I recently sent Jeff a parcel of delightful English delicacies as reward for winning my “About me”competition. Here is his video review of some of it’s contents - a sample pack of Marmite (the moment of truth is around the six minute mark).
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Which all put me in mind of a post Greg did way back in June 2005:
It blows. It sucks. However you want to say it I now have proof (not that I required it) this stuff is nasty.
I brought a jar of Marmite to work along with some Wheat Thins. I spread some of the sticky, brown goo on the crackers and left them on a plate. Next to my unholy appetizers I placed a pad of paper that read, “What do you think of Marmite?”
Here’s what they wrote:
- The worst chocolate sauce ever.
- EWW - - - -
- So that’s what happens when you mess up a batch of wort. . .
- Get your money back - this jar has gone bad!!!!
- Whoa.
- Tastes “funny.” Paradoxically, both funny weird AND funny Ha Ha. That’s all. Gotta go to the vomitorium.
My friend Donna wrote a haiku:
Smoked, salty yeast sauce
Hardens to a deep brown glaze
More like brine, or bile?Then she wrote another one:
Lower fat wheat thins
Adorned with dark brown yeast sauce
No one liked his treatMarmite is so bad a person was moved to commit haiku. That pretty much says it all.
Originally from “Marmite taste test #1“, Greg and Deb on the Web, 26 June 2005
America has spoken. It votes a resounding NO to Marmite. Which is a bit rich coming from a nation willing to accept that brown waxy stuff they laughingly claim is “chocolate”. I mean seriously, Hersheys? Beeswax more like.
Are you slowly trying to mail all of the Marmite out of England?
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I didn’t actually know YOU hated it too. So what does that say about my “prize”? I thought you were trying to share some of your favorite food with me. On second thought, I guess your description of “pungent” should have been a clue.
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That was so funny.
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For some reason, I don’t think I’ve ever tried Marmite. Although I’m told the stuff they cover Twiglets with is basically the same kind of stuff, is that right? And most of us have tried Twiglets if only because bowls of them keep sprouting spontaneously up at gatherings and buffets and parties and such, just wwhen your hand is looking for a bunch of stuff to dip into for no good reason.
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Your chocolate is different than our chocolate?? I had no idea.
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Her-shays chocolate!! Ah NO!!
Try this…
http://www.chocolat-frey.com/
Um good stuff!! They have it finally here in the states at Target!!!
YEAH!!!
Marmite? Not too sure about that!
:)
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Has anyone ever sent you Magic Shell ice cream topping? If not I’d like to offer to send it along…if you think Hershey’s is cheap chocolate, just wait.
I love great chocolate. However, somehow I love me some Magic Shell too.
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My aunt has a great recipe for French onion soup that calls for Marmite. Oddly, she’s from Australia.
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Marmite on “Wheat Thins”? No wonder they hated it. Probably spread it on like chocolate sauce too. It would be like eating it neat! Marmite needs something a bit more robust, something that can hold it’s own against Marmite’s intense deliciousness!
I’ve been putting off sampling my package of Marmite. Now I’m actually afraid. Maybe I’ll let the cat try it first. He’s old. We can always get a new cat.
Kristina’s right, Magic Shell is awesome. That is, if you like to eat your ice cream with a thick plastic coating. Yummmm.
Re your walk - I might be able to get the health and beauty team where I work (which has to remain a state secret btw) to give you some plasters/blister packs if you think they’d be of any use.
Let me know if they would be and I’ll go put by best begging cap on for you.
My home email is down though (computer died a death last night) so please use email used on this comment if you need to email me.
Also cheque should be going direct to Joseph Salmon later this week or early next.
Are you disparaging Hershey’s? It’s much better than the British chocolate I’ve tried.
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I’m with America.
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Whit - I just enjoy torturing Americans
Jeff - I love the stuff, that second bit was originally writen by Greg.
Hygiene Dad – Kerry and I were nearly on the floor laughing at Jeff’s facial expression.
John – Twiglets are indeed rather marmitey. Perhaps I should send Jeff theose next.
Jeff S – Hersheys covered in Marmite. A truly international dish.
Kristina – We have something very similar over here, magic ice I think it’s called. We even have a bottle of it in the cupboard. Thanks for the offer though.
Rattling the kettle – Surely they will revoke her citizenship for not using vegemite.
Becky – Indeed. You need to really build up a tolerance to the stuff before you can use it thickly.
Phil – I’m guessing the cat might like it.
Morticia – You are a officer and a gentleman. Thank you so much. I’ll email you about the plasters.
Avitable & Britt - Cadbury’s chocolate is far superior to anything American I’ve ever tasted.
But I have a sneaky suspicion you two are just trying to goad me into sending you free chocolate
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Rol - Traitor.
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The worst chocolate sauce ever - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….
please don’t spoil it for me by telling me if that was meant to be sarcastic or not.
that gear is seriously bad though.
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Loved this video, sorry that my son-in-law did this to you - no I’m not, it was worth the laugh. We like marmite but in small doses but have a friend who spreads it like chocolate, as does Neil (Kerry’s brother). Cubes of cooked potato, fried in butter and a little marmite are delicious too. Is now a good time to come clean and admit to Greg that there was marmite in the gravy he had with his roast dinner here when he and Deb visited?
Actually, we really should organise a kind of chocolate Marshall Plan for America. I’m sure it would solve everything. And can’t you get arrested for exporting munitions like Marmite without a licence?
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I guess I’ll stay off Marmite..I’ve seen it in supermarkets overhere (netherlands) but stayed away. Let’s keep it that way.
I’ll just keep to smearing Bebogeen (caramel stuff) on my sandwiches sometimes. Delicious! Or a combination of chocolate pasta & peanut butter.
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Grandma and Grandad - oh my goodness, are you serious!?
The gravy was delicious. Greg honey, I guess we can finally find a way to get rid of the rest of the jar of Marmite if you cook this weekend.
NO WAY! Say it ain’t so, Jeannette! It’s my hope that you’ll come visit us for dinner one day. Before it was because you’re wonderful company and we wanted to repay your kindness. Now it’s for an entirely different reason.
Mwhahah.
Grandma & Grandad - Nice try at the apology thing. You’re just like him you are!
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Mmmmm…bile on crackers. I’ll have to try some of that.
Greg, Deb - sorry but it’s true. Apparently it makes the gravy particularly tasty but as it was the meat one, I can’t confirm this allegation.
The whole of marmite’s advertising campaign is based on “you either love it or you hate it” See their website. Dan loves it. I hate it. Although I secretly wish I liked it…