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Marmite
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 19.20
by Brad
So, love it or hate it... ? I love the stuff, not particularily as a spread but as a hot drink!

Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 19.36
by rts
As a drink eh? Better try that one out...
Cannot be beaten on toast with lots of butter.
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 19.38
by Cheese Head
If you love it as a spread try Australia's alternative, Vegemite.
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 20.22
by Brad
rts wrote:As a drink eh? Better try that one out...
You've never tried it as a drink!?
1. Take one fairly heaped teaspoon, place in cup/mug.
2. Add hot water to where the handle of the spoon begins and stir (if you don't do this, it's hard to get it to dissolve.)
3. When all the Marmite has dissolved, top up the cup/mug.
4. Enjoy.
Hot Bovril is OK, but Marmite is in my opinion tastier. I used to have Bovril from the hospital tea trolley when I was admitted although it did tend to have the consistancy of gravy!
What's Vegemite like as a drink? I saw some healthy alternative in Holland and Barrett the other day, but dunno what's it's like.
By the way...
http://www.ilovemarmite.com 
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 20.25
by rts
Brad wrote:
1. Take one fairly heaped teaspoon, place in cup/mug.
2. Add hot water to where the handle of the spoon begins and stir (if you don't do this, it's hard to get it to dissolve.)
3. When all the Marmite has dissolved, top up the cup/mug.
4. Enjoy.

People take the piss out of me for making Hot Chocolate like that! Glad to see someone else out there with common sense
Will try that tonight I think

Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 20.44
by Sput
rts wrote:People take the piss out of me for making Hot Chocolate
...and then use it to make Marmite.
It's ghastly! It should not be allowed to exist! Blargh!
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 21.01
by nwtv2003
I tried it on toast once and I couldn't abide it as it tasted vile, I am more of a Bovril person really.
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 21.07
by rts
Sput wrote:rts wrote:People take the piss out of me for making Hot Chocolate
...and then use it to make Marmite.
It's ghastly! It should not be allowed to exist! Blargh!
Take that back now!
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 21.30
by Chris
I absolutely hate the stuff. When I first tried it I wretched and could not get the vile taste out of my mouth for hours on end because it was so bad! Tis the most vile thing on earth to eat!
In the words of Gordon Ramsay, "It tastes of crap!"
Posted: Wed 19 May, 2004 07.47
by Brad
There are a lot of people out there without properly formed taste buds it seems.
Co-incidently, I had a cup on the go while Gordon Ramsay was on TV last night!
So, rts, how was your Marmite drink experience?

Posted: Wed 19 May, 2004 10.11
by Neil Jones
I like Marmite
I prefer it on a sandwich though as opposed to toast. I think it tastes awful on toast IMO.