Thank you for your kind gift to our theatre. It was extremely nice of you to make the effort to ship us the Vegemite. It allowed us to experience something from half way around the world. As I posted before, if you would like anything sent to you to taste in return, I will be more than happy to send it to you.

Russ

And now, the verdict:

I was off today, but stopped by the theatre to get paid and noticed the on duty manager, his booth guy and a couple of off duty personnel in the office staring at this mysterious envelope that had arrived in the mail from Australia.

I dispatched one of them to the concession stand to grab some plastic spoons and we began the taste test.

After opening the jar and seeing this pasty looking brown substance, it was quickly decided that I, as their leader, should take the first bite.

I now understand why everyone here had such a hard time explaining the flavor. In 35 years of living, I have never tasted anything remotely resembling this. The look on my face evidently told everyone present that they did not really need to put this in their mouthes.

When it became obvious that I still could not put the flavor into words, one employee (who has never been accused of being overly gifted in the intelligence department) decided to taste it for himself. Everyone said that had he and I tasted at the same time, we could have passed as brothers.

That's not the end of it though!!

I took it to a friend's house along with my two children. My oldest tasted it and then looked at me like I had broken the law by allowing him to do so! (LOL)

My youngest wouldn't touch it after seeing this! Kat's children at least agreed to smell it even after she spit it out. One by one they smelled it and politely declined a taste.

Here's the odd spike in the test data:

Her daughter (the last remaining test subject), sniffed it, took a bite, then took ANOTHER bite! She probably would have eaten the whole jar had we not told her that we had to try it on other people! But then, she likes to eat "those little boullion cubes that you put in hot water to make soup" (Quick! What movie was that quote from?).

I only wish my boss had been present with his digital camera as we tested it at the theatre! A picture is worth a thousand words.

Thanks again, Paul! We had fun with this!

Tune in next week when Russ will taste the next delicasy that gets mailed to him!

Does this make me the "Official Film-Tech Food Critic"?

 

Shoulda sent it to Tim Reed. He seems to understand that Fried Vegemite & Squash would likely be scrumptious.

Or make up a big ol' Vegemite pie.

Dear all,

If you are going to sample Vegemite I suggest that you butter a slice of bread and then spread the Vegemite on top of the butter VERY THINLY.

This will allow you to taste the Vegemite without the overload of taste that is accompanied by tasting it by the spoonful.

Kind regards,

Michael.
 

I can go to the store and get American food too.

Bruce
 

BTW hello Michael I'll have to look you up sometime.

Russ,
I'm glad you got it and cant say I'm surprised at the reaction, find some more victims and post what they say.
I cant say there is anything I desperately want to try although if you have a spare "Love, Honour and Obey" trailer I wouldnt say no. Since you want to be the food critic I'll send you a surprise.

Bruce,
email me your address if you want some vegemite. I couldn't stop laughing at you and your pants, people at work actually said to me "whats funny" when I started giggling for no reason.

Paul
 

Anybody who wants to work in the booth has to eat some!

The next guy who writes in to FT and asks how to get up into the booth should have to find out what Vegemite is and then eat some!
 

Get some fresh bread or a fresh roll, throw on some butter or margarine first then a light layer of Vegemite...don't worry...you can always add more.

And William, you betcha!

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Better Projection Pays!
 

NOTE: No one leaves food there because someone else will eat it.

Does this stuff expire?
 

On the basis of this(brief) exposure to it,it is my firmly held opinion that it expired before it was put in the jar!!
 

What was the guy's name, Dick?
 

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