What The Hell Is Vegemite?

I looked at the vegemite site, sang the happy vegemite song, and read the history.

Now, what does it taste like?

What does it do?

What will it MAKE me do?
 

Its a spreadable (brewers?) yeast extract product.

>>Now, what does it taste like?
Having tried the stuff, it tastes like, well... salty thick brewers' yeast

I'm sure that the Aussies will have better explanations

Aaron

(someone who has had both Grits AND Vegemite (just not at the same time hehe))

Does it bother anyone else that Kraft is evidently mass producing it?

It kinda removes some of the mystery and "Australia-ness" for me! (LOL)

Somebody mail me a jar!

Russ c/o
Park Place Stadium Cinemas
600 Washington Street East
Charleston, WV 25301 USA

I'll pass it around to the staff and post the reviews.

Russ

 

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Paul
 

But, to my question. What is the origin of this stuff? Why did they start to eat it?
People starving in a time of economic depression? Maybe the brewers weren't allowed to drink water in the Aussie heat and
needed the salt to hydrate? What?
 

That Vegemite song wont leave my head!

Remember! Kraft is a part of Phillip Morris Co... the Cigarette company, and I live in a state where there are alot of tobacco farmers that are going bankrupt. Maybe we should sell the stuff?
 

If there is a jar of anything that we make here that ya want, we'll return the favor!

Russ
 

Geez! We placed the Vegemite order last week!! (LOL)

Still no package! How long does it take?

NCS would have had it to me the next day! *grin* (Hi Mitch!)

Russ

 

Vegemite is indeed an acquired taste and I have indeed acquired it from childhood as do most good little Aussie kids.

I love the stuff (even though it's owned by a cigarette manufacturer). My Belgian wife Suzanne, however can't stand the sight, smell or taste of it which is just fine with me 'cos that just leaves more for me. Now, if I can just convince the kids that they should really not eat it...

For all the info on Vegemite go to www.vegemite.com.au and you too can be driven mad by the song.

This is not a picture of me.

I posted it on Friday, it'll take about a week. Maybe NCS (whoever they are) can come here and get some if that is too long. I'll leave it behind the pot plant on the doorstep. HaHa

Paul
 

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Its really funny now that it has happened!
 

If you have the vegemite song in your head too long you will start to turn into an Australian.

It puts a rose into every cheek.

Paul
 

Oh My Gosh! I just became a Master Film Handler! Hope nobody is counting these Vegemite posts!!!

Tie me kangaroo down, sport.
Tie me kangaroo down.
Tie me kangaroo down, sport.
Tie me kangaroo down.

(Good ol' Rolf Harris, 1963. I use that song to aggravate my Australian friends every chance I get. :-) )

Here are another couple of verses:

Take me koala back, Jack.
Take me koala back.
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mack.
So, take me koala back.

Tan me hyde when I'm dead, Fred,
tan me hyde when I'm dead.
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde,
and that's it hanging on the shed.

I clicked the play button in the post and now it keeps playing no matter what program I am using!

It doesn't appear to be degrading computer performance, it...just.....WON'T.....STOP!!!!!

Using IE 5.1 here.

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DON'T SEND THEM ANY V.B.!!!!!

I'm movin' to Australia, by kriky, anyone need a service engineer!!?!?!

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Better Projection Pays!
 

(hic!)
 

Everybody sit down.

I received a jar of Vegemite from Paul Cunningham. Paul, what do you want in return in particular? NOTE: Something that I can find in a US supermarket, Please!

TASTE TEST:

I did not sample it by itself!

I decided to try it on bread with butter first. As I smeared it on the bread, I noticed it spreads like chocolate frosting. I spread some real butter on the other half and ate it. Its really salty, but I understand why you guys like it, because I like it. A Little Bit Goes A Long Way... like FilmGuard

The NEXT CLINICAL EXPERIMENT involved LESS Vegemite and peanut butter on white bread. The results were the same. I like this stuff.

I thank you Paul, for going to the trouble of sending me this jar. PLUS the cool Kangaroo sticker and Vegemite sticker.

I was planning to do the tasting in front of the camcorder, but decided not to. Its getting stormy outside and its too dark to get good results in natural light.

Besides, I was afraid that I would barf on camera. That would be an embarassment.

I am going to try Vegemite on some friends. I assume that I need to refrigerate it after opening?

Thanks to all my Australian Friends!

