Vegemite Banned in the US

In the interest of full disclosure, while I do not eat possum, squirrel (although friends of mine do), kaolin, Vegemite, Twinkies, Snow Puffs, calf brains (my father likes them with his eggs), spotted dick, or chitlins (not menudo, but another form of cooked tripe), I have to admit indulging a hankering for pork rinds (deep-fried pig skin) every now and then.

Please do not tell my cardiologist.
 
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I can't believe so many Americans on here are dissing the taste of Vegemite. Haing lived in North Carolina for a time I have only 2 things to ay in response: Fatback and Livermush. Any nation that sells these in a supermarket as food cannot be in a position to criticize other peoples tastes.
 
Piggy said:
It's like some kind of futuristic dystopia - we create stuff out of chemicals and sugar and some grain powder, color it and flavor it and texturize it so it looks and tastes and feels kinda like food, then preserve it, wrap it in plastic, and (some weeks or months later) eat it.

Then there's the whole you-really-don't-want-to-go-there world of hot dogs and sausage....

Does the phrase "whole hog" mean anything to you?
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Mmmmm.....

Damn, now I'm hungry.

God I love sausage.
 
Vegemite? Pah! Poor colonial imitation of the real thing.

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Jon_in_london said:
Vegemite? Pah! Poor colonial imitation of the real thing.

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Ah...

I have it on fair but not impeccable authority that it was the other way round - Marmite is a copy of Vegemite.

But I think the distinction between the variants of this foodstuff is really for the purists and afficionados to quibble over! ;) Let's just leave the Yanks to their sickly-sweet stuff, shall we?
 
Zep said:
Ah...

I have it on fair but not impeccable authority that it was the other way round - Marmite is a copy of Vegemite.

But I think the distinction between the variants of this foodstuff is really for the purists and afficionados to quibble over! ;) Let's just leave the Yanks to their sickly-sweet stuff, shall we?
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Marmite was first produced in 1902, 21 years later Vegemite tried to get in on the act. Between 1928 and 1935 Vegemite was called "parwill" in a clear admission that Marmite is the one true yeast extract.

But you're right in one respect, the stuff (when used correctly) is delicious.
 
I love my vegemite. Toast with butter and vegemite... mmm...

Even better is crumpets with butter and vegemite! mmmmm....

I had a friend from America come and stay for a few weeks in 2003. He tried vegemite on toast, but made that mistake of plying it on. The face he made after his first tentative bite was one of pure hatred. Not of the vegemite, but of me for making him try it.

Joe, if you read this, forgive me! It wasn't a practical joke. We really do eat the stuff!
 
brodski said:
Marmite was first produced in 1902, 21 years later Vegemite tried to get in on the act. Between 1928 and 1935 Vegemite was called "parwill" in a clear admission that Marmite is the one true yeast extract.
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I'm going to tell my fair but not impeccable authority that they missed on this one big time!

brodski said:
But you're right in one respect, the stuff (when used correctly) is delicious.
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When I'm in the UK, I will gladly stick with the local brew!
 
Buying bread from a man in brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, do you speak-a my language?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Cant you hear, cant you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover

:D
 
Such a socialist travesty -- you must put folic acid in it or you can't sell it. :rolleyes:

If our president had any balls, he'd waive that requirement.
 
andyandy said:
Buying bread from a man in brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, do you speak-a my language?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Cant you hear, cant you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
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And the reason they chunder is they're eating that damn vegemite!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to eat a pickled pig's foot.

(In case you Aussies et al are curious, you can buy those from a jar in most any convenience store and gas station in the rural areas of my state.)
 
andyandy said:
Buying bread from a man in brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, do you speak-a my language?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Cant you hear, cant you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover

:D
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Shakespeare, wasn't it?
 
Beerina said:
Such a socialist travesty -- you must put folic acid in it or you can't sell it. :rolleyes:

If our president had any balls, he'd waive that requirement.
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as I understand it, it's been baned because it does contain folic acid, not because it doesn't.
Apparently in the US you are only allowed to add folic acid to bread.
 
Piggy said:
And the reason they chunder is they're eating that damn vegemite!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to eat a pickled pig's foot.

(In case you Aussies et al are curious, you can buy those from a jar in most any convenience store and gas station in the rural areas of my state.)
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Are they, perchance, black?
 
brodski said:
as I understand it, it's been baned because it does contain folic acid, not because it doesn't.
Apparently in the US you are only allowed to add folic acid to bread.
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Well, since bread is the main vehicle for Vegemite in the vast majority of cases, you could seriously suggest it's prime purpose is the actual method for adding the folic acid to the bread!
 
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