Recently Cailin from travelyourself.ca was in Australia and while I didn’t get a visit from her she did try Vegemite so I’m willing to let that slide for now. Unfortunately the experience wasn’t up to my satisfaction so I’m going to lay out some steps on eating Vegemite so that you can all love it like I do.
First up lets check out Cailin and her attempt.
Now I’d be happy with half a piece of Vegemite toast but two bites Cailin, I know you can do better than that. So to help improve everybody’s Vegemite eating skills here are my 3 steps to ensure a successful encounter.
Step #1
For the ultimate experience you want to start with toast that’s nice and hot straight from the toaster.
Step #2
With your hot toast ready to go spread some butter/margarine across quickly so as allow the toast to melt it, thus further enhancing the toast in preparation for the Vegemite. Opinions will differ on the amount to use, personally I don’t mind a liberal spreading across the toast.
Step #3
Next we come to the Vegemite. Now Vegemite is not your average run of the mill spread like Peanut Butter or Jam. You have to sample it like a fine wine and not like the $2 bottle of hooch you drank as a young teenager.
When your spreading it across your toast your looking to have a nice fine layer that you can see through. Once your a regular fan you can experiment with thicker layers, but for a beginner this is perfect.
The volume of Vegemite Cailin was using is better left to a more seasoned fan or typical Australian palate. By assaulting your mouth with that much awesomeness in one go is just asking for trouble. A beginner just isn’t prepared for it and the result is as you can see a failure.
I hope now that you have the recipe to the perfect slice of Vegemite toast you can spread the word (look I said it again, you know with the spread and how Vegemite is a spread and oh fine just forget it) and all get behind my Vegemite vs The World challenge.
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I love this!!! Everyone needs to know these steps!!! Actually I think they need to include this information on the landing cards when ppl fly into Aus!!! I totally wish I could watch that video but no! Whatever it’s hosted on it’s blocked in China so i will just have to imagine!
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Hey Sasha. hehe unfortunately I could see so many people failing entry to australia if we made this a condition of entry
Oh and the video is hosted on youtube so I guess no youtube for you in china either
This is amazing. Admittedly, I’ve still never had vegemite! I’ve been told that will change this May, when I visit some Aussie friends of mine in NYC. I won’t get near the stuff unless I can tell for sure they’re as pro as you… I’m sure they are. You kids from Oz are nuts about this stuff!!
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Hey Abby, I’m so happy your going to try vegemite in NYC. Just be sure its not spread too think and your set for a great feed
Us aussie’s might be a little partial to the stuff yes haha.
I SO want to try this. And like it.
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Candice I would happily ship you a jar to facilitate this.
Lol, sorry mate…it’s just gross. But, there about a 100 other things only found in Oz that are delish!
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haha Andi. Yes there are so many other nice things that I guess you can’t like them all. I will be taking a packet of tim tams with me when I leave, my first hostel friends will love me
You know I’m in for the challenge. I may be about the least experimental person on the planet when it comes to trying new food, but I plan to change that!
Yeah Joel your all set. That’s half the fun of travel isn’t it getting out there and trying different things.
You know, you’re eventually going to run out of vegemite when you do your big overseas trip. The only thing that remotely resembles vegemite is possily Beefy Bovril – which is essentially, liquid cow.
See what I mean here!
http://www.thetraveltart.com/beefy-bovril-liquid-meat/
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haha mate I still have to try marmite and there is also variation of it from the swiss called cenovis. Since I’ll be in the UK for a while I hope to not run out straight away.
As for that bovril well I guess desperate times will call for desperate measures
Marmite is pretty similar in terms of flavour (although not quite as nice), but gloopier in texture. Has to be tried though!
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Ok, I won’t get into the cultural imperialism of the fact (*fact*) that Marmite is in every conceivable way better than Vegemite and will instead move on to dispense my left-field wisdom on the black gold
1) Cut it up into odd little shapes, just randomly with the bread knife is fine, makes it more fun.
2) Dip the marmite/vegemite on toast into a cup of hot tea – unreal but lush
3) like honey? COMBINE the two. Thin honey layer first, then thin marmite/vegemite layer
4) Thin layer of marmite on jacket potatoes – v nice
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haha Sean don’t you even go there buddy. You open a jar of marmite in Australia while your here and I can’t guarantee your survival
Like your ideas and while your here in Australia be sure to grab a cheesymite scroll from bakers delight serious the most tasty thing you can eat on the run.
oh my god the cheesymite scroll is possibly the nicest thing i have tasted on my whole trip. I was eating at least one a day while I was in Oz, sometimes two!
Adding a few slices of cheese to Vegemite on toast always works pretty well too. And it’s also an essential ingredient when making chili con carne too, in my opinion.
So that was my problem? The vegemite was spread to thick? I dunno.. I found it rather salty, but maybe I’ll give it another go. Just ONE more go! haha
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Pam I’ll be forever happy if you gave it one more go.
I must say I didn’t like Vegemite, but who am I to say anything when I love the Norweigan Mescheese (mesost)…
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OK Sofia I have to ask what is Mescheese?? as I’m obviously going to have to try that now.
I have never heard of this, and it looks and sounds absolutely delicious! I want some.
Sabina, if your out travelling when I am this year I’m so hooking you up with some Vegemite. Don’t listen to everyone who says its nasty, they just don’t know what they are talking about.
Now that I do a little home brewing of my own, I see the excess stuff that is left after making beer. The last thing I’m thinking is “mmm I should spread this on some toast.” I’m not sure what else they all do to it, maybe I should find out and start selling American vegemite.
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I’ve only ever tried vegemite once. It’s definitely an acquired taste, I’ll say that much. Maybe if I’m making the toast wrong, that’s the problem.
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