Vegemite
I have a friend who came to the US about 10 years ago from Australia; he is Australian. He speaks with an Australian accent and does Australiany things. One of said things is eat vegemite. He and an Irish expat were discussing how they missed the tastes from home and the discussion turned to vegemite and the other -ite that British types use.

Now, being the open minded, pseudo world traveler I am, I asked to try some. It was agreed that he would bring some in the next day, i'd bring crackers and the Irish lady would be drunk would bring something to drink.

The next day, all and sundry were on hand to witness my deflowering, but I, having yet tasted of the fruit, did not yet know good and evil. It was about to change. Aussie grabbed a cracker, put a generous slathering of vegemite on it and handed it to me with far more glee than one should have who clams to eat the stuff regularly.

I popped the whole thing in my mouth. It tasted like someone had taken their gym socks, unwashed for six months, down to the scummiest brine pool harborside, allowed it to marinate, then dry in the sun, then wore the socks for six months without washing, dipped in a mixture of salt water and seaweed, then put it on my cracker. Vile to the Nth magnitude!

I actually gagged, making the "ooh ooh aack" sound one does and causing much laughter from the peanut gallery. I spent several minutes in the lav and the rest of the day unable to stomach anything other than cola.

The stuff is not fit for man or beast.
( BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 8:29, 7 replies)

Vegemite's okay...
...but Marmite is better.
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 9:30, closed)

^^ this ^^
is true

What is the conclusion re: Guinness Marmite?
I quite like it
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 9:35, closed)

Guinness Marmite?
Sounds delicious. I'll have to try and get some, although the local British Lolly Shop are a bit expensive.
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 10:02, closed)

Needs
to be spread thinly on top of butter. And is shit compared to the real thing.
( social hand grenade I was a lurker before you were a lurker, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 11:04, closed)

Marmite's lush
despite having previously been advertised by Neil Hamilton's oleaginous fizzog.

It's been so long since I last tried Vegemite that I can't make any meaningful comparison, although I have a vague memory of it being saltier.
( .Yeti., Wed 1 Jun 2011, 13:44, closed)

Tastes obviously differ.
But Marmite, Vegemite, Bovril and a couple of others I can't recall are all perfectly good -- but you have to spread very thinly the first time and work out how much you want.
I know some people will not like them, but they really are not something most people will hate.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 18:47, closed)

Thanks for puttng me in the oddball category.
I cannot think of anything worse to eat besides diaper burritos.
( BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Wed 1 Jun 2011, 20:47, closed)