Posted by alexandra_k on November 26, 2004, at 23:12:42
In reply to Re: marmite » alexandra_k, posted by AuntieMel on November 26, 2004, at 22:16:15
> I had always heard marmite was a yeast extract, made from the sludge left in the bottom of the beer casks from the aging process. It's very rich in the B vitamins.
WOW, ya beat me to it! After learning today that chickens are not force fed until they pop (that would be turkeys and ducks and the popping may well be inadvertant) I hunted down my flatmates jar of marmite. The jar says it contains derivatives of 'barley, wheat, and soy' so it is vegetarian friendly and is a high source of vitamin B, as you say :-)
I shouldn't really traffic in empirical matters...
:-)
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> It's great on toast, but I sometimes just grab me a fingerful out of the jar.Ew Ew Ew!!!
> Marmite is English. Vegemite is Australian (right?). They are similar in taste to the uninitiated, but different to someone that grew up with one of them.I always thought that vegemite was a kiwi thing, but was recently proven wrong when I went to Australia. It is indeed an Aussie thing. Now the pavlova, on the other hand is a Kiwi thing - no matter what any Aussie tries to tell you :-)
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