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The glass containers are too heavy to carry
We save it for special occasions like not seeing a shop or restaurant for two days! The Camino is not so well serviced in France as it is in Spain.You're not using enough! Mine only lasted 800km.
800km without Vegemite! Shudder!!You'll be able to get some in Santiago!
Actually, now that I think about it, it was Marmite I saw there. Might make you really shudder! At least it would be the British variety and not from over the ditch (where, incidentally, we add sugar as well). FTR, I prefer Vegemite;-)800km without Vegemite! Shudder!!
The glass containers are too heavy to carrybut thanks for the suggestion. We can get travel tubes of Vegemite at the supermarket in Aus.
Really? Do you know where?You'll be able to get some in Santiago!
Well: I'm neither English or Australian, therefore not using the stuff myself. So I don't know if I can be of any help, but I'll give it a try.
Originally from England, Marmite seems to resemble your Vegemite. They are similar products, containing similar ingredients.
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Someone from Holland, who was used to consuming Marmite, came accross Vegemite when visiting Australia. Both products being available in Holland, he decided to compare the both. As you can tell from their composition, they are indeed similar products, like the German 'Vitamin-R' and the Swiss 'Cenovis', all being yeast-products.
OK, so the Dutch guy compared Vegemite and Marmite using a cracker, Marmite/Vegemite and young Dutch cheese. He found that Vegemite is darker than Marmite. Might be a result of the colouring Vegemite contains, whereas Marmite uses no additional colouring? Also Vegemite is a bit more solid and Marmite a bit more like paste. In terms of taste he found that they are very similar, having only minor differences in taste. He thought Marmite to be a little saltier than Vegemite and that Marmite is a bit 'stronger'. In the end, although being a close call, he preferred Vegemite. His judgement however could be obscured by the fact that Marmite to him tasted more like everday life and Vegemite reminded him of that glorious holiday.
Maybe, running out of Vegemite, you could try Marmite as a kind of sorry excuse for what you're used to.
Well: I'm neither English or Australian, therefore not using the stuff myself. So I don't know if I can be of any help, but I'll give it a try.
Originally from England, Marmite seems to resemble your Vegemite. They are similar products, containing similar ingredients.
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Someone from Holland, who was used to consuming Marmite, came accross Vegemite when visiting Australia. Both products being available in Holland, he decided to compare the both. As you can tell from their composition, they are indeed similar products, like the German 'Vitamin-R' and the Swiss 'Cenovis', all being yeast-products.
OK, so the Dutch guy compared Vegemite and Marmite using a cracker, Marmite/Vegemite and young Dutch cheese. He found that Vegemite is darker than Marmite. Might be a result of the colouring Vegemite contains, whereas Marmite uses no additional colouring? Also Vegemite is a bit more solid and Marmite a bit more like paste. In terms of taste he found that they are very similar, having only minor differences in taste. He thought Marmite to be a little saltier than Vegemite and that Marmite is a bit 'stronger'. In the end, although being a close call, he preferred Vegemite. His judgement however could be obscured by the fact that Marmite to him tasted more like everday life and Vegemite reminded him of that glorious holiday.
Maybe, running out of Vegemite, you could try Marmite as a kind of sorry excuse for what you're used to.
You obviously haven't been through the war ... (neither have I). You refill the tubes, like they did with toothpaste, and if that isn't possible, you find yourself a nice plastic container, or even a small plastic bottle.
The glass containers are too heavy to carrybut thanks for the suggestion. We can get travel tubes of Vegemite at the supermarket in Aus.
Buy in glass and decant it into a gripseal sandwich bag??? Or go into any big supermarket to the English section and buy Marmite? Is our equivalent, Vegemite being merely a pale copy
Ha ha ha ha ha!Decant? There is a live stream for that:
The glass containers are too heavy to carrybut thanks for the suggestion. We can get travel tubes of Vegemite at the supermarket in Aus.
What a pity to see that your normally unimpeachable logical and rational qualities have deserted you!Buy in glass and decant it into a gripseal sandwich bag??? Or go into any big supermarket to the English section and buy Marmite? Is our equivalent, Vegemite being merely a pale copy
I’ll call the Aussie Consulate and see if they can helpHang on, don't you Aussies have the Royal Flying Vegemite Service to get Vegemite to emergency situations in the Outback? Surely you could phone them up??
I mean - what has happened to you Aussies?? Back in the 40's you shipped it to every theatre of war for your troops (so they didn't get homesick I guess) - when did that stop? There must be a number you can call, surely??
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Very wise, some things are best kept to yourself!Am I degenerate in liking both Marmite and Vegemite?
(I don't dare to say which one I think is a wee bit better.)
If you're really lucky you might be able to pick-up some Marmite along the Way. I'll look out for you both, you can have some of my Marmite, I'll share.Any Australians travelling to SJPDP on 4th-5th August please bring a tube of Vegemite! Ours has all gone - it only lasted 1400km! Here is how to recognise me...