Bruce in Asheville. Possibly the only person with Vegemite in the state!
 

Stephen

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I moved the Vegemite to the pantry. (Thats a big cupboard here in the south)

What do I get if I eat the whole jar full? A Mercedes? A Projection TV? A new print of Gone With The Wind?
Never mind. I'll eat it and find out.
 

You're not supposed to like it...where's the fun for us Aussies in that?

If you want a print of Gone With The Wind...one just went on ebay for...get this...$4951.01US!
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=432144880&ed=969244878

That print had better have been described properly.

PS: Now I'm on my home computer I find out that what Paul has told me is indeed correct. A boppy version of the Vegmite jingle comes on every time you open the vegemite topic! (At work I have no speakers Brad so I was unaware of your endeavour.)

If anyone else wants some Vegemite to try, let me know and I'll mail you some so you don't feel left out of Bruce's fun.

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I received a jar of Vegemite from Paul Cunningham. Paul, what do you want in return in particular? NOTE: Something that I can find in a US supermarket, Please!

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Bear Claws, Honey Buns, Krispy Kreme doughnuts & Moon Pies.

Do your part to reduce the buoyancy of future Australian rivals to U.S. swimmers.

I like Vegemite. I dont LIKE it, but, I do like it.

I also like Moon Pies (both flavors) and Royal Crown cola, but, I dont want to live on them.

I made a cassette of the Vegemite song to play for my boss and others.

I'm amazed how many people have heard of the word Vegemite from the old Men At Work song, but have no idea what the product actually is.

I fed my boss a tiny amount of the product yesterday. Yes, I am still employed. Here in the southeast, we have an old phrase that describes the look on his face when the Vegemite hit his tongue:

"A Mule Eating Briars."

Must be good stuff. Until yesterday, we had a 1989 delivery van that was falling apart. Today, we have a 2000 van with air conditioning! I LOVE Vegemite!

Since I am doing clinical experiments with the product, I can assume that Vegemite can affect the "cheapskate" centers of the brain rendering them useless. More studies to come!
 

That's the trick question on the immigration form. The correct answer is...

Get stuffed! Gimme a V.B!
 

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I'm glad you liked the Vegemite Bruce, there is nothing really that I want from over there, I noticed Moon cakes for sale in our local supermarket the other day, didn't buy any though.

John's right, the Fosters is a furphy, only tourists drink it. VB is the biggest selling brand of beer in australia, close behind would have to be Carlton Draught and Coldies.

Paul
 

Funny you should say that only tourists drink Foster's...a friend of mine spent a semester in Ireland and discovered that only tourists drink Guinness there...Is there some international conspiracy to hide the good stuff from Americans???
 

Get Gordon to send you Honey Buns!!!! Yumm-o!
I wonder how well they would travel?

Stephen: Tooheys New...yes, but only at the pub on tap. At home...VB stubbies (no cans allowed...won't let it get cold enough)

MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm...Honey Buns........

:::waits:::

:::waits a little bit longer:::

:::Shrugs:::

Oh well. I'll just have to print out the sheet music that someone posted, and punch it into noteworthy composer & play it that way.

~Gracia *The projectionist with the purple hair* Babbidge

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In some cultures, what I do is considered normal.
 

....and when you get enough of the song, there's always the instrumental version here:
http://members.tripod.com/~Greggles/mainpage2.htm

Paul Cunningham
Waverley Cinema
Pinewood Shopping Centre
Blackburn Rd
Mt Waverley
VIC 3150
Australia
 

(Victoria 5 bitter (The Milano one) is worse)

VB and Melbourne Bitter are both made in Melbourne at CUB's plant along with Carlton, Guinness and about 20 other brands.

The difference is the taste which is achieved using different combinations of hops, malt and yeast as well as the brewing process. The two main types of hops used by CUB are Pride of Ringwood and Pride of Victoria. These hops and yeast strains are unique to CUB.

The left over yeast used to be sent to Kraft to make vegemite but now it is recovered and used again. This means that Kraft has to source their own yeast, I'm not sure if they actually grow it themselves or not.

These beers can be made anywhere in the world (eg at CUB's brewery in Fiji) all they need is the correct ingredients and away they go.

I hope this helps

Paul (budding food technologist)
 

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Not only does it describe in great detail the history and features of the main australian beers, it delves into Australian pub culture, with explanation of terms such as "piking" and a guide to the etiquette of "shouting". I found it a blast to read, and I'm a local!

Onyas,
Mick.
 

It's also a good excuse to bump this back to the top to expose many more unsuspecting newly registered Film-Techers to the famous song included in page 2 of this thread.

John
 

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A KIWI eats,roots & Leaves.

Vegemite Milkshake

I Hate Marmite

I've never found Vegemite for sale here in Cleveland, Ohio. But I have bought Marmite from my local Food Co-op.

There is a computer named Vegemite (with a jar proudly sitting ontop of the machine) in the Astronomy Department of Case Western Reserve University.

C.D. or Steinlager are the pleasant tasting versions of Fosters.

Reminds me of Monty Python @ the Hollywood Bowl.

"Yor American beer is like sex in a canoe,
F###ing close to water"
 

There are a few Aussies who could give you guys a suggestion as to why you were all so slow, but I wouldn't be one of them.

Marmite: Blecch!

Is there ONE beer that a country exports to the world that isn't considered crap in the originating country?

NZ=Stein Lager Australia = Fosters Belgium = Stella Artois

I'm sure the list could go on.

That's a good question. For those outside of the US, are there any beers from the US that are appreciated in your part of the world?

If we have anyone from Ireland: What's the opinion at home of Guiness? (if I've heard correctly, John, this might be the answer to your question.)

Anyone from the Czech Republic? Pilsner Urquell?

For the Brits: Newcastle?
 

Although my deep dark secret is that I enjoy a Steiney every now & then.

When in Oz, my preferred drop is V.B.
Please don't hate me for that.
 

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A KIWI eats,roots & Leaves.
 

Yes, those Aussie beers are truly vile - but so is the swill imported into Asutralia from the UK (Theakston's XB as I recall and some otherdross - maybe Bass (seems likely since we inflict that on the US too)).

David
 

I think that the main problem with exporting British beers is that they tend to be bitters (ale) rather than lagers, which do not travel well. The barrels have to lie still for a few days before being 'tapped' in order to avoid sediment being drawn off with the beer, and the temperature requirements for beer cellars are very specific. I was once shown the cellar of a CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) approved pub, and I recognised the make of air handling unit in there - they're also used in archival film vaults! You can't just bottle this stuff and ship it to wherever. There are some ales that are processed and then bottled, but IMHO they don't taste anything like the cask-conditioned stuff.

Lagers and Pilsners do not generate sediment and so can be sealed in bottles, shipped, and then cooled before drinking, all without affecting the taste in any way. I think this is why European beers tend to be far more successful in export markets.
 

OK... kidding aside.
I would also jump on the "trade" bandwagon. If there's anybody from Down Under who wants to trade local products I'd be willing to send something to them.

I have an uncle who makes and sells REAL maple syrup if that interests anybody.
I have another uncle who makes a pretty mean bottle of "White Lightning".
 

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"Marmite" sounds like tiny, little, chopped up bits of rodent!

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Tastes like it, too...
 

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A KIWI eats,roots & Leaves.

"I don't care what happens just DON'T SPILL THE PISS"
 

I found a website where you can order Vegemite ,Marmite and Bovril and several other "British" products.

Take a look at http://www.britishdelights.com

As for american beer ,one of the best places I found was the Goose Island brew pub in Chicago http://www.gooseisland.com/beers/beers.html

Don't think they send it over to UK though.

Regarding vegemite, I find the best way to enjoy it is to spread some (a little only - it's quite strong) on a toasted crumpet with a little bit of real butter. Yum!

Best beer - Guinness. Yum! (I'm of Irish ancestry) It goes down the throat nicely.

I also have sampled some overseas delicacies in a similar vein. In New Zealand I found L&P to be a great drink.

And Californian churros and root beer are great also. Pity you can't get a decent californian style churro here in Australia. Village sell some at a cinema here in Melbourne but they are pretty awful to be honest.

cheers Peter

Yes, Guinness Stout is my favorite. Had my first pint while push-biking through Eire; from Queenstown (Cove) westward along the coast through Inchigeala and Ballangeary, up through Killarney and somewhere en route discovered a shibeen on a country crossroad (farmers would hold their pitchforks and wave "All the best") where
my pint was drawn from a mossy cask sunk into the roadside sod. Delicious lunch, though my cycle's wobble wasn't entirely due to going uphill on gravel roads...
 

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