• Neato
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      137 months ago

      Yes supposed to be similar. Ideally you’re supposed to put just a small, barely there smear over butter on toast. Too much it’s bad. This is second hand because I’ve not had the…pleasure.

      • @[email protected]
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        7 months ago

        Yes, this is spot on. So many Aussies introduce unsuspecting tasters to napalm levels of Vegemite that it turns people off for life. It’s like, “Hey champ, let me spread this cube of beef bouillon on your toast; you’re gonna love it.” Marmite has more of a yeasty flavor and, for the record, Promite beats them all hands down.

      • @[email protected]
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        37 months ago

        Yeah, use about as much as you would use salt on something. It’s basically flavored salt.

    • Altima NEO
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      67 months ago

      From some reviews Ive seen, they taste wildly different. Same idea, behind the product though. From what Ive heard, vegemite has a more vegetal taste, while marmite has a more yeasty/bready taste like a dark ale.

      • @[email protected]
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        57 months ago

        They also have a completely different consistency. Spreading vegemite is very similar to butter, marmite is thick and syrupy and drips everywhere and makes a mess. I prefer vegemite.

      • I might actually like marmite then. As long as it’s not super, super salty like I remember the Vegemite being. Though, to be fair to Vegemite, I tried it way back when I was still in the cub scouts (not even bou scouts yet) so it might just have been offensive to my undeveloped taste buds.

        • Altima NEO
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          37 months ago

          Perhaps. I know even some native Aussies dont care for Vegemite either.

          I havent had either, so I can only go off of what Ive read. But Id be down to try it, given the chance. I think Vegemite might be great as an umami kick in stews and things, like bullion base.

    • metaStatic
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      17 months ago

      all yeast extracts are the same to varying degrees.

      it’s an acquired taste, which is shorthand for it’s rubbish but you get used to it