Thanks!The French Chapter – Day 48 – Sorde-l’Abbaye to Saint-Palais
We left Sorde-l’Abbaye without knowing our destination for the day. All our attempts at booking two beds for the night had met with failure – we couldn’t understand how everywhere for 35km wa…akinderway.wordpress.com
"I think you're some kind of deviated prevert." Major "Bat" Guano - Dr StrangloveAm I degenerate in liking both Marmite and Vegemite?
(I don't dare to say which one I think is a wee bit better.)
I loved the story (true or not) about the scientist waiting to see the drop who popped out to get a coffee and missed it . . .Decant? There is a live stream for that:
I'm bringing you some MarmiteAny Australians travelling to SJPDP on 4th-5th August please bring a tube of Vegemite! Ours has all gone - it only lasted 1400km! Here is how to recognise me...
Thanks!The French Chapter – Day 48 – Sorde-l’Abbaye to Saint-Palais
We left Sorde-l’Abbaye without knowing our destination for the day. All our attempts at booking two beds for the night had met with failure – we couldn’t understand how everywhere for 35km wa…akinderway.wordpress.com
Thanks Julia! That’s great!I'm bringing you some Marmite
Any Australians travelling to SJPDP on 4th-5th August please bring a tube of Vegemite! Ours has all gone - it only lasted 1400km!
I have seen English Marmite in the supermercado in the basement of the Centro Comercial at the bottom of Rua de Berlin.Really? Do you know where?
It seems that I, completely unintended, started a war. Since I started it, I'm also the one that can end it.
That's interesting. For some definitely nice description (not so for me)...being a matter off taste.
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There is only one word for this sad situation.
Marmageddon.
Oh, wait. You need Vegemite?
(For the uninitiated, here is a summary of what everyone is arguing over:
https://carondann.com/2013/05/25/marmiteversusvegemite/ )
That's either the trans-Tasman debate rumbling on, or the hapless reactions of innocents (usually Americans) who think they should spread any of these on their toast like peanut butter.Can I hear screams of horror from across the globe?
That's either the trans-Tasman debate rumbling on, or the hapless reactions of innocents (usually Americans) who think they should spread any of these on their toast like peanut butter.
Aggghhhhhhhh!did someone mention (cue Jaws theme) Bovril....?!
Thank you Tara.I also grew up eating, wait for it... Promite.
Blame my mum.
Why not live dangerously and try the English equivalent Marmite. You should be able to pick this up from an Ex Pat shop in a major Spanish or French town like Pau.Any Australians travelling to SJPDP on 4th-5th August please bring a tube of Vegemite! Ours has all gone - it only lasted 1400km! Here is how to recognise me...
Thanks!The French Chapter – Day 48 – Sorde-l’Abbaye to Saint-Palais
We left Sorde-l’Abbaye without knowing our destination for the day. All our attempts at booking two beds for the night had met with failure – we couldn’t understand how everywhere for 35km wa…akinderway.wordpress.com
That's interesting. For some definitely nice description (not so for me)
Hahaha! Well, I like to think I have a balanced perspective on the matter having grown up with UK Marmite then moved to NZ and become acclimatized, so to speak... (Didn't know "our" version had all that sugar though - darn it!)
Wait - did someone mention (cue Jaws theme) Bovril....?!
Originally from England, Marmite seems to resemble your Vegemite. They are similar products, containing similar ingredients.
As you can tell from their composition, they are indeed similar products, like the German 'Vitamin-R' and the Swiss 'Cenovis', all being yeast-products.
Some fact checking needed here!! The statement that Marmite was first on the market of the two products is correct. Vegemite appears to have been developed as a response to the disruption of British Marmite supply from the UK after WWI. Time to market might be seen as being pretty long in today's terms, with development commencing in 1919 and sales commencing in 1923.Have heard the story (although I cannot vouch for its accuracy) that Marmite was first on the market. When Kraft was developing Vegemite as a competing product, they looked at a number of names for the new line.
One of the names that they considered was Parwill, with an eye to the advertising line of "If Marmite, then Parwill!"
Some fact checking needed here!! The statement that Marmite was first on the market of the two products is correct. Vegemite appears to have been developed as a response to the disruption of Marmite supply from the UK in WWI.
The name Parwill did not emerge until much later, when the import of Marmite resumed. It was a failure, and the name Vegemite returned.
Vegemite was developed by a
Did they also say that it was a flop as a marketing campaign, and almost broke the company?However https://vegemite.com.au/heritage/ does give some authority to the report of the proposed advertising line of "If Marmite, then Parwill..."
Salt and Vegemite?Top this with avocado, smashed or sliced and maybe salt and pepper to taste.
Salt and Vegemite?
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