Some songs seem more rational before you netsearch the actual lyrics.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

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Originally posted by kz1000:
I have some in the pantry. It's an acquired taste.

I just ordered a 4.4 oz jar of Marmite for $7.05 from Amazon. Does it need to be refrigerated after it's opened?

Careful to wipe down the threads of the jar mouth when you get into it. A tiny bit of that stuff in the threads can seal the lid on so solid you'll have to boil the thing to open it again.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

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Originally posted by kz1000:
I have some in the pantry. It's an acquired taste.

I just ordered a 4.4 oz jar of Marmite for $7.05 from Amazon. Does it need to be refrigerated after it's opened?

Careful to wipe down the threads of the jar mouth when you get into it. A tiny bit of that stuff in the threads can seal the lid on so solid you'll have to boil the thing to open it again.

And that's the good news

Thanks for that tip, P220 Smudge, I'll be sure to do that. About a week ago, I bought some purple Loctite to keep the screws of my leather key folder from coming loose. Maybe I could've used Marmite.

A little goes a long way.

Baby steps...

I'm pretty sure if I want something packed full of vitamin B that tastes good I'm reaching for a fresh local beer.

Cheers~

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Originally posted by slyguy:
I'm pretty sure if I want something packed full of vitamin B that tastes good I'm reaching for a fresh local beer.

Cheers~

You could open in the summer sun, sprinkle in some sand and leave it to warm to 110 degrees and it would still be better.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

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Originally posted by kz1000:
I have some in the pantry. It's an acquired taste.

I just ordered a 4.4 oz jar of Marmite for $7.05 from Amazon. Does it need to be refrigerated after it's opened?

No, because you'll be throwing it into the garbage can immediately after trying it!!!!

That's a great price for it though, because 4.0 ounces of the jar will last you 10 years or more in the fridge, after you try it, stick it in the fridge, and nobody else will touch it, then when you buy a new refrigerator you'll end up tossing it!

But, Please give us a review after you try it!

Next up, you've got to order some Spotted Dick, another English favorite in a can!

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It is similar to Vegemite, which you can get in a sandwich from a man in Brussels.

Was he six foot four and full of muscles?

He'll ask you if you speak his language.

You just smile and give him a vegemite sandwich.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Thanks for that tip, P220 Smudge, I'll be sure to do that. About a week ago, I bought some purple Loctite to keep the screws of my leather key folder from coming loose. Maybe I could've used Marmite.

Open jar, apply Loctite generously on jar and lid threads, screw on tightly, then scold yourself for the stupid purchase. Whiff it at your peril.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Thanks for that tip, P220 Smudge, I'll be sure to do that. About a week ago, I bought some purple Loctite to keep the screws of my leather key folder from coming loose. Maybe I could've used Marmite.

Use only in place of Loc-Tite Red, not Blue.



They're under no illusions about their product appeal.

Can't embed this one for some reason, but it's even funnier and addresses my precaution:
https://youtu.be/s7sCyJpLDlg

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
Next up, you've got to order some Spotted Dick

I've had spotted dick, but a week on antibiotics cleared it up.

Ok. So what does it actually taste like? Is it even describable?

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Originally posted by smithnsig:
Ok. So what does it actually taste like? Is it even describable?

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
If you haven't had it, imagine something like a tangier mix of beef and chicken bullion paste for taste, and for texture, that bullion paste mixed with molasses and you'll be pretty close.

If you can't eat straight ground horseradish from a spoon, you probably can't hang with Marmite. It isn't the same thing, but in terms of raw potency of flavor, bullion and horseradish are comparable. If you could magically remove the fish smell from fish sauce and boil it down to tar, you could be close. It's literally the leftover gunk they scrape out of the bottom of the brewing vats at St James Gate Brewery when they make Guinness. To say it's concentrated would be an extreme understatement.

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Originally posted by smithnsig:
Ok. So what does it actually taste like? Is it even describable?

It tastes like ASS. If you've had vegemite and think that's bad. Think of vegemite mixed with a couple of anchovies and you "might" be close.

Good call on the anchovy, I hadn't thought of that.

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Originally posted by Fenris:

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
Next up, you've got to order some Spotted Dick

I've had spotted dick, but a week on antibiotics cleared it up.

Is that anything like moby dick?

I'm not a fan of marmite or vegimite, but the biggest mistake that people make is using too much of either. A little bit goes a looooooooong way. It's not like butter, where you spread it thick on anything. Scrape a tiny bit in an incredibly thin layer and you might be ok. Any more and you'll be gagging.

My jar of Marmite arrived today. I just had some on garlic ciabatta toast. I really liked it! I have a savory tooth, rather than a sweet tooth, and suspect that's the key – if you like savory (umami is the trendy term), your odds of liking Marmite are higher. A post above said Marmite tasted somewhat like beef bullion. That's not exactly right, but I can't think of anything closer.

It's REALLY viscous! I dipped some out with a small espresso spoon, and the dribble stream wouldn't stop. I finally caught the stream with my finger so it wouldn't get on the jar and counter top as I moved the spoon to the toast.

Someone said in an earlier post that he liked it in soup. I suspect that I will too. Very glad that I found this stuff.

Edit: I think that I'd like Marmite mixed into sautéed mushrooms too.