann

For those of us not born with a Marmite spoon in our mouths let me suggest adding it to soup. =) They sell it at our alternative foods store here in the Pacific NW and I bought some out of curiosity. Tried it on toast...not great but not bad.

However, I'm one of those people that makes strange soups out of whatever is hanging around the kitchen and once in awhile I get lucky. Used Marmite in vegetable soup and it was delicious! It's been my *secret ingredient* ever since. ;)

Tasted VERY familiar though...like Campbell's vegetable beef soup (which says' autolyzed yeast' on the label so it makes me wonder?)!