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@Grinseed Re: Chocolate covered prawn
Mmmmm.... Those were Bubba's favorite!
@ Tin Man
No No...chocolate covered vegemite mousse....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT_DewHefbU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUxun4OZXS0
"Happy little vegemite" has entered the Australian version of English meaning a "happy/content person"
Okay, so exactly what is vegemite, and how did it come into existence? The only thing I know about it is from the Men at Work song "Down Under". lol
"...She just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich..."
@ TM " Vegemite"
Its an extract of the brewers yeast collected as a by product of the brewing process. You can view at a kind of non alcoholic beer concentrate with added salt .
A friend of mine did produce a vegemite home brew...I was sick for days.
@Old Man
Ah. Very interesting. I've never had a chance to try it. Always been curious, though. Have always enjoyed trying different foods from different cultures.
mmmmm.....vegemite coated prawns....mmm
@Grinseed
Vegemite coated prawns..... dipped in a box of chocolates! Triple whammie! YUM!
@Old Man
Hey, how much for a jar/bottle/can of vegemite? Or maybe I could send you some type of food from The South you have never tried in exchange. *grin*
ahah @Tin Man
I tried most "southern" foods and their derivatives. Mostly delicious except for 'grits' which truth to tell are boring. Everything else especially the slow cooked smoked meats were to die for. Even crappy little diners served good stuff.
Did you watch the you tube Americans taste vegemite...hilarious...you guys LOL!
@Old Man
I did watch the videos. Made me even more curious to try it. LOL Funny you mentioned grits. That is exactly what I was thinking about sending you. Seems like that is the one Southern food everybody talks about. They are even a bit of a mystery to our Northern folks here in the States. lol And, yes, they can be a bit "blah" if eaten plain. Most people eat them with butter, salt, and pepper. That is okay, but I prefer mine with butter and a little sugar. (Don't tell anybody that, though. I'm likely to get kicked out of my state if word got out.) Oh, and we do take great pride in our barbeque and smoked meats. DEEEE-LICIOUS!
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Oh, did you ever get to try hominy?
@ TM
I'm a Scot I eat porridge each day in winter..yellow porridge I found weird, just like oat porridge but not a fan at all.And the things one puts in/on/with it! Bleh!
I was in a diner somewhere in Georgia or Alabama where we were served Grits (hominy) without asking by a stern middle aged waitress who insisted that I both eat them and drink my large orange juice before I would be served my bacon, eggs (scrambled) sausage and biscuits breakfast..."I know what you poor guys went through in the war, now you gotta eat good, honey, this is the USA"
Loved it...
@Old Man. Re: ".....a stern middle aged waitress who insisted that I both eat them and drink my large orange juice before I would be served...."
Very wise man to follow her orders. Only a foolish soul will attempt to defy the commands of a waitress in a small Southern diner. LOL
I don't know how close you are but
buyvegemite.com/OrangeBeachAlabama
Last time I sent vegemite through the mail it was confiscated by U.S Quarantine...go figure...a prohibited foodstuff
Vegemite is a thick, black salty sandwich spread. Marmite is also a thick, black salty sandwich spread. We eat Vegemite in our house, but I'm ashamed to say my son-in-law likes Marmite. We're trying to convert him to the one true faith.
There's a similar product called Bovril, which is usually dissolved in hot water to make a hot drink. The manufacturers somehow got Pope Leo XIII endorse their product.
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@ Algebe
BOVRIL? On your knees blasphemer. That abomniation is beef extract not the purity of brewers side product. Vegemite, Marmite, Promite, Aussiemite all the "mites " are the one true yeast extract. They just vary in interpretation of the objective morality of brewers yeast is all.
Bovril?*shudder* that extract of cow will send you all to the blissful warmth of a hot, beefy drink on a nasty grey sleety day in Engerland...forever damned.
"There's a similar product called Bovril,"
Bovril is a beef extract, and I'm not sure it's at all similar, I have grown up using Bovril spread on toast. Can't say I've ever cared for Marmite. Each to their own I suppose.
How do you make a sandwich out of that? I heard it was more of a soy burger. My husband does a great bean burger, but then my personal chef does a great everything edible.
I come from a long line of VERY bad cooks.
Religious morality is still human morality. Religions and gods are created by humans. Religious vs human morality is a false dichotomy.
Spot on sir.
1 And so it came to pass that when he did see the multitudes the Lord went up into a mountain: and when he was set his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth and said unto them
3 We're happy little Vegemites
4 As bright as bright can be
5 We all enjoy our Vegemite
6 For breakfast, lunch, and tea
7 Our mummies say we're growing stronger
8 Every single week
9 Because we love our Vegemite
10 We all adore our Vegemite
11 It puts a rose in every cheek
Amen.
From the Yeast Brewers Bible (Revised Standard Version, 1743)
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five loaves, two fish and a small jar of Vegemite.”
39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and the small jar of Vegemite and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish and the Vegemite among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, and happy little vegemites they were.
Amen
@ Grinseed
Amen brother, amen to the blessed vegemite and the vilest curses of hell on that british imitation they call marmite.
( but its not so bad when you are in the uk and there is NO VEGEMITE)
Actually we are a Promite house purely because it is less salty..I know this can count as blasphemy and unAustralian, but, my arteries demand the lower salt variety!
Avacado and Promite on lightly toasted (on the bbq) sourdough just fekkin rocks...
salty? SALTY?! It was the saltiest thing I've ever tasted! And let me be clear: I love salt, I've been known to just suck on rock salt. Somehow Marmite is saltier than that! It's witchcraft I tell you; how can something be saltier than salt?!?
@ Nyar
You haven't had Vegemite then....
Aaarrrgh! Now I REALLY want to try some vegemite! Curiosity is killing me!
I posted a link for you buy vegemite.com/OrangeBeachAlabama on an earlier post...I'm sure if you call them they will post some to you if you arent close or you can get some from worldwidefoods.com.
@Old Man
Cool. Thanks.
I once saw a New Zealand news clip in which a reporter stood on a street corner in Tokyo handing out samples of crackers with vegemite on them. The Japanese have a similar looking food called tsukudani, which is seaweed and spices boiled down in soy sauce, so I guess when they saw the black paste they expected something like that. What they got seemed to taste like cyanide to them. I've seen Americans react the same way. "Looks and tastes like axle grease" was the general consensus.
I got family that hails from Australia, and they introduced me to vegemite, I actually thought it was not bad, a bit salty for my taste, but definitely not axle grease.
There are also videos of people trying out peanut butter for the first time in the parts of the world that peanut butter is not popular, and similar reactions occur.
Even the religious search their magic texts omitting those passages that do not support their ideas of morality. Nothing comes from magical beings. Religions are simply human kinds first attempts are being moral and establishing rules for tribes and clans to follow/.
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