Marmite - Love it! (Marmite)

Member Name: cezzybunny

Product:	Marmite
Date:	25/10/09 (55 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Tastes awesome!

Disadvantages: Quite salty

Marmite is one of those things which divides the country, much like rugby union vs rugby league, or Oasis vs Blur. I sit happily on the "love it" side of the fench, and couldn't be doing without my marmite. It is quite an unattractive sight as far as food is concerned - it's a very sticky, dark brown smooth paste which comes in a jar. It smells a bit like beer and meat, but not really. The reason for this is marmite is a by product of brewing beer. It was initially produced in 1902 in Burton upon Trent, and these days belongs to Unilever.

In my opinion, the best way to eat marmite is on a slice of toast with butter. It's quite salty so you don't need to use very much. Marmite is suitable for veggies and vegans, and is often seen as a vegetarian alternative to Bovril, which I think is a meat based paste which is quite similar.

A recommended serving of marmite is 4g, which contains 9 calories, 0.5g salt, and no fat.

I went to the rainforest a few years ago, and was told that eating marmite is a good way to keep the mossies away, due to the high content of vitamin B12. Whether this is true or not, I don;t know.

In Oz, they make a similar paste called Vegemite. I've tried this, courtesy of my Australian friend, and can confirm that it is disgusting. Even he says that Marmite is much better.

I will continue enjoying my mornings with marmite on toast accompanied with a cup of Yorkshire tea, mmm....

